| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 66.97 |
| Liaison | Teddy Lhoutellier |
| Submission Date | March 13, 2019 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of Miami
OP-5: Building Energy Consumption
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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3.24 / 6.00 |
Teddy
Lhoutellier Sustainability Manager Environmental Health and Safety |
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Part 1
This credit is based on energy inputs from offsite sources and electricity produced by onsite renewables. When the institution purchases one fuel and uses it to produce heat and/or power, you should enter only what is purchased. For example, if the institution purchases natural gas to fuel a CHP system and produce steam and electricity, only the purchased natural gas should be reported.
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Grid-purchased electricity | 649,526.11 MMBtu | 672,344.02 MMBtu |
| Electricity from on-site renewables | 304.11 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) | 158,509.30 MMBtu | 171,638.97 MMBtu |
| Total | 808,339.52 MMBtu | 843,982.99 MMBtu |
Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or 3-year periods):
| Start Date | End Date | |
| Performance Year | June 1, 2017 | May 31, 2018 |
| Baseline Year | June 1, 2012 | May 31, 2013 |
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):
FY13 is the start date of our most recent update for the GHG inventory to ACUPCC/2nd Nature. After reviewing our historical data, we had to update our inventory scope 2 emissions adding the chilled water that was actually generated on site and not purchased.
Gross floor area of building space:
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Gross floor area of building space | 9,936,736 Gross square feet | 9,271,568 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 | 0.08 MMBtu per square foot | 0.09 MMBtu per square foot |
| Source energy | 0.22 MMBtu per square foot | 0.25 MMBtu per square foot |
Percentage reduction in total building energy consumption (source energy) per unit of floor area from baseline:
10.15
Part 2
| Degree days (see help icon above) | |
| Heating degree days | 76 Degree-Days (°F) |
| Cooling degree days | 4,985.50 Degree-Days (°F) |
Floor area of energy intensive space, performance year:
| Floor Area | |
| Laboratory space | 525,642 Square feet |
| Healthcare space | 100,763 Square feet |
| Other energy intensive space |
EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:
11,677,660
Gross square feet
Building energy consumption (site energy) per unit of EUI-adjusted floor area per degree day, performance year:
13.68
Btu / GSF / Degree-Day (°F)
Optional Fields
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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):
In 2013, the University, through its Office of Sustainability, in partnership with Facilities Management launched a U Conserve Campaign to modify behavior in regards to Energy use: https://greenu.miami.edu/topics/energy/index.html
A brief description of energy use standards and controls employed by the institution (e.g. building temperature standards, occupancy and vacancy sensors):
The following is a list of energy conservation initiatives and best practices implemented by the Energy Management Department:
http://fm.ref.staging.miami.edu/about/our-team/our-zones-and-shops/coral-gables/energy-management/energy-initiatives/index.html
A brief description of Light Emitting Diode (LED) lighting and other energy-efficient lighting strategies employed by the institution:
A Phase out mandate for all lighting features to LED has been in place since 2014. University of Miami had already joined the Cree LED University™ Program in 2009.
Electrical consumption reduction has been the main focus over the past 5 years. Significant energy conservation improvements and activities during this period have included:
- Interior Lighting retrofit from T12 to T8 lamps with electronic ballast.
- Exterior LED and CFL lighting retrofits reducing wattage.
- Occupancy sensors in all buildings.
A brief description of passive solar heating, geothermal systems, and related strategies employed by the institution:
A Solar Water heater is allowing the labs in our Cox Annex building to use hot water thanks to passive solar water heating.
https://greenu.miami.edu/topics/energy/renewable-energy/index.html
A brief description of co-generation employed by the institution, e.g. combined heat and power (CHP):
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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):
Here are some of the retrofits implemented for energy efficiency:
- BACnet EMS installation.
- Utility Plants upgrade of chiller to High performance energy efficient units to address additional load.
- High Efficiency Motor replacements.
- Construction of new LEED Buildings.
- Improved management of our Utility Plants CHW loop control strategies and set points to reduce the cost of Chilled Water production.
- Refrigerants upgrades to improve our chilled water loop system performance.
- Campus wide efficiency setback of thermostats during campus break.
- Establishment of a campus Wide Set point of 74 Deg (+/- 1.5)
- On-going routine and preventive maintenance of building mechanical systems equipment to maximize their efficiency.
- Energy Audits: FPL in 2011 found the campus to be advanced in energy saving activities and improvements
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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