Overall Rating Bronze - expired
Overall Score 34.31
Liaison Julia Angstmann
Submission Date Oct. 10, 2018
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

Butler University
OP-5: Building Energy Consumption

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.99 / 6.00 Amanda Doenges
Director of Engineering and Administration
Office of Operations
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Figures needed to determine total building energy consumption:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Grid-purchased electricity 109,432.97 MMBtu 107,660.37 MMBtu
Electricity from on-site renewables 0 MMBtu 0 MMBtu
District steam/hot water (sourced from offsite) 0 MMBtu 0 MMBtu
Energy from all other sources (e.g., natural gas, fuel oil, propane/LPG, district chilled water, coal/coke, biomass) 95,526.30 MMBtu 104,272 MMBtu
Total 204,959.27 MMBtu 211,932.37 MMBtu

Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or 3-year periods):
Start Date End Date
Performance Year June 1, 2016 May 31, 2017
Baseline Year June 1, 2015 May 31, 2016

A brief description of when and why the building energy consumption baseline was adopted (e.g. in sustainability plans and policies or in the context of other reporting obligations):

This was the most recent data available.


Gross floor area of building space:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Gross floor area of building space 2,648,968 Gross square feet 2,089,501 Gross square feet

Source-site ratio for grid-purchased electricity:
3.14

Total building energy consumption per unit of floor area:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Site energy 0.08 MMBtu per square foot 0.10 MMBtu per square foot
Source energy 0.17 MMBtu per square foot 0.21 MMBtu per square foot

Percentage reduction in total building energy consumption (source energy) per unit of floor area from baseline:
21.69

Degree days, performance year (base 65 °F / 18 °C):
Degree days (see help icon above)
Heating degree days 4,321 Degree-Days (°F)
Cooling degree days 1,328 Degree-Days (°F)

Floor area of energy intensive space, performance year:
Floor Area
Laboratory space 70,409 Square feet
Healthcare space 0 Square feet
Other energy intensive space

EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:
2,885,709 Gross square feet

Building energy consumption (site energy) per unit of EUI-adjusted floor area per degree day, performance year:
12.57 Btu / GSF / Degree-Day (°F)

Documentation (e.g. spreadsheet or utility records) to support the performance year energy consumption figures reported above:
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A brief description of the institution's initiatives to shift individual attitudes and practices in regard to energy efficiency (e.g. outreach and education efforts):

We submit campus-wide internal communication (via the Connection) around Halloween to educate employees about phantom or vampire loads in attempt to make end users aware of their devices that are consuming energy when not in use. We also send out notices to remind people to close windows when we turn the air conditioning on in the spring.


A brief description of energy use standards and controls employed by the institution (e.g. building temperature standards, occupancy and vacancy sensors):

We maintain buildings at 72 degrees in the summer time (+/-2 degrees) and 70 degrees in the winter time (+/-2 degrees).


A brief description of Light Emitting Diode (LED) lighting and other energy-efficient lighting strategies employed by the institution:

We have been retrofitting existing lighting to LEDs all over campus (all new lighting replacements are LEDs) and we are adding occupancy and vacancy sensors wherever we can.


A brief description of passive solar heating, geothermal systems, and related strategies employed by the institution:
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A brief description of co-generation employed by the institution, e.g. combined heat and power (CHP):
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A brief description of the institution's initiatives to replace energy-consuming appliances, equipment and systems with high efficiency alternatives (e.g. building re-commissioning or retrofit programs):
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The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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