Nicholson Plaza
Other in Montgomery County, MD · 5000 Nicholson Ln · 20895
At a glance
Nicholson Plaza is a 102,728-square-foot other building at 5000 Nicholson Ln in Montgomery County, Maryland, built in 1972. In its 2024 Montgomery County benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 57.0 kBtu/ft² and 459 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 | 57.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 132.7 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 459 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 1,253,084 kWh |
| Natural gas | 15,778 therms |
| Gross floor area | 102,728 sq ft |
| Source record | montgomery_county:5991902:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 57.0 kBtu/ft² | 459 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 50.7 kBtu/ft² | 426 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
- 5000 Nicholson Ln
- State
- Maryland
- ZIP
- 20895
Within ~1 km
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How does Nicholson Plaza compare with other other buildings in Montgomery County?
The latest disclosures cover 17 other buildings in Montgomery County, out of 1,766 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 57.0 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 62.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 102,728 sq ft, it is about 67% above the average floor area of 61,593 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1972, 17 years earlier than the group's average year built (1989). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,327 other buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 60 and a site EUI of 63.3 kBtu/ft².
How has Nicholson Plaza's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 Montgomery County disclosures for Nicholson Plaza, covering report years 2023–2024. Site EUI moved from 50.7 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 57.0 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 12% increase. Reported emissions went from 426 tCO₂e to 459 tCO₂e over the same span (up 8%).
What does a site EUI of 57.0 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. Nicholson Plaza's 57.0 kBtu/ft² across 102,728 sq ft works out to about 5.9 billion Btu (1,716 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 132.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,253,084 kWh of electricity and 15,778 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Nicholson Plaza to report its energy use?
Nicholson Plaza 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:5991902:2024). 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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- Seneca Center Ii· 88,558 sq ft · EUI 31.9 kBtu/ft²
- Seneca Center I· 84,000 sq ft · EUI 14.5 kBtu/ft²
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- All Montgomery County benchmarked buildings· Benchmarking Law (Bill 2-14) / BEPS (Bill 16-21)
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Frequently asked questions
What is Nicholson Plaza's energy grade?
Nicholson Plaza did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 57.0 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Nicholson Plaza use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 57.0 kBtu/ft² (132.7 kBtu/ft² source) across 102,728 sq ft, including 1,253,084 kWh of electricity and 15,778 therms of natural gas.
What are Nicholson Plaza's carbon emissions?
Nicholson Plaza reported 459 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is Nicholson Plaza?
Nicholson Plaza is at 5000 Nicholson Ln, in Montgomery County, Maryland 20895.
How big is Nicholson Plaza and when was it built?
Nicholson Plaza has 102,728 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1972 as its year built. It is classed as other.
Is Nicholson Plaza 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, “Nicholson Plaza, Montgomery County, Maryland — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/montgomery-county/nicholson-plaza-c03ba21b (data as of October 2, 2026).