Long Branch Senior Center
Social/Meeting Hall in Montgomery County, MD · 8700 Piney Branch Road · 20901
At a glance
Long Branch Senior Center is a 26,992-square-foot social/meeting hall at 8700 Piney Branch Road in Montgomery County, Maryland, built in 2000. In its 2024 Montgomery County benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 79.8 kBtu/ft² and 152 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 | 79.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 154.1 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 152 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 318,043 kWh |
| Natural gas | 10,685 therms |
| Gross floor area | 26,992 sq ft |
| Source record | montgomery_county:5244843:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 79.8 kBtu/ft² | 152 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 64.0 kBtu/ft² | 123 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
- 8700 Piney Branch Road
- State
- Maryland
- ZIP
- 20901
Within ~1 km
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How does Long Branch Senior Center compare with other social/meeting hall buildings in Montgomery County?
The latest disclosures cover 5 social/meeting hall buildings in Montgomery County, out of 1,766 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 79.8 kBtu/ft² is about 43% below the average of 141.0 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 26,992 sq ft, it is about 37% below the average floor area of 42,578 sq ft for those buildings. Its 2000 construction date is close to the group's average year built (1997).
How has Long Branch Senior Center's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 Montgomery County disclosures for Long Branch Senior Center, covering report years 2023–2024. Site EUI moved from 64.0 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 79.8 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 25% increase. Reported emissions went from 123 tCO₂e to 152 tCO₂e over the same span (up 23%).
What does a site EUI of 79.8 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. Long Branch Senior Center's 79.8 kBtu/ft² across 26,992 sq ft works out to about 2.2 billion Btu (631 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 154.1 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 318,043 kWh of electricity and 10,685 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Long Branch Senior Center to report its energy use?
Long Branch Senior 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:5244843:2024). 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.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Long Branch Senior Center's energy grade?
Long Branch Senior Center did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 79.8 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Long Branch Senior Center use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 79.8 kBtu/ft² (154.1 kBtu/ft² source) across 26,992 sq ft, including 318,043 kWh of electricity and 10,685 therms of natural gas.
What are Long Branch Senior Center's carbon emissions?
Long Branch Senior Center reported 152 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is Long Branch Senior Center?
Long Branch Senior Center is at 8700 Piney Branch Road, in Montgomery County, Maryland 20901.
How big is Long Branch Senior Center and when was it built?
Long Branch Senior Center has 26,992 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2000 as its year built. It is classed as social/meeting hall.
Is Long Branch Senior 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, “Long Branch Senior Center, Montgomery County, Maryland — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/montgomery-county/long-branch-senior-center-f9d503a0 (data as of October 2, 2026).