Overall Rating Bronze - expired
Overall Score 43.88
Liaison Matt Wolsfeld
Submission Date Jan. 30, 2015
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.0

University of Saskatchewan
OP-8: Building Energy Consumption

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.31 / 6.00 Kathryn Theede
Energy and Emissions Officer
Office of Sustainability
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Total building energy consumption, all sources (transportation fuels excluded):
Performance Year Baseline Year
Total building energy consumption 1,524,399 MMBtu 1,265,241 MMBtu

Purchased electricity and steam:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Grid-purchased electricity 474,783 MMBtu 585,988 MMBtu
District steam/hot water 1,049,616 MMBtu 1,265,241 MMBtu

Gross floor area of building space::
Performance Year Baseline Year
Gross floor area 642,042.86 Gross square meters 631,046.41 Gross square meters

Floor area of energy intensive space, performance year::
Floor Area
Laboratory space 58,707.08 Square meters
Healthcare space 4,923.95 Square meters
Other energy intensive space

Degree days, performance year (base 65 °F)::
Degree days (see help icon above)
Heating degree days 5,890
Cooling degree days 361

Source-site ratios::
Source-Site Ratio (see help icon above)
Grid-purchased electricity 2.05
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 May 1, 2013 April 30, 2014
Baseline Year May 1, 2005 April 30, 2006

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

The energy baseline reduction targets correspond to the GHG reduction targets.


A brief description of any building temperature standards employed by the institution:

Indoor Temperature Guideline - The University of Saskatchewan Indoor Temperature Procedures provides guidance and strategies for efficient operation of heating and cooling equipment while providing comfortable indoor space temperatures.
http://facilities.usask.ca/forms_and_schedules/docs/pdfs/Indoor%20Temperature%20Guideline.pdf


A brief description of any light emitting diode (LED) lighting employed by the institution:

The newest parking structure utilizes LED lighting and occupancy sensors as well as other select areas like cafeteria and a few gallery spaces have employed LEDs.


A brief description of any occupancy and/or vacancy sensors employed by the institution:

Occupancy sensors are being employed extensively in our new construction projects.


A brief description of any passive solar heating employed by the institution:

None


A brief description of any ground-source heat pumps employed by the institution:

None


A brief description of any cogeneration technologies employed by the institution:

N/A


A brief description of any building recommissioning or retrofit program employed by the institution:

A campus recommissioning program is being investigated with a pilot planned for 2015.


A brief description of any energy metering and management systems employed by the institution:

Campus buildings are metered for most energy sources and FMD is implementing an enterprise asset management system that will include an energy management information system.


A brief description of the institution's program to replace energy-consuming appliances, equipment and systems with high efficiency alternatives:

None


A brief description of any energy-efficient landscape design initiatives employed by the institution:

Retrofits of existing outdoor light fixtures to LED is being investigated.


A brief description of any vending machine sensors, lightless machines, or LED-lit machines employed by the institution:

All vending machines were changed out in 2012 with all new machines being ‘energy efficient’ models, with shut-down systems on power and lights daily from 11:00 pm – 7:00 am.


A brief description of other energy conservation and efficiency initiatives employed by the institution:

An Energy & Water Conservation Policy was approved in 2014 and the Energy Management Program will be advanced in 2015.


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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