Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 72.32
Liaison Merry Rankin
Submission Date Aug. 29, 2022

STARS v2.2

Iowa State University
OP-5: Building Energy Efficiency

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.34 / 6.00 Mark Kruse
Utilities Director
Facilities Planning and Management
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Electricity use, performance year (report kilowatt-hours):
kWh MMBtu
Imported electricity 125,443,469 Kilowatt-hours 428,013.12 MMBtu
Electricity from on-site, non-combustion facilities/devices (e.g., renewable energy systems) 120,633 Kilowatt-hours 411.60 MMBtu

Stationary fuels and thermal energy, performance year (report MMBtu):
MMBtu
Stationary fuels used on-site to generate electricity and/or thermal energy 3,020,559 MMBtu
Imported steam, hot water, and/or chilled water 0 MMBtu

Total site energy consumption, performance year:
3,448,983.72 MMBtu

Gross floor area of building space, performance year:
13,487,445 Gross square feet

Floor area of energy intensive space, performance year:
Floor area
Laboratory space 4,188,087 Square feet
Healthcare space 0 Square feet
Other energy intensive space 157,841 Square feet

EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:
22,021,460 Gross square feet

Degree days, performance year:
Degree days
Heating degree days 5,932 Degree-Days (°F)
Cooling degree days 1,458 Degree-Days (°F)

Total degree days, performance year:
7,390 Degree-Days (°F)

Start and end dates of the performance year (or 3-year period):
Start date End date
Performance period July 1, 2021 June 30, 2022

Total site energy consumption per unit of EUI-adjusted floor area per degree day, performance year:
21.19 Btu / GSF / Degree-Day (°F)

Electricity use, baseline year (report kWh):
kWh MMBtu
Imported electricity 76,822,392 Kilowatt-hours 262,118.00 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 3,294,491 MMBtu
Imported steam, hot water, and/or chilled water 0 MMBtu

Total site energy consumption, baseline year:
3,556,609.00 MMBtu

Gross floor area of building space, baseline year:
12,585,043 Gross square feet

Start and end dates of the baseline year (or 3-year period):
Start date End date
Baseline period July 1, 2011 June 30, 2012

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

FY12 represents the start of the university's transition from coal as a primary fuel source.


Source-site ratio for imported electricity:
3

Total energy consumption per unit of floor area:
Site energy Source energy
Performance year 0.26 MMBtu per square foot 0.32 MMBtu per square foot
Baseline year 0.28 MMBtu per square foot 0.32 MMBtu per square foot

Percentage reduction in total source energy consumption per unit of floor area from baseline:
1.57

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

Iowa State has operated a steam-based combined heat and power plant for over 125 years. Coal and/or natural gas is burned in boilers to produce high pressure steam. Steam is used to produce electricity in steam turbine generators. Low pressure steam is extracted from the turbines and used for heating and cooling the campus.


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