Calvary Evangelical Lutheran Church
Worship Facility in Montgomery County, MD · 9545 Georgia Ave · 20910
At a glance
Calvary Evangelical Lutheran Church is a 29,354-square-foot worship facility at 9545 Georgia Ave in Montgomery County, Maryland, built in 1947. In its 2024 Montgomery County benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 40 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 36.5 kBtu/ft² and 71 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 35% of the 65 scored worship facility buildings in Montgomery County.
Benchmarking Law (Bill 2-14) / BEPS (Bill 16-21) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 40 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 36.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 63.4 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 71 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 123,460 kWh |
| Natural gas | 6,487 therms |
| Gross floor area | 29,354 sq ft |
| Source record | montgomery_county:28521455:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 40 | -2 | 36.5 kBtu/ft² | 71 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 42 | 35.4 kBtu/ft² | 69 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
- 9545 Georgia Ave
- State
- Maryland
- ZIP
- 20910
Within ~1 km
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How does Calvary Evangelical Lutheran Church compare with other worship facility buildings in Montgomery County?
The latest disclosures cover 79 worship facility buildings in Montgomery County, out of 1,766 buildings citywide. Calvary Evangelical Lutheran Church's ENERGY STAR score of 40 compares with an average of 51 across the 65 that report a score; it scores higher than 35% of them and lower than 63%. Its site EUI of 36.5 kBtu/ft² is about 15% below the average of 42.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 29,354 sq ft, it is about 37% below the average floor area of 46,476 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1947, 27 years earlier than the group's average year built (1974). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,035 worship facility buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 50 and a site EUI of 47.8 kBtu/ft².
How has Calvary Evangelical Lutheran Church's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 Montgomery County disclosures for Calvary Evangelical Lutheran Church, covering report years 2023–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 42 in 2023 to 40 in 2024 (-2 points); its best year on file was 2023, at 42. Site EUI moved from 35.4 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 36.5 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 3% increase. Reported emissions went from 69 tCO₂e to 71 tCO₂e over the same span (up 4%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 40 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 40 means the building performs better than about 40% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 40 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 35 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. Calvary Evangelical Lutheran Church's 36.5 kBtu/ft² across 29,354 sq ft works out to about 1.1 billion Btu (314 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 63.4 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 123,460 kWh of electricity and 6,487 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Calvary Evangelical Lutheran Church to report its energy use?
Calvary Evangelical Lutheran 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:28521455:2024). 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.
More worship facility buildings in Montgomery County
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- Rruuc· 28,911 sq ft · score 74 (B)
- Glenmont United Methodist Church· 28,635 sq ft · score 64 (C)
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Frequently asked questions
What is Calvary Evangelical Lutheran Church's energy grade?
Calvary Evangelical Lutheran Church scores 40 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2024 Montgomery County disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Calvary Evangelical Lutheran Church use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 36.5 kBtu/ft² (63.4 kBtu/ft² source) across 29,354 sq ft, including 123,460 kWh of electricity and 6,487 therms of natural gas.
What are Calvary Evangelical Lutheran Church's carbon emissions?
Calvary Evangelical Lutheran Church reported 71 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is Calvary Evangelical Lutheran Church?
Calvary Evangelical Lutheran Church is at 9545 Georgia Ave, in Montgomery County, Maryland 20910.
How big is Calvary Evangelical Lutheran Church and when was it built?
Calvary Evangelical Lutheran Church has 29,354 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1947 as its year built. It is classed as worship facility.
Is Calvary Evangelical Lutheran 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, “Calvary Evangelical Lutheran Church, Montgomery County, Maryland — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/montgomery-county/calvary-evangelical-lutheran-church-900aadf5 (data as of October 2, 2026).