Bmr-50 West Watkins Mill
Laboratory in Montgomery County, MD · 50 W Watkins Mill Rd · 20878
At a glance
Bmr-50 West Watkins Mill is a 57,410-square-foot laboratory building at 50 W Watkins Mill Rd in Montgomery County, Maryland, built in 1988. In its 2024 Montgomery County benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 226.4 kBtu/ft² and 1,026 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 | 226.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 533.0 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 1,026 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 2,839,589 kWh |
| Natural gas | 33,080 therms |
| Gross floor area | 57,410 sq ft |
| Source record | montgomery_county:3581903:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 226.4 kBtu/ft² | 1,026 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 216.9 kBtu/ft² | 1,007 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
- 50 W Watkins Mill Rd
- State
- Maryland
- ZIP
- 20878
Within ~1 km
Nearby benchmarked buildings
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How does Bmr-50 West Watkins Mill 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 226.4 kBtu/ft² is about 19% below the average of 280.7 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 57,410 sq ft, it is about 19% below the average floor area of 70,572 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1988, 4 years earlier 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 Bmr-50 West Watkins Mill's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 Montgomery County disclosures for Bmr-50 West Watkins Mill, covering report years 2023–2024. Site EUI moved from 216.9 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 226.4 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 4% increase. Reported emissions went from 1,007 tCO₂e to 1,026 tCO₂e over the same span (up 2%).
What does a site EUI of 226.4 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. Bmr-50 West Watkins Mill's 226.4 kBtu/ft² across 57,410 sq ft works out to about 13 billion Btu (3,809 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 533.0 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 2,839,589 kWh of electricity and 33,080 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Bmr-50 West Watkins Mill to report its energy use?
Bmr-50 West Watkins Mill 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:3581903:2024). 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 Bmr-50 West Watkins Mill's energy grade?
Bmr-50 West Watkins Mill did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 226.4 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Bmr-50 West Watkins Mill use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 226.4 kBtu/ft² (533.0 kBtu/ft² source) across 57,410 sq ft, including 2,839,589 kWh of electricity and 33,080 therms of natural gas.
What are Bmr-50 West Watkins Mill's carbon emissions?
Bmr-50 West Watkins Mill reported 1,026 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is Bmr-50 West Watkins Mill?
Bmr-50 West Watkins Mill is at 50 W Watkins Mill Rd, in Montgomery County, Maryland 20878.
How big is Bmr-50 West Watkins Mill and when was it built?
Bmr-50 West Watkins Mill has 57,410 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1988 as its year built. It is classed as laboratory.
Is Bmr-50 West Watkins Mill 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, “Bmr-50 West Watkins Mill, Montgomery County, Maryland — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/montgomery-county/bmr-50-west-watkins-mill-6d553ceb (data as of October 2, 2026).