Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 54.84
Liaison Lisa Lonie
Submission Date June 29, 2020

STARS v2.2

Haverford College
OP-5: Building Energy Efficiency

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.12 / 6.00 Bill Anderko
Asst Director Facilities Management: Maintenance
Facilities Management
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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 15,477,637 Kilowatt-hours 52,809.70 MMBtu
Electricity from on-site, non-combustion facilities/devices (e.g., renewable energy systems) 5,400 Kilowatt-hours 18.42 MMBtu

Stationary fuels and thermal energy, performance year (report MMBtu):
MMBtu
Stationary fuels used on-site to generate electricity and/or thermal energy 98,128 MMBtu
Imported steam, hot water, and/or chilled water 0 MMBtu

Total site energy consumption, performance year:
150,956.12 MMBtu

Performance year building space

Gross floor area of building space, performance year:
1,666,038 Gross square feet

Floor area of energy intensive space, performance year:
Floor area
Laboratory space 202,836 Square feet
Healthcare space 8,799 Square feet
Other energy intensive space 62,492 Square feet

EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:
2,151,800 Gross square feet

Performance year heating and cooling degree days 

Degree days, performance year:
Degree days
Heating degree days 4,387 Degree-Days (°F)
Cooling degree days 1,495 Degree-Days (°F)

Total degree days, performance year:
5,882 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:
11.93 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 15,078,517 Kilowatt-hours 51,447.90 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 91,481 MMBtu
Imported steam, hot water, and/or chilled water 0 MMBtu

Total site energy consumption, baseline year:
142,928.90 MMBtu

Baseline year building space

Gross floor area of building space, baseline year:
1,490,284 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, 2010 June 30, 2011

A brief description of when and why the energy consumption baseline was adopted:
The baseline year was adopted as the first year that a completed GHG inventory was performed in accordance with ACUPCC requirements, and the year we were required to make our first inventory submittal under the ACUPCC program.

Source energy

Source-site ratio for imported electricity:
3

Total energy consumption per unit of floor area:
Site energy Source energy
Performance year 0.09 MMBtu per square foot 0.15 MMBtu per square foot
Baseline year 0.10 MMBtu per square foot 0.16 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:
6.64

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:
In 2019 a committee of students, faculty and staff, guided by a sustainablity consultant, completed a Utility and Carbon Master Plan which is being used to chart the College's path to Net Zero emissions. Please see uploaded plan. Several years ago the College installed electric sub-meters in all its major buildings and tied those into a Lucid Storyboard web site, available to the entire community for viewing. Each year energy reduction competitions are conducted using the Lucid web site to raise awareness and demonstrate how simple practice changes can significantly reduce energy use.

A brief description of energy use standards and controls employed by the institution:
Recently the College completed a multi-year project that replaced its 1990s vintage campus building automation system (BAS) with a state of the art AutomatedLogic WebCTRL BAS which has enabled increased efficiences via finer control. Newly contructed & renovated spaces employ occupany and vacany sensors. Heating season set points are 66 to 70 occupied and 62 to 66 unoccupied. Cooling season set points are 76 to 80 occupied and 80 to 84 unoccupied.

A brief description of Light Emitting Diode (LED) lighting and other energy-efficient lighting strategies employed by the institution:
The lighting in all newly constructed and renovated spaces is LED, typically with occupany or vacancy sensors as a minimum, day light sensor control as appropriate and incorporated into our new BAS. The majority of lighting in other existing spaces has been upgraded; we have plans for further upgrades. Exterior site and building lighting has all been upgraded to LED in the past 3 to 4 years.

A brief description of passive solar heating, geothermal systems, and related strategies employed by the institution:
The Athletic Centers uses a rooftop evacuated tube solar collection array to pre-heat its domestic hot water and also to provide space heating for the main lobby.

A brief description of co-generation employed by the institution:
There is no co-generation or combined heat and power at the College. Rather the College is pursuing several potential off-site renewable energy procurement options.

A brief description of the institution's initiatives to replace energy-consuming appliances, equipment, and systems with high efficiency alternatives:
All new appliances and equipment are Energy Star rated. Replacement of old boilers with condensing boilers is common. The Athletic Center and East Wing of the Science Center have been retro-commissioned and the Dining Center, West Wing of the Science Center and a major administrative building are all scheduled to be retro-commissioned this year. In the past six years a science lab, the visual arts/media center and main library have been completely renovated to LEEDS standards. Currently a project to provide new and renovated space for the Music department is progress.

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:
http://buildingdashboard.net/haverford/#/haverford/

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