Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church
Worship Facility in Montgomery County, MD · 9601 Cedar Ln · 20814
At a glance
Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church is a 25,700-square-foot worship facility at 9601 Cedar Ln in Montgomery County, Maryland, built in 1958. In its 2024 Montgomery County benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 32 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 49.4 kBtu/ft² and 100 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 22% 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 | 32 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 49.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 115.7 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 100 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 274,637 kWh |
| Natural gas | 3,321 therms |
| Gross floor area | 25,700 sq ft |
| Source record | montgomery_county:26694380:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 32 | -24 | 49.4 kBtu/ft² | 100 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 56 | 37.8 kBtu/ft² | 75 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
- 9601 Cedar Ln
- State
- Maryland
- ZIP
- 20814
Within ~1 km
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How does Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist 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. Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church's ENERGY STAR score of 32 compares with an average of 51 across the 65 that report a score; it scores higher than 22% of them and lower than 72%. Its site EUI of 49.4 kBtu/ft² is about 15% above the average of 42.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 25,700 sq ft, it is about 45% below the average floor area of 46,476 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1958, 16 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 Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 Montgomery County disclosures for Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church, covering report years 2023–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 56 in 2023 to 32 in 2024 (-24 points); its best year on file was 2023, at 56. Site EUI moved from 37.8 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 49.4 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 31% increase. Reported emissions went from 75 tCO₂e to 100 tCO₂e over the same span (up 33%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 32 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 32 means the building performs better than about 32% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 32 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 43 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. Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church's 49.4 kBtu/ft² across 25,700 sq ft works out to about 1.3 billion Btu (372 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 115.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 274,637 kWh of electricity and 3,321 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church to report its energy use?
Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist 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:26694380:2024). 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 Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church's energy grade?
Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church scores 32 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 Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 49.4 kBtu/ft² (115.7 kBtu/ft² source) across 25,700 sq ft, including 274,637 kWh of electricity and 3,321 therms of natural gas.
What are Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church's carbon emissions?
Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church reported 100 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church?
Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church is at 9601 Cedar Ln, in Montgomery County, Maryland 20814.
How big is Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church and when was it built?
Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church has 25,700 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1958 as its year built. It is classed as worship facility.
Is Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist 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, “Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church, Montgomery County, Maryland — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/montgomery-county/cedar-lane-unitarian-universalist-church-883b2638 (data as of October 2, 2026).