Overall Rating	Gold
Overall Score	68.91
Liaison	Susan Powers
Submission Date	April 10, 2024

STARS v2.2

Clarkson University
OP-5: Building Energy Efficiency

Status	Score	Responsible Party
	4.99 / 6.00	Susan Powers Director of the Institute for a Sustainable Environment ISE

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Part 1. Site energy use per unit of floor area

Performance year energy consumption

Electricity use, performance year (report kilowatt-hours):

	kWh	MMBtu
Imported electricity	23,917,072 Kilowatt-hours	81,605.05 MMBtu
Electricity from on-site, non-combustion facilities/devices (e.g., renewable energy systems)	1,480,123 Kilowatt-hours	5,050.18 MMBtu

Stationary fuels and thermal energy, performance year (report MMBtu):

	MMBtu
Stationary fuels used on-site to generate electricity and/or thermal energy	174,062 MMBtu
Imported steam, hot water, and/or chilled water	0 MMBtu

Total site energy consumption, performance year:

260,717.23 MMBtu

Performance year building space

Gross floor area of building space, performance year:

2,374,400 Gross square feet

Floor area of energy intensive space, performance year:

	Floor area
Laboratory space	157,479 Square feet
Healthcare space	0 Square feet
Other energy intensive space	105,907 Square feet

EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:

2,795,265 Gross square feet

Performance year heating and cooling degree days

Degree days, performance year:

	Degree days
Heating degree days	6,928 Degree-Days (°F)
Cooling degree days	459 Degree-Days (°F)

Total degree days, performance year:

7,387 Degree-Days (°F)

Performance period

Start and end dates of the performance year (or 3-year period):

	Start date	End date
Performance period	July 1, 2022	June 30, 2023

Metric used in scoring for Part 1

Total site energy consumption per unit of EUI-adjusted floor area per degree day, performance year:

12.63 Btu / GSF / Degree-Day (°F)

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.

Electricity use, baseline year (report kWh):

	kWh	MMBtu
Imported electricity	27,447,896 Kilowatt-hours	93,652.22 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	169,375 MMBtu
Imported steam, hot water, and/or chilled water	0 MMBtu

Total site energy consumption, baseline year:

263,027.22 MMBtu

Baseline year building space

Gross floor area of building space, baseline year:

1,555,293 Gross square feet

Baseline period

Start and end dates of the baseline year (or 3-year period):

	Start date	End date
Baseline period	July 1, 2004	June 30, 2005

A brief description of when and why the energy consumption baseline was adopted:

Based on guidance from our first STARS report, now built into our CAP

Source energy

Source-site ratio for imported electricity:

Total energy consumption per unit of floor area:

	Site energy	Source energy
Performance year	0.11 MMBtu per square foot	0.18 MMBtu per square foot
Baseline year	0.17 MMBtu per square foot	0.29 MMBtu per square foot

Metric used in scoring for Part 2

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

38.34

Optional Fields

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:

The buildings are all moving towards Siemens BMS for consistency with sub-metering at the equipment level in major buildings to track, analyze and optimize equipment performance by adjusting the logic of the controls.

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

LED lighting are used in most campus buildings and exterior lighting

A brief description of passive solar heating, geothermal systems, and related strategies employed by the institution:

The TAC, which received LEED Gold for construction, has passive solar design with glass facing south west exposure and louvers to allow winter sun in but not summer sun.

A brief description of co-generation employed by the institution:

None

A brief description of the institution's initiatives to replace energy-consuming appliances, equipment, and systems with high efficiency alternatives:

EnergyStar and ePEAT required for all standard smaller electronic and appliances. Major HVAC equipment is undergoing a transition to higher efficiency units as resources permit.

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:

Data from FY23

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