Century Distributors Inc Building B

How does Century Distributors Inc Building B compare with other distribution center buildings in Montgomery County?

The latest disclosures cover 15 distribution center buildings in Montgomery County, out of 1,766 buildings citywide. Century Distributors Inc Building B's ENERGY STAR score of 33 compares with an average of 46 across the 11 that report a score; it scores higher than 27% of them and lower than 64%. Its site EUI of 43.5 kBtu/ft² is about 15% above the average of 37.7 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 28,725 sq ft, it is about 71% below the average floor area of 98,038 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1984, 7 years earlier than the group's average year built (1991). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 4,082 distribution center buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 65 and a site EUI of 24.2 kBtu/ft².

How has Century Distributors Inc Building B's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 2 Montgomery County disclosures for Century Distributors Inc Building B, covering report years 2023–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 35 in 2023 to 33 in 2024 (-2 points); its best year on file was 2023, at 35. Site EUI moved from 39.7 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 43.5 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 10% increase. Reported emissions went from 94 tCO₂e to 103 tCO₂e over the same span (up 9%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 33 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 33 means the building performs better than about 33% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 33 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 42 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. Century Distributors Inc Building B's 43.5 kBtu/ft² across 28,725 sq ft works out to about 1.2 billion Btu (366 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 109.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 307,403 kWh of electricity and 2,017 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires Century Distributors Inc Building B to report its energy use?

Century Distributors Inc Building B 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:23780879:2024). 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.