Overall Rating | Gold |
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Overall Score | 72.32 |
Liaison | Merry Rankin |
Submission Date | Aug. 29, 2022 |
Iowa State University
OP-5: Building Energy Efficiency
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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2.34 / 6.00 |
Mark
Kruse Utilities Director Facilities Planning and Management |
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:
Gross floor area of building space, performance year:
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:
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:
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:
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:
Gross floor area of building space, baseline year:
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:
Total energy consumption per unit of floor area:
Site energy | Source energy | |
Performance year | 0.26 MMBtu / GSF | 0.32 MMBtu / GSF |
Baseline year | 0.28 MMBtu / GSF | 0.32 MMBtu / GSF |
Percentage reduction in total source energy consumption per unit of floor area from baseline:
Documentation to support the performance year energy consumption figures reported above:
A brief description of the institution's initiatives to shift individual attitudes and practices in regard to energy efficiency:
A brief description of energy use standards and controls employed by the institution:
A brief description of Light Emitting Diode (LED) lighting and other energy-efficient lighting strategies employed by the institution:
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:
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:
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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