Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 48.34
Liaison Barry Schwalbe
Submission Date Dec. 22, 2014
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.0

Richland Community College
OP-8: Building Energy Consumption

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.92 / 6.00 Greg Florian
Vice President
Finance & Administration
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Total building energy consumption, all sources (transportation fuels excluded):
Performance Year Baseline Year
Total building energy consumption 27,308 MMBtu 27,292 MMBtu

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Purchased electricity and steam:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Grid-purchased electricity 15,866 MMBtu 16,051 MMBtu
District steam/hot water 0 MMBtu 0 MMBtu

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Gross floor area of building space::
Performance Year Baseline Year
Gross floor area 317,532 Gross square feet 317,532 Gross square feet

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Floor area of energy intensive space, performance year::
Floor Area
Laboratory space 0 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 5,628
Cooling degree days 1,421

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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, 2012 June 30, 2013
Baseline Year July 1, 2011 June 30, 2012

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A brief description of when and why the building energy consumption baseline was adopted:
Previous years' data

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A brief description of any building temperature standards employed by the institution:
Electronic energy management system utilizing night set-backs and low energy usage requirements.

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A brief description of any light emitting diode (LED) lighting employed by the institution:
Parking lot uses LED lighting.

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A brief description of any occupancy and/or vacancy sensors employed by the institution:
Motion sensors used in various parts of building to manage energy usage in non-occupied rooms.

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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:
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A brief description of any cogeneration technologies employed by the institution:
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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:
Electronic energy management system controlled by software.

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A brief description of the institution's program to replace energy-consuming appliances, equipment and systems with high efficiency alternatives:
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A brief description of any energy-efficient landscape design initiatives employed by the institution:
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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:
One electric meter for entire building of main campus.

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The website URL where information about the institution’s energy conservation and efficiency initiatives is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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