| Overall Rating | Bronze - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 29.38 |
| Liaison | Lori Chance |
| Submission Date | Aug. 31, 2017 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Messiah University
OP-5: Building Energy Consumption
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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4.12 / 6.00 |
Brandon
Hoover Director of Sustainability Operations |
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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.
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Grid-purchased electricity | 53,771.45 MMBtu | 93,181.93 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) | 88,227.70 MMBtu | 22,948 MMBtu |
| Total | 141,999.15 MMBtu | 116,129.93 MMBtu |
Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or 3-year periods):
| Start Date | End Date | |
| Performance Year | July 1, 2016 | June 30, 2017 |
| Baseline Year | July 1, 2007 | June 30, 2008 |
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):
2008 was the first year the college began reporting on our GHG emissions. We've been trying to use this as our baseline year for all sustainability assessments.
Gross floor area of building space:
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Gross floor area of building space | 1,403,908 Gross square feet | 1,317,908 Gross square feet |
Source-site ratio for grid-purchased electricity:
3.14
Total building energy consumption per unit of floor area:
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Site energy | 0.10 MMBtu per square foot | 0.09 MMBtu per square foot |
| Source energy | 0.18 MMBtu per square foot | 0.24 MMBtu per square foot |
Percentage reduction in total building energy consumption (source energy) per unit of floor area from baseline:
23.52
Part 2
| Degree days (see help icon above) | |
| Heating degree days | 4,640 Degree-Days (°F) |
| Cooling degree days | 1,470 Degree-Days (°F) |
Floor area of energy intensive space, performance year:
| Floor Area | |
| Laboratory space | 217,140 Square feet |
| Healthcare space | 4,586 Square feet |
| Other energy intensive space |
EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:
1,918,727
Gross square feet
Building energy consumption (site energy) per unit of EUI-adjusted floor area per degree day, performance year:
12.11
Btu / GSF / Degree-Day (°F)
Optional Fields
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):
The College offers regular torus of the solar thermal array and our new natural gas power plant to talk about energy and efficiency. We also run student campaigns and educational forums on energy consumption, production, and impacts.
A brief description of energy use standards and controls employed by the institution (e.g. building temperature standards, occupancy and vacancy sensors):
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A brief description of Light Emitting Diode (LED) lighting and other energy-efficient lighting strategies employed by the institution:
treon
frey 110
brubacker hitchcock
fit trail
visitor
all individual lights being replaced are LED
student give-a-way- trade and incandescent bulb for an LED bulb
A brief description of passive solar heating, geothermal systems, and related strategies employed by the institution:
NORth complex
112 Solar thermal panels provide heat and hot water for 3 residence halls. supplemented by gas boilers
A brief description of co-generation employed by the institution, e.g. combined heat and power (CHP):
The college recently built a CCHP (Combined cooling, heat, and power plant) that has allowed us to move away from propane as a heating source. The plant also captures waste heat to both heat and cool buildings. This has allowed us to participate in a demand response program, from which all funding will go to the Green Revolving Fund.
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):
deferred maintenance program, all building are entered in individually
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:
Messiah College Facility Service
MMBTU - all other sources (not including transportation) - natural gas, propane, heating oil
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