Bowling Green State University
OP-5: Building Energy Efficiency
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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Reporter |
Part 1. Site energy use per unit of floor area
Performance year energy consumption
| kWh | MMBtu | |
| Imported electricity | 60,375,600 Kilowatt-hours | 206,001.55 MMBtu |
| Electricity from on-site, non-combustion facilities/devices (e.g., renewable energy systems) | 34,349 Kilowatt-hours | 117.20 MMBtu |
Stationary fuels and thermal energy, performance year (report MMBtu):
| MMBtu | |
| Stationary fuels used on-site to generate electricity and/or thermal energy | 364,379 MMBtu |
| Imported steam, hot water, and/or chilled water | 0 MMBtu |
Total site energy consumption, performance year:
Performance year building space
Floor area of energy intensive space, performance year:
| Floor area | |
| Laboratory space | 389,202.26 Square feet |
| Healthcare space | 2,745.37 Square feet |
| Other energy intensive space | 0 Square feet |
EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:
Performance year heating and cooling degree days
| Degree days | |
| Heating degree days | 4,530 Degree-Days (°F) |
| Cooling degree days | 1,116 Degree-Days (°F) |
Total degree days, performance year:
Performance period
| Start date | End date | |
| Performance period | July 1, 2023 | June 30, 2024 |
Metric used in scoring for Part 1
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.
| kWh | MMBtu | |
| Imported electricity | 60,375,600 Kilowatt-hours | 206,001.55 MMBtu |
| Electricity from on-site, non-combustion facilities/devices (e.g., renewable energy systems) | 31,793 Kilowatt-hours | 108.48 MMBtu |
Stationary fuels and thermal energy, baseline year (report MMBtu):
| MMBtu | |
| Stationary fuels used on-site to generate electricity and/or thermal energy | 364,379 MMBtu |
| Imported steam, hot water, and/or chilled water | 0 MMBtu |
Total site energy consumption, baseline year:
Baseline year building space
Baseline period
| Start date | End date | |
| Baseline period | July 1, 2011 | June 30, 2012 |
A brief description of when and why the energy consumption baseline was adopted:
For the sake of this submission, we have referred to Sightlines' decision to choose FY12 as our baseline year. Their 2020 Report provided the following rationale:
"The included energy efficiency investments are over a 7 year period, between FY12 and
FY19
• A simple payback calculation would measure the impact of a single investment. For this calculation,
we were looking at campus-wide projects over multiple years, and therefore normalized the
investment across 5M+ square feet and 7 years
• If building level consumption is provided, we can calculate more specific payback for individual
projects
• 2012 was chosen as the base year for electricity consumption to account for the 7 year
investment period"
2012 was also the year that BGSU commited to the Presidents' Climate Commitment, so FY12 provides a good benchmark against which to measure our progress.
Source energy
Total energy consumption per unit of floor area:
| Site energy | Source energy | |
| Performance year | 0.11 MMBtu per square foot | 0.19 MMBtu per square foot |
| Baseline year | 0.09 MMBtu per square foot | 0.16 MMBtu per square foot |
Metric used in scoring for Part 2
Optional Fields
A brief description of the institution's initiatives to shift individual attitudes and practices in regard to energy efficiency:
A brief description of energy use standards and controls employed by the institution:
A brief description of Light Emitting Diode (LED) lighting and other energy-efficient lighting strategies employed by the institution:
A brief description of passive solar heating, geothermal systems, and related strategies employed by the institution:
A brief description of co-generation employed by the institution:
A brief description of the institution's initiatives to replace energy-consuming appliances, equipment, and systems with high efficiency alternatives:
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:
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