Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
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Overall Score | 60.39 |
Liaison | Christina Olsen |
Submission Date | March 30, 2021 |
British Columbia Institute of Technology
OP-5: Building Energy Efficiency
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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2.82 / 6.00 |
Part 1. Site energy use per unit of floor area
Performance year energy consumption
kWh | MMBtu | |
Imported electricity | 40,642,503.25 Kilowatt-hours | 138,672.22 MMBtu |
Electricity from on-site, non-combustion facilities/devices (e.g., renewable energy systems) | 183,190.60 Kilowatt-hours | 625.05 MMBtu |
Stationary fuels and thermal energy, performance year (report MMBtu):
MMBtu | |
Stationary fuels used on-site to generate electricity and/or thermal energy | 122,011 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 | 312,744.13 Square feet |
Healthcare space | 0 Square feet |
Other energy intensive space | 29,821.10 Square feet |
EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:
Performance year heating and cooling degree days
Degree days | |
Heating degree days | 5,153.54 Degree-Days (°F) |
Cooling degree days | 269.60 Degree-Days (°F) |
Total degree days, performance year:
Performance period
Start date | End date | |
Performance period | Jan. 1, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2019 |
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 | 41,248,336.63 Kilowatt-hours | 140,739.32 MMBtu |
Electricity from on-site, non-combustion facilities/devices (e.g., renewable energy systems) | 183,190.60 Kilowatt-hours | 625.05 MMBtu |
Stationary fuels and thermal energy, baseline year (report MMBtu):
MMBtu | |
Stationary fuels used on-site to generate electricity and/or thermal energy | 130,527 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 | Jan. 1, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2018 |
A brief description of when and why the energy consumption baseline was adopted:
Source energy
Total energy consumption per unit of floor area:
Site energy | Source energy | |
Performance year | 0.09 MMBtu per square foot | 0.14 MMBtu per square foot |
Baseline year | 0.09 MMBtu per square foot | 0.14 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:
BC Cool Campus Challenge.
BCIT joined other post-secondary institutions in British Columbia (BC) for the BC Cool Campus Challenge aimed at promoting energy conservation across the province in 2019. This was the first cross-institution, energy saving collaboration of its kind in British Columbia. Students and employees were challenged to take energy conservation actions by signing the Cool Campus Pledge.
https://commons.bcit.ca/news/2019/01/bcit-cool-campus-challenge/
https://hub.aashe.org/browse/casestudy/21762/British-Columbia-BC-Cool-Campus-Challenge
Energy Wise Network - Holiday Treasure Hunt and Power Down
In 2020, due to COVID-19, the majority of programs and courses at BCIT were offered fully remotely, while those that required on-campus learning were offered in a blended delivery mode. The Green Team launched a campaign to educate employees only on energy conservation & sustainability actions. There were two parts to this campaign:
1. The Energy Treasure Hunt targeted approximately 200 BCIT employees working on campus. Posters of energy conservation opportunities to watch for and how to report them were put up in BCIT buildings.
2. The Winter Power Down targeted approximately 2500 employees working on campus and from home. Game cards had a variety of electricity/natural gas/water/waste/wellness actions to take.
Please see EN-5: Outreach Campaign for more information.
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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