| Overall Rating | Silver |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 55.02 |
| Liaison | Rob Williams |
| Submission Date | July 2, 2024 |
Capilano University
OP-5: Building Energy Efficiency
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
5.83 / 6.00 |
Rob
Williams Project Manager Facilities |
Part 1. Site energy use per unit of floor area
Performance year energy consumption
| kWh | MMBtu | |
| Imported electricity | 5,015,131 Kilowatt-hours | 17,111.63 MMBtu |
| Electricity from on-site, non-combustion facilities/devices (e.g., renewable energy systems) | 0 Kilowatt-hours | 0 MMBtu |
Stationary fuels and thermal energy, performance year (report MMBtu):
| MMBtu | |
| Stationary fuels used on-site to generate electricity and/or thermal energy | 17,912.79 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 | 3,097.74 Square meters |
| Healthcare space | 32.65 Square meters |
| Other energy intensive space | 1,135.07 Square meters |
EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:
Performance year heating and cooling degree days
| Degree days | |
| Heating degree days | 2,563.40 Degree-Days (°C) |
| Cooling degree days | 562 Degree-Days (°C) |
Total degree days, performance year:
Performance period
| Start date | End date | |
| Performance period | Jan. 1, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2021 |
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 | 7,459,464 Kilowatt-hours | 25,451.69 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 | 45,659.40 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, 2007 | Dec. 31, 2007 |
A brief description of when and why the energy consumption baseline was adopted:
2007 was the first year for which Capilano University has consistent and reliable energy data, and is the baseline the University has adopted for all of our energy reporting.
Source energy
Total energy consumption per unit of floor area:
| Site energy | Source energy | |
| Performance year | 0.68 MMBtu per square meter | 1 MMBtu per square meter |
| Baseline year | 1.49 MMBtu per square meter | 2.03 MMBtu per square meter |
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:
Capilano University has worked with BC Hydro for a dozen years and been guided by a Strategic Energy Management Plan(SEMP). Thankfully, this valuable relationship developed in unison with the emergence of Carbon Neutral Government. Over time, the SEMP evolved from a one year plan to a three year strategic document guiding both daily operational improvements and retrofits of equipment. Energy management and the SEMP focused on upgrades to building lighting, domestic hot water, and mechanical heating, ventilation, and cooling (HVAC) systems and their controls. These retrofit and control projects focused on achieving energy savings through efficiency and conservation brought more than $5,500,000 to CapU in utility incentives, utility savings and professional support. The results of this planning and the relationships with our utility partners are clear, emissions dropped as much as 52% and Capilano University enjoyed the benefits of: Lower cost replacement of failing systems (financial incentives) Restored systems to deliver the designed service levels, or better (comfort) Lower cost operations Opportunities for further conservation and efficiency still exist. As Capilano University shifts conservation and efficiency retrofits to seek lower emissions energy sources, incentives for technologies relying on electricity are being support by a Provincial incentive program (Low Carbon Electrification Program). Perhaps intentionally, the Province is encouraging consideration of adding combined heating and cooling system to buildings. This program arrives just as the climate warms and the threat of an increased number of cooling days becomes a practical reality. The Low Carbon Electrification Program (LCE) supports large scale mechanical retrofits that can deliver significant emissions reductions, primarily as a result of fuel switching from natural gas to electricity. The implementation of electric heating projects is fundamentally different from conservation efforts of the past. While they deliver significant reductions in natural gas use, they also drive new electricity consumption, requiring that care be taken not to overload building level electrical systems.
A brief description of energy use standards and controls employed by the institution:
Capilano University has had energy management at the forefront for over a decade and gone are quick and easy wins for sustainability. Within our organization the Energy Manager position is part of the Facilities department. This allows sustainability to have an early and influential touch to capital, electrical and mechanical projects. Organizational wide, policies for Energy, Sustainability and Space have been approved and in place since 2007. With the mature nature of our energy management program, the organization has created the Capilano University Sustainability Committee. This committee will connect with all departments, faculty and students to create a more holistic approach to energy management.
Additionally the facilities team have implemented an energy conservation measure whereby meeting room HVAC services are turned off on Sundays. The rooms are still available to book, but will not have operational HVAC systems. This was implemented to reduce energy consumption for spaces that are typically not used on a Sunday.
A brief description of Light Emitting Diode (LED) lighting and other energy-efficient lighting strategies employed by the institution:
The bulk of Capilano University's early energy conservation projects were focused on the retrofitting of LED lighting. Our last LED building conversion project completed took place in 2021 resulting in 90+% throughout our organization. Strategy for our buildings lighting controls has been standardized. Outside lighting is controlled by Photo Cells Classrooms use Occupancy/Motion sensors. Common & Special spaces are swept off every 2 hours during the evenings.
A brief description of passive solar heating, geothermal systems, and related strategies employed by the institution:
In 2019, a detailed pre-feasibility study of the potential for District Energy System(DES) on the Capilano University campus was conducted. This study considered the existing buildings on campus and planned new development of residences and the new student union building. The full campus DES pre-feasibility study identified two stand out options for DES: biomass and heat recovery from a potential future data centre. Both of these options, in combination with the option of an ambient loop system warrant additional investigation and design for the north campus.
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:
Capilano University has been an active participant in Energy Conservation since 2007. During this period, the amount of work to reduce GHG emissions has been extensive throughout the North Vancouver campus. For the past few years, we have been studying, reporting and developing and electrification plan that will address the additional load from new construction and electrification of existing buildings. One key strategy for reducing emissions is electrification of space heating during the shoulder seasons. For each building electrified, 65-75% reductions above and beyond the approximately 48% reduction already achieved through conservation is possible. Fortuitously, this strategy also adds cooling which will prevent buildings from succumbing to climate change during the few periods where extreme weather overlaps with Fall and Summer academic sessions. By moving forward with the electrification upgrade to the North Vancouver Campus, this will provide as the key strategy for reducing emissions is electrification of space heating during the shoulder seasons.
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:
Performance Year: It is acknowleged that the data used as the performance year has been sourced from the 2021 calendar year. This is a reflection of the most recent data available at the time of submission. It is also acknowleged that due to the performance year (2021), the data may be influenced by the impact of COVID, notably reduced community presence on campus. For future submissions CAPU is committed to providing more recent data, typically from the previous year, to reflecting 'ordinary' on site usage as a means of comparison.
Capilano University has worked with BC Hydro for a dozen years and been guided by a Strategic Energy Management Plan. Thankfully, this valuable relationship developed in unison with the emergence of Carbon Neutral Government. Over time, the SEMP evolved from a one year plan to a three year strategic document guiding both daily operational improvements and retrofits of equipment. Energy management and the SEMP focused on upgrades to building lighting, domestic hot water, and mechanical heating, ventilation, and cooling (HVAC) systems and their controls. These retrofit and control projects focused on achieving energy savings through efficiency and conservation brought more than $5,500,000 to CapU in utility incentives, utility savings and professional support. The results of this planning and the relationships with our utility partners are clear, emissions dropped as much as 52% and CapU enjoyed the benefits of: Lower cost replacement of failing systems (financial incentives) Restored systems to deliver the designed service levels, or better (comfort) Lower cost operations (-25% electricity, -48% natural gas) Opportunities for further conservation and efficiency still exist. More opportunities will emerge as technologies evolve. However, the low hanging fruit has been picked and conservation cannot off-set new emissions from campus growth or dramatically further reduce emissions to meet targets.
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