Overall Rating | Bronze |
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Overall Score | 40.37 |
Liaison | Raafat Kabbara |
Submission Date | Nov. 15, 2022 |
Higher Colleges of Technology
OP-5: Building Energy Efficiency
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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3.26 / 6.00 |
Raafat
Kabbara Assistant Manager - Facilities Management General Services |
Part 1. Site energy use per unit of floor area
Performance year energy consumption
kWh | MMBtu | |
Imported electricity | 63,584,895 Kilowatt-hours | 216,951.66 MMBtu |
Electricity from on-site, non-combustion facilities/devices (e.g., renewable energy systems) | 162,747 Kilowatt-hours | 555.29 MMBtu |
Stationary fuels and thermal energy, performance year (report MMBtu):
MMBtu | |
Stationary fuels used on-site to generate electricity and/or thermal energy | 0 MMBtu |
Imported steam, hot water, and/or chilled water | 0 MMBtu |
Total site energy consumption, performance year:
Performance year building space
Floor area of energy intensive space, performance year:
Floor area | |
Laboratory space | 34,027.61 Square meters |
Healthcare space | 2,956.37 Square meters |
Other energy intensive space | 14,639.49 Square meters |
EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:
Performance year heating and cooling degree days
Degree days | |
Heating degree days | 0 Degree-Days (°C) |
Cooling degree days | 5,030 Degree-Days (°C) |
Total degree days, performance year:
Performance period
Start date | End date | |
Performance period | Jan. 1, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2021 |
Metric used in scoring for Part 1
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.
kWh | MMBtu | |
Imported electricity | 66,512,911.80 Kilowatt-hours | 226,942.06 MMBtu |
Electricity from on-site, non-combustion facilities/devices (e.g., renewable energy systems) | 162,747 Kilowatt-hours | 555.29 MMBtu |
Stationary fuels and thermal energy, baseline year (report MMBtu):
MMBtu | |
Stationary fuels used on-site to generate electricity and/or thermal energy | 0 MMBtu |
Imported steam, hot water, and/or chilled water | 0 MMBtu |
Total site energy consumption, baseline year:
Baseline year building space
Baseline period
Start date | End date | |
Baseline period | Jan. 1, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2018 |
A brief description of when and why the energy consumption baseline was adopted:
Source energy
Total energy consumption per unit of floor area:
Site energy | Source energy | |
Performance year | 0.58 MMBtu per square meter | 1.44 MMBtu per square meter |
Baseline year | 0.60 MMBtu per square meter | 1.51 MMBtu per square meter |
Metric used in scoring for Part 2
Optional Fields
A brief description of the institution's initiatives to shift individual attitudes and practices in regard to energy efficiency:
• Internal and external Lighting retrofitting projects (LED lights and sensors)- system-wide
• Modification of BMS and HVAC system as DBM
• replacement of the Energy meters in all MDBs with BMS interfacing at DBM
• Capacitor bank retrofit at FJM
• A/C chillers and package units retrofits in AAM, AAW, ADW, and DBW
• Various power managing initiatives on campuses (awareness campaigns, A/C load reduction during holidays, etc.).
• The Data Center Energy Efficiency Project: In order to transform the traditional Data Center into a smart Virtualized Tier3 data center, HCT migrated our Data Center to a state-of-the-art software-defined network & private cloud platform. Delivering tangible business benefits of reduced data center footprint from 25 racks to 13 racks and associated operations costs. It covers the deployment of next-generation computing power for significant improvement of application responsiveness resulting in enhanced user experience with a robust, fully redundant architecture at various ecosystems levels to provide digital online teaching and learning experience for faculty and students and to ensure 100% accessibility of all IT services without any interruptions. (chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://hct.ac.ae/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/SuccessStory_HCT_Digicampus_7Apr.pdf)
in the future, the following actions will be taken to further reduce power consumption:
1. Produce 5% Renewable Energy by 2024
2. Implement BEMIS (Building Energy Management Information System)
3. Purchase Only Energy Star Appliances
4. Implement smart irrigation
5. Execute projects supporting the renewable energy strategies
6. Outreach and education efforts via the Communication team and the student life department.
A brief description of energy use standards and controls employed by the institution:
HCT is committed to effective and efficient management of energy and water consumption and continuously improving its energy and water management performance by:
Complying, as a minimum requirement, with the respective legislations, regulations, and other relevant requirements;
Setting realistic objectives and targets for each area of significant energy and water consumption;
Encouraging the procurement of energy/water-efficient products and services and design for energy and water performance improvement and long-term sustainability;
Ensuring the reduction of energy/water consumption by the HCT community through awareness sessions and circulars to HCT employees, vendors, clients, contractors, and other stakeholders.
Integrating the Environmental and Energy/water Management Systems to monitor and optimize the utilization of the energy and water to ensure that the defined Performance Indicators are met. "
A brief description of Light Emitting Diode (LED) lighting and other energy-efficient lighting strategies employed by the institution:
The project scope is to replace the conventional light fixtures with LED in the specified
areas as described in this RFP and as per the approved Layout including all MEP as per the
specification guidelines provided below at all HCT campuses."
A brief description of passive solar heating, geothermal systems, and related strategies employed by the institution:
A brief description of co-generation employed by the institution:
A brief description of the institution's initiatives to replace energy-consuming appliances, equipment, and systems with high efficiency alternatives:
In addition, this initiative is reflected in the Energy and Water policy by Encouraging the procurement of energy/water-efficient products and services and design for energy and water performance improvement and long-term sustainability;
For example, since 2018, HCT has carried out many retrofitting projects, including replacing various equipment, such as variable frequency drives, AC units, chillers, smart irrigation systems, etc., across various campuses aiming to reduce power consumption and replace with more efficient equipment.
Website URL where information about the institution’s energy conservation and efficiency program is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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