Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
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Overall Score | 47.67 |
Liaison | Holly Andersen |
Submission Date | Jan. 26, 2021 |
Bennington College
OP-5: Building Energy Efficiency
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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0.00 / 6.00 |
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Electricity use, performance year (report kilowatt-hours):
kWh | MMBtu | |
Imported electricity | 5,852,287 Kilowatt-hours | 19,968 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 | 18,488.81 MMBtu |
Imported steam, hot water, and/or chilled water | 0 MMBtu |
Total site energy consumption, performance year:
49,968
MMBtu
Gross floor area of building space, performance year:
46,946.77
Gross square meters
Floor area of energy intensive space, performance year:
Floor area | |
Laboratory space | 517 Square meters |
Healthcare space | 0 Square meters |
Other energy intensive space | 1,393.55 Square meters |
EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:
49,374.32
Gross square meters
Degree days, performance year:
Degree days | |
Heating degree days | 144.44 Degree-Days (°C) |
Cooling degree days | 58.33 Degree-Days (°C) |
Total degree days, performance year:
202.78
Degree-Days (°C)
Start and end dates of the performance year (or 3-year period):
Start date | End date | |
Performance period | Oct. 1, 2019 | Oct. 1, 2020 |
Total site energy consumption per unit of EUI-adjusted floor area per degree day, performance year:
1,540.38
Btu / GSM / Degree-Day (°C)
Electricity use, baseline year (report kWh):
kWh | MMBtu | |
Imported electricity | 5,852,287 Kilowatt-hours | 19,968 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 | 18,488.81 MMBtu |
Imported steam, hot water, and/or chilled water | 0 MMBtu |
Total site energy consumption, baseline year:
49,968
MMBtu
Gross floor area of building space, baseline year:
46,946.77
Gross square meters
Start and end dates of the baseline year (or 3-year period):
Start date | End date | |
Baseline period | Oct. 1, 2019 | Oct. 1, 2020 |
A brief description of when and why the energy consumption baseline was adopted:
We started this reporting in October of last year and are planning to submit in October.
Source-site ratio for imported electricity:
3
Total energy consumption per unit of floor area:
Site energy | Source energy | |
Performance year | 1.06 MMBtu per square meter | 1.92 MMBtu per square meter |
Baseline year | 1.06 MMBtu per square meter | 1.92 MMBtu per square meter |
Percentage reduction in total source energy consumption per unit of floor area from baseline:
0
Documentation to support the performance year energy consumption figures reported above:
A brief description of the institution's initiatives to shift individual attitudes and practices in regard to energy efficiency:
I have all this information on a google doc, it is attached here and then lower on the submission.
A brief description of energy use standards and controls employed by the institution:
We use both Siemens and Structureware for building management systems. All new construction is brought up to State of Vermont Energy codes.
A brief description of Light Emitting Diode (LED) lighting and other energy-efficient lighting strategies employed by the institution:
All exterior pole lights on campus are LED retrofitted. We have five buildings that are all LED. Whenever we procure new light fixtures, we ensure that they are LED
A brief description of passive solar heating, geothermal systems, and related strategies employed by the institution:
We have a geothermal heating and cooling system for our newest building, CAPA, which is also all LED.
A brief description of co-generation employed by the institution:
We have no co-generation on site.
A brief description of the institution's initiatives to replace energy-consuming appliances, equipment, and systems with high efficiency alternatives:
Whenever we purchase new equipment, we make sure it is all energy star or the like.
Website URL where information about the institution’s energy conservation and efficiency program is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
There is no steam coming onto campus or chilled water.We should be getting credits for this, as we have added square footage, removed fossil Fuel burning equipment, so our electrical use has gone up, but emissions have gone down.
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