| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 48.14 |
| Liaison | Sean Vormwald |
| Submission Date | April 4, 2016 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Onondaga Community College
OP-8: Building Energy Consumption
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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3.44 / 6.00 |
Sean
Vormwald Director of Sustainability and Environmental Health and Safety Office of Sustainability and Environmental Health and Safety |
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Total building energy consumption, all sources (transportation fuels excluded):
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Total building energy consumption | 92,538.01 MMBtu | 77,276.37 MMBtu |
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Purchased electricity and steam:
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Grid-purchased electricity | 46,192.01 MMBtu | 41,848.47 MMBtu |
| District steam/hot water | 0 MMBtu | 0 MMBtu |
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Gross floor area of building space::
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Gross floor area | 1,224,924 Gross square feet | 848,833 Gross square feet |
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Floor area of energy intensive space, performance year::
| Floor Area | |
| Laboratory space | 0 Square feet |
| Healthcare space | 0 Square feet |
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Degree days, performance year (base 65 °F)::
| Degree days (see help icon above) | |
| Heating degree days | 7,229 |
| Cooling degree days | 777 |
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Source-site ratios::
| Source-Site Ratio (see help icon above) | |
| Grid-purchased electricity | 3.14 |
| District steam/hot water | 1.20 |
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Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or 3-year periods)::
| Start Date | End Date | |
| Performance Year | Sept. 1, 2013 | Aug. 1, 2014 |
| Baseline Year | Sept. 1, 2004 | Aug. 31, 2005 |
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A brief description of when and why the building energy consumption baseline was adopted:
The previous version of STARS required a 2005 baseline. This baseline year was maintained for the current STARS report.
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A brief description of any building temperature standards employed by the institution:
Onondaga has temperature set point standards include heat occupied spaces to a target temperature of 68° F during the winter; and cool occupied spaces to a target temperature of 74° F in centrally air conditioned spaces during the summer.
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A brief description of any light emitting diode (LED) lighting employed by the institution:
Onondaga has exterior LED lights installed for roadways and parking lots, and interior LED lights in certain locations.
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A brief description of any occupancy and/or vacancy sensors employed by the institution:
Onondaga has occupancy sensor controls for lighting throughout most of campus buildings.
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A brief description of any passive solar heating employed by the institution:
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A brief description of any ground-source heat pumps employed by the institution:
The Furnace Brook Center utilizes a geothermal ground-source heat pump to heat and cool the building.
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A brief description of any cogeneration technologies employed by the institution:
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A brief description of any building recommissioning or retrofit program employed by the institution:
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A brief description of any energy metering and management systems employed by the institution:
Onondaga utilizes a campus wide energy management system to centrally control HVAC equipment. All campus buildings have energy submeters.
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A brief description of the institution's program to replace energy-consuming appliances, equipment and systems with high efficiency alternatives:
Onondaga purchases energy efficient equipment whenever possible
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A brief description of any energy-efficient landscape design initiatives employed by the institution:
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A brief description of any vending machine sensors, lightless machines, or LED-lit machines employed by the institution:
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A brief description of other energy conservation and efficiency initiatives employed by the institution:
Onondaga has implemented many energy conservation initiatives including reducing occupancy schedules for HVAC systems in order to reduce energy consumption during unoccupied building times.
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The website URL where information about the institution’s energy conservation and efficiency initiatives is available:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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