Portland Community College
OP-2: Building Operations and Maintenance
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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2.03 / 5.00 |
Stephania
Fregosi Sustainability Analyst Academic Affairs |
2.1 Percentage of existing buildings managed for sustainability performance
Floor area of existing buildings managed under a green cleaning program:
Online location of the institution’s green cleaning policy:
Copy of the institution’s green cleaning policy:
Description of the institution’s certified green cleaning service:
PCC does not use a green cleaning service. All cleaning is done in house.
Floor area of existing buildings individually assessed for energy performance:
Narrative outlining how building-level energy performance is assessed and how the results are used to improve performance:
We use utility management software (Atrius Insights) to supply us with a birds eye view of building energy performance. This data feeds into multiple programs.
The first program is the City of Portland's Commercial Energy Building Program. The data is fed automatically through Energy Star Portfolio Manager to the city and then generates an energy use itensity number for each building. This program requires commercial buildings 20,000 square feet and larger to track building energy performance and report this information annually. The goal of this policy is to reduce energy costs and carbon emissions for commercial buildings in Portland in accordance with their Climate Action Plan.
The second program is run by the non-profit, the Energy Trust of Oregon. The Energy Trust has an agreement with the Oregon Public Utility Commission to direct how funds for energy efficiency and renewable energy programs are spent. Among their programs is the Strategic Energy Management program (SEM), which PCC has been enrolled in for over a decade. SEM focuses on continuous energy improvement by optimizing the performance of existing building systems and equipment, influencing employee and occupant behavior and investing in economically beneficial capital improvements. PCC receives financial incentives by participating in planning energy savings projects, engaging in operations calls with Energy Coaches, workshop participation, tracking projects and energy use and by demonstrating annual energy savings in our enrolled buildings. The program is supported though the Energy Trust of Oregon and financed through rate payers utility bills. A broad group of facilities and sustainability staff make up the SEM leadership team. In 2015, the team wrote an energy management commitment to demonstrate its dedication to this work and in 2022 this was updated to an Energy Conservation Procedures [pdf] document.
PCC conducts regular energy audits and nightwalks as part of strategic energy management. In addition, by monitoring the energy use intensity of buildings through our energy management software and through the building asset management software, our energy manager is able to provide more targeted feedback to the individuals responsible for campus maintenance. This means finding problems more quickly.
Ultimately, all of PCC’s buildings generate an energy use intensity factor through the utility software and through Energy Star Portfolio Manager. In part, building-level energy performance is used in facilities planning, bond planning and climate action planning to help improve college-wide performance, work towards PCC's carbon neutrality goals and ensure that we're being good stewards of public funds. One way this happens is by supplying building-level energy performance to identify potential candidates for retrocommissioning projects. PCC is currently at work on new roofting at the College Center and on energy retrofits at the communications technolgoy building at the SY. Both of these projects were made possible with the use of building level energy performance assessments. We also anticipate that state-level building energy performance standards will require more extensive reporting in the coming years.
Floor area of existing buildings individually assessed for indoor environmental quality (IEQ) performance:
Narrative outlining how building-level IEQ is assessed and how the results are used to improve performance:
Floor area of existing buildings managed or individually assessed for water performance:
Online location of the institution’s minimum standards for water efficient fixtures, fittings, and equipment:
Copy of the institution’s minimum standards for water efficient fixtures, fittings, and equipment:
Narrative outlining how building-level water performance is assessed and how the results are used to improve performance:
Submetering has been added for the indoor plumbing and building hot water systems as part of LEED v 4 for New Construction for the new Health Technology Building West remodel and the Opportunity Center at 42nd. Performance is submetered through the building automation system and monitored through a combination of the building automation system and regular review of our water bills
Floor area of existing buildings third party certified to a green building standard:
List of the institution’s existing buildings and their green building certifications:
Inventory of the institution’s existing buildings and their green building certifications:
The Reporting Tool will automatically calculate the following six figures:
Percentage of existing buildings assessed for energy performance:
Percentage of existing buildings assessed for IEQ performance:
Percentage of existing buildings managed or assessed for water performance:
Percentage of existing buildings third party certified to a green building standard:
Points earned for indicator OP 2.1:
Optional documentation
Additional documentation for this credit:
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