St. Patrick Catholic Church
Worship Facility in Montgomery County, MD · 4101 Norbeck Rd · 20853
At a glance
St. Patrick Catholic Church is a 49,863-square-foot worship facility at 4101 Norbeck Rd in Montgomery County, Maryland, built in 1968. In its 2024 Montgomery County benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 47.5 kBtu/ft² and 157 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 | 47.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 81.3 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 157 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 262,224 kWh |
| Natural gas | 14,734 therms |
| Gross floor area | 49,863 sq ft |
| Source record | montgomery_county:25799946:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 47.5 kBtu/ft² | 157 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 42.2 kBtu/ft² | 141 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
- 4101 Norbeck Rd
- State
- Maryland
- ZIP
- 20853
Within ~1 km
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How does St. Patrick Catholic Church 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 47.5 kBtu/ft² is about 11% above the average of 42.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 49,863 sq ft, it is roughly in line with the average floor area of 46,476 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1968, 6 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. Patrick Catholic Church's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 Montgomery County disclosures for St. Patrick Catholic Church, covering report years 2023–2024. Site EUI moved from 42.2 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 47.5 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 13% increase. Reported emissions went from 141 tCO₂e to 157 tCO₂e over the same span (up 11%).
What does a site EUI of 47.5 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. St. Patrick Catholic Church's 47.5 kBtu/ft² across 49,863 sq ft works out to about 2.4 billion Btu (694 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 81.3 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 262,224 kWh of electricity and 14,734 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires St. Patrick Catholic Church to report its energy use?
St. Patrick Catholic Church 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:25799946:2024). 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 St. Patrick Catholic Church's energy grade?
St. Patrick Catholic Church did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 47.5 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does St. Patrick Catholic Church use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 47.5 kBtu/ft² (81.3 kBtu/ft² source) across 49,863 sq ft, including 262,224 kWh of electricity and 14,734 therms of natural gas.
What are St. Patrick Catholic Church's carbon emissions?
St. Patrick Catholic Church reported 157 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is St. Patrick Catholic Church?
St. Patrick Catholic Church is at 4101 Norbeck Rd, in Montgomery County, Maryland 20853.
How big is St. Patrick Catholic Church and when was it built?
St. Patrick Catholic Church has 49,863 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1968 as its year built. It is classed as worship facility.
Is St. Patrick Catholic Church 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. Patrick Catholic Church, Montgomery County, Maryland — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/montgomery-county/st-patrick-catholic-church-eb30f84a (data as of October 2, 2026).