Pace University
OP-5: Building Energy Efficiency
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
Reporter |
Ryan
McEnany Director Energy & Resiliency Facilities & Capital Projects |
Part 1. Site energy use per unit of floor area
Performance year energy consumption
| kWh | MMBtu | |
| Imported electricity | 26,539,622.24 Kilowatt-hours | 90,553.19 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 | 72,729.10 MMBtu |
| Imported steam, hot water, and/or chilled water | 44,425.05 MMBtu |
Total site energy consumption, performance year:
Performance year building space
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:
Performance year heating and cooling degree days
| Degree days | |
| Heating degree days | 3,930 Degree-Days (°F) |
| Cooling degree days | 1,215 Degree-Days (°F) |
Total degree days, performance year:
Performance period
| Start date | End date | |
| Performance period | Jan. 1, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2023 |
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 | 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:
Baseline year building space
Baseline 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 energy
Total energy consumption per unit of floor area:
| Site energy | Source energy | |
| Performance year | 0.08 MMBtu per square foot | 0.15 MMBtu per square foot |
| Baseline year | 0.13 MMBtu per square foot | 0.23 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:
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. Currently upgrading absorption steam chillers to a heat pump plant.
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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