9920 Belward Campus Drive
Laboratory in Montgomery County, MD · 9920 Belward Campus Dr · 20879
At a glance
9920 Belward Campus Drive is a 51,181-square-foot laboratory building in Montgomery County, Maryland, built in 2012. In its 2024 Montgomery County benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 165.8 kBtu/ft² and 616 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Benchmarking Law (Bill 2-14) / BEPS (Bill 16-21) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 165.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 336.8 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 616 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 1,394,369 kWh |
| Natural gas | 37,277 therms |
| Gross floor area | 51,181 sq ft |
| Source record | montgomery_county:3623364:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 165.8 kBtu/ft² | 616 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 307.7 kBtu/ft² | 1,135 tCO₂e |
Compliance context
Benchmarking Law (Bill 2-14) / BEPS (Bill 16-21)
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.
Ownership
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Location
- Address
- 9920 Belward Campus Dr
- State
- Maryland
- ZIP
- 20879
Within ~1 km
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How does 9920 Belward Campus Drive compare with other laboratory buildings in Montgomery County?
The latest disclosures cover 32 laboratory buildings in Montgomery County, out of 1,766 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 165.8 kBtu/ft² is about 41% below the average of 280.7 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 51,181 sq ft, it is about 27% below the average floor area of 70,572 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2012, 20 years later than the group's average year built (1992). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 795 laboratory buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 29 and a site EUI of 231.7 kBtu/ft².
How has 9920 Belward Campus Drive's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 Montgomery County disclosures for 9920 Belward Campus Drive, covering report years 2023–2024. Site EUI moved from 307.7 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 165.8 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 46% decrease. Reported emissions went from 1,135 tCO₂e to 616 tCO₂e over the same span (down 46%).
What does a site EUI of 165.8 kBtu/ft² mean?
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. 9920 Belward Campus Drive's 165.8 kBtu/ft² across 51,181 sq ft works out to about 8.5 billion Btu (2,487 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 336.8 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,394,369 kWh of electricity and 37,277 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 9920 Belward Campus Drive to report its energy use?
9920 Belward Campus Drive 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:3623364:2024). 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.
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Frequently asked questions
What is 9920 Belward Campus Drive's energy grade?
9920 Belward Campus Drive did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 165.8 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 9920 Belward Campus Drive use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 165.8 kBtu/ft² (336.8 kBtu/ft² source) across 51,181 sq ft, including 1,394,369 kWh of electricity and 37,277 therms of natural gas.
What are 9920 Belward Campus Drive's carbon emissions?
9920 Belward Campus Drive reported 616 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is 9920 Belward Campus Drive?
9920 Belward Campus Drive is in Montgomery County, Maryland 20879.
How big is 9920 Belward Campus Drive and when was it built?
9920 Belward Campus Drive has 51,181 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2012 as its year built. It is classed as laboratory.
Is 9920 Belward Campus Drive covered by the Benchmarking Law (Bill 2-14) / BEPS (Bill 16-21)?
Yes — it appears in the 2024 Commercial Building Energy Benchmarking disclosure, which lists the buildings reporting under the Benchmarking Law (Bill 2-14) / BEPS (Bill 16-21).
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About this data
Source: Commercial Building Energy Benchmarking (Benchmarking Law (Bill 2-14) / BEPS (Bill 16-21)), as published October 2, 2026. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: BuildingCensus, “9920 Belward Campus Drive, Montgomery County, Maryland — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/montgomery-county/9920-belward-campus-drive-2c7f59fb (data as of October 2, 2026).