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Liaison Brian Eisenhauer
Submission Date Feb. 28, 2014
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Plymouth State University
OP-8: Building Energy Consumption

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete Reporter Brian Eisenhauer
Director
Office of Environmental Sustainability
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Total building energy consumption, all sources (transportation fuels excluded):
Performance Year Baseline Year
Total building energy consumption 268,801 MMBtu 283,302.50 MMBtu

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Purchased electricity and steam:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Grid-purchased electricity 89,528.60 MMBtu 1,500 MMBtu
District steam/hot water 116,377 MMBtu 125,000 MMBtu

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Gross floor area of building space::
Performance Year Baseline Year
Gross floor area 1,520,102 Gross square feet 1,307,592 Gross square feet

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Floor area of energy intensive space, performance year::
Floor Area
Laboratory space 2,000 Square feet
Healthcare space 0 Square feet
Other energy intensive space

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Degree days, performance year (base 65 °F)::
Degree days (see help icon above)
Heating degree days 2,426
Cooling degree days 2,862

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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 July 1, 2011 June 30, 2012
Baseline Year July 1, 2003 June 30, 2004

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A brief description of when and why the building energy consumption baseline was adopted:
adopted as part of our CAP in 2007, adopted as typical heating year.

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A brief description of any building temperature standards employed by the institution:
We use extensive energy monitoring and analyses systems to understand energy use and increase our efficiency, including complex timers controlling temperatures in almost all campus buildings and also web-based system for remote control of building operations. Johnston Controls are used in this system.

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A brief description of any light emitting diode (LED) lighting employed by the institution:
LED lights are being used in 10-15% of campus landscaping locations as a pilot program in FY12. LED lights are also being pilot tested for use in parking lots in several campus locations.

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A brief description of any occupancy and/or vacancy sensors employed by the institution:
A combination of motion sensors and heat sensors are used to reduce lighting energy needs.

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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:
We use a geothermal system in our ice arena for ice production and heating.

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A brief description of any cogeneration technologies employed by the institution:
We have a co-gen plant that produces electricity and heat for campus.

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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:
Johnston Controls system allows for extensive monitoring and evaluation as well as remote control of systems.

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A brief description of the institution's program to replace energy-consuming appliances, equipment and systems with high efficiency alternatives:
Adopted an energy star purchase policy.

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A brief description of any energy-efficient landscape design initiatives employed by the institution:
Expanding permaculture installations, use organic fertilizers and our own compost.

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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:
Many efforts at awareness, occupancy feedback, and competitions between buildings for conservation.

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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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