Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 66.69
Liaison Laurie Husted
Submission Date June 8, 2020

STARS v2.2

Bard College
OP-5: Building Energy Efficiency

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.21 / 6.00 Dan Smith
Energy Efficiency Coordinator
Office of Sustainability
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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 19,206,182 Kilowatt-hours 65,531.49 MMBtu
Electricity from on-site, non-combustion facilities/devices (e.g., renewable energy systems) 219,775 Kilowatt-hours 749.87 MMBtu

Stationary fuels and thermal energy, performance year (report MMBtu):
MMBtu
Stationary fuels used on-site to generate electricity and/or thermal energy 56,376 MMBtu
Imported steam, hot water, and/or chilled water 0 MMBtu

Total site energy consumption, performance year:
122,657.37 MMBtu

Performance year building space

Gross floor area of building space, performance year:
1,261,380 Gross square feet

Floor area of energy intensive space, performance year:
Floor area
Laboratory space 84,482 Square feet
Healthcare space 2,500 Square feet
Other energy intensive space 0 Square feet

EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:
1,435,344 Gross square feet

Performance year heating and cooling degree days 

Degree days, performance year:
Degree days
Heating degree days 6,008.70 Degree-Days (°F)
Cooling degree days 1,026.90 Degree-Days (°F)

Total degree days, performance year:
7,035.60 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, 2018 June 30, 2019

Metric used in scoring for Part 1

Total site energy consumption per unit of EUI-adjusted floor area per degree day, performance year:
12.15 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 19,571,929 Kilowatt-hours 66,779.42 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 55,768 MMBtu
Imported steam, hot water, and/or chilled water 0 MMBtu

Total site energy consumption, baseline year:
122,547.42 MMBtu

Baseline year building space

Gross floor area of building space, baseline year:
1,167,443 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, 2010 June 30, 2011

A brief description of when and why the energy consumption baseline was adopted:
The 2010-2011 Fiscal Year (July 1 - June 30) is the earliest year with the most complete and accurate data.

Source energy

Source-site ratio for imported electricity:
3

Total energy consumption per unit of floor area:
Site energy Source energy
Performance year 0.10 MMBtu per square foot 0.20 MMBtu per square foot
Baseline year 0.10 MMBtu per square foot 0.22 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:
8.31

Optional Fields 

Documentation to support the performance year energy consumption figures reported above:
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A brief description of the institution's initiatives to shift individual attitudes and practices in regard to energy efficiency:
The Bard Office of Sustainability performs various outreaches to the Bard Community, in the form of signage and information on everyday energy-saving practices, incandescent light bulb exchange program, and notifications of "demand response" events.

A brief description of energy use standards and controls employed by the institution:
As buildings are updated, standards are to perform LED lighting upgrades, HVAC controls upgrades, and to add occupancy sensors where appropriate. Occupancy and nighttime temperature setbacks are implemented in buildings when technically possible/feasible.

A brief description of Light Emitting Diode (LED) lighting and other energy-efficient lighting strategies employed by the institution:
Bard uses LED lighting in a variety of applications, including interior lighting and street/path lighting.

- In a 2013 interior lighting upgrade that spanned 50+ buildings, more than 1200 fixtures were retrofitted to LED.
- Nearly all exit lights/signs have been converted to LED.
- As of 2015 all exterior street and path lighting was upgraded to LED

A brief description of passive solar heating, geothermal systems, and related strategies employed by the institution:
Currently, roughly 38% of the Main Campus' building squarefootage utilizes geothermal heat-exchange technology, and it the default HVAC system for all new construction (unless shown to be economically or technically infeasible).

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

A brief description of the institution's initiatives to replace energy-consuming appliances, equipment, and systems with high efficiency alternatives:
As equipment, appliances, and lighting systems are replaced, the standard is to replace it with Energy Star or comparable high-efficiency models.

Website URL where information about the institution’s energy conservation and efficiency program is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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