Meadows Corporate Park Iii
Office in Montgomery County, MD · 12501 Prosperity Dr · 20904
At a glance
Meadows Corporate Park Iii is a 73,065-square-foot office building at 12501 Prosperity Dr in Montgomery County, Maryland, built in 1984. In its 2024 Montgomery County benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 56 out of 100 (grade C), a site energy-use intensity of 56.5 kBtu/ft² and 362 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 32% of the 325 scored office buildings in Montgomery County.
Benchmarking Law (Bill 2-14) / BEPS (Bill 16-21) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 56 (band C) |
| Site EUI | 56.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 158.2 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 362 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 1,209,579 kWh |
| Natural gas | 0 therms |
| Gross floor area | 73,065 sq ft |
| Source record | montgomery_county:5939636:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 56 | -4 | 56.5 kBtu/ft² | 362 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 60 | 52.3 kBtu/ft² | 344 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
- 12501 Prosperity Dr
- State
- Maryland
- ZIP
- 20904
Within ~1 km
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How does Meadows Corporate Park Iii compare with other office buildings in Montgomery County?
The latest disclosures cover 414 office buildings in Montgomery County, out of 1,766 buildings citywide. Meadows Corporate Park Iii's ENERGY STAR score of 56 compares with an average of 63 across the 325 that report a score; it scores higher than 32% of them and lower than 66%. Its site EUI of 56.5 kBtu/ft² is about 15% below the average of 66.5 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 73,065 sq ft, it is about 45% below the average floor area of 132,356 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1984, 3 years earlier than the group's average year built (1987). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 15,264 office buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 73 and a site EUI of 59.3 kBtu/ft².
How has Meadows Corporate Park Iii's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 Montgomery County disclosures for Meadows Corporate Park Iii, covering report years 2023–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 60 in 2023 to 56 in 2024 (-4 points); its best year on file was 2023, at 60. Site EUI moved from 52.3 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 56.5 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 8% increase. Reported emissions went from 344 tCO₂e to 362 tCO₂e over the same span (up 5%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 56 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 56 means the building performs better than about 56% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 56 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 19 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. Meadows Corporate Park Iii's 56.5 kBtu/ft² across 73,065 sq ft works out to about 4.1 billion Btu (1,210 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 158.2 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,209,579 kWh of electricity and 0 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Meadows Corporate Park Iii to report its energy use?
Meadows Corporate Park Iii 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:5939636:2024). 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 Meadows Corporate Park Iii's energy grade?
Meadows Corporate Park Iii scores 56 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band C, below median (55–69) — in its 2024 Montgomery County disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Meadows Corporate Park Iii use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 56.5 kBtu/ft² (158.2 kBtu/ft² source) across 73,065 sq ft, including 1,209,579 kWh of electricity and 0 therms of natural gas.
What are Meadows Corporate Park Iii's carbon emissions?
Meadows Corporate Park Iii reported 362 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is Meadows Corporate Park Iii?
Meadows Corporate Park Iii is at 12501 Prosperity Dr, in Montgomery County, Maryland 20904.
How big is Meadows Corporate Park Iii and when was it built?
Meadows Corporate Park Iii has 73,065 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1984 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is Meadows Corporate Park Iii 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, “Meadows Corporate Park Iii, Montgomery County, Maryland — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/montgomery-county/meadows-corporate-park-iii-9fc7fdd7 (data as of October 2, 2026).