Haas Humanities Building
Performing Arts in Montgomery County, MD · 10900 Rockville Pike · 20852
At a glance
Haas Humanities Building is a 49,000-square-foot performing arts building at 10900 Rockville Pike in Montgomery County, Maryland, built in 1789. In its 2024 Montgomery County benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 28.1 kBtu/ft² and 121 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 | 28.1 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 78.6 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 121 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 403,123 kWh |
| Natural gas | 0 therms |
| Gross floor area | 49,000 sq ft |
| Source record | montgomery_county:5209415:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 28.1 kBtu/ft² | 121 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 25.7 kBtu/ft² | 113 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
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Location
- Address
- 10900 Rockville Pike
- State
- Maryland
- ZIP
- 20852
Within ~1 km
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How does Haas Humanities Building compare with other performing arts buildings in Montgomery County?
The latest disclosures cover 7 performing arts buildings in Montgomery County, out of 1,766 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 28.1 kBtu/ft² is about 73% below the average of 103.8 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 49,000 sq ft, it is about 26% below the average floor area of 66,195 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1789, 176 years earlier than the group's average year built (1965).
How has Haas Humanities Building's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 Montgomery County disclosures for Haas Humanities Building, covering report years 2023–2024. Site EUI moved from 25.7 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 28.1 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 9% increase. Reported emissions went from 113 tCO₂e to 121 tCO₂e over the same span (up 7%).
What does a site EUI of 28.1 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. Haas Humanities Building's 28.1 kBtu/ft² across 49,000 sq ft works out to about 1.4 billion Btu (404 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 78.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 403,123 kWh of electricity and 0 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Haas Humanities Building to report its energy use?
Haas Humanities Building 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:5209415:2024). 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 performing arts buildings in Montgomery County
- Performing Arts Center· 41,896 sq ft · EUI 73.3 kBtu/ft²
- Imagination Stage· 36,903 sq ft · EUI 115.1 kBtu/ft²
- Blackrock Center For The Arts· 30,878 sq ft · EUI 133.6 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 Haas Humanities Building's energy grade?
Haas Humanities Building did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 28.1 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Haas Humanities Building use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 28.1 kBtu/ft² (78.6 kBtu/ft² source) across 49,000 sq ft, including 403,123 kWh of electricity and 0 therms of natural gas.
What are Haas Humanities Building's carbon emissions?
Haas Humanities Building reported 121 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is Haas Humanities Building?
Haas Humanities Building is at 10900 Rockville Pike, in Montgomery County, Maryland 20852.
How big is Haas Humanities Building and when was it built?
Haas Humanities Building has 49,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1789 as its year built. It is classed as performing arts.
Is Haas Humanities Building 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, “Haas Humanities Building, Montgomery County, Maryland — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/montgomery-county/haas-humanities-building-b88d9b1b (data as of October 2, 2026).