Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 55.78
Liaison Jennifer McLaughlin
Submission Date Dec. 9, 2019
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

South Dakota State University
OP-5: Building Energy Consumption

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.83 / 6.00 Jennifer McLaughlin
Sustainability Intern
Facilities and Services
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Figures needed to determine total building energy consumption:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Grid-purchased electricity 586,778.72 MMBtu 548,971.50 MMBtu
Electricity from on-site renewables 44.94 MMBtu 0 MMBtu
District steam/hot water (sourced from offsite) 0 MMBtu 0 MMBtu
Energy from all other sources (e.g., natural gas, fuel oil, propane/LPG, district chilled water, coal/coke, biomass) 340,611.76 MMBtu 384,682.40 MMBtu
Total 927,435.42 MMBtu 933,653.90 MMBtu

Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or 3-year periods):
Start Date End Date
Performance Year July 1, 2016 June 30, 2019
Baseline Year July 1, 2011 June 30, 2014

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):
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Gross floor area of building space:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Gross floor area of building space 3,958,394 Gross square feet 3,400,760 Gross square feet

Source-site ratio for grid-purchased electricity:
3.14

Total building energy consumption per unit of floor area:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Site energy 0.23 MMBtu per square foot 0.27 MMBtu per square foot
Source energy 0.55 MMBtu per square foot 0.62 MMBtu per square foot

Percentage reduction in total building energy consumption (source energy) per unit of floor area from baseline:
11.04

Degree days, performance year (base 65 °F / 18 °C):
Degree days (see help icon above)
Heating degree days 8,245.67 Degree-Days (°F)
Cooling degree days 573.67 Degree-Days (°F)

Floor area of energy intensive space, performance year:
Floor Area
Laboratory space 308,465 Square feet
Healthcare space 0 Square feet
Other energy intensive space

EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:
4,630,435 Gross square feet

Building energy consumption (site energy) per unit of EUI-adjusted floor area per degree day, performance year:
22.71 Btu / GSF / Degree-Day (°F)

Documentation (e.g. spreadsheet or utility records) to support the performance year energy consumption figures reported above:
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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):

Website, interaction with campus, Sustainability Coordinator, articles, promoting energy conservation


A brief description of energy use standards and controls employed by the institution (e.g. building temperature standards, occupancy and vacancy sensors):

Night setbacks, equipment scheduling, occupancy sensors


A brief description of Light Emitting Diode (LED) lighting and other energy-efficient lighting strategies employed by the institution:

The standard across campus is LED lighting. Therefore all new lighting will be LED and in some cases existing lighting is being retrofitted to LED.


A brief description of passive solar heating, geothermal systems, and related strategies employed by the institution:

solar wall, solar panels, ground source heat pump,


A brief description of co-generation employed by the institution, e.g. combined heat and power (CHP):

SDSU does not employ co-generation methods


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):

Only allow energy start equipment when available; all new construction follows LEED standards; remodels include high efficiency equipment


The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

Baseline year data utilizes a 3-year average (FY12, FY13, & FY14).
Performance year data utilizes a 3-year average (FY17, FY18, & FY19).


Baseline year data utilizes a 3-year average (FY12, FY13, & FY14).
Performance year data utilizes a 3-year average (FY17, FY18, & FY19).

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