Overall Rating	Silver
Overall Score	51.51
Liaison	Kirk Hemphill
Submission Date	Feb. 12, 2024

STARS v2.2

Florida Institute of Technology
OP-5: Building Energy Efficiency

Status	Score	Responsible Party
	5.43 / 6.00	Kirk Hemphill Director of Maintenance Facilities Operations

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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	19,770,986 Kilowatt-hours	67,458.60 MMBtu
Electricity from on-site, non-combustion facilities/devices (e.g., renewable energy systems)	17,070.57 Kilowatt-hours	58.24 MMBtu

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

	MMBtu
Stationary fuels used on-site to generate electricity and/or thermal energy	4,993.82 MMBtu
Imported steam, hot water, and/or chilled water	0 MMBtu

Total site energy consumption, performance year:

72,510.67 MMBtu

Performance year building space

Gross floor area of building space, performance year:

1,981,665 Gross square feet

Floor area of energy intensive space, performance year:

	Floor area
Laboratory space	260,594 Square feet
Healthcare space	1,936.32 Square feet
Other energy intensive space	4,842 Square feet

EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:

2,511,567.64 Gross square feet

Performance year heating and cooling degree days

Degree days, performance year:

	Degree days
Heating degree days	343 Degree-Days (°F)
Cooling degree days	3,707 Degree-Days (°F)

Total degree days, performance year:

4,050 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, 2022	Dec. 31, 2022

Metric used in scoring for Part 1

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

7.13 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	31,941,565 Kilowatt-hours	108,984.62 MMBtu
Electricity from on-site, non-combustion facilities/devices (e.g., renewable energy systems)	31,555 Kilowatt-hours	107.67 MMBtu

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

	MMBtu
Stationary fuels used on-site to generate electricity and/or thermal energy	21,771.48 MMBtu
Imported steam, hot water, and/or chilled water	0 MMBtu

Total site energy consumption, baseline year:

130,863.77 MMBtu

Baseline year building space

Gross floor area of building space, baseline year:

1,961,594 Gross square feet

Baseline period

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

	Start date	End date
Baseline period	May 1, 2012	April 30, 2013

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

This baseline was adopted as it represented the first year that the university had complete data for all metered systems throughout the university. Any data taken before May 1, 2012 would have yielded incomplete data and misrepresented the consumption numbers. This also was chosen as the baseline as the university's energy performance contract with Siemens hadn't been fully implemented and this represented the best example of current campus operations. It is our intent to utilize CY 2022 as the baseline for the next submission.

Source energy

Source-site ratio for imported electricity:

3.14

Total energy consumption per unit of floor area:

	Site energy	Source energy
Performance year	0.04 MMBtu per square foot	0.11 MMBtu per square foot
Baseline year	0.07 MMBtu per square foot	0.19 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:

41.04

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:

The largest initiative to assist in the reduction of electricity demand was to direct our facilities operations trades and project managers to replace light fixtures with LED whenever possible, add energy efficiency measures including occupancy sensors, building automation, insulation, and other items.

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

The university uses a variety of occupancy / vacancy sensors to control lighting and bathroom fan controls. Building temperatures are maintained via the university's Automated Building Systems Engineers (ABSE) to specific standards to optimize the campus chiller network. Residence Halls on campus that have the ability to control in-room temperatures are restricted by facilities for an ability to fluctuate the temperature by 5 degrees. The ABSE's fluctuate temperature controls to optimize the air conditioning system during occupied and non-occupied hours of operation.

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

LED lighting is being phased in on an as needed basis. Within the past few years, lighting retrofits consisted of T-8 replacements for lighting within a majority of campus buildings. This was part of a campus wide energy performance initiative through our commercial partner, Siemens. Moving forward, the university is committed to pursuing LED lighting replacements where applicable.

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

The university utilizes geothermal heating for the LEED Silver certified Panther Aquatic Center. Ground wells serve the needs of aiding and maintaining pool temperatures without the need for mechanical heating and cooling systems.

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

N/A

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

Although not a formalized policy, the university is actively seeking to replace existing appliances with an Energy Star rated substitution. There is also a push within the IT Department to start sourcing more energy efficient computer systems.

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 was sourced and reviewed by the university's Facilities Operations Department, accounting for all campus buildings in different regions.

There were significant reductions in energy usage from 2007 to 2019 with the execution of a Siemens ESCO that staged a large number of improvements and upgrades to HVAC plant operations that allowed the university to cut the electrical usage and rely less on back-up generated power in certain instances.

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