Criswell Chevrolet Inc

How does Criswell Chevrolet Inc compare with other vehicle dealership buildings in Montgomery County?

The latest disclosures cover 38 vehicle dealership buildings in Montgomery County, out of 1,766 buildings citywide. Criswell Chevrolet Inc's ENERGY STAR score of 19 compares with an average of 30 across the 38 that report a score; it scores higher than 45% of them and lower than 53%. Its site EUI of 85.2 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 89.1 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 47,534 sq ft, it is roughly in line with the average floor area of 44,444 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1972, 13 years earlier than the group's average year built (1985). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 318 vehicle dealership buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 57 and a site EUI of 62.8 kBtu/ft².

How has Criswell Chevrolet Inc's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 2 Montgomery County disclosures for Criswell Chevrolet Inc, covering report years 2023–2024. Site EUI moved from 82.9 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 85.2 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 3% increase. Reported emissions went from 296 tCO₂e to 299 tCO₂e over the same span (up 1%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 19 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 19 means the building performs better than about 19% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 19 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 56 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. Criswell Chevrolet Inc's 85.2 kBtu/ft² across 47,534 sq ft works out to about 4 billion Btu (1,187 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 178.9 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 712,533 kWh of electricity and 16,170 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires Criswell Chevrolet Inc to report its energy use?

Criswell Chevrolet Inc 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:29810482:2024). 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.