Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
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Overall Score | 67.17 |
Liaison | Hannah Rushing |
Submission Date | Feb. 17, 2015 |
Executive Letter | Download |
Sterling College (VT)
OP-8: Building Energy Consumption
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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3.00 / 6.00 |
Kelly
Jones Manager Buildings and Grounds |
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Total building energy consumption, all sources (transportation fuels excluded):
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Total building energy consumption | 153.41 MMBtu | 153.41 MMBtu |
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Purchased electricity and steam:
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Grid-purchased electricity | 114.19 MMBtu | 114.19 MMBtu |
District steam/hot water | 0 MMBtu | 0 MMBtu |
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Gross floor area of building space::
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Gross floor area | 57,076 Gross square feet | 57,076 Gross square feet |
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Floor area of energy intensive space, performance year::
Floor Area | |
Laboratory space | 698 Square feet |
Healthcare space | 0 Square feet |
Other energy intensive space |
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Degree days, performance year (base 65 °F)::
Degree days (see help icon above) | |
Heating degree days | 8,584 |
Cooling degree days | 488 |
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Source-site ratios::
Source-Site Ratio (see help icon above) | |
Grid-purchased electricity | 3.14 |
District steam/hot water | 1.20 |
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Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or 3-year periods)::
Start Date | End Date | |
Performance Year | July 1, 2013 | June 30, 2014 |
Baseline Year | July 1, 2013 | June 30, 2014 |
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A brief description of when and why the building energy consumption baseline was adopted:
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A brief description of any building temperature standards employed by the institution:
We are putting low wattage circulator pumps on furnaces.
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A brief description of any light emitting diode (LED) lighting employed by the institution:
We are retrofitting all of our old light fixtures to LED.
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A brief description of any occupancy and/or vacancy sensors employed by the institution:
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A brief description of any passive solar heating employed by the institution:
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A brief description of any ground-source heat pumps employed by the institution:
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A brief description of any cogeneration technologies employed by the institution:
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A brief description of any building recommissioning or retrofit program employed by the institution:
Any time the College upgrades a building or has to replace fixtures in a building, we ensure that we upgrade lights to LED, upgrade toilets and sinks to be WaterSense labeled, and any appliances to be Energy Star rated.
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A brief description of any energy metering and management systems employed by the institution:
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A brief description of the institution's program to replace energy-consuming appliances, equipment and systems with high efficiency alternatives:
Any time the College upgrades a building or has to replace fixtures in a building, we ensure that we upgrade any appliances to be Energy Star rated.
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A brief description of any energy-efficient landscape design initiatives employed by the institution:
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A brief description of any vending machine sensors, lightless machines, or LED-lit machines employed by the institution:
We have no vending machines on campus.
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A brief description of other energy conservation and efficiency initiatives employed by the institution:
Instead of constructing new buildings, we renovate existing structures whenever possible. Recent renovations include the use of natural light, solar hot water heaters, and radiant floor heating.
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The website URL where information about the institution’s energy conservation and efficiency initiatives is available:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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