| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 61.37 |
| Liaison | Jay Price |
| Submission Date | April 3, 2017 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of Tennessee at Knoxville
OP-5: Building Energy Consumption
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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1.80 / 6.00 |
Preston
Jacobsen Sustainability Manager Facilities Services |
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Part 1
This credit is based on energy inputs from offsite sources and electricity produced by onsite renewables. When the institution purchases one fuel and uses it to produce heat and/or power, you should enter only what is purchased. For example, if the institution purchases natural gas to fuel a CHP system and produce steam and electricity, only the purchased natural gas should be reported.
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Grid-purchased electricity | 791,698 MMBtu | 838,394 MMBtu |
| Electricity from on-site renewables | 239 MMBtu | 0 MMBtu |
| District steam/hot water (sourced from offsite) | 736,908 MMBtu | 638,537 MMBtu |
| Energy from all other sources (e.g., natural gas, fuel oil, propane/LPG, district chilled water, coal/coke, biomass) | 1,192,644 MMBtu | 898,759 MMBtu |
| Total | 2,721,489 MMBtu | 2,375,690 MMBtu |
Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or 3-year periods):
| Start Date | End Date | |
| Performance Year | July 1, 2015 | June 30, 2016 |
| Baseline Year | July 1, 2007 | June 30, 2008 |
A brief description of when and why the building energy consumption baseline was adopted (e.g. in sustainability plans and policies or in the context of other reporting obligations):
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Gross floor area of building space:
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Gross floor area of building space | 14,876,470 Gross square feet | 14,567,031 Gross square feet |
Source-site ratio for grid-purchased electricity:
3.14
Total building energy consumption per unit of floor area:
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Site energy | 0.18 MMBtu per square foot | 0.16 MMBtu per square foot |
| Source energy | 0.31 MMBtu per square foot | 0.30 MMBtu per square foot |
Percentage reduction in total building energy consumption (source energy) per unit of floor area from baseline:
0
Part 2
| Degree days (see help icon above) | |
| Heating degree days | 4,035 Degree-Days (°F) |
| Cooling degree days | 1,238 Degree-Days (°F) |
Floor area of energy intensive space, performance year:
| Floor Area | |
| Laboratory space | 993,018 Square feet |
| Healthcare space | 114,681 Square feet |
| Other energy intensive space |
EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:
17,306,548
Gross square feet
Building energy consumption (site energy) per unit of EUI-adjusted floor area per degree day, performance year:
29.82
Btu / GSF / Degree-Day (°F)
Optional Fields
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A brief description of the institution's initiatives to shift individual attitudes and practices in regard to energy efficiency (e.g. outreach and education efforts):
The Power (Programs of Water Energy & Recycling) Challenge is an annual competition between residence halls on the UT campus to see which hall can reduce its energy and water usage and increase recycling the most over the course of a month. This event promotes a conservation ethic in campus residence halls through sustainability themed programming throughout the month. At the end of the competition the winning hall is awarded a trophy and a prize related to sustainability, such as a water bottle refill station.
A brief description of energy use standards and controls employed by the institution (e.g. building temperature standards, occupancy and vacancy sensors):
As part of an energy reduction campaign in 2008, the university adopted a policy that created new temperature set points for campus buildings. In accordance with this policy, buildings are be set to 68 degrees during warming seasons and to 76 degrees during cooling seasons. Additionally, Facilities Services adjusts temperature set points during holidays when students are gone for extended periods of time.
A brief description of Light Emitting Diode (LED) lighting and other energy-efficient lighting strategies employed by the institution:
UT's Thompson-Boling Arena, the largest on-campus single-sport arena in the country, uses LED fixtures for lighting, saving up to 85% of energy compared to conventional arena metal halide lights (http://tntoday.utk.edu/2014/02/24/thompsonboling-arena-world-cuttingedge-lighting/). It is now common practice to replace any lights in buildings with LED lights when maintenance is required.
A brief description of passive solar heating, geothermal systems, and related strategies employed by the institution:
The Landscape Site Standards planning document proposes that new buildings should be designed in order to benefit from a passive solar response, without compromising the passive solar response of existing spaces.
A brief description of co-generation employed by the institution, e.g. combined heat and power (CHP):
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A brief description of the institution's initiatives to replace energy-consuming appliances, equipment and systems with high efficiency alternatives (e.g. building re-commissioning or retrofit programs):
UT has undertaken several retrofitting and upgrading projects to increase energy efficiency, including lighting system upgrades, window replacements and replacing building transformers.
The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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