Overall Rating	Silver
Overall Score	56.94
Liaison	Scott Morgan
Submission Date	Dec. 21, 2023

STARS v2.2

Evergreen State College, The
OP-5: Building Energy Efficiency

Status	Score	Responsible Party
	5.75 / 6.00	Emma Wright Graduate Sustainability Fellow Office of Sustainability

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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	11,897,421 Kilowatt-hours	40,594.00 MMBtu
Electricity from on-site, non-combustion facilities/devices (e.g., renewable energy systems)	13,790 Kilowatt-hours	47.05 MMBtu

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

	MMBtu
Stationary fuels used on-site to generate electricity and/or thermal energy	74,983 MMBtu
Imported steam, hot water, and/or chilled water	0 MMBtu

Total site energy consumption, performance year:

115,624.05 MMBtu

Performance year building space

Gross floor area of building space, performance year:

1,654,158 Gross square feet

Floor area of energy intensive space, performance year:

	Floor area
Laboratory space	215,521 Square feet
Healthcare space	0 Square feet
Other energy intensive space	0 Square feet

EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:

2,085,200 Gross square feet

Performance year heating and cooling degree days

Degree days, performance year:

	Degree days
Heating degree days	5,193 Degree-Days (°F)
Cooling degree days	243 Degree-Days (°F)

Total degree days, performance year:

5,436 Degree-Days (°F)

Performance period

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

	Start date	End date
Performance period	Jan. 1, 2021	Dec. 31, 2021

Metric used in scoring for Part 1

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

10.20 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	15,299,000 Kilowatt-hours	52,200.19 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	110,118 MMBtu
Imported steam, hot water, and/or chilled water	0 MMBtu

Total site energy consumption, baseline year:

162,318.19 MMBtu

Baseline year building space

Gross floor area of building space, baseline year:

1,145,166 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:

Our baseline year is the 2005 fiscal year (2004/07/01 - 2005/06/30), which is when Evergreen's first detailed emissions inventory was performed.

Source energy

Source-site ratio for imported electricity:

Total energy consumption per unit of floor area:

	Site energy	Source energy
Performance year	0.07 MMBtu per square foot	0.12 MMBtu per square foot
Baseline year	0.14 MMBtu per square foot	0.23 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:

48.92

Optional Fields

Documentation to support the performance year energy consumption figures reported above:

2021_TESC_GHG_update.xlsx

A brief description of the institution's initiatives to shift individual attitudes and practices in regard to energy efficiency:

There are signs scattered throughout campus buildings reminding people to turn out lights before they leave a room. In the Seminar II building, which was constructed with a specific energy-efficient design, there is additional signage in some rooms and offices with guidance on opening/shutting doors and windows to avoid wasted heating/cooling.

A brief description of energy use standards and controls employed by the institution:

Evergreen uses a district steam system for campus heating. Steam pressure has been reduced and building warm-up times have been moved closer to the start of each day and customized, in conjunction with space scheduling, to end prior to the end of occupancy time in each building.

Most rooms in campus buildings, in particular restrooms, employ automated light switches through motion-sensors.

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

Evergreen has worked to replace incandescent lighting in its apartments and residence halls with LEDs and Compact Fluorescent Lighting (CFL) bulbs. It has also replaced T12 ballasts with T8 ballasts, which has brought a 30 percent energy-use reduction by itself.

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

Evergreen employs passive cooling in the Seminar II and College Activities (CAB) buildings, both of which have been awarded LEED Gold designation. Passive cooling in these buildings is achieved through overall building design and large, exterior-opening windows. Evergreen also utilizes white or light-colored roofing on many of its buildings to reduce albedo and minimize summer heat gains.

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

Evergreen does not employ co-generation.

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

Evergreen has conducted a large-scale energy efficiency renovation of its Lab I building and is currently in the process of renovating the Lab II and Seminar I buildings. These renovations are intended to improve the overall energy efficiency of each buildings, especially as it relates to heating and cooling.

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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