Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 58.54
Liaison Kevin Miller
Submission Date March 6, 2020

STARS v2.2

Goshen College
OP-5: Building Energy Efficiency

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 4.45 / 6.00
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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 4,043,312 Kilowatt-hours 13,795.78 MMBtu
Electricity from on-site, non-combustion facilities/devices (e.g., renewable energy systems) 304,548 Kilowatt-hours 1,039.12 MMBtu

Stationary fuels and thermal energy, performance year (report MMBtu):
MMBtu
Stationary fuels used on-site to generate electricity and/or thermal energy 32,772 MMBtu
Imported steam, hot water, and/or chilled water 0 MMBtu

Total site energy consumption, performance year:
47,606.90 MMBtu

Performance year building space

Gross floor area of building space, performance year:
793,919 Gross square feet

Floor area of energy intensive space, performance year:
Floor area
Laboratory space 22,440 Square feet
Healthcare space 0 Square feet
Other energy intensive space 0 Square feet

EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:
838,799 Gross square feet

Performance year heating and cooling degree days 

Degree days, performance year:
Degree days
Heating degree days 5,203 Degree-Days (°F)
Cooling degree days 1,882 Degree-Days (°F)

Total degree days, performance year:
7,085 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, 2018 June 30, 2019

Metric used in scoring for Part 1

Total site energy consumption per unit of EUI-adjusted floor area per degree day, performance year:
8.01 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 6,477,250 Kilowatt-hours 22,100.38 MMBtu
Electricity from on-site, non-combustion facilities/devices (e.g., renewable energy systems) 16,112 Kilowatt-hours 54.97 MMBtu

Stationary fuels and thermal energy, baseline year (report MMBtu):
MMBtu
Stationary fuels used on-site to generate electricity and/or thermal energy 34,115.10 MMBtu
Imported steam, hot water, and/or chilled water 0 MMBtu

Total site energy consumption, baseline year:
56,270.45 MMBtu

Baseline year building space

Gross floor area of building space, baseline year:
793,919 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, 2007 June 30, 2008

A brief description of when and why the energy consumption baseline was adopted:
2007-08 was the first year for GHG report submitted to ACUPCC

Source energy

Source-site ratio for imported electricity:
3.14

Total energy consumption per unit of floor area:
Site energy Source energy
Performance year 0.06 MMBtu per square foot 0.10 MMBtu per square foot
Baseline year 0.07 MMBtu per square foot 0.13 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:
25.53

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:
Goshen College has a computerized building management system to regulate temperature in all buildings. Almost all of the floor space in the campus buildings uses timers for temperature control. This can drastically improve efficiency by limiting energy use in locations which do not require heating at all times.

A brief description of Light Emitting Diode (LED) lighting and other energy-efficient lighting strategies employed by the institution:
Goshen College uses light emitting diodes (LED)s in multiple lighting applications around campus including the elevator lights. In 2014 Goshen College installed LED lights in major parking lot areas.

A brief description of passive solar heating, geothermal systems, and related strategies employed by the institution:
Goshen College has a solar hot water collection system to provide supplemental heating of domestic hotwater for the Recreational Fitness Center

A brief description of co-generation employed by the institution:
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A brief description of the institution's initiatives to replace energy-consuming appliances, equipment, and systems with high efficiency alternatives:
Goshen College is in the process of replacing all fluorescent light-bulbs with more efficient LED light-bulbs.

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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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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