Overall Rating | Gold |
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Overall Score | 73.88 |
Liaison | Audrey McSain |
Submission Date | March 20, 2023 |
Lehigh University
OP-5: Building Energy Efficiency
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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3.94 / 6.00 |
Douglas
Spengel Associate Director Utilities and Engineering Facilities Services |
Part 1. Site energy use per unit of floor area
Performance year energy consumption
kWh | MMBtu | |
Imported electricity | 64,610,267 Kilowatt-hours | 220,450.23 MMBtu |
Electricity from on-site, non-combustion facilities/devices (e.g., renewable energy systems) | 5,228 Kilowatt-hours | 17.84 MMBtu |
Stationary fuels and thermal energy, performance year (report MMBtu):
MMBtu | |
Stationary fuels used on-site to generate electricity and/or thermal energy | 387,343 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 | 211,717 Square feet |
Healthcare space | 6,101 Square feet |
Other energy intensive space | 367,496 Square feet |
EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:
Performance year heating and cooling degree days
Degree days | |
Heating degree days | 5,358 Degree-Days (°F) |
Cooling degree days | 1,072 Degree-Days (°F) |
Total degree days, performance year:
Performance period
Start date | End date | |
Performance period | July 1, 2021 | June 30, 2022 |
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 | 56,069,815 Kilowatt-hours | 191,310.21 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 | 599,974 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, 2007 | Dec. 31, 2007 |
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 | 0.12 MMBtu per square foot | 0.22 MMBtu per square foot |
Baseline year | 0.19 MMBtu per square foot | 0.29 MMBtu per square foot |
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:
Most of Lehigh's buildings are individually submetered for electric, and these measurements are available to the entire Lehigh community through a dashboard system developed in-house and through Lehigh's partnership with OSISoft and the on-campus deployment of the OSISoft Pi System.
The University has a sustainability leadership team called the Lehigh Sustainability Council (LSC) that meets once a month to review and promote more sustainable behaviors through the faculty and staff departments.
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:
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:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.