Takoma Park Presbyterian Church
Worship Facility in Montgomery County, MD · 7201 Maple Ave · 20912
At a glance
Takoma Park Presbyterian Church is a 26,097-square-foot worship facility at 7201 Maple Ave in Montgomery County, Maryland, built in 1922. In its 2024 Montgomery County benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 31.9 kBtu/ft² and 51 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 | 31.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 40.4 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 51 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 30,791 kWh |
| Natural gas | 6,293 therms |
| Gross floor area | 26,097 sq ft |
| Source record | montgomery_county:27577962:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 31.9 kBtu/ft² | 51 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 29.0 kBtu/ft² | 48 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
- 7201 Maple Ave
- State
- Maryland
- ZIP
- 20912
Within ~1 km
Nearby benchmarked buildings
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How does Takoma Park Presbyterian 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 31.9 kBtu/ft² is about 26% below the average of 42.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 26,097 sq ft, it is about 44% below the average floor area of 46,476 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1922, 52 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 Takoma Park Presbyterian Church's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 Montgomery County disclosures for Takoma Park Presbyterian Church, covering report years 2023–2024. Site EUI moved from 29.0 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 31.9 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 10% increase. Reported emissions went from 48 tCO₂e to 51 tCO₂e over the same span (up 7%).
What does a site EUI of 31.9 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. Takoma Park Presbyterian Church's 31.9 kBtu/ft² across 26,097 sq ft works out to about 0.8 billion Btu (244 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 40.4 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 30,791 kWh of electricity and 6,293 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Takoma Park Presbyterian Church to report its energy use?
Takoma Park Presbyterian 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:27577962:2024). 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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- Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church· 25,700 sq ft · score 32 (D)
- Adat Shalom Reconstructionist Congregation· 25,660 sq ft · score 38 (D)
- Kemp Mill Synagogue· 25,182 sq ft · score 51 (D)
- Magen David Sephardic Congregation· 25,000 sq ft · score 32 (D)
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Frequently asked questions
What is Takoma Park Presbyterian Church's energy grade?
Takoma Park Presbyterian Church did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 31.9 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Takoma Park Presbyterian Church use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 31.9 kBtu/ft² (40.4 kBtu/ft² source) across 26,097 sq ft, including 30,791 kWh of electricity and 6,293 therms of natural gas.
What are Takoma Park Presbyterian Church's carbon emissions?
Takoma Park Presbyterian Church reported 51 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is Takoma Park Presbyterian Church?
Takoma Park Presbyterian Church is at 7201 Maple Ave, in Montgomery County, Maryland 20912.
How big is Takoma Park Presbyterian Church and when was it built?
Takoma Park Presbyterian Church has 26,097 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1922 as its year built. It is classed as worship facility.
Is Takoma Park Presbyterian 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, “Takoma Park Presbyterian Church, Montgomery County, Maryland — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/montgomery-county/takoma-park-presbyterian-church-121e15eb (data as of October 2, 2026).