Pace University
OP-5: Building Energy Efficiency
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
Reporter |
Ryan
McEnany Director Energy & Resiliency Facilities & Capital Projects |
Electricity use, performance year (report kilowatt-hours):
| kWh | MMBtu | |
| Imported electricity | 27,979,995 Kilowatt-hours | 95,467.74 MMBtu |
| Electricity from on-site, non-combustion facilities/devices (e.g., renewable energy systems) | 25,000 Kilowatt-hours | 85.30 MMBtu |
Stationary fuels and thermal energy, performance year (report MMBtu):
| MMBtu | |
| Stationary fuels used on-site to generate electricity and/or thermal energy | 88,165 MMBtu |
| Imported steam, hot water, and/or chilled water | 52,932 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 | 13,807 Square feet |
| Healthcare space | 33,829 Square feet |
| Other energy intensive space | 0 Square feet |
EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:
Degree days, performance year:
| Degree days | |
| Heating degree days | 3,331 Degree-Days (°F) |
| Cooling degree days | 1,724 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 | Jan. 1, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2018 |
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 | 35,668,781 Kilowatt-hours | 121,701.88 MMBtu |
| Electricity from on-site, non-combustion facilities/devices (e.g., renewable energy systems) | 26,020 Kilowatt-hours | 88.78 MMBtu |
Stationary fuels and thermal energy, baseline year (report MMBtu):
| MMBtu | |
| Stationary fuels used on-site to generate electricity and/or thermal energy | 131,543 MMBtu |
| Imported steam, hot water, and/or chilled water | 55,818 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 | Jan. 1, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2016 |
A brief description of when and why the energy consumption baseline was adopted:
While working with the New York City's Office of Sustainability we developed a baseline of 2016.
Source-site ratio for imported electricity:
Total energy consumption per unit of floor area:
| Site energy | Source energy | |
| Performance year | 0.10 MMBtu per square foot | 0.17 MMBtu per square foot |
| Baseline year | 0.13 MMBtu per square foot | 0.23 MMBtu per square foot |
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:
We have a building control system in most of our buildings. This system has programmable settings for the occupancy and the time of day. We remotely access the BMS control energy use on weekends, holidays and semester breaks where the university may be closed and have seen significant energy savings.
A brief description of Light Emitting Diode (LED) lighting and other energy-efficient lighting strategies employed by the institution:
In many areas we have already upgraded to LED Lighting, however it looks like we will upgrade the majority of what has not been upgraded during 2020.
A brief description of passive solar heating, geothermal systems, and related strategies employed by the institution:
We have a geothermal system in our environmental classroom building which is on display for students to learn about the technology.
A brief description of co-generation employed by the institution:
None
A brief description of the institution's initiatives to replace energy-consuming appliances, equipment, and systems with high efficiency alternatives:
We are replacing and upgrading our boilers on the Pleasantville and White Plains campuses as part of our deferred maintenance program. The old boiler is replaced with a modular , high efficient system. We upgrade the building controls for the boiler as well. At the White Plains campus, we replaced the oil fired boiler in our Environmental House with a natural gas modular one and also added heat pumps which provide heating and cooling.
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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