Maryland Building Energy Performance Standards Covered Buildings

Maryland BEPS Covered Buildings is a dataset identifying structures in Maryland with an estimated area of 35,000 square feet or more. It was created by the State of Maryland by integrating three source datasets: the 2024 Second Quarter Computer Assisted Mass Appraisal Building data, 2024 Maryland Parcel Polygons, and FEMA's USA Structures. The dataset is intended to support the state's Building Energy Performance Standards program.

Use Cases

• Analyzing building stock coverage for energy performance standards compliance using estimated square footage.
• Cross-referencing property assessment data with FEMA structure data for risk and planning studies.
• Mapping covered buildings against parcel boundaries for spatial analysis of energy policy impact.

Strengths

• Integrates three authoritative government datasets: Maryland property appraisal, parcel polygons, and federal structure data.
• Specifically targets large buildings (>=35,000 sq ft) relevant to state energy policy.

Limitations

• Critical metadata like row count, specific column names, and license information are unavailable from the provided sources.
• The dataset's last updated date is inconsistently reported as both '03/03/2026' in the description and '2026-04-05' in metadata, creating a conflict.

Provenance

Source

State of Maryland, integrating data from the Maryland Department of Planning and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

Collection Method

Integration of three source datasets: '2024 Second Quarter Computer Assisted Mass Appraisal Building', '2024 Maryland Parcel Polygons', and 'USA Structures'.

Time Range

2024

Freshness

2026-04-05

Geography

Maryland, USA