Overall Rating	Bronze
Overall Score	34.48
Liaison	Rebecca Jones
Submission Date	Feb. 9, 2022

STARS v2.2

Austin College
OP-5: Building Energy Efficiency

Status	Score	Responsible Party
	3.70 / 6.00	Rebecca Jones Coordinator Center for Environmental Studies

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Part 1. Site energy use per unit of floor area

Performance year energy consumption

Electricity use, performance year (report kilowatt-hours):

	kWh	MMBtu
Imported electricity	14,566,160 Kilowatt-hours	49,699.74 MMBtu
Electricity from on-site, non-combustion facilities/devices (e.g., renewable energy systems)	0 Kilowatt-hours	0 MMBtu

Stationary fuels and thermal energy, performance year (report MMBtu):

	MMBtu
Stationary fuels used on-site to generate electricity and/or thermal energy	45,995 MMBtu
Imported steam, hot water, and/or chilled water	0 MMBtu

Total site energy consumption, performance year:

95,694.74 MMBtu

Performance year building space

Gross floor area of building space, performance year:

1,011,199 Gross square feet

Floor area of energy intensive space, performance year:

	Floor area
Laboratory space	29,925 Square feet
Healthcare space	3,900 Square feet
Other energy intensive space	3,776 Square feet

EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:

1,082,625 Gross square feet

Performance year heating and cooling degree days

Degree days, performance year:

	Degree days
Heating degree days	2,555 Degree-Days (°F)
Cooling degree days	2,870 Degree-Days (°F)

Total degree days, performance year:

5,425 Degree-Days (°F)

Performance period

Start and end dates of the performance year (or 3-year period):

	Start date	End date
Performance period	July 1, 2019	June 30, 2020

Metric used in scoring for Part 1

Total site energy consumption per unit of EUI-adjusted floor area per degree day, performance year:

16.29 Btu / GSF / Degree-Day (°F)

Part 2. Reduction in source energy use per unit of floor area

Baseline year energy consumption

STARS 2.2 requires electricity data in kilowatt-hours (kWh). If a baseline has already been established in a previous version of STARS and the institution wishes to continue using it, the electricity data must be re-entered in kWh. To convert existing electricity figures from MMBtu to kWh, simply multiply by 293.07107 MMBtu/kWh.

Electricity use, baseline year (report kWh):

	kWh	MMBtu
Imported electricity	13,718,036 Kilowatt-hours	46,805.94 MMBtu
Electricity from on-site, non-combustion facilities/devices (e.g., renewable energy systems)	0 Kilowatt-hours	0 MMBtu

Stationary fuels and thermal energy, baseline year (report MMBtu):

	MMBtu
Stationary fuels used on-site to generate electricity and/or thermal energy	46,602 MMBtu
Imported steam, hot water, and/or chilled water	0 MMBtu

Total site energy consumption, baseline year:

93,407.94 MMBtu

Baseline year building space

Gross floor area of building space, baseline year:

774,924 Gross square feet

Baseline period

Start and end dates of the baseline year (or 3-year period):

	Start date	End date
Baseline period	July 1, 2007	June 30, 2008

A brief description of when and why the energy consumption baseline was adopted:

Austin College President Emeritus Oscar Page signed the American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment in 2007. We completed our first greenhouse gas inventory for fiscal year 2008. Because that was our first inventory we consider it our baseline. However, we reduced electricity consumption 7% from 2004 to 2008 thanks to new leadership in the Physical Plant.

Source energy

Source-site ratio for imported electricity:

Total energy consumption per unit of floor area:

	Site energy	Source energy
Performance year	0.09 MMBtu per square foot	0.19 MMBtu per square foot
Baseline year	0.12 MMBtu per square foot	0.24 MMBtu per square foot

Metric used in scoring for Part 2

Percentage reduction in total source energy consumption per unit of floor area from baseline:

20.06

Optional Fields

Documentation to support the performance year energy consumption figures reported above:

Austin_College_FY_2020_GHG_Manual_R.docx

A brief description of the institution's initiatives to shift individual attitudes and practices in regard to energy efficiency:

Courses with a sustainability focus or interest make up around 13% of our total offerings -- over 100 courses in a given school year -- and 65% of all departments include a sustainability-related course.
Our residence hall energy saving competition, AC Unplugged, educates students, faculty and staff on the environmental and monetary implications of energy use. Students leaders are especially interested in encouraging the campus community to take what they learn and apply it at home and elsewhere. Print articles and television segments have highlighted both our energy saving competition and GreenServe efforts. Further, GreenServe has strengthened a number of relationships with community organizations with whom we partner, such as the Sherman Community Garden, Texoma Earth Day Festival, and local parks, wildlife refuges, and businesses.

A brief description of energy use standards and controls employed by the institution:

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A brief description of Light Emitting Diode (LED) lighting and other energy-efficient lighting strategies employed by the institution:

All outdoor lighting and much of our indoor lighting (esp. in newer buildings) is LED. Older light systems are being gradually replaced over time.

A brief description of passive solar heating, geothermal systems, and related strategies employed by the institution:

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A brief description of co-generation employed by the institution:

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A brief description of the institution's initiatives to replace energy-consuming appliances, equipment, and systems with high efficiency alternatives:

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Website URL where information about the institution’s energy conservation and efficiency program is available:

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Additional documentation to support the submission: