| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 83.87 |
| Liaison | Yolanda Cieters |
| Submission Date | March 1, 2024 |
Seattle University
OP-5: Building Energy Efficiency
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
3.86 / 6.00 |
Yolanda
Cieters Associate Director CEJS |
Electricity use, performance year (report kilowatt-hours):
| kWh | MMBtu | |
| Imported electricity | 17,558,107 Kilowatt-hours | 59,908.26 MMBtu |
| Electricity from on-site, non-combustion facilities/devices (e.g., renewable energy systems) | 14,096 Kilowatt-hours | 48.10 MMBtu |
Stationary fuels and thermal energy, performance year (report MMBtu):
| MMBtu | |
| Stationary fuels used on-site to generate electricity and/or thermal energy | 56,623.67 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 | 64,226.06 Square feet |
| Healthcare space | 0 Square feet |
| Other energy intensive space | 62,901.63 Square feet |
EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:
Degree days, performance year:
| Degree days | |
| Heating degree days | 4,864.10 Degree-Days (°F) |
| Cooling degree days | 545.50 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, 2022 | June 30, 2023 |
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 | 19,046,205 Kilowatt-hours | 64,985.65 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 | 64,660 MMBtu |
| Imported steam, hot water, and/or chilled water | 14,353 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:
We use 2009 as the baseline for Seattle University's Greenhouse Gas Emissions inventory, including energy data, because that year Seattle University adopted its original Climate Action Plan and set carbon emission reduction targets. (Following Seattle University's signing of the American College and University Presidents' Climate Commitment-ACUPCC).
Source-site ratio for imported electricity:
Total energy consumption per unit of floor area:
| Site energy | Source energy | |
| Performance year | 0.05 MMBtu per square foot | 0.11 MMBtu per square foot |
| Baseline year | 0.07 MMBtu per square foot | 0.13 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:
- Campus announcements are used to communicate about energy conservation on campus.
- Work order system used by students and employees to report energy conservation opportunities and issues.
A brief description of energy use standards and controls employed by the institution:
Building mechanical systems are connected to an Energy Management Software which turns temperature on and off based on each building's occupancy hours. It also controls some campus lighting.
A brief description of Light Emitting Diode (LED) lighting and other energy-efficient lighting strategies employed by the institution:
Existing light fixtures are being converted to LED lamps as the technology improves and meets a room's needs.
A brief description of passive solar heating, geothermal systems, and related strategies employed by the institution:
NA
A brief description of co-generation employed by the institution:
NA
A brief description of the institution's initiatives to replace energy-consuming appliances, equipment, and systems with high efficiency alternatives:
- The Operations team has identified the highest need buildings for recommissioning and will implement recommissioning efforts with the help of an outside consultant.
- As part of our participation in a utility energy conservation program, we have created a resource conservation plan and facilities improvement matrix to codify conservation practices and identify future conservation projects:
https://www.seattleu.edu/media/facilities-services/UPDATED_Seattle-University-Resource-Management-Plan-2.pdf
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:
--Attached file is: energy use for performance year FY23
--Note that the gross floor area of building space (performance year) in OP5 is different from PRE-4.
The PRE-4 credit GSF is SU's institutional boundary GSF whereas in OP5 we report on SU's operational boundary (for both the performance and baseline year), that is, we exclude leased buildings from our count because we do not receive any utilities-related data for those buildings nor do we control changes or improvements related to the building’s utilities.
o SU’s Institutional boundary total is 2,310,148. (= 2,296,459 owned + 13,689 for one leased building (YOBI building)
o SU’s Operational boundary total is 2,210,938. (buildings where SU has ownership/control of maintenance/building operations).
--On-site renewable electricity generating facilities/devices at Seattle University: The Photovoltaic sites are ADAL, SINE, STCN:
o ADAL Annual Average, actual: 4,696.097560975609 kWh
Lifetime PV, ADAL actual (Since Feb 2010): 64,180 kWh
o SINE PV, Annual estimated, observed year (April 2021 to March 2022): 7,700 kWh
o STCN PV, Annual estimated, design spec: 1,700 kWh
=> Total annual (estimated/actual): 14,096
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