Oakdale Church - Main Building
Worship Facility in Montgomery County, MD · 3425 Emory Church Rd · 20832
At a glance
Oakdale Church - Main Building is a 39,500-square-foot worship facility at 3425 Emory Church Rd in Montgomery County, Maryland, built in 1956. In its 2024 Montgomery County benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 29.5 kBtu/ft² and 76 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 | 29.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 48.5 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 76 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 115,990 kWh |
| Natural gas | 7,709 therms |
| Gross floor area | 39,500 sq ft |
| Source record | montgomery_county:13289464:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 29.5 kBtu/ft² | 76 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 26.9 kBtu/ft² | 69 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
- 3425 Emory Church Rd
- State
- Maryland
- ZIP
- 20832
Within ~1 km
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How does Oakdale Church - Main Building compare with other worship facility buildings in Montgomery County?
The latest disclosures cover 79 worship facility buildings in Montgomery County, out of 1,766 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 29.5 kBtu/ft² is about 31% below the average of 42.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 39,500 sq ft, it is about 15% below the average floor area of 46,476 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1956, 18 years earlier than the group's average year built (1974). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,035 worship facility buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 50 and a site EUI of 47.8 kBtu/ft².
How has Oakdale Church - Main Building's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 Montgomery County disclosures for Oakdale Church - Main Building, covering report years 2023–2024. Site EUI moved from 26.9 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 29.5 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 10% increase. Reported emissions went from 69 tCO₂e to 76 tCO₂e over the same span (up 10%).
What does a site EUI of 29.5 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. Oakdale Church - Main Building's 29.5 kBtu/ft² across 39,500 sq ft works out to about 1.2 billion Btu (342 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 48.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 115,990 kWh of electricity and 7,709 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Oakdale Church - Main Building to report its energy use?
Oakdale Church - Main 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:13289464:2024). 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 worship facility buildings in Montgomery County
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- Greek Orthodox Church Of St George· 38,276 sq ft · score 43 (D)
- Mt Calvary Baptist Church· 38,112 sq ft · score 27 (D)
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Frequently asked questions
What is Oakdale Church - Main Building's energy grade?
Oakdale Church - Main Building did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 29.5 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Oakdale Church - Main Building use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 29.5 kBtu/ft² (48.5 kBtu/ft² source) across 39,500 sq ft, including 115,990 kWh of electricity and 7,709 therms of natural gas.
What are Oakdale Church - Main Building's carbon emissions?
Oakdale Church - Main Building reported 76 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is Oakdale Church - Main Building?
Oakdale Church - Main Building is at 3425 Emory Church Rd, in Montgomery County, Maryland 20832.
How big is Oakdale Church - Main Building and when was it built?
Oakdale Church - Main Building has 39,500 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1956 as its year built. It is classed as worship facility.
Is Oakdale Church - Main 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, “Oakdale Church - Main Building, Montgomery County, Maryland — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/montgomery-county/oakdale-church-main-building-5cf6ac0e (data as of October 2, 2026).