| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 65.47 |
| Liaison | Pamela Mischen |
| Submission Date | March 5, 2020 |
Binghamton University
OP-5: Building Energy Efficiency
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
3.31 / 6.00 |
Sandy
DeJohn Utilities Manager / Sustainability Coordinator Physical Facilities |
Electricity use, performance year (report kilowatt-hours):
| kWh | MMBtu | |
| Imported electricity | 70,796,000 Kilowatt-hours | 241,555.95 MMBtu |
| Electricity from on-site, non-combustion facilities/devices (e.g., renewable energy systems) | 126,650 Kilowatt-hours | 432.13 MMBtu |
Stationary fuels and thermal energy, performance year (report MMBtu):
| MMBtu | |
| Stationary fuels used on-site to generate electricity and/or thermal energy | 448,332 MMBtu |
| Imported steam, hot water, and/or chilled water | 0 MMBtu |
Total site energy consumption, performance year:
Gross floor area of building space, performance year:
Floor area of energy intensive space, performance year:
| Floor area | |
| Laboratory space | 683,443.40 Square feet |
| Healthcare space | 22,220 Square feet |
| Other energy intensive space | 887,904 Square feet |
EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:
Degree days, performance year:
| Degree days | |
| Heating degree days | 7,257 Degree-Days (°F) |
| Cooling degree days | 523 Degree-Days (°F) |
Total degree days, performance year:
Start and end dates of the performance year (or 3-year period):
| Start date | End date | |
| Performance period | July 1, 2018 | June 30, 2019 |
Total site energy consumption per unit of EUI-adjusted floor area per degree day, performance year:
Electricity use, baseline year (report kWh):
| kWh | MMBtu | |
| Imported electricity | 57,005,000 Kilowatt-hours | 194,501.06 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 | 352,997 MMBtu |
| Imported steam, hot water, and/or chilled water | 0 MMBtu |
Total site energy consumption, baseline year:
Gross floor area of building space, baseline year:
Start and end dates of the baseline year (or 3-year period):
| Start date | End date | |
| Baseline period | July 1, 2004 | June 30, 2005 |
A brief description of when and why the energy consumption baseline was adopted:
Binghamton University started implementing a "green revolving fund" program in 2006 to improve energy efficiency and increase campus recycling and composting rates. FY 2004-2005 was selected as the baseline to gauge our progress since the inception of our most tangible sustainability program.
Source-site ratio for imported electricity:
Total energy consumption per unit of floor area:
| Site energy | Source energy | |
| Performance year | 0.10 MMBtu per square foot | 0.18 MMBtu per square foot |
| Baseline year | 0.11 MMBtu per square foot | 0.19 MMBtu per square foot |
Percentage reduction in total source energy consumption per unit of floor area from baseline:
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:
To make energy efficiency a central part of the campus community's everyday life, we added a real-time energy dashboard to the my.binghamton.edu (log-in required) website where other frequently accessed information is displayed. This energy dashboard was a product of collaboration between the Facilities team and Campus IT group. It provides real time and historic building level energy usage data that has been used for research, student projects, and energy competitions among residential housing units. We plan on expanding the dashboard to include carbon emissions per building square foot in the upcoming year.
A brief description of energy use standards and controls employed by the institution:
Our centralized energy management system controls building cooling / heating and lighting based on occupancy schedule. During unoccupied winter period, building temperatures are set back to 50F. During summer unoccupied period, cooling and lighting will be turned off.
A brief description of Light Emitting Diode (LED) lighting and other energy-efficient lighting strategies employed by the institution:
LEDs have become the technology of our choice for outdoor lighting, new construction, and major building renovation projects. Nearly 100% of our outdoor fixtures have been replaced with LEDs. The new buildings and major renovation projects completed after 2014 are all equipped with 100% LED lights. Binghamton University has adopted LED lighting as our new design standard.
A brief description of passive solar heating, geothermal systems, and related strategies employed by the institution:
The Engineering & Science building has a damper controlled air passage way to the inlet of the air handling units. Air is preheated through the darken tinted solar glass wall when needed. When air preheating is not necessary, the air intake bypasses the glass wall. Geothermal, rooftop solar, thin-film solar are also technologies featured in this building.
A brief description of co-generation employed by the institution:
Not at this time.
A brief description of the institution's initiatives to replace energy-consuming appliances, equipment, and systems with high efficiency alternatives:
Binghamton University has been replacing our aging natural gas fired boilers with high efficiency condensing boilers. Since 2010, nearly 100 boilers and hot water heaters have been replaced. Additionally, much attention has been paid to renovation project designs to install terminal heating elements that will allow lower boiler water temperature which increases the boiler efficiency.
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:
Total energy consumption includes electricity and all heating fuels used in all buildings and outdoor lighting owned and operated by the University.
Total energy consumption includes electricity and all heating fuels used in all buildings and outdoor lighting owned and operated by the University.
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