| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 56.23 |
| Liaison | Rachael Wein |
| Submission Date | July 11, 2014 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Smith College
OP-8: Building Energy Consumption
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.12 / 6.00 |
Karl
Kowitz Business Operations Director Facilities |
Total building energy consumption, all sources (transportation fuels excluded):
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Total building energy consumption | 455,431.83 MMBtu | 338,428.91 MMBtu |
Purchased electricity and steam:
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Grid-purchased electricity | 25,869.92 MMBtu | 82,125.13 MMBtu |
| District steam/hot water | 0 MMBtu | 0 MMBtu |
Gross floor area of building space::
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Gross floor area | 2,915,997 Gross square feet | 2,775,997 Gross square feet |
Floor area of energy intensive space, performance year::
| Floor Area | |
| Laboratory space | 82,181 Square feet |
| Healthcare space | 44,576 Square feet |
| Other energy intensive space |
Degree days, performance year (base 65 °F)::
| Degree days (see help icon above) | |
| Heating degree days | 5,967 |
| Cooling degree days | 764 |
Source-site ratios::
| Source-Site Ratio (see help icon above) | |
| Grid-purchased electricity | 3.14 |
| District steam/hot water | 1.20 |
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, 2005 | June 30, 2006 |
A brief description of when and why the building energy consumption baseline was adopted:
Oldest data available, attempting to have consistent baseline throughout report
A brief description of any building temperature standards employed by the institution:
A brief description of any light emitting diode (LED) lighting employed by the institution:
Over 1600 screw in (medium base) lamps deployed in the last 3 years. Several hundred recessed LED fixtures install since 2010. Approx. 900 T-10 LED tube lamps installed FY13/14.
LED exit signs were installed in John M. Green Hall. They had to be custom ordered because these signs were built into the existing millwork in an architecturally-sensitive location
A brief description of any occupancy and/or vacancy sensors employed by the institution:
Approx. 10% of space has occupancy sensors.
A brief description of any passive solar heating employed by the institution:
NA
A brief description of any ground-source heat pumps employed by the institution:
NA
A brief description of any cogeneration technologies employed by the institution:
3.5 MegaWatt Solar Centaur 40 gas combustion turbine that supplies all of Smith's heat and a large portion of its electricity.
A brief description of any building recommissioning or retrofit program employed by the institution:
Most recently retro commissioning approx. 1,300,000 gsf in 12 buildings FY 13/14
A brief description of any energy metering and management systems employed by the institution:
Automated logic building controls in approx. 2/3's gsf. Electric and water meters in approx. 2/3's gsf. Gas meters in all buildings with gas. Steam and Chilled water meters in 20% gsf.
A brief description of the institution's program to replace energy-consuming appliances, equipment and systems with high efficiency alternatives:
Smith College encourages the use of "Energy Star" appliances and purchases them for its operations.
Energy Star Policy:
http://www.smith.edu/green/docs/EnergyStarPolicy06-18-10.pdf
A brief description of any energy-efficient landscape design initiatives employed by the institution:
A brief description of any vending machine sensors, lightless machines, or LED-lit machines employed by the institution:
Vending machines must be Energy Star.
A brief description of other energy conservation and efficiency initiatives employed by the institution:
Smith College has an MOU with National Grid, its electricity supplier, to reduce consumption by 15% over 3 years.
Students, faculty and staff changed the settings on their computers in order to save energy in The Million Monitor Drive campaign. Each individual contribution added up to savings of $60,000 and 520 tons of carbon dioxide each year.
The website URL where information about the institution’s energy conservation and efficiency initiatives is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.