Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 75.27
Liaison Hannah Rushing
Submission Date Jan. 28, 2016
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.0

Sterling College (VT)
OP-8: Building Energy Consumption

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 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 575 MMBtu 153.41 MMBtu

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Purchased electricity and steam:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Grid-purchased electricity 575 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 8,606
Cooling degree days 285

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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, 2014 June 30, 2015
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:
We started tracking our kilowatt hours for our first year completing the AASHE STARS report.

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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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