Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 49.70
Liaison Michael Lizotte
Submission Date Sept. 18, 2016
Executive Letter Download

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University of North Carolina, Charlotte
OP-8: Building Energy Consumption

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.46 / 6.00 Michael Lizotte
University Sustainability Officer
Facilities Planning
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Total building energy consumption, all sources (transportation fuels excluded):
Performance Year Baseline Year
Total building energy consumption 774,142 MMBtu 523,185 MMBtu

Purchased electricity and steam:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Grid-purchased electricity 432,198 MMBtu 281,507 MMBtu
District steam/hot water 341,944 MMBtu 241,678 MMBtu

Gross floor area of building space::
Performance Year Baseline Year
Gross floor area 6,108,376 Gross square feet 3,273,169 Gross square feet

Floor area of energy intensive space, performance year::
Floor Area
Laboratory space 1,189,137 Square feet
Healthcare space 30,041 Square feet
Other energy intensive space

Degree days, performance year (base 65 °F)::
Degree days (see help icon above)
Heating degree days 3,505
Cooling degree days 1,695

Source-site ratios::
Source-Site Ratio (see help icon above)
Grid-purchased electricity 3.14
District steam/hot water 1.20

Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or 3-year periods)::
Start Date End Date
Performance Year July 1, 2014 June 30, 2015
Baseline Year July 1, 2003 June 30, 2004

A brief description of when and why the building energy consumption baseline was adopted:

Baseline year is Fiscal year 2003-2004. This baseline year corresponds to the baseline year set by North Carolina Senate Bill 668 regarding energy and water conservation at UNC campuses.


A brief description of any building temperature standards employed by the institution:
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A brief description of any light emitting diode (LED) lighting employed by the institution:
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A brief description of any occupancy and/or vacancy sensors employed by the institution:
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A brief description of any passive solar heating employed by the institution:
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A brief description of any ground-source heat pumps employed by the institution:
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A brief description of any cogeneration technologies employed by the institution:
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A brief description of any building recommissioning or retrofit program employed by the institution:
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A brief description of any energy metering and management systems employed by the institution:
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A brief description of the institution's program to replace energy-consuming appliances, equipment and systems with high efficiency alternatives:
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A brief description of any energy-efficient landscape design initiatives employed by the institution:
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A brief description of any vending machine sensors, lightless machines, or LED-lit machines employed by the institution:
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A brief description of other energy conservation and efficiency initiatives employed by the institution:
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The website URL where information about the institution’s energy conservation and efficiency initiatives is available:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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