Columbia Country Club
Other - Recreation in Montgomery County, MD · 7900 Connecticut Ave · 20815
At a glance
Columbia Country Club is a 103,642-square-foot other - recreation building at 7900 Connecticut Ave in Montgomery County, Maryland, built in 1910. In its 2024 Montgomery County benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 159.8 kBtu/ft² and 1,175 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 | 159.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 311.7 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 1,175 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 2,498,181 kWh |
| Natural gas | 80,394 therms |
| Gross floor area | 103,642 sq ft |
| Source record | montgomery_county:12902523:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 159.8 kBtu/ft² | 1,175 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 160.8 kBtu/ft² | 1,201 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
- 7900 Connecticut Ave
- State
- Maryland
- ZIP
- 20815
Within ~1 km
Nearby benchmarked buildings
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How does Columbia Country Club compare with other other - recreation buildings in Montgomery County?
The latest disclosures cover 24 other - recreation buildings in Montgomery County, out of 1,766 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 159.8 kBtu/ft² is about 13% above the average of 141.1 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 103,642 sq ft, it is about 85% above the average floor area of 56,012 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1910, 69 years earlier than the group's average year built (1980). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 482 other - recreation buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 51 and a site EUI of 134.0 kBtu/ft².
How has Columbia Country Club's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 Montgomery County disclosures for Columbia Country Club, covering report years 2023–2024. Site EUI moved from 160.8 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 159.8 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 1% decrease. Reported emissions went from 1,201 tCO₂e to 1,175 tCO₂e over the same span (down 2%).
What does a site EUI of 159.8 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. Columbia Country Club's 159.8 kBtu/ft² across 103,642 sq ft works out to about 16.6 billion Btu (4,854 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 311.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 2,498,181 kWh of electricity and 80,394 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Columbia Country Club to report its energy use?
Columbia Country Club 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:12902523:2024). 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 other - recreation buildings in Montgomery County
- Chevy Chase Club/Clubhouse· 81,820 sq ft · EUI 93.6 kBtu/ft²
- Lakewood Country Club· 70,923 sq ft · EUI 127.8 kBtu/ft²
- 40 Southlawn· 62,905 sq ft · EUI 64.6 kBtu/ft²
- Bethesda Country Club - Main Clubhouse· 60,973 sq ft · EUI 105.4 kBtu/ft²
- 03065-Norbeck Country Club· 54,963 sq ft · EUI 98.3 kBtu/ft²
- Sg 3· 54,189 sq ft · EUI 64.0 kBtu/ft²
- All Montgomery County benchmarked buildings· Benchmarking Law (Bill 2-14) / BEPS (Bill 16-21)
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Frequently asked questions
What is Columbia Country Club's energy grade?
Columbia Country Club did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 159.8 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Columbia Country Club use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 159.8 kBtu/ft² (311.7 kBtu/ft² source) across 103,642 sq ft, including 2,498,181 kWh of electricity and 80,394 therms of natural gas.
What are Columbia Country Club's carbon emissions?
Columbia Country Club reported 1,175 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is Columbia Country Club?
Columbia Country Club is at 7900 Connecticut Ave, in Montgomery County, Maryland 20815.
How big is Columbia Country Club and when was it built?
Columbia Country Club has 103,642 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1910 as its year built. It is classed as other - recreation.
Is Columbia Country Club 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, “Columbia Country Club, Montgomery County, Maryland — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/montgomery-county/columbia-country-club-8555dedf (data as of October 2, 2026).