Action City Church
Mixed Use Property in Montgomery County, MD · 12125 Veirs Mill Rd · 20906
At a glance
Action City Church is a 29,633-square-foot mixed use property building at 12125 Veirs Mill Rd in Montgomery County, Maryland, built in 1979. In its 2024 Montgomery County benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 40.6 kBtu/ft² and 106 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 | 40.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 113.7 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 106 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 352,531 kWh |
| Natural gas | 0 therms |
| Gross floor area | 29,633 sq ft |
| Source record | montgomery_county:40497992:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 40.6 kBtu/ft² | 106 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 37.0 kBtu/ft² | 96 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
- 12125 Veirs Mill Rd
- State
- Maryland
- ZIP
- 20906
Within ~1 km
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How does Action City Church compare with other mixed use property buildings in Montgomery County?
The latest disclosures cover 38 mixed use property buildings in Montgomery County, out of 1,766 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 40.6 kBtu/ft² is about 63% below the average of 110.7 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 29,633 sq ft, it is about 86% below the average floor area of 208,346 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1979, 13 years earlier than the group's average year built (1992). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,212 mixed use property buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 69 and a site EUI of 79.8 kBtu/ft².
How has Action City Church's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 Montgomery County disclosures for Action City Church, covering report years 2023–2024. Site EUI moved from 37.0 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 40.6 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 10% increase. Reported emissions went from 96 tCO₂e to 106 tCO₂e over the same span (up 10%).
What does a site EUI of 40.6 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. Action City Church's 40.6 kBtu/ft² across 29,633 sq ft works out to about 1.2 billion Btu (353 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 113.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 352,531 kWh of electricity and 0 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Action City Church to report its energy use?
Action City Church 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:40497992:2024). 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 Action City Church's energy grade?
Action City Church did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 40.6 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Action City Church use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 40.6 kBtu/ft² (113.7 kBtu/ft² source) across 29,633 sq ft, including 352,531 kWh of electricity and 0 therms of natural gas.
What are Action City Church's carbon emissions?
Action City Church reported 106 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is Action City Church?
Action City Church is at 12125 Veirs Mill Rd, in Montgomery County, Maryland 20906.
How big is Action City Church and when was it built?
Action City Church has 29,633 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1979 as its year built. It is classed as mixed use property.
Is Action City Church 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, “Action City Church, Montgomery County, Maryland — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/montgomery-county/action-city-church-268749a5 (data as of October 2, 2026).