Overall Rating Bronze - expired
Overall Score 38.83
Liaison Emma Parsley
Submission Date Dec. 16, 2019
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

Texas State University, San Marcos
OP-5: Building Energy Consumption

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.58 / 6.00 James Vollrath
Director
Office of Sustainability
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Figures needed to determine total building energy consumption:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Grid-purchased electricity 413,480.60 MMBtu 411,871.90 MMBtu
Electricity from on-site renewables 0 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) 410,017 MMBtu 342,851 MMBtu
Total 823,497.60 MMBtu 754,722.90 MMBtu

Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or 3-year periods):
Start Date End Date
Performance Year Sept. 1, 2016 Aug. 31, 2017
Baseline Year Sept. 1, 2011 Aug. 31, 2012

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):

"Baseline year selected based on the context of the State Energy Conservation
Office (SECO) mandated SB 898 report"


Gross floor area of building space:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Gross floor area of building space 7,915,438 Gross square feet 7,102,422 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 0.10 MMBtu per square foot 0.11 MMBtu per square foot
Source energy 0.22 MMBtu per square foot 0.23 MMBtu per square foot

Percentage reduction in total building energy consumption (source energy) per unit of floor area from baseline:
6.31

Degree days, performance year (base 65 °F / 18 °C):
Degree days (see help icon above)
Heating degree days 953 Degree-Days (°F)
Cooling degree days 3,453 Degree-Days (°F)

Floor area of energy intensive space, performance year:
Floor Area
Laboratory space 132,827 Square feet
Healthcare space 7,601 Square feet
Other energy intensive space

EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:
8,488,602 Gross square feet

Building energy consumption (site energy) per unit of EUI-adjusted floor area per degree day, performance year:
22.02 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):

Energy Conservation Committee (ECC) consists of student(s) and staff that work together to disseminate useful energy conservation techniques to the San Marcos community members. Currently, the ECC is working with University Seminar (freshman requisite course) to create talking points addressing this that can be inserted in the course's existing syllabi.


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

Automatic light sensors on new buildings, buildings minimum and maximum temperatures set to energy efficient temperatures.


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

All new and future buildings are fitted with LED lighting and all parking garages and
some classrooms were retrofitted with LEDs.  Use LEDs when replacing lighting all around campus.


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

0


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

0


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):

Two building were retrofitted and data indicates that they are now more efficient.


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