| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 65.39 |
| Liaison | Patrice Langevin |
| Submission Date | March 3, 2023 |
Pitzer College
OP-5: Building Energy Efficiency
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.53 / 6.00 |
Patrice
Langevin Associate Vice President of Facilities & Capital Projects Facilities and Capital Projects |
Electricity use, performance year (report kilowatt-hours):
| kWh | MMBtu | |
| Imported electricity | 12,384,991 Kilowatt-hours | 42,257.59 MMBtu |
| Electricity from on-site, non-combustion facilities/devices (e.g., renewable energy systems) | 200,000 Kilowatt-hours | 682.40 MMBtu |
Stationary fuels and thermal energy, performance year (report MMBtu):
| MMBtu | |
| Stationary fuels used on-site to generate electricity and/or thermal energy | 202,854 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 | 34,263.99 Square feet |
| Healthcare space | 0 Square feet |
| Other energy intensive space | 0 Square feet |
EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:
Degree days, performance year:
| Degree days | |
| Heating degree days | 2,262 Degree-Days (°F) |
| Cooling degree days | 1,795 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 | July 1, 2018 | June 30, 2019 |
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 | 14,642,944 Kilowatt-hours | 49,961.72 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 | 205,678 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 | July 1, 2008 | June 30, 2009 |
A brief description of when and why the energy consumption baseline was adopted:
The building energy consumption baseline of 2008 was adopted because that is when the College's first energy usage report was completed.
Source-site ratio for imported electricity:
Total energy consumption per unit of floor area:
| Site energy | Source energy | |
| Performance year | 0.54 MMBtu per square foot | 0.44 MMBtu per square foot |
| Baseline year | 0.56 MMBtu per square foot | 0.56 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:
Pitzer College encourages students, staff and faculty to conserve energy. Residence Hall windows and doors have air conditioner and heater automatic shutoff contacts that shutoff the system when the window or door is opened. And each December during winter break the entire college unplugs and shuts down all computers, peripherals, fridges, heat and air conditioning.
A brief description of energy use standards and controls employed by the institution:
-Heating set point is 68 degrees F
-Cooling set point is 74 degrees F
A brief description of Light Emitting Diode (LED) lighting and other energy-efficient lighting strategies employed by the institution:
All buildings and site light fixtures were converted from fluorescent to LED lighting.
A brief description of passive solar heating, geothermal systems, and related strategies employed by the institution:
7 residence halls have rooftop solar panels.
Pitzer, Atherton, and Sanborn Residence Halls have solar panels which provide about 28,000 kilowatt hours of renewable energy annually.
Skandera, East and West Residence Halls solar panels generate about 118,000 kilowatt hours and reducing CO2 emissions by more than 300,000 pounds per year.
A brief description of co-generation employed by the institution:
A brief description of the institution's initiatives to replace energy-consuming appliances, equipment, and systems with high efficiency alternatives:
Pitzer only uses energy star appliances and equipment. Additionally, Bernard, Fletcher, Scott, McConnell and Gold cooling comes 100% from highly efficient ice chillers units.
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:
05.17.23: An older inventory was referenced because impacts from COVID prevented Pitzer from collecting more recent data.
05.17.23: An older inventory was referenced because impacts from COVID prevented Pitzer from collecting more recent data.
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