Olney Shopping Center
Strip Mall in Montgomery County, MD · 3410 Olney Laytonsville Rd · 20860
At a glance
Olney Shopping Center is a 58,437-square-foot strip mall building at 3410 Olney Laytonsville Rd in Montgomery County, Maryland, built in 1975. In its 2024 Montgomery County benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 213.3 kBtu/ft² and 833 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 | 213.3 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 371.7 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 833 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 1,446,523 kWh |
| Natural gas | 75,263 therms |
| Gross floor area | 58,437 sq ft |
| Source record | montgomery_county:6159893:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 213.3 kBtu/ft² | 833 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 217.1 kBtu/ft² | 859 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
- 3410 Olney Laytonsville Rd
- State
- Maryland
- ZIP
- 20860
Within ~1 km
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How does Olney Shopping Center compare with other strip mall buildings in Montgomery County?
The latest disclosures cover 33 strip mall buildings in Montgomery County, out of 1,766 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 213.3 kBtu/ft² is about 144% above the average of 87.5 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 58,437 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 113,735 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1975, 7 years earlier than the group's average year built (1983). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,607 strip mall buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 68 and a site EUI of 83.1 kBtu/ft².
How has Olney Shopping Center's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 Montgomery County disclosures for Olney Shopping Center, covering report years 2023–2024. Site EUI moved from 217.1 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 213.3 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 2% decrease. Reported emissions went from 859 tCO₂e to 833 tCO₂e over the same span (down 3%).
What does a site EUI of 213.3 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. Olney Shopping Center's 213.3 kBtu/ft² across 58,437 sq ft works out to about 12.5 billion Btu (3,653 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 371.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,446,523 kWh of electricity and 75,263 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Olney Shopping Center to report its energy use?
Olney Shopping 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:6159893:2024). 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 Olney Shopping Center's energy grade?
Olney Shopping Center did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 213.3 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Olney Shopping Center use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 213.3 kBtu/ft² (371.7 kBtu/ft² source) across 58,437 sq ft, including 1,446,523 kWh of electricity and 75,263 therms of natural gas.
What are Olney Shopping Center's carbon emissions?
Olney Shopping Center reported 833 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is Olney Shopping Center?
Olney Shopping Center is at 3410 Olney Laytonsville Rd, in Montgomery County, Maryland 20860.
How big is Olney Shopping Center and when was it built?
Olney Shopping Center has 58,437 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1975 as its year built. It is classed as strip mall.
Is Olney Shopping 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, “Olney Shopping Center, Montgomery County, Maryland — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/montgomery-county/olney-shopping-center-b200872f (data as of October 2, 2026).