Germantown Indoor Swim Center
Other - Recreation in Montgomery County, MD · 18000Â Central Park Circleâ | · 20874
At a glance
Germantown Indoor Swim Center is a 45,949-square-foot other - recreation building at 18000Â Central Park Circleâ | in Montgomery County, Maryland, built in 2004. In its 2024 Montgomery County benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 450.5 kBtu/ft² and 1,420 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 | 450.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 825.7 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 1,420 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 2,714,099 kWh |
| Natural gas | 114,381 therms |
| Gross floor area | 45,949 sq ft |
| Source record | montgomery_county:5244884:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 450.5 kBtu/ft² | 1,420 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 391.8 kBtu/ft² | 1,256 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
- 18000Â Central Park Circleâ |
- State
- Maryland
- ZIP
- 20874
Within ~1 km
Nearby benchmarked buildings
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How does Germantown Indoor Swim Center 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 450.5 kBtu/ft² is about 219% above the average of 141.1 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 45,949 sq ft, it is about 18% below the average floor area of 56,012 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2004, 25 years later 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 Germantown Indoor Swim Center's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 Montgomery County disclosures for Germantown Indoor Swim Center, covering report years 2023–2024. Site EUI moved from 391.8 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 450.5 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 15% increase. Reported emissions went from 1,256 tCO₂e to 1,420 tCO₂e over the same span (up 13%).
What does a site EUI of 450.5 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. Germantown Indoor Swim Center's 450.5 kBtu/ft² across 45,949 sq ft works out to about 20.7 billion Btu (6,067 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 825.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 2,714,099 kWh of electricity and 114,381 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Germantown Indoor Swim Center to report its energy use?
Germantown Indoor Swim Center 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:5244884:2024). 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
- Kennedy Shriver Aquatic Center· 41,900 sq ft · EUI 257.1 kBtu/ft²
- Rockville Senior Center· 39,170 sq ft · EUI 70.9 kBtu/ft²
- Olney Indoor Swim Center· 36,778 sq ft · EUI 278.9 kBtu/ft²
- Damascus Crcc· 33,624 sq ft · EUI 61.3 kBtu/ft²
- Martin Luther King Jr Swim Center· 32,604 sq ft · EUI 376.5 kBtu/ft²
- Marilyn Praisner Crc· 31,294 sq ft · EUI 100.8 kBtu/ft²
- All Montgomery County benchmarked buildings· Benchmarking Law (Bill 2-14) / BEPS (Bill 16-21)
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- Least efficient large buildings in Montgomery County
- Biggest emitters in Montgomery County
Frequently asked questions
What is Germantown Indoor Swim Center's energy grade?
Germantown Indoor Swim Center did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 450.5 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Germantown Indoor Swim Center use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 450.5 kBtu/ft² (825.7 kBtu/ft² source) across 45,949 sq ft, including 2,714,099 kWh of electricity and 114,381 therms of natural gas.
What are Germantown Indoor Swim Center's carbon emissions?
Germantown Indoor Swim Center reported 1,420 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is Germantown Indoor Swim Center?
Germantown Indoor Swim Center is at 18000Â Central Park Circleâ |, in Montgomery County, Maryland 20874.
How big is Germantown Indoor Swim Center and when was it built?
Germantown Indoor Swim Center has 45,949 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2004 as its year built. It is classed as other - recreation.
Is Germantown Indoor Swim Center 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, “Germantown Indoor Swim Center, Montgomery County, Maryland — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/montgomery-county/germantown-indoor-swim-center-379a18aa (data as of October 2, 2026).