Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 48.57
Liaison Jennifer McMillin
Submission Date June 15, 2017
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

Cleveland State University
OP-5: Building Energy Consumption

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 4.22 / 6.00 Jennifer McMillin
Director of Sustainability
Facilities l Architect l Safety l Technology
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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.

Figures needed to determine total building energy consumption:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Grid-purchased electricity 204,861.13 MMBtu 208,645.59 MMBtu
Electricity from on-site renewables 126.25 MMBtu 0 MMBtu
District steam/hot water (sourced from offsite) 188,889.96 MMBtu 216,488.95 MMBtu
Energy from all other sources (e.g., natural gas, fuel oil, propane/LPG, district chilled water, coal/coke, biomass) 29,610.86 MMBtu 24,771.74 MMBtu
Total 423,488.20 MMBtu 449,906.28 MMBtu

Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or 3-year periods):
Start Date End Date
Performance Year July 1, 2015 June 30, 2016
Baseline Year July 1, 2006 June 30, 2007

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):
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Gross floor area of building space:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Gross floor area of building space 5,391,318 Gross square feet 4,279,727 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 0.11 MMBtu per square foot
Source energy 0.17 MMBtu per square foot 0.22 MMBtu per square foot

Percentage reduction in total building energy consumption (source energy) per unit of floor area from baseline:
24.00

Part 2 

Degree days, performance year (base 65 °F / 18 °C):
Degree days (see help icon above)
Heating degree days 4,959 Degree-Days (°F)
Cooling degree days 871 Degree-Days (°F)

Floor area of energy intensive space, performance year:
Floor Area
Laboratory space 509,500 Square feet
Healthcare space 11,921 Square feet
Other energy intensive space

EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:
6,744,991 Gross square feet

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

Optional Fields 

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):
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A brief description of energy use standards and controls employed by the institution (e.g. building temperature standards, occupancy and vacancy sensors):
CSU has a JCI Metasys campus wide Building Automation System controlling in excess of 24,000 points including space temperatures based on space occupancy, time of the year, CO2 concentration, etc.

A brief description of Light Emitting Diode (LED) lighting and other energy-efficient lighting strategies employed by the institution:
The Campus-Wide Energy Conservation and Management Program included an exterior LED lighting upgrade project which provided for complete retrofits and replacements of parking lot lighting, parking garage lighting, and walkway and sidewalk lighting throughout the entire campus, totaling nearly 1,700 new exterior LED fixtures. In all, this project changed the quality and efficiency of lighting systems in 5 covered parking garages, 10 surface parking lots, and more than 2.5 miles of walkways, sidewalks, and plazas. As a result of this project, an estimated 75% of all exterior lighting on the 85 acre urban campus has been converted to LED. This project resulted in utility savings, increased efficiency and improved optical control. As a result, CSU’s electrical load decreased by 196,000 watts with a total reduction in consumption of over 1 million kilowatt-hours, a 54% reduction in usage over the previous lighting technologies.

A brief description of passive solar heating, geothermal systems, and related strategies employed by the institution:
The CSU Administration Center utilizes geothermal heating.

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):
CSU invested $52M in energy conservation measures such as LED lighting, high efficiency fume hoods, and HVAC upgrades as part of the Campus-Wide Energy Conservation and Management Program. This program is entirely self-funded through guaranteed energy and maintenance savings. Energy misers installed on vending machines reduce electricity consumption of the machines by 41% annually. 70 energy misers were installed during FY 2016. They utilize occupancy sensors to power down the machines when the surrounding area is vacant thus reducing operating costs and greenhouse emissions.

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:
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