Ward Office Building I
Office in Montgomery County, MD · 1300 Piccard Dr · 20850
At a glance
Ward Office Building I is a 90,860-square-foot office building at 1300 Piccard Dr in Montgomery County, Maryland, built in 1977. 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 60.1 kBtu/ft² and 435 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 22% of the 325 scored office 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 | 60.1 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 168.2 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 435 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 1,599,553 kWh |
| Natural gas | 0 therms |
| Gross floor area | 90,860 sq ft |
| Source record | montgomery_county:4860650:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 45 | ±0 | 60.1 kBtu/ft² | 435 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 45 | 59.7 kBtu/ft² | 432 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
- 1300 Piccard Dr
- State
- Maryland
- ZIP
- 20850
Within ~1 km
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How does Ward Office Building I compare with other office buildings in Montgomery County?
The latest disclosures cover 414 office buildings in Montgomery County, out of 1,766 buildings citywide. Ward Office Building I's ENERGY STAR score of 45 compares with an average of 63 across the 325 that report a score; it scores higher than 22% of them and lower than 77%. Its site EUI of 60.1 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 66.5 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 90,860 sq ft, it is about 31% below the average floor area of 132,356 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1977, 10 years earlier than the group's average year built (1987). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 15,264 office buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 73 and a site EUI of 59.3 kBtu/ft².
How has Ward Office Building I's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 Montgomery County disclosures for Ward Office Building I, covering report years 2023–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score was 45 in both 2023 and 2024. Site EUI moved from 59.7 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 60.1 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 1% increase. Reported emissions went from 432 tCO₂e to 435 tCO₂e over the same span (up 1%).
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. Ward Office Building I's 60.1 kBtu/ft² across 90,860 sq ft works out to about 5.5 billion Btu (1,600 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 168.2 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,599,553 kWh of electricity and 0 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Ward Office Building I to report its energy use?
Ward Office Building I 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:4860650:2024). 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 Ward Office Building I's energy grade?
Ward Office Building I 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 Ward Office Building I use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 60.1 kBtu/ft² (168.2 kBtu/ft² source) across 90,860 sq ft, including 1,599,553 kWh of electricity and 0 therms of natural gas.
What are Ward Office Building I's carbon emissions?
Ward Office Building I reported 435 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is Ward Office Building I?
Ward Office Building I is at 1300 Piccard Dr, in Montgomery County, Maryland 20850.
How big is Ward Office Building I and when was it built?
Ward Office Building I has 90,860 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1977 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is Ward Office Building I 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, “Ward Office Building I, Montgomery County, Maryland — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/montgomery-county/ward-office-building-i-b2e030a3 (data as of October 2, 2026).