Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
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Overall Score | 50.14 |
Liaison | Don Forster |
Submission Date | March 30, 2020 |
Executive Letter | Download |
Seneca College
OP-5: Building Energy Consumption
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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3.63 / 6.00 |
Paula
Echeveste Sustainability Supervisor Facilities |
Figures needed to determine total building energy consumption:
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Grid-purchased electricity | 108,889 MMBtu | 104,014 MMBtu |
Electricity from on-site renewables | 0 MMBtu | 0 MMBtu |
District steam/hot water (sourced from offsite) | 12,910 MMBtu | 11,587 MMBtu |
Energy from all other sources (e.g., natural gas, fuel oil, propane/LPG, district chilled water, coal/coke, biomass) | 107,203 MMBtu | 74,724 MMBtu |
Total | 229,002 MMBtu | 190,325 MMBtu |
Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or 3-year periods):
Start Date | End Date | |
Performance Year | April 1, 2018 | March 31, 2019 |
Baseline Year | April 1, 2015 | March 31, 2016 |
A brief description of when and why the building energy consumption baseline was adopted (e.g. in sustainability plans and policies or in the context of other reporting obligations):
Gross floor area of building space:
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Gross floor area of building space | 284,027.70 Gross Square Metres | 219,147.10 Gross Square Metres |
Source-site ratio for grid-purchased electricity:
Total building energy consumption per unit of floor area:
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Site energy | 0 MMBtu / GSM | 0 MMBtu / GSM |
Source energy | 0 MMBtu / GSM | 0 MMBtu / GSM |
Percentage reduction in total building energy consumption (source energy) per unit of floor area from baseline:
Degree days, performance year (base 65 °F / 18 °C):
Degree days (see help icon above) | |
Heating degree days | 3,189 Degree-Days (°C) |
Cooling degree days | 798 Degree-Days (°C) |
Floor area of energy intensive space, performance year:
Floor Area | |
Laboratory space | 26,974.90 Square Metres |
Healthcare space | 53 Square Metres |
Other energy intensive space |
EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:
Building energy consumption (site energy) per unit of EUI-adjusted floor area per degree day, performance year:
Documentation (e.g. spreadsheet or utility records) 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 (e.g. outreach and education efforts):
Energy dashboard at entrance to NH campus; turn off lights/computer stickers/reminders
A brief description of energy use standards and controls employed by the institution (e.g. building temperature standards, occupancy and vacancy sensors):
Installation of occupancy sensors in classrooms, offices, WCs to control lighting; overnight/weekend/holiday temperature setback; OA temperature reset; demand-control ventilation in limited meeting rooms; HVAC and lighting overnight scheduling
A brief description of Light Emitting Diode (LED) lighting and other energy-efficient lighting strategies employed by the institution:
LED is standard new installation; implemented low-mercury lighting policy; undergoing LED retrofit at Newnham Campus (70% complete) and King Campus (80% complete)
A brief description of passive solar heating, geothermal systems, and related strategies employed by the institution:
Installed geoexchange system (97 boreholes) at King Campus in 2019
A brief description of co-generation employed by the institution, e.g. combined heat and power (CHP):
N/A
A brief description of the institution's initiatives to replace energy-consuming appliances, equipment and systems with high efficiency alternatives (e.g. building re-commissioning or retrofit programs):
Energy efficient units considered during renewal projects; appliances in residences and kitchen ES rated
The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Minor discrepancies for gross floor area, laboratory space, other energy-intensive space due to IC-2 numbers being the most recent available data while OP-5 numbers are solely from performance year.
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