Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church
Worship Facility in Montgomery County, MD · 7410 New Hampshire Ave · 20912
At a glance
Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church is a 27,594-square-foot worship facility at 7410 New Hampshire Ave in Montgomery County, Maryland, built in 1951. In its 2024 Montgomery County benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 32 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 58.4 kBtu/ft² and 98 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 22% 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 | 32 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 58.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 84.5 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 98 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 107,252 kWh |
| Natural gas | 12,450 therms |
| Gross floor area | 27,594 sq ft |
| Source record | montgomery_county:40437192:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 32 | +8 | 58.4 kBtu/ft² | 98 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 24 | 67.4 kBtu/ft² | 109 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
- 7410 New Hampshire Ave
- State
- Maryland
- ZIP
- 20912
Within ~1 km
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How does Zion Evangelical Lutheran 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. Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church's ENERGY STAR score of 32 compares with an average of 51 across the 65 that report a score; it scores higher than 22% of them and lower than 72%. Its site EUI of 58.4 kBtu/ft² is about 36% above the average of 42.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 27,594 sq ft, it is about 41% below the average floor area of 46,476 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1951, 23 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 Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 Montgomery County disclosures for Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, covering report years 2023–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 24 in 2023 to 32 in 2024 (+8 points). Site EUI moved from 67.4 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 58.4 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 13% decrease. Reported emissions went from 109 tCO₂e to 98 tCO₂e over the same span (down 10%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 32 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 32 means the building performs better than about 32% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 32 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 43 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. Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church's 58.4 kBtu/ft² across 27,594 sq ft works out to about 1.6 billion Btu (472 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 84.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 107,252 kWh of electricity and 12,450 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church to report its energy use?
Zion Evangelical Lutheran 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:40437192:2024). 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 Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church's energy grade?
Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church scores 32 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 Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 58.4 kBtu/ft² (84.5 kBtu/ft² source) across 27,594 sq ft, including 107,252 kWh of electricity and 12,450 therms of natural gas.
What are Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church's carbon emissions?
Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church reported 98 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church?
Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church is at 7410 New Hampshire Ave, in Montgomery County, Maryland 20912.
How big is Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church and when was it built?
Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church has 27,594 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1951 as its year built. It is classed as worship facility.
Is Zion Evangelical Lutheran 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, “Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Montgomery County, Maryland — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/montgomery-county/zion-evangelical-lutheran-church-9db70d46 (data as of October 2, 2026).