Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 52.18
Liaison Léah Aelion
Submission Date June 28, 2018
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

HEC Montréal
OP-5: Building Energy Consumption

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.76 / 6.00 Jean-Michel Champagne
Sustainable Development Officer
Infrastructure - Sustainability Office
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Part 1

This credit is based on energy inputs from offsite sources and electricity produced by onsite renewables. When the institution purchases one fuel and uses it to produce heat and/or power, you should enter only what is purchased. For example, if the institution purchases natural gas to fuel a CHP system and produce steam and electricity, only the purchased natural gas should be reported.

Figures needed to determine total building energy consumption:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Grid-purchased electricity 69,700 MMBtu 77,501 MMBtu
Electricity from on-site renewables 0 MMBtu 0 MMBtu
District steam/hot water (sourced from offsite) 0 MMBtu 0 MMBtu
Energy from all other sources (e.g., natural gas, fuel oil, propane/LPG, district chilled water, coal/coke, biomass) 19,350 MMBtu 30,045 MMBtu
Total 89,050 MMBtu 107,546 MMBtu

Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or 3-year periods):
Start Date End Date
Performance Year May 1, 2016 April 30, 2017
Baseline Year May 1, 2011 April 30, 2012

A brief description of when and why the building energy consumption baseline was adopted (e.g. in sustainability plans and policies or in the context of other reporting obligations):
Energy consumption data are available since 2002, but the baseline used is the fiscal year 2011-12. The reason is simply that the baseline and the performance year (2016-17) are 5 years apart. We use the 5 years timeframe to evaluate building performance improvement and set reduction targets in other evaluation process (BOMA BEST energy reduction target).

Gross floor area of building space:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Gross floor area of building space 106,315 Gross square meters 104,215 Gross square meters

Source-site ratio for grid-purchased electricity:
2.05

Total building energy consumption per unit of floor area:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Site energy 0.08 MMBtu per square meter 0.10 MMBtu per square meter
Source energy 0.14 MMBtu per square meter 0.17 MMBtu per square meter

Percentage reduction in total building energy consumption (source energy) per unit of floor area from baseline:
15.82

Part 2 

Degree days, performance year (base 65 °F / 18 °C):
Degree days (see help icon above)
Heating degree days 3,874 Degree-Days (°C)
Cooling degree days 397 Degree-Days (°C)

Floor area of energy intensive space, performance year:
Floor Area
Laboratory space 0 Square meters
Healthcare space 0 Square meters
Other energy intensive space

EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:
1,144,365.14 Gross square meters

Building energy consumption (site energy) per unit of EUI-adjusted floor area per degree day, performance year:
10.12 Btu / GSM / Degree-Day (°C)

Optional Fields 

Documentation (e.g. spreadsheet or utility records) 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 (e.g. outreach and education efforts):
During the last 5 years, HEC infrastructure management team have been educating building operator to the importance of considering operational impacts on energy consumption. By involving operation staff, ranging from site technicians to janitor, to the importance of monitoring and improving our energy performance, HEC is insuring that its staff shows the right example to the entire community.

A brief description of energy use standards and controls employed by the institution (e.g. building temperature standards, occupancy and vacancy sensors):
The two main building are operated using a BAS (building automation system), which ensure optimal air quality is maintained while taking into consideration the energetic impact of HVAC. By monitoring and fine tuning the BAS, we are able to reduce to the limit the use of our gas boilers (for heating and humidification) by maximizing the reclaim capacity of our chillers. CO2 monitors are also precious tools to ensure the right amount of air is used to keep the atmosphere optimal in public spaces as well as classroom. HVAC system are in function from 6 am in the morning, before .

A brief description of Light Emitting Diode (LED) lighting and other energy-efficient lighting strategies employed by the institution:
Gradual re-lamping are in progress; most halogen have been converted to CFL, outdoor lighting as well. The next conversion steps will concern specialized lighting, CFL and T-12. The use of LED is now the standard for all construction project.

A brief description of passive solar heating, geothermal systems, and related strategies employed by the institution:
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A brief description of co-generation employed by the institution, e.g. combined heat and power (CHP):
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A brief description of the institution's initiatives to replace energy-consuming appliances, equipment and systems with high efficiency alternatives (e.g. building re-commissioning or retrofit programs):
A retro-commissioning project was completed during the last five years for the Decelles building, and such project is in the plan for the CSC buildings. A major project was completed in 2016 to replace the cooling tower at CSC building with newer, energy efficient cooling towers.

The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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