Silver Spring Civic Building At Veterans Plaza
Social/Meeting Hall in Montgomery County, MD · 1 Veterans Place · 20910
At a glance
Silver Spring Civic Building At Veterans Plaza is a 37,892-square-foot social/meeting hall at 1 Veterans Place in Montgomery County, Maryland, built in 2010. In its 2024 Montgomery County benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 152.9 kBtu/ft² and 403 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 | 152.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 298.2 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 403 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 874,837 kWh |
| Natural gas | 26,636 therms |
| Gross floor area | 37,892 sq ft |
| Source record | montgomery_county:5244857:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 152.9 kBtu/ft² | 403 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 149.5 kBtu/ft² | 395 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
- 1 Veterans Place
- State
- Maryland
- ZIP
- 20910
Within ~1 km
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How does Silver Spring Civic Building At Veterans Plaza 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 152.9 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 141.0 kBtu/ft².
At 37,892 sq ft, it is about 11% below the average floor area of 42,578 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2010, 13 years later than the group's average year built (1997).
How has Silver Spring Civic Building At Veterans Plaza's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 Montgomery County disclosures for Silver Spring Civic Building At Veterans Plaza, covering report years 2023–2024. Site EUI moved from 149.5 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 152.9 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 2% increase. Reported emissions went from 395 tCO₂e to 403 tCO₂e over the same span (up 2%).
What does a site EUI of 152.9 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. Silver Spring Civic Building At Veterans Plaza's 152.9 kBtu/ft² across 37,892 sq ft works out to about 5.8 billion Btu (1,698 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 298.2 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 874,837 kWh of electricity and 26,636 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Silver Spring Civic Building At Veterans Plaza to report its energy use?
Silver Spring Civic Building At Veterans 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:5244857:2024). 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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- Bethesda Chevy Chase Regional Services Center· 30,488 sq ft · EUI 93.6 kBtu/ft²
- Long Branch Senior Center· 26,992 sq ft · EUI 79.8 kBtu/ft²
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Frequently asked questions
What is Silver Spring Civic Building At Veterans Plaza's energy grade?
Silver Spring Civic Building At Veterans Plaza did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 152.9 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Silver Spring Civic Building At Veterans Plaza use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 152.9 kBtu/ft² (298.2 kBtu/ft² source) across 37,892 sq ft, including 874,837 kWh of electricity and 26,636 therms of natural gas.
What are Silver Spring Civic Building At Veterans Plaza's carbon emissions?
Silver Spring Civic Building At Veterans Plaza reported 403 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is Silver Spring Civic Building At Veterans Plaza?
Silver Spring Civic Building At Veterans Plaza is at 1 Veterans Place, in Montgomery County, Maryland 20910.
How big is Silver Spring Civic Building At Veterans Plaza and when was it built?
Silver Spring Civic Building At Veterans Plaza has 37,892 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2010 as its year built. It is classed as social/meeting hall.
Is Silver Spring Civic Building At Veterans 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, “Silver Spring Civic Building At Veterans Plaza, Montgomery County, Maryland — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/montgomery-county/silver-spring-civic-building-at-veterans-plaza-9dd97ca0 (data as of October 2, 2026).