Friends House
Residential Care Facility in Montgomery County, MD · 17340 Quaker Lane · 20860
At a glance
Friends House is a 73,107-square-foot residential care facility at 17340 Quaker Lane in Montgomery County, Maryland, built in 1984. In its 2024 Montgomery County benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 117.4 kBtu/ft² and 575 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 | 117.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 205.8 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 575 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 1,010,369 kWh |
| Natural gas | 51,383 therms |
| Gross floor area | 73,107 sq ft |
| Source record | montgomery_county:54037792:2024 |
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
- 17340 Quaker Lane
- State
- Maryland
- ZIP
- 20860
Within ~1 km
Nearby benchmarked buildings
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How does Friends House compare with other residential care facility buildings in Montgomery County?
The latest disclosures cover 16 residential care facility buildings in Montgomery County, out of 1,766 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 117.4 kBtu/ft² is about 16% above the average of 101.3 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 73,107 sq ft, it is about 22% above the average floor area of 59,856 sq ft for those buildings. Its 1984 construction date is close to the group's average year built (1984). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 321 residential care facility buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 41 and a site EUI of 94.2 kBtu/ft².
What does a site EUI of 117.4 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. Friends House's 117.4 kBtu/ft² across 73,107 sq ft works out to about 8.6 billion Btu (2,515 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 205.8 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,010,369 kWh of electricity and 51,383 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Friends House to report its energy use?
Friends House 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:54037792:2024). 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 residential care facility buildings in Montgomery County
- Autumn Lake Healthcare At Chevy Chase· 63,611 sq ft · EUI 104.4 kBtu/ft²
- Autumn Lake Healthcare At Oak Manor· 62,560 sq ft · EUI 122.0 kBtu/ft²
- Montcare Bethesda· 55,876 sq ft · EUI 99.7 kBtu/ft²
- Autumn Lake Healthcare At Oakview· 51,279 sq ft · EUI 95.7 kBtu/ft²
- Autumn Lake Healthcare At Silver Spring· 45,408 sq ft · EUI 147.5 kBtu/ft²
- Montcare Wheaton· 44,900 sq ft · EUI 95.7 kBtu/ft²
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Frequently asked questions
What is Friends House's energy grade?
Friends House did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 117.4 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Friends House use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 117.4 kBtu/ft² (205.8 kBtu/ft² source) across 73,107 sq ft, including 1,010,369 kWh of electricity and 51,383 therms of natural gas.
What are Friends House's carbon emissions?
Friends House reported 575 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is Friends House?
Friends House is at 17340 Quaker Lane, in Montgomery County, Maryland 20860.
How big is Friends House and when was it built?
Friends House has 73,107 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1984 as its year built. It is classed as residential care facility.
Is Friends House 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, “Friends House, Montgomery County, Maryland — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/montgomery-county/friends-house-4236a8b2 (data as of October 2, 2026).