| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 72.58 |
| Liaison | Tom Twist |
| Submission Date | June 12, 2020 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Bates College
OP-5: Building Energy Consumption
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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4.95 / 6.00 |
Tom
Twist Sustainability Manager Facilities |
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Part 1
This credit is based on energy inputs from offsite sources and electricity produced by onsite renewables. When the institution purchases one fuel and uses it to produce heat and/or power, you should enter only what is purchased. For example, if the institution purchases natural gas to fuel a CHP system and produce steam and electricity, only the purchased natural gas should be reported.
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Grid-purchased electricity | 43,400.50 MMBtu | 47,591 MMBtu |
| Electricity from on-site renewables | 0.01 MMBtu | 0 MMBtu |
| District steam/hot water (sourced from offsite) | 0 MMBtu | 0 MMBtu |
| Energy from all other sources (e.g., natural gas, fuel oil, propane/LPG, district chilled water, coal/coke, biomass) | 103,138 MMBtu | 129,324 MMBtu |
| Total | 146,538.51 MMBtu | 176,915 MMBtu |
Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or 3-year periods):
| Start Date | End Date | |
| Performance Year | July 1, 2018 | July 1, 2019 |
| Baseline Year | July 1, 2008 | July 1, 2009 |
A brief description of when and why the building energy consumption baseline was adopted (e.g. in sustainability plans and policies or in the context of other reporting obligations):
Early on, there were a group of interested and progressive faculty members that wanted to start benchmarking our data. And it has been maintained since then by our energy manager.
Gross floor area of building space:
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Gross floor area of building space | 1,840,000 Gross square feet | 1,424,808 Gross square feet |
Source-site ratio for grid-purchased electricity:
3.14
Total building energy consumption per unit of floor area:
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Site energy | 0.08 MMBtu per square foot | 0.12 MMBtu per square foot |
| Source energy | 0.13 MMBtu per square foot | 0.20 MMBtu per square foot |
Percentage reduction in total building energy consumption (source energy) per unit of floor area from baseline:
33.49
Part 2
| Degree days (see help icon above) | |
| Heating degree days | 7,107 Degree-Days (°F) |
| Cooling degree days | 465 Degree-Days (°F) |
Floor area of energy intensive space, performance year:
| Floor Area | |
| Laboratory space | 118,604 Square feet |
| Healthcare space | 11,000 Square feet |
| Other energy intensive space |
EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:
2,544,978
Gross square feet
Building energy consumption (site energy) per unit of EUI-adjusted floor area per degree day, performance year:
7.60
Btu / GSF / Degree-Day (°F)
Optional Fields
A brief description of the institution's initiatives to shift individual attitudes and practices in regard to energy efficiency (e.g. outreach and education efforts):
Our sustainability work study students conduct workshops for the dorm RAs to then educate their students within a dorm on practices such as energy efficiency and how to report over or underheated spaces, reduction in hot water use, and so on.
A brief description of energy use standards and controls employed by the institution (e.g. building temperature standards, occupancy and vacancy sensors):
We have just installed Honeywell building sensors and controls in all of our major buildings, so that we may now employ automatic shutdown, and temp control at night or vacations. It also lets us see data on energy use from each building - something which is relatively new to us.
A brief description of Light Emitting Diode (LED) lighting and other energy-efficient lighting strategies employed by the institution:
We are swapping out with T8s and LEDs as existing bulbs fail. Our two newest buildings have 100% LED lighting. This upcoming year, we will engage in a campus-wide LED retrofit.
A brief description of passive solar heating, geothermal systems, and related strategies employed by the institution:
Sadly, we do not have any of these strategies currently on our campus. We do employ heat recovery ventilation for our larger buildings.
A brief description of co-generation employed by the institution, e.g. combined heat and power (CHP):
We do not have CHP on campus.
A brief description of the institution's initiatives to replace energy-consuming appliances, equipment and systems with high efficiency alternatives (e.g. building re-commissioning or retrofit programs):
We are in the midst of an audit of our science lab hood ventilation, hoping to replace and upgrade with more efficient units.
The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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