Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
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Overall Score | 61.37 |
Liaison | Suzanne Davis |
Submission Date | Oct. 26, 2020 |
University of Queensland
OP-5: Building Energy Efficiency
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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2.94 / 6.00 |
Part 1. Site energy use per unit of floor area
Performance year energy consumption
kWh | MMBtu | |
Imported electricity | 136,590,051.69 Kilowatt-hours | 466,045.26 MMBtu |
Electricity from on-site, non-combustion facilities/devices (e.g., renewable energy systems) | 8,968,503.41 Kilowatt-hours | 30,600.53 MMBtu |
Stationary fuels and thermal energy, performance year (report MMBtu):
MMBtu | |
Stationary fuels used on-site to generate electricity and/or thermal energy | 14,104 MMBtu |
Imported steam, hot water, and/or chilled water | 0 MMBtu |
Total site energy consumption, performance year:
Performance year building space
Floor area of energy intensive space, performance year:
Floor area | |
Laboratory space | 164,455 Square meters |
Healthcare space | 0 Square meters |
Other energy intensive space | 0 Square meters |
EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:
Performance year heating and cooling degree days
Degree days | |
Heating degree days | 322.30 Degree-Days (°C) |
Cooling degree days | 1,520.60 Degree-Days (°C) |
Total degree days, performance year:
Performance period
Start date | End date | |
Performance period | July 1, 2018 | June 30, 2019 |
Metric used in scoring for Part 1
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.
kWh | MMBtu | |
Imported electricity | 144,477,938.66 Kilowatt-hours | 492,958.73 MMBtu |
Electricity from on-site, non-combustion facilities/devices (e.g., renewable energy systems) | 61,910.11 Kilowatt-hours | 211.24 MMBtu |
Stationary fuels and thermal energy, baseline year (report MMBtu):
MMBtu | |
Stationary fuels used on-site to generate electricity and/or thermal energy | 21,365.98 MMBtu |
Imported steam, hot water, and/or chilled water | 0 MMBtu |
Total site energy consumption, baseline year:
Baseline year building space
Baseline period
Start date | End date | |
Baseline period | July 1, 2010 | June 30, 2011 |
A brief description of when and why the energy consumption baseline was adopted:
Source energy
Total energy consumption per unit of floor area:
Site energy | Source energy | |
Performance year | 0.68 MMBtu per square meter | 1.62 MMBtu per square meter |
Baseline year | 0.70 MMBtu per square meter | 1.70 MMBtu per square meter |
Metric used in scoring for Part 2
Optional Fields
A brief description of the institution's initiatives to shift individual attitudes and practices in regard to energy efficiency:
Savings from the reduced power bills these projects help us achieve facilitate valuable ongoing research, allowing us to continue finding new and innovative ways to reduce our energy consumption and carbon emissions.
Energy efficiency is a core element of UQ's Green Office, Green Labs, Green the Team and Green Residents programs. For more information on these engagement programs, see the following online program pages, particularly the environmental surveys and aseessments performed within the Green Office and Green Labs programs.
https://sustainability.uq.edu.au/get-involved/green-office-program
https://sustainability.uq.edu.au/get-involved/green-labs-program
https://sustainability.uq.edu.au/get-involved/green-labs-program
https://sustainability.uq.edu.au/get-involved/green-residents-program
During holiday periods, the Switch-off Take-off energy saving program operates to reduce emissions and raise awareness of energy conservation. Find out more at:
https://sustainability.uq.edu.au/projects/energy-efficiency/switch-off-take-off-energy-saving-program
A brief description of energy use standards and controls employed by the institution:
More information on UQ's HVAC program can be found online:
https://sustainability.uq.edu.au/projects/energy-efficiency/uq-energy-efficient-hvac-program
A brief description of Light Emitting Diode (LED) lighting and other energy-efficient lighting strategies employed by the institution:
https://sustainability.uq.edu.au/projects/energy-efficiency/lighting-retrofit-program
A brief description of passive solar heating, geothermal systems, and related strategies employed by the institution:
A brief description of co-generation employed by the institution:
A brief description of the institution's initiatives to replace energy-consuming appliances, equipment, and systems with high efficiency alternatives:
Website URL where information about the institution’s energy conservation and efficiency program is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
https://sustainability.uq.edu.au/campus-sustainability/energy
From this page, please follow the links to some of the projects including:
Electric vehicle charging stations
https://sustainability.uq.edu.au/projects/energy-efficiency/electric-vehicle-charging-stations
Energy efficient lighting retrofit program
https://sustainability.uq.edu.au/projects/energy-efficiency/lighting-retrofit-program
Switch-off Take-off energy saving program
https://sustainability.uq.edu.au/projects/energy-efficiency/switch-off-take-off-energy-saving-program
Energy Efficiency project fund
https://sustainability.uq.edu.au/projects/energy-efficiency/uq-energy-efficiency-project-fund
UQ Energy Efficient HVAC program
https://sustainability.uq.edu.au/projects/energy-efficiency/uq-energy-efficient-hvac-program
Green Office Iron-free Friday
https://sustainability.uq.edu.au/projects/energy-efficiency/green-office-iron-free-friday
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