| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 53.75 |
| Liaison | Dan DeZarn |
| Submission Date | March 31, 2016 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
State University of New York at Geneseo
OP-8: Building Energy Consumption
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
2.14 / 6.00 |
Dan
Dezarn Director of Sustainability Office of Sustainability |
Total building energy consumption, all sources (transportation fuels excluded):
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Total building energy consumption | 167,718 MMBtu | 143,846 MMBtu |
Purchased electricity and steam:
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Grid-purchased electricity | 0 MMBtu | 0 MMBtu |
| District steam/hot water | 0 MMBtu | 0 MMBtu |
Gross floor area of building space::
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Gross floor area | 2,365,015 Gross square feet | 2,187,757 Gross square feet |
Floor area of energy intensive space, performance year::
| Floor Area | |
| Laboratory space | 58,733 Square feet |
| Healthcare space | 10,501 Square feet |
| Other energy intensive space |
Degree days, performance year (base 65 °F)::
| Degree days (see help icon above) | |
| Heating degree days | 5,192 |
| Cooling degree days | 1,342 |
Source-site ratios::
| Source-Site Ratio (see help icon above) | |
| Grid-purchased electricity | 1 |
| District steam/hot water | 1 |
Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or 3-year periods)::
| Start Date | End Date | |
| Performance Year | Jan. 1, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2015 |
| Baseline Year | Jan. 1, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2014 |
A brief description of when and why the building energy consumption baseline was adopted:
The department was simply comparing year over.
A brief description of any building temperature standards employed by the institution:
We do regulate building temperatures based on a timer based on "peak" occupancy hours. The occupancy is based on the hours the particular building or space is being most utilized, such as classes or labs. The unoccupied times are mostly after hours when a limited amount of students or faculty are in the building. Both times have different temperature set points, (a set point is the desired numerical value you wish to achieve). During occupied mode, the devices supplying heat to the building consume enough energy to meet the most common comfortable surrounding air temperature for human beings, between 70 to 74 degrees Fahrenheit. However, due to energy usage stated earlier, it is not necessary to maintain those occupied temperatures when there is little or no one in the building or space. This is when the unoccupied energy schedule kicks in. During this time the building control, we call it the Energy Management System (EMS), will "reset" the set point to a lower value, such as 58 df. The reasons are two fold: One, we do not want to freeze the building piping, such as water lines and spinkler heads. Two, we don't want to get too low where we would consume more energy to heat the spaces back up for the occupied time comfort levels than if we just let the space stay in a constant occupied temperature set point for 24 hours.
A similar premise is utilized in the summer months, when excessive amounts of heat need to be removed from the space or building. During occupied times, the set point is lowered and raised during unoccupied times. Again, moderation comes into play. You don't want to have the temperature go so high while unoccupied, because it costs more dollars in energy to cool it back down for the next occupied cycle than it would to just keep the building at a constant occupied state.
Off the top of my head, I'd say a good 90% of the academic buildings have at least some their indoor climates controlled by the EMS. The newer buildings obviously have a lot of control and the older ones in a more limited form. However, with each major renovation that is changing and for the better!
A brief description of any light emitting diode (LED) lighting employed by the institution:
The starbucks in the campus union uses LED technology in their lighting apparatus; most of the newly constructed Monroe Hall is equipped with LED Lighting; the lighting in Merritt Athletic Center Parking lot are LED; Clark A building corridor is lighted exclusively with LED technology.
A brief description of any occupancy and/or vacancy sensors employed by the institution:
All of the lights in South hall, Clark and the Integrated Science Center run on motion detector light switches.
A brief description of any passive solar heating employed by the institution:
none
A brief description of any ground-source heat pumps employed by the institution:
The operates geothermal wells for some buildings on campus
A brief description of any cogeneration technologies employed by the institution:
None
A brief description of any building recommissioning or retrofit program employed by the institution:
none
A brief description of any energy metering and management systems employed by the institution:
Suny Geneseo does have a centralized EMS, and we do track and trend energy usage. Workstation computers are located in the Heating Plant on campus. The workstations allow our Heating Plant staff to look at how well the campus indoor climate is doing, how much energy we are consuming, and, with alarming functions, which areas of the campus need our immediate attention.
It is a really useful tool and grows in value as the need for sustainability and energy savings become ever more critical.
A brief description of the institution's program to replace energy-consuming appliances, equipment and systems with high efficiency alternatives:
Executive Order 111 mandates that all purchases that will replace existing appliances, meet Energy Star ratings
A brief description of any energy-efficient landscape design initiatives employed by the institution:
none
A brief description of any vending machine sensors, lightless machines, or LED-lit machines employed by the institution:
All vending machines on campus are equipped with "VendMisers", which powers down the vending machines after periods of inactivity and turns the machine off when the room is inactive. This innovative solution conserves tremendous amounts of energy.
A brief description of other energy conservation and efficiency initiatives employed by the institution:
none at this time
The website URL where information about the institution’s energy conservation and efficiency initiatives is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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