9663-Germantown

How does 9663-Germantown compare with other hotel buildings in Montgomery County?

The latest disclosures cover 50 hotel buildings in Montgomery County, out of 1,766 buildings citywide. 9663-Germantown's ENERGY STAR score of 74 compares with an average of 61 across the 48 that report a score; it scores higher than 50% of them and lower than 44%. Its site EUI of 51.2 kBtu/ft² is about 29% below the average of 72.2 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 55,615 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 121,110 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1997, 7 years later than the group's average year built (1990). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 3,812 hotel buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 65 and a site EUI of 77.8 kBtu/ft².

How has 9663-Germantown's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 2 Montgomery County disclosures for 9663-Germantown, covering report years 2023–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 81 in 2023 to 74 in 2024 (-7 points); its best year on file was 2023, at 81. Site EUI moved from 45.9 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 51.2 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 12% increase. Reported emissions went from 190 tCO₂e to 209 tCO₂e over the same span (up 10%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 74 mean?

ENERGY STAR scores run from 1 to 100 and are computed by the EPA's Portfolio Manager as a percentile against similar buildings nationwide, adjusted for climate, size and use: a score of 74 means the building performs better than about 74% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 74 falls in band B — above median (70–84). It sits 1 points below 75, the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification. In Montgomery County, 53% of scored buildings are at 75 or above.

Site energy-use intensity (EUI) is the energy a building uses on site in a year divided by its floor area, in thousand Btu per square foot — lower is more efficient. 9663-Germantown's 51.2 kBtu/ft² across 55,615 sq ft works out to about 2.8 billion Btu (835 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 106.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 491,514 kWh of electricity and 11,704 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires 9663-Germantown to report its energy use?

9663-Germantown reports under the Benchmarking Law (Bill 2-14) / BEPS (Bill 16-21), the legal basis of Montgomery County's Commercial Building Energy Benchmarking program, which publishes each covered building's annual benchmarking results. The record shown here is the report-year 2024 disclosure (source record montgomery_county:6814781:2024). Montgomery County's BEPS (Bill 16-21; regulations approved in 2025) sets declining site-EUI standards for buildings of 25,000+ sq ft, with interim and then final standards later this decade and into the 2030s depending on building type.