| Overall Rating | Silver |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 60.32 |
| Liaison | Andy Mitchell |
| Submission Date | July 16, 2021 |
University of Illinois Chicago
OP-5: Building Energy Efficiency
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
2.45 / 6.00 |
Cynthia
Klein-Banai Associate Chancellor for Sustainability Office of Sustainability |
Electricity use, performance year (report kilowatt-hours):
| kWh | MMBtu | |
| Imported electricity | 177,678,835 Kilowatt-hours | 606,240.19 MMBtu |
| Electricity from on-site, non-combustion facilities/devices (e.g., renewable energy systems) | 97,758 Kilowatt-hours | 333.55 MMBtu |
Stationary fuels and thermal energy, performance year (report MMBtu):
| MMBtu | |
| Stationary fuels used on-site to generate electricity and/or thermal energy | 2,721,267 MMBtu |
| Imported steam, hot water, and/or chilled water | 0 MMBtu |
Total site energy consumption, performance year:
Gross floor area of building space, performance year:
Floor area of energy intensive space, performance year:
| Floor area | |
| Laboratory space | 893,675.61 Square Feet |
| Healthcare space | 558,983.61 Square Feet |
| Other energy intensive space | 297,111.65 Square Feet |
EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:
Degree days, performance year:
| Degree days | |
| Heating degree days | 6,243 Degree-Days (°F) |
| Cooling degree days | 1,145 Degree-Days (°F) |
Total degree days, performance year:
Start and end dates of the performance year (or 3-year period):
| Start date | End date | |
| Performance period | July 1, 2018 | June 30, 2019 |
Total site energy consumption per unit of EUI-adjusted floor area per degree day, performance year:
Electricity use, baseline year (report kWh):
| kWh | MMBtu | |
| Imported electricity | 66,316,242 Kilowatt-hours | 226,271.02 MMBtu |
| Electricity from on-site, non-combustion facilities/devices (e.g., renewable energy systems) | 0 Kilowatt-hours | 0 MMBtu |
Stationary fuels and thermal energy, baseline year (report MMBtu):
| MMBtu | |
| Stationary fuels used on-site to generate electricity and/or thermal energy | 3,816,666 MMBtu |
| Imported steam, hot water, and/or chilled water | 0 MMBtu |
Total site energy consumption, baseline year:
Gross floor area of building space, baseline year:
Start and end dates of the baseline year (or 3-year period):
| Start date | End date | |
| Baseline period | July 1, 2003 | June 30, 2004 |
A brief description of when and why the energy consumption baseline was adopted:
This baseline was adopted because the necessary data was unavailable before July 1, 2003. The baseline also aligns with the baseline of UIC's Climate Action Plan.
Source-site ratio for imported electricity:
Total energy consumption per unit of floor area:
| Site energy | Source energy | |
| Performance year | 0.22 MMBtu / GSF | 0.30 MMBtu / GSF |
| Baseline year | 0.29 MMBtu / GSF | 0.32 MMBtu / GSF |
Percentage reduction in total source energy consumption per unit of floor area from baseline:
Documentation 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:
Utilities has developed a web-based energy dashboard to show how much energy each metered building is using. We are SMART energy users http://sustainability.uic.edu/green-campus/energy/
International Freezer Challenge: https://energy.uic.edu/smart-energy/freezer-challenge/
Flames Wash Cold initiative: https://energy.uic.edu/smart-energy/flames-wash-cold/
A brief description of energy use standards and controls employed by the institution:
UIC must comply with the Illinois Energy Code.
A brief description of Light Emitting Diode (LED) lighting and other energy-efficient lighting strategies employed by the institution:
Most frequently used space was retrofit with compact fluorescent light bulbs. All new construction and renovations seek to install LED lighting unless deemed inappropriate for the use.
A brief description of passive solar heating, geothermal systems, and related strategies employed by the institution:
UIC has geothermal ground source heat pumps for about 75,000 sq feet of lecture and academic space. It also has solar PV ato two of those three buildings.
A brief description of co-generation employed by the institution:
Utility Operations runs its own power plants on the UIC campus. Cogeneration is the simultaneous production of heat and power in a single thermodynamic process. Instead of discarding the heat produced by the power production process, it is captured and used to provide space heating and hot water heating, thus eliminating the added expense of burning fuels for the sole purpose of space heating. On the east side the plant can co-generate the production of high-temperature hot water with electricity. The west side plant can co-generate steam with electricity. These plants run primarily on natural gas which is cleaner than coal and fuel oil when considering hazardous air pollutants and carbon dioxide. When operated under certain conditions, cogeneration can be beneficial and helps lower the emission of carbon and sulfur dioxide pollutants into the air.
A brief description of the institution's initiatives to replace energy-consuming appliances, equipment, and systems with high efficiency alternatives:
UIC was driven by gas and electric utility energy efficiency incentives to replace energy-consuming HVAC equipment and lighting. In FY2017, we also utilized the incentives paired with institutional funding to incentivize Principal Investigators with laboratories to replace their inefficient, old ultralow freezers.
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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