| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 75.37 |
| Liaison | Suchi Daniels |
| Submission Date | Jan. 14, 2014 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of South Florida (Tampa)
OP-T2-17: Energy Management System
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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0.25 / 0.25 |
Suchi Urs
Daniels, RA, LEED AP BD + C, Quality Assurance Program Manager/Project Manager Facilities Planning |
Does the institution use a centralized energy management system that allows it to track energy consumption and performance in multiple buildings in a central location?:
A brief description of the management system:
USF uses building control automation for centralized monitoring and efficiency improvement using newly created specialized team of building control technicians.
The percentage of building space monitored with a centralized energy management system:
A description of what systems are shut down during unoccupied periods:
Motion Sensors:
Tampa campus classrooms have been retrofitted with electronic motion sensors that turn off the lights when classrooms are not in use.
Energy Monitoring:
A comprehensive energy metering and monitoring system has been installed to track and help optimize energy usage at Tampa campus buildings.
Environmental Controls:
Many of the Tampa campus buildings have been retrofitted with Direct Digital Control Systems that optimize the usage of air conditioning systems. In 2013, the whole student hall at Juniper Poplar has been retrofitted with HVAC control system to optimize energy usage in each room. Each room is controlled individually by a central computerized system. When rooms are vacant room temperature is set to minimize energy use.
Computer power management system:
USF has already started to implement a power saving software to all campus desktops (8000 computers). The university policy does not allow users to shutdown computers after working hours. However by installing the software, users will be able to shutdown and the software will start the computer if any update is needed. This project has been going on starting Spring 2012 and is expected to complete by Spring 2014. The estimated annual energy saving is $180,000.
The website URL where information about the institution's use of the technology is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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