St John'S Episcopal Church, Norwood Parish
Worship Facility in Montgomery County, MD · 6701 Wisconsin Ave · 20815
At a glance
St John'S Episcopal Church, Norwood Parish is a 45,549-square-foot worship facility at 6701 Wisconsin Ave in Montgomery County, Maryland, built in 1947. In its 2024 Montgomery County benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 45 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 46.9 kBtu/ft² and 141 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 43% of the 65 scored worship facility buildings in Montgomery County.
Benchmarking Law (Bill 2-14) / BEPS (Bill 16-21) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 45 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 46.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 79.4 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 141 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 229,964 kWh |
| Natural gas | 13,528 therms |
| Gross floor area | 45,549 sq ft |
| Source record | montgomery_county:26010920:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 45 | -3 | 46.9 kBtu/ft² | 141 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 48 | 42.6 kBtu/ft² | 130 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
- 6701 Wisconsin Ave
- State
- Maryland
- ZIP
- 20815
Within ~1 km
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How does St John'S Episcopal Church, Norwood Parish 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. St John'S Episcopal Church, Norwood Parish's ENERGY STAR score of 45 compares with an average of 51 across the 65 that report a score; it scores higher than 43% of them and lower than 55%. Its site EUI of 46.9 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 42.9 kBtu/ft².
At 45,549 sq ft, it is roughly in line with the average floor area of 46,476 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1947, 27 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 St John'S Episcopal Church, Norwood Parish's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 Montgomery County disclosures for St John'S Episcopal Church, Norwood Parish, covering report years 2023–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 48 in 2023 to 45 in 2024 (-3 points); its best year on file was 2023, at 48. Site EUI moved from 42.6 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 46.9 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 10% increase. Reported emissions went from 130 tCO₂e to 141 tCO₂e over the same span (up 9%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 45 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 45 means the building performs better than about 45% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 45 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 30 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. St John'S Episcopal Church, Norwood Parish's 46.9 kBtu/ft² across 45,549 sq ft works out to about 2.1 billion Btu (626 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 79.4 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 229,964 kWh of electricity and 13,528 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires St John'S Episcopal Church, Norwood Parish to report its energy use?
St John'S Episcopal Church, Norwood Parish 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:26010920:2024). 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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- Chevy Chase United Methodist Church· 43,845 sq ft · EUI 33.2 kBtu/ft²
- Southern Asian Seventh-Day Adventist Church· 40,966 sq ft · score 94 (A)
- St. John The Evangelist· 39,685 sq ft · EUI 69.0 kBtu/ft²
- Sligo Sda Church (100 Carroll Flower Ave)· 39,536 sq ft · score 5 (D)
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Frequently asked questions
What is St John'S Episcopal Church, Norwood Parish's energy grade?
St John'S Episcopal Church, Norwood Parish scores 45 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2024 Montgomery County disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does St John'S Episcopal Church, Norwood Parish use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 46.9 kBtu/ft² (79.4 kBtu/ft² source) across 45,549 sq ft, including 229,964 kWh of electricity and 13,528 therms of natural gas.
What are St John'S Episcopal Church, Norwood Parish's carbon emissions?
St John'S Episcopal Church, Norwood Parish reported 141 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is St John'S Episcopal Church, Norwood Parish?
St John'S Episcopal Church, Norwood Parish is at 6701 Wisconsin Ave, in Montgomery County, Maryland 20815.
How big is St John'S Episcopal Church, Norwood Parish and when was it built?
St John'S Episcopal Church, Norwood Parish has 45,549 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1947 as its year built. It is classed as worship facility.
Is St John'S Episcopal Church, Norwood Parish 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, “St John'S Episcopal Church, Norwood Parish, Montgomery County, Maryland — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/montgomery-county/st-john-s-episcopal-church-norwood-parish-f571c4af (data as of October 2, 2026).