| Overall Rating | Silver |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 62.69 |
| Liaison | Christina Olsen |
| Submission Date | Aug. 20, 2024 |
British Columbia Institute of Technology
OP-5: Building Energy Efficiency
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
4.00 / 6.00 |
Part 1. Site energy use per unit of floor area
Performance year energy consumption
| kWh | MMBtu | |
| Imported electricity | 34,626,388.89 Kilowatt-hours | 118,145.24 MMBtu |
| Electricity from on-site, non-combustion facilities/devices (e.g., renewable energy systems) | 14,318 Kilowatt-hours | 48.85 MMBtu |
Stationary fuels and thermal energy, performance year (report MMBtu):
| MMBtu | |
| Stationary fuels used on-site to generate electricity and/or thermal energy | 105,000.13 MMBtu |
| Imported steam, hot water, and/or chilled water | 2,363.92 MMBtu |
Total site energy consumption, performance year:
Performance year building space
Floor area of energy intensive space, performance year:
| Floor area | |
| Laboratory space | 349,892.61 Square feet |
| Healthcare space | 0 Square feet |
| Other energy intensive space | 30,344.23 Square feet |
EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:
Performance year heating and cooling degree days
| Degree days | |
| Heating degree days | 5,665.70 Degree-Days (°F) |
| Cooling degree days | 347.40 Degree-Days (°F) |
Total degree days, performance year:
Performance period
| Start date | End date | |
| Performance period | Jan. 1, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2023 |
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:
The baseline was adopted due to the most recent complete data.
Source energy
Total energy consumption per unit of floor area:
| Site energy | Source energy | |
| Performance year | 0.08 MMBtu per square foot | 0.12 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:
The Energy Team and Green Team conduct annual engagement events around energy efficiency including Sweater Days where we encourage all staff and students to dress warmer and turn down the heat.
Light switches across campus have stickers asking employees to turn off the lights when they leave and each December holiday season, a notification is sent to all employees that the campus will have its heat turned down to save energy.
The Sustainability Office and Energy Team webpages offer tips for reducing energy: https://www.bcit.ca/facilities/facilities-services/energy-greenhouse-gas-management/
https://www.bcit.ca/sustainability/community/get-involved/
Please see EN-5: Outreach Campaign for more information.
A brief description of energy use standards and controls employed by the institution:
BCIT has created a building standard where all new buildings are to use low-carbon electricity for heating as opposed to natural gas, with envelope performance at Step 4 of the provincial building code, the highest step for commercial buildings. New buildings will be designed to as close to Passive House standard as possible.
A brief description of Light Emitting Diode (LED) lighting and other energy-efficient lighting strategies employed by the institution:
BCIT is replacing all incandescent and fluorescent lighting with LED technology. The next phase of lighting upgrades will include networked lighting controls to allow for occupancy detection, high-end trimming, and daylight-sensitive dimming.
A brief description of passive solar heating, geothermal systems, and related strategies employed by the institution:
BCIT's Aerospace campus has a geoexchange field that is used to produce the bulk of heating and cooling. The Burnaby campus Gateway building has a geoexchange field for heating and cooling baseload which the new Health Sciences building has integrated into. The Marine campus uses solar thermal heating for its pool.
A brief description of co-generation employed by the institution:
Not applicable.
A brief description of the institution's initiatives to replace energy-consuming appliances, equipment, and systems with high efficiency alternatives:
The BCIT Energy Team is responsible for recommending low-carbon, energy-efficient replacements for large energy consuming equipment when it reaches end of life. The Energy Team is also working to actively replace high-energy-consuming equipment before end of life to reduce the carbon footprint of the institute in support of our 2030 goal of 50% greenhouse gas emission reduction. Examples include condensing boilers, tankless hot water systems, heat pumps, and variable speed motor drives.
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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