Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 75.37
Liaison Suchi Daniels
Submission Date Jan. 14, 2014
Executive Letter Download

STARS v1.2

University of South Florida (Tampa)
OP-T2-13: Timers for Temperature Control

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.25 / 0.25 Suchi Urs Daniels, RA, LEED AP BD + C,
Quality Assurance Program Manager/Project Manager
Facilities Planning
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Does the institution use timers to regulate temperatures based on occupancy hours in at least one building?:
Yes

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A brief description of the technology used:
All new buildings have night setback and/or occupied/unoccupied control. Most buildings are also closed for usage outside of normal operating hours of offices and classes to reduce energy consumption. USF uses building automation controls to schedule building HVAC system i.e. BSN is an example of a building which is controlled on a schedule depending on occupancy. The Environmental group receives a weekly schedule from the building scheduling department. Once they have the schedule, they program each building accordingly. The system is accessed through a server. The system is also accessible through the web on a secure network.

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The percentage of building space (square footage) with timers for temperature control:
100

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The website URL where information about the practice is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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