| Overall Rating | Silver |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 48.46 |
| Liaison | Gabrielle Lommel |
| Submission Date | Dec. 16, 2020 |
Concordia College - Moorhead
OP-5: Building Energy Efficiency
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
2.86 / 6.00 |
Dallas
Fossum Director Facilities |
Electricity use, performance year (report kilowatt-hours):
| kWh | MMBtu | |
| Imported electricity | 13,058,781 Kilowatt-hours | 44,556.56 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 | 104,337 MMBtu |
| Imported steam, hot water, and/or chilled water | 0 MMBtu |
Total site energy consumption, performance year:
Gross floor area of building space, performance year:
Floor area of energy intensive space, performance year:
| Floor area | |
| Laboratory space | 33,589 Square Feet |
| Healthcare space | 0 Square Feet |
| Other energy intensive space | 66,698 Square Feet |
EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:
Degree days, performance year:
| Degree days | |
| Heating degree days | 9,516 Degree-Days (°F) |
| Cooling degree days | 710 Degree-Days (°F) |
Total degree days, performance year:
Start and end dates of the performance year (or 3-year period):
| Start date | End date | |
| Performance period | May 1, 2018 | April 30, 2019 |
Total site energy consumption per unit of EUI-adjusted floor area per degree day, performance year:
Electricity use, baseline year (report kWh):
| kWh | MMBtu | |
| Imported electricity | 13,745,821.55 Kilowatt-hours | 46,900.74 MMBtu |
| Electricity from on-site, non-combustion facilities/devices (e.g., renewable energy systems) | 98,530.70 Kilowatt-hours | 336.19 MMBtu |
Stationary fuels and thermal energy, baseline year (report MMBtu):
| MMBtu | |
| Stationary fuels used on-site to generate electricity and/or thermal energy | 98,530.70 MMBtu |
| Imported steam, hot water, and/or chilled water | 0 MMBtu |
Total site energy consumption, baseline year:
Gross floor area of building space, baseline year:
Start and end dates of the baseline year (or 3-year period):
| Start date | End date | |
| Baseline period | Oct. 1, 2014 | Oct. 1, 2015 |
A brief description of when and why the energy consumption baseline was adopted:
This was the baseline used for past STARS Reports
Source-site ratio for imported electricity:
Total energy consumption per unit of floor area:
| Site energy | Source energy | |
| Performance year | 0.10 MMBtu / GSF | 0.17 MMBtu / GSF |
| Baseline year | 0.10 MMBtu / GSF | 0.16 MMBtu / GSF |
Percentage reduction in total source energy consumption per unit of floor area from baseline:
Documentation to support the performance year energy consumption figures reported above:
A brief description of the institution's initiatives to shift individual attitudes and practices in regard to energy efficiency:
Staff and faculty are invited to participate in the Green Office program through the Office of Sustainability. As part of the program, the certification includes commits to shifts in individual attitudes and practices in regard to energy efficiency. Such actions include, turning off lights, shutting down computers, using smart power strips, closing blinds to keep heat out, not using space heaters and keeping windows closed.
A brief description of energy use standards and controls employed by the institution:
Air handling units operate on a scheduled run-time established based on occupancy hours. This is the practice in all academic, administrative, and support buildings (that is, all buildings except residence halls and on-campus apartments.)
A brief description of Light Emitting Diode (LED) lighting and other energy-efficient lighting strategies employed by the institution:
As the cost of investment into LED lighting technology comes down and the quality of light output rises, Concordia will seek out opportunities to implement LED products where feasible. Any new LEED certified and non-LEED certified projects shall be designed with energy saving lighting and lighting controls as essential to the goal of reducing energy consumption.
A brief description of passive solar heating, geothermal systems, and related strategies employed by the institution:
in 2018 Concordia transitioned it's EcoHouse (a 4 person Sustainability-focused living learning community) to geothermal energy. The college is also currently in the process of seeking approval for a whole-campus geothermal plan that would transition the campus off the use of natural gas.
A brief description of co-generation employed by the institution:
A brief description of the institution's initiatives to replace energy-consuming appliances, equipment, and systems with high efficiency alternatives:
Concordia's Facilities Management sets out to replace aging and broken appliances, equipment, and systems with newer high efficiency alternatives as needed.
Website URL where information about the institution’s energy conservation and efficiency program is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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