Overall Rating Silver
Overall Score 56.79
Liaison Ryan Chabot
Submission Date April 23, 2024

STARS v2.2

University of Central Florida
OP-5: Building Energy Efficiency

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.75 / 6.00 Ryan Chabot
Sustainability Coordinator
Arboretum and Sustainability Initiatives
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Part 1. Site energy use per unit of floor area

Performance year energy consumption

Electricity use, performance year (report kilowatt-hours):
kWh MMBtu
Imported electricity 115,290,638 Kilowatt-hours 393,371.66 MMBtu
Electricity from on-site, non-combustion facilities/devices (e.g., renewable energy systems) 100,875 Kilowatt-hours 344.19 MMBtu

Stationary fuels and thermal energy, performance year (report MMBtu):
MMBtu
Stationary fuels used on-site to generate electricity and/or thermal energy 338,551.11 MMBtu
Imported steam, hot water, and/or chilled water 0 MMBtu

Total site energy consumption, performance year:
732,266.95 MMBtu

Performance year building space

Gross floor area of building space, performance year:
8,237,207.81 Gross square feet

Floor area of energy intensive space, performance year:
Floor area
Laboratory space 306,771.65 Square feet
Healthcare space 19,247 Square feet
Other energy intensive space 290,549.31 Square feet

EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:
9,179,794.42 Gross square feet

Performance year heating and cooling degree days 

Degree days, performance year:
Degree days
Heating degree days 270 Degree-Days (°F)
Cooling degree days 3,844 Degree-Days (°F)

Total degree days, performance year:
4,114 Degree-Days (°F)

Performance period

Start and end dates of the performance year (or 3-year period):
Start date End date
Performance period July 1, 2022 June 30, 2023

Metric used in scoring for Part 1

Total site energy consumption per unit of EUI-adjusted floor area per degree day, performance year:
19.39 Btu / GSF / Degree-Day (°F)

Part 2. Reduction in source energy use per unit of floor area

Baseline year energy consumption

STARS 2.2 requires electricity data in kilowatt-hours (kWh). If a baseline has already been established in a previous version of STARS and the institution wishes to continue using it, the electricity data must be re-entered in kWh. To convert existing electricity figures from MMBtu to kWh, simply multiply by 293.07107 MMBtu/kWh.

Electricity use, baseline year (report kWh):
kWh MMBtu
Imported electricity 126,507,227 Kilowatt-hours 431,642.66 MMBtu
Electricity from on-site, non-combustion facilities/devices (e.g., renewable energy systems) 130,701 Kilowatt-hours 445.95 MMBtu

Stationary fuels and thermal energy, baseline year (report MMBtu):
MMBtu
Stationary fuels used on-site to generate electricity and/or thermal energy 80,091.50 MMBtu
Imported steam, hot water, and/or chilled water 0 MMBtu

Total site energy consumption, baseline year:
512,180.11 MMBtu

Baseline year building space

Gross floor area of building space, baseline year:
5,703,466 Gross square feet

Baseline period

Start and end dates of the baseline year (or 3-year period):
Start date End date
Baseline period July 1, 2005 June 30, 2006

A brief description of when and why the energy consumption baseline was adopted:
Baseline was chosen to align with the UCF Climate Action Plan and other policies on sustainability practices with the goal of Carbon Neutrality by the year 2050.

Source energy

Source-site ratio for imported electricity:
3

Total energy consumption per unit of floor area:
Site energy Source energy
Performance year 0.09 MMBtu per square foot 0.18 MMBtu per square foot
Baseline year 0.09 MMBtu per square foot 0.24 MMBtu per square foot

Metric used in scoring for Part 2

Percentage reduction in total source energy consumption per unit of floor area from baseline:
23.53

Optional Fields 

Documentation 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:
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A brief description of energy use standards and controls employed by the institution:
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A brief description of Light Emitting Diode (LED) lighting and other energy-efficient lighting strategies employed by the institution:
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A brief description of passive solar heating, geothermal systems, and related strategies employed by the institution:
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A brief description of co-generation employed by the institution:
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A brief description of the institution's initiatives to replace energy-consuming appliances, equipment, and systems with high efficiency alternatives:
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Website URL where information about the institution’s energy conservation and efficiency program is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
http://oeis.ucf.edu/
http://www.energy.ucf.edu/forms-and-procedures
http://www.energy.ucf.edu/green-buildings

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