| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 50.52 |
| Liaison | Alicia Hodenfield |
| Submission Date | Feb. 18, 2021 |
Sonoma State University
OP-5: Building Energy Efficiency
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
2.39 / 6.00 |
Megan
Varnadore Director of Resiliency and Sustainability Operations Risk Management & Safety Services |
Electricity use, performance year (report kilowatt-hours):
| kWh | MMBtu | |
| Imported electricity | 19,484,597 Kilowatt-hours | 66,481.44 MMBtu |
| Electricity from on-site, non-combustion facilities/devices (e.g., renewable energy systems) | 61,896.48 Kilowatt-hours | 211.19 MMBtu |
Stationary fuels and thermal energy, performance year (report MMBtu):
| MMBtu | |
| Stationary fuels used on-site to generate electricity and/or thermal energy | 107,754.50 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 | 46,052 Square feet |
| Healthcare space | 19,457 Square feet |
| Other energy intensive space | 39,457 Square feet |
EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:
Degree days, performance year:
| Degree days | |
| Heating degree days | 3,294 Degree-Days (°F) |
| Cooling degree days | 171 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, 2018 | June 30, 2019 |
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 | 19,879,616 Kilowatt-hours | 67,829.25 MMBtu |
| Electricity from on-site, non-combustion facilities/devices (e.g., renewable energy systems) | 65,734 Kilowatt-hours | 224.28 MMBtu |
Stationary fuels and thermal energy, baseline year (report MMBtu):
| MMBtu | |
| Stationary fuels used on-site to generate electricity and/or thermal energy | 104,670.10 MMBtu |
| Imported steam, hot water, and/or chilled water | 0 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, 2017 | June 30, 2018 |
A brief description of when and why the energy consumption baseline was adopted:
NA
Source-site ratio for imported electricity:
Total energy consumption per unit of floor area:
| Site energy | Source energy | |
| Performance year | 0.07 MMBtu per square foot | 0.13 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:
The University is working with a Building Analytics System company called SkySpark to get all the meters within the university academics and housing networked. All the buildings within the university are sub-metered to study their individual performance and energy consumption. The data is made available to the students where they can work on different projects to come up with better solutions in reducing the energy load of the buildings.
A brief description of energy use standards and controls employed by the institution:
Sonoma State University is in the process of deploying public-facing energy dashboards in high visibility areas as well as holding our first housing energy competition. The efforts will be expanded and with more enhanced communications to help educate and engage our students, faculty, staff, and our entire community.
A brief description of Light Emitting Diode (LED) lighting and other energy-efficient lighting strategies employed by the institution:
Some of the University building's lighting systems have been retrofitted to LED lights. 5% of parking lots have been switched to LED lighting and is currently working on retrofitting the remaining parking lots. There is an upcoming building renovation project which will have all the lighting systems retrofitted to LED.
The university is also working with a lighting control system company to install motion sensors.
A brief description of passive solar heating, geothermal systems, and related strategies employed by the institution:
in 2000 Sonoma State University built the Environmental Technology Center, which is a model for low energy consumption accomplished through passive solar, active shade louvers, and other strategies employed to not only be a model but an ongoing educational tool.
A brief description of co-generation employed by the institution:
A brief description of the institution's initiatives to replace energy-consuming appliances, equipment, and systems with high efficiency alternatives:
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:
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