Okanagan College
OP-5: Building Energy Efficiency
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
Reporter |
Rob
St. Onge Manager, Buildings and Sustainability Services Dept., Facilities and Business Services |
Electricity use, performance year (report kilowatt-hours):
| kWh | MMBtu | |
| Imported electricity | 8,543,943 Kilowatt-hours | 29,151.93 MMBtu |
| Electricity from on-site, non-combustion facilities/devices (e.g., renewable energy systems) | 525,448 Kilowatt-hours | 1,792.83 MMBtu |
Stationary fuels and thermal energy, performance year (report MMBtu):
| MMBtu | |
| Stationary fuels used on-site to generate electricity and/or thermal energy | 22,542 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 | 13,805.07 Square meters |
| Healthcare space | 0 Square meters |
| Other energy intensive space | 1,368.56 Square meters |
EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:
Degree days, performance year:
| Degree days | |
| Heating degree days | 3,919 Degree-Days (°C) |
| Cooling degree days | 269 Degree-Days (°C) |
Total degree days, performance year:
Start and end dates of the performance year (or 3-year period):
| Start date | End date | |
| Performance period | April 1, 2022 | March 31, 2023 |
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 | 7,455,813 Kilowatt-hours | 25,439.23 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 | 32,545 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 | April 1, 2008 | March 31, 2009 |
A brief description of when and why the energy consumption baseline was adopted:
Source-site ratio for imported electricity:
Total energy consumption per unit of floor area:
| Site energy | Source energy | |
| Performance year | 0.66 MMBtu per square meter | 1.03 MMBtu per square meter |
| Baseline year | 0.95 MMBtu per square meter | 1.37 MMBtu per square meter |
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:
Okanagan College uses a building automation system that serves all our campuses. The scheduler module is used to control occupied, vacant and holiday set points for each HVAC system. Start stop optimization programs is utilized as well.
A brief description of Light Emitting Diode (LED) lighting and other energy-efficient lighting strategies employed by the institution:
LED lights are standard for all new construction projects. Strategic retrofitting of existing buildings is on-going.
A brief description of passive solar heating, geothermal systems, and related strategies employed by the institution:
Our largest campus (Kelowna) benefits from proximity to the municipal waste water treatment plant. Through a partnership with the city, the college used treated effluent as the source side of a central heat pump plant which provides a low cost, low carbon heating source for most of the buildings on this campus.
A brief description of co-generation employed by the institution:
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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:
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