Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 52.75
Liaison Jennifer Daniels
Submission Date May 28, 2020

STARS v2.2

California State University, Stanislaus
OP-5: Building Energy Efficiency

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 4.67 / 6.00 Julia Reynoso
Director, Planning and Finance
Capital Planning & Facilities Management
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Electricity use, performance year (report kilowatt-hours):
kWh MMBtu
Imported electricity 14,245,082 Kilowatt-hours 48,604.22 MMBtu
Electricity from on-site, non-combustion facilities/devices (e.g., renewable energy systems) 574,943 Kilowatt-hours 1,961.71 MMBtu

Stationary fuels and thermal energy, performance year (report MMBtu):
MMBtu
Stationary fuels used on-site to generate electricity and/or thermal energy 3,365.64 MMBtu
Imported steam, hot water, and/or chilled water 0 MMBtu

Total site energy consumption, performance year:
53,931.57 MMBtu

Gross floor area of building space, performance year:
1,287,415 Gross square feet

Floor area of energy intensive space, performance year:
Floor area
Laboratory space 52,616 Square feet
Healthcare space 4,746 Square feet
Other energy intensive space 26,598 Square feet

EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:
1,428,737 Gross square feet

Degree days, performance year:
Degree days
Heating degree days 2,291 Degree-Days (°F)
Cooling degree days 1,691 Degree-Days (°F)

Total degree days, performance year:
3,982 Degree-Days (°F)

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:
9.48 Btu / GSF / Degree-Day (°F)

Electricity use, baseline year (report kWh):
kWh MMBtu
Imported electricity 13,193,277 Kilowatt-hours 45,015.46 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 2,434.18 MMBtu
Imported steam, hot water, and/or chilled water 0 MMBtu

Total site energy consumption, baseline year:
47,449.64 MMBtu

Gross floor area of building space, baseline year:
816,028 Gross square feet

Start and end dates of the baseline year (or 3-year period):
Start date End date
Baseline period Jan. 1, 1990 Dec. 31, 1990

A brief description of when and why the energy consumption baseline was adopted:
California implemented the legally binding Global Warming Solutions Act (AB32) in 2006, which commits the state to reducing its emissions to 1990 levels by 2020, and by an additional 80 percent by 2050.

Source-site ratio for imported electricity:
3

Total energy consumption per unit of floor area:
Site energy Source energy
Performance year 0.04 MMBtu per square foot 0.12 MMBtu per square foot
Baseline year 0.06 MMBtu per square foot 0.17 MMBtu per square foot

Percentage reduction in total source energy consumption per unit of floor area from baseline:
30.32

Documentation 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:
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A brief description of energy use standards and controls employed by the institution:
CA Title 24-Building Energy Efficiency Standards: https://www.energy.ca.gov/programs-and-topics/programs/building-energy-efficiency-standards

California implemented the legally binding Global Warming Solutions Act (AB32) in 2006, which commits the state to reducing its emissions to 1990 levels by 2020, and by an additional 80 percent by 2050.

The university uses a sophisticated, high-speed, web-based energy management system (EMS), allowing a wider range of control and higher level of efficiency for the Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) system and control of the campus reclaimed water system. The HVAC temperatures are set at 68 degrees in winter and 78 degrees in summer.

Two cooling towers were replaced in the Central Plant, at the end of their service life in 2014, with new, high efficiency cooling towers that provide HVAC for most of the buildings on campus.

A photovoltaic system was installed to support the campus irrigation pump station.

Fume hood exhaust improvements were made on the third floor of Naraghi Hall of Science involving a retrofit of the original, high volume ventilation system to a system that reduces flows through fume hoods to the lowest allowable levels.

The Central Plant MBx was retrofitted to optimize the performance of the campus chilled and hot water distribution systems, and chiller plants, to address operational issues with the goal of reducing energy usage.

Summer and Winter Intercession classes are scheduled to allow shut-down of the HVAC system in some buildings and zones during low-use periods.

A brief description of Light Emitting Diode (LED) lighting and other energy-efficient lighting strategies employed by the institution:
95% of indoor lights and 20% of outdoor lights (parking lot and pathway lighting) have been switched to LED.

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:
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A brief description of the institution's initiatives to replace energy-consuming appliances, equipment, and systems with high efficiency alternatives:
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Website URL where information about the institution’s energy conservation and efficiency program is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Stationary fuels, 99% of which are natural gas, are used to power the university's natural gas boilers, domestic water heaters, and cooking equipment. A few gallons of diesel are used to power the emergency generator."

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