| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 45.97 |
| Liaison | Tom Hartzell |
| Submission Date | Feb. 28, 2019 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Calvin University
OP-5: Building Energy Consumption
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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2.81 / 6.00 |
Russell
Bray Director of Physical Plant Physical Plant |
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Part 1
This credit is based on energy inputs from offsite sources and electricity produced by onsite renewables. When the institution purchases one fuel and uses it to produce heat and/or power, you should enter only what is purchased. For example, if the institution purchases natural gas to fuel a CHP system and produce steam and electricity, only the purchased natural gas should be reported.
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Grid-purchased electricity | 76,997.78 MMBtu | 85,550 MMBtu |
| Electricity from on-site renewables | 40.60 MMBtu | 52.45 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) | 182,822 MMBtu | 184,078 MMBtu |
| Total | 259,860.38 MMBtu | 269,680.45 MMBtu |
Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or 3-year periods):
| Start Date | End Date | |
| Performance Year | July 1, 2017 | June 30, 2018 |
| Baseline Year | Jan. 1, 2009 | Dec. 31, 2009 |
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):
The baseline year was chosen as it was after any major renovations and building construction. The baseline year is recent enough to capture reliable data from the past and use that to see how much progress we have made with sustainability efforts.
Gross floor area of building space:
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Gross floor area of building space | 2,210,347 Gross square feet | 2,263,247 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 | 0.12 MMBtu per square foot | 0.12 MMBtu per square foot |
| Source energy | 0.19 MMBtu per square foot | 0.20 MMBtu per square foot |
Percentage reduction in total building energy consumption (source energy) per unit of floor area from baseline:
3.97
Part 2
| Degree days (see help icon above) | |
| Heating degree days | 6,510 Degree-Days (°F) |
| Cooling degree days | 753 Degree-Days (°F) |
Floor area of energy intensive space, performance year:
| Floor Area | |
| Laboratory space | 57,530 Square feet |
| Healthcare space | 3,452 Square feet |
| Other energy intensive space |
EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:
2,417,868
Gross square feet
Building energy consumption (site energy) per unit of EUI-adjusted floor area per degree day, performance year:
14.80
Btu / GSF / Degree-Day (°F)
Optional Fields
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):
See Kill-a-Watt in credit EN-1.
A brief description of energy use standards and controls employed by the institution (e.g. building temperature standards, occupancy and vacancy sensors):
Most areas are heated to 70 degrees F and cooled to 72 degrees F.
(10.25.18) : HDD and CDD were calculated using for FY 2017-18: https://portfoliomanager.energystar.gov/pm/degreeDaysCalculator
which uses the base of 65 degrees-F as stated for Part 2.
A brief description of Light Emitting Diode (LED) lighting and other energy-efficient lighting strategies employed by the institution:
The campus is trying to convert more and more spaces to LED. Many large spaces and spaces with daily usage have already been converted to LED lighting. About 1/3 of street lights have been converted to LED. See more information about CERF at https://calvin.edu/support/energy/
A brief description of passive solar heating, geothermal systems, and related strategies employed by the institution:
n/a
A brief description of co-generation employed by the institution, e.g. combined heat and power (CHP):
n/a
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):
Any building remodeling projects would be looked at as a way to evaluate the current energy consumption items and challenge if there are better alternatives available.
The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
The grid purchased electricity comes from 21,000,000+ kWh for Calvin's main bill and ~1,500,000 kWh for the remaining properties in the institutional boundary.
Conversion from kWh to MMBtu was performed with information from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (eia): https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/index.php?page=about_energy_conversion_calculator
Solar panel power (on-site renewable) comes from Chuck Holwerda.
(JW 1.22.19)
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