Avenel Business Park, 217 Perry Parkway
Laboratory in Montgomery County, MD · 217 Perry Pky · 20878
At a glance
Avenel Business Park, 217 Perry Parkway is a 46,227-square-foot laboratory building at 217 Perry Pky in Montgomery County, Maryland, built in 1997. In its 2024 Montgomery County benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 143.8 kBtu/ft² and 583 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 | 143.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 402.5 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 583 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 1,947,782 kWh |
| Natural gas | 0 therms |
| Gross floor area | 46,227 sq ft |
| Source record | montgomery_county:22883698:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 143.8 kBtu/ft² | 583 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 150.8 kBtu/ft² | 627 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
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
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Location
- Address
- 217 Perry Pky
- State
- Maryland
- ZIP
- 20878
Within ~1 km
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How does Avenel Business Park, 217 Perry Parkway 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 143.8 kBtu/ft² is about half of the average of 280.7 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 46,227 sq ft, it is about 34% below the average floor area of 70,572 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1997, 5 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 Avenel Business Park, 217 Perry Parkway's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 Montgomery County disclosures for Avenel Business Park, 217 Perry Parkway, covering report years 2023–2024. Site EUI moved from 150.8 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 143.8 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 5% decrease. Reported emissions went from 627 tCO₂e to 583 tCO₂e over the same span (down 7%).
What does a site EUI of 143.8 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. Avenel Business Park, 217 Perry Parkway's 143.8 kBtu/ft² across 46,227 sq ft works out to about 6.6 billion Btu (1,948 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 402.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,947,782 kWh of electricity and 0 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Avenel Business Park, 217 Perry Parkway to report its energy use?
Avenel Business Park, 217 Perry Parkway 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:22883698:2024). 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 Avenel Business Park, 217 Perry Parkway's energy grade?
Avenel Business Park, 217 Perry Parkway did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 143.8 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Avenel Business Park, 217 Perry Parkway use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 143.8 kBtu/ft² (402.5 kBtu/ft² source) across 46,227 sq ft, including 1,947,782 kWh of electricity and 0 therms of natural gas.
What are Avenel Business Park, 217 Perry Parkway's carbon emissions?
Avenel Business Park, 217 Perry Parkway reported 583 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is Avenel Business Park, 217 Perry Parkway?
Avenel Business Park, 217 Perry Parkway is at 217 Perry Pky, in Montgomery County, Maryland 20878.
How big is Avenel Business Park, 217 Perry Parkway and when was it built?
Avenel Business Park, 217 Perry Parkway has 46,227 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1997 as its year built. It is classed as laboratory.
Is Avenel Business Park, 217 Perry Parkway 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, “Avenel Business Park, 217 Perry Parkway, Montgomery County, Maryland — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/montgomery-county/avenel-business-park-217-perry-parkway-79116d3e (data as of October 2, 2026).