| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 51.34 |
| Liaison | Feletia Lee |
| Submission Date | April 26, 2016 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of North Carolina, Wilmington
OP-8: Building Energy Consumption
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
2.89 / 6.00 |
Total building energy consumption, all sources (transportation fuels excluded):
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Total building energy consumption | 406,742 MMBtu | 315,878 MMBtu |
Purchased electricity and steam:
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Grid-purchased electricity | 255,907 MMBtu | 193,271 MMBtu |
| District steam/hot water | 0 MMBtu | 0 MMBtu |
Gross floor area of building space::
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Gross floor area | 3,978,116 Gross square feet | 2,042,844 Gross square feet |
Floor area of energy intensive space, performance year::
| Floor Area | |
| Laboratory space | 271,593 Square feet |
| Healthcare space | 0 Square feet |
| Other energy intensive space |
Degree days, performance year (base 65 °F)::
| Degree days (see help icon above) | |
| Heating degree days | 2,429 |
| Cooling degree days | 2,017 |
Source-site ratios::
| Source-Site Ratio (see help icon above) | |
| Grid-purchased electricity | 3.14 |
| District steam/hot water | 1 |
Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or 3-year periods)::
| Start Date | End Date | |
| Performance Year | July 1, 2013 | June 30, 2014 |
| Baseline Year | July 1, 2003 | June 30, 2004 |
A brief description of when and why the building energy consumption baseline was adopted:
Most recent allowable baseline and performance year.
A brief description of any building temperature standards employed by the institution:
UNCW follows Schedule D, Standards of Comfort and with the 2012 NC Energy Conservation Code, section 302 Design Conditions. Interior design conditions for cooling load calculations shall be a minimum of 75 degrees F for cooling and a maximum of 72 degrees F for heating. The same minimum and maximum temperature set points should be used for cooling and heating. A five degree deadband is required between heating and cooling. Buildings are reset when unoccupied to minimum of 77 degrees F for cooling and a maximum of 60 degrees F for heating
A brief description of any light emitting diode (LED) lighting employed by the institution:
UNCW has a performance contract in the works that will convert the majority of outdoor lighting to LED. UNCW has ongoing projects to replace indoor lighting with LED.
A brief description of any occupancy and/or vacancy sensors employed by the institution:
In some buildings, UNCW use occupancy sensors in buildings to turn off lights and also put the HVAC into a “standby” mode. This is standard design practice for all major renovations and new buldings
A brief description of any passive solar heating employed by the institution:
UNCW currently does not employ and passive solar heating on campus, with the exception of the greenhouse.
A brief description of any ground-source heat pumps employed by the institution:
UNCW currently does not have any geothermal heat pumps on campus.
A brief description of any cogeneration technologies employed by the institution:
UNCW does not have any cogeneration technologies installed on campus
A brief description of any building recommissioning or retrofit program employed by the institution:
UNCW is retro-commissioning 3 buildings on campus (Wagoner Dining Hall, Fisher Student Center, Fisher University Union) UNCW has instituted commissioning on all new construction projects and major renovations.
A brief description of any energy metering and management systems employed by the institution:
UNCW’s goal is to install metering on all buildings and to bring this metering information into the BMS. UNCW has currently purchased Utility Billing Software that will automate billing.
A brief description of the institution's program to replace energy-consuming appliances, equipment and systems with high efficiency alternatives:
UNCW has no set program in place to replace energy consuming appliances, equipment and systems with high efficiency alternatives.
A brief description of any energy-efficient landscape design initiatives employed by the institution:
A brief description of any vending machine sensors, lightless machines, or LED-lit machines employed by the institution:
UNCW has a performance contract in process that will install sensors on vending machines to reduce their energy consumption when there is no one around.
A brief description of other energy conservation and efficiency initiatives employed by the institution:
UNCW is in process of doing it’s second Energy Saving Performance Contract. This $10.2M project will be implemented in approximately 20 of UNCW’s buildings
The website URL where information about the institution’s energy conservation and efficiency initiatives is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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