Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
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Overall Score | 61.04 |
Liaison | Tina Woolston |
Submission Date | March 1, 2019 |
Executive Letter | Download |
Tufts University
OP-5: Building Energy Consumption
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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3.09 / 6.00 |
Shoshana
Blank Education and Outreach Program Administrator Office of Sustainability |
Figures needed to determine total building energy consumption:
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Grid-purchased electricity | 259,935.70 MMBtu | 226,029 MMBtu |
Electricity from on-site renewables | 0 MMBtu | 0 MMBtu |
District steam/hot water (sourced from offsite) | 157,809 MMBtu | 124,438 MMBtu |
Energy from all other sources (e.g., natural gas, fuel oil, propane/LPG, district chilled water, coal/coke, biomass) | 355,854.20 MMBtu | 263,609 MMBtu |
Total | 773,598.90 MMBtu | 614,076 MMBtu |
Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or 3-year periods):
Start Date | End Date | |
Performance Year | July 1, 2017 | June 30, 2018 |
Baseline Year | July 1, 2004 | June 30, 2005 |
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):
Gross floor area of building space:
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Gross floor area of building space | 5,554,374 Gross square feet | 4,028,442 Gross square feet |
Source-site ratio for grid-purchased electricity:
Total building energy consumption per unit of floor area:
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Site energy | 0.14 MMBtu per square foot | 0.15 MMBtu per square foot |
Source energy | 0.25 MMBtu per square foot | 0.28 MMBtu per square foot |
Percentage reduction in total building energy consumption (source energy) per unit of floor area from baseline:
Degree days, performance year (base 65 °F / 18 °C):
Degree days (see help icon above) | |
Heating degree days | 5,493 Degree-Days (°F) |
Cooling degree days | 733 Degree-Days (°F) |
Floor area of energy intensive space, performance year:
Floor Area | |
Laboratory space | 358,461 Square feet |
Healthcare space | 141,816 Square feet |
Other energy intensive space |
EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:
Building energy consumption (site energy) per unit of EUI-adjusted floor area per degree day, performance year:
Documentation (e.g. spreadsheet or utility records) to support the performance year energy consumption figures reported above:
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):
A brief description of energy use standards and controls employed by the institution (e.g. building temperature standards, occupancy and vacancy sensors):
A brief description of Light Emitting Diode (LED) lighting and other energy-efficient lighting strategies employed by the institution:
A brief description of passive solar heating, geothermal systems, and related strategies employed by the institution:
A brief description of co-generation employed by the institution, e.g. combined heat and power (CHP):
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):
The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Performance Year = Fiscal Year 2018
Gross square feet includes Walnut Hill Properties used by Tufts, not including the space leased for residential uses. Walnut Hill Properties is a separate corporation, owned by the university, which manages its real estate. The total gross square feet also includes three buildings that Tufts leases at the SMFA (230 The Fenway, 160 St. Alphonsus St., and 1025 Beacon St.). Therefore, the SMFA energy data from these buildings was included for FY18. Tufts acquired the SMFA on July 1, 2016.
Building efficiency efforts have been going on since 1990, so this metric only captures a portion of the reduction in energy consumption per gross sq. ft.
Dining Services at Tufts specifically buys the most energy efficient equipment available in the market and periodically audits their operating processes to identify opportunities to reduce energy and water consumption.
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