Local Compliance

Benchmarking Standards for Montgomery County, MD Buildings

Our Mission‑Driven Approach in Montgomery County

Montgomery County Building Energy Performance Standards

Performance Metrics

Normalized Site Energy Use Intensity (EUI)

Performance Targets/Standards

Trajectory approach, numerical values still to be set.

Compliance Pathways

If owners believe they will be unable to meet the standards by the deadline or will be exceptionally burdened by doing so, they may propose an alternative compliance plan for consideration by the Building Energy Improvement Board.

Exemptions

Single family homes. Buildings where 10% or more of their total floor space is used for warehousing or self-storage. Exemption criteria was updated to exempt covered buildings for which more than 50% of the total floor space is used for industrial uses where the majority of energy is consumed for manufacturing, the generation of electric power or district thermal energy to be consumed offsite; public assembly in a building without walls; or transportation, com- munication, and utilities infrastructure.

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