| Overall Rating | Silver |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 54.38 |
| Liaison | Jennifer Martel |
| Submission Date | Jan. 31, 2023 |
University of the Fraser Valley
OP-5: Building Energy Efficiency
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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2.48 / 6.00 |
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Part 1. Site energy use per unit of floor area
Performance year energy consumption
| kWh | MMBtu | |
| Imported electricity | 9,240,842 Kilowatt-hours | 31,529.75 MMBtu |
| Electricity from on-site, non-combustion facilities/devices (e.g., renewable energy systems) | 0 Kilowatt-hours | 0 MMBtu |
Stationary fuels and thermal energy, performance year (report MMBtu):
| MMBtu | |
| Stationary fuels used on-site to generate electricity and/or thermal energy | 39,504 MMBtu |
| Imported steam, hot water, and/or chilled water | 0 MMBtu |
Total site energy consumption, performance year:
71,033.75
MMBtu
Performance year building space
53,261
Gross square meters
Floor area of energy intensive space, performance year:
| Floor area | |
| Laboratory space | 5,987.12 Square meters |
| Healthcare space | 0 Square meters |
| Other energy intensive space | 3,739 Square meters |
EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:
68,974.21
Gross square meters
Performance year heating and cooling degree days
| Degree days | |
| Heating degree days | 2,999 Degree-Days (°C) |
| Cooling degree days | 177 Degree-Days (°C) |
Total degree days, performance year:
3,176
Degree-Days (°C)
Performance period
| Start date | End date | |
| Performance period | Jan. 1, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2021 |
Metric used in scoring for Part 1
100.08
Btu / GSM / Degree-Day (°C)
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 | 10,517,009 Kilowatt-hours | 35,884.03 MMBtu |
| Electricity from on-site, non-combustion facilities/devices (e.g., renewable energy systems) | 0 Kilowatt-hours | 0 MMBtu |
Stationary fuels and thermal energy, baseline year (report MMBtu):
| MMBtu | |
| Stationary fuels used on-site to generate electricity and/or thermal energy | 40,608 MMBtu |
| Imported steam, hot water, and/or chilled water | 0 MMBtu |
Total site energy consumption, baseline year:
76,492.03
MMBtu
Baseline year building space
96,138
Gross square meters
Baseline period
| Start date | End date | |
| Baseline period | Jan. 1, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2021 |
A brief description of when and why the energy consumption baseline was adopted:
A baseline year of 2015 was adopted because this is when UFV began tracking Energy data in a more detailed fashion, and it was also when efforts to reduce energy use on campus began to be more formalized.
Source energy
2
Total energy consumption per unit of floor area:
| Site energy | Source energy | |
| Performance year | 1.33 MMBtu per square meter | 1.93 MMBtu per square meter |
| Baseline year | 0.80 MMBtu per square meter | 1.17 MMBtu per square meter |
Metric used in scoring for Part 2
0
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:
UFV Drawdown Ecochallenge
In 2022, UFV took part in a Campus Ecochallenge, aimed at shifting attitudes and practices regarding energy efficiency. The UFV Drawdown Ecochallenge challenged students and employees to reduce their environmental impacts through daily habits. Participants choose actions, track and share their progress through the online platform, and earn points for taking action. The Drawdown Ecochallenge included 27 different metrics in categories such as food, transportation, energy consumption, waste, and exercise.
UFV Sweater Week
In 2019, UFV took part in Sweater Week. The annual Sweater Week event is conducted in winter in order to promote warm workplace attire. This event ran from the 11 to the 15 of February and built on the successes from the 2016 and 2017 events. On an operational level, it was decided that the temperatures would be lowered by 2°C (to a minimum of 19.5°C instead of the previous year’s minimum of 21.5°C). These reductions would be realized across all buildings – academic spaces and offices, excluding laboratories – at both of the main campuses in Abbotsford and Chilliwack. This decrease was in full effect for the entire week, rather than administering a progressive reduction of temperatures, as was done in 2016. This new action reduced GHG emissions more significantly than by using the previous strategy, as well as creating more talking points, which afforded more opportunities for participation.
https://campus.ecochallenge.org/teams/ufv-ecochallenge-2022
UFV has also undertaken several recent studies aimed at better understanding energy needs and mitigation across campus including:
- Water, Energy Upgrades & Study (Abbotsford campus)
- Solar Air Collector Study (Abbotsford campus)
- Interpretable Rate Change (Abbotsford campus)
- Greenhouse Thermal Curtain Study (Chilliwack campus)
- FortisBC Energy Specialist (all campuses)
- Fleece Blanket Program (all campuses)
- DDC Project Adjustments (all campuses)
In 2022, UFV took part in a Campus Ecochallenge, aimed at shifting attitudes and practices regarding energy efficiency. The UFV Drawdown Ecochallenge challenged students and employees to reduce their environmental impacts through daily habits. Participants choose actions, track and share their progress through the online platform, and earn points for taking action. The Drawdown Ecochallenge included 27 different metrics in categories such as food, transportation, energy consumption, waste, and exercise.
UFV Sweater Week
In 2019, UFV took part in Sweater Week. The annual Sweater Week event is conducted in winter in order to promote warm workplace attire. This event ran from the 11 to the 15 of February and built on the successes from the 2016 and 2017 events. On an operational level, it was decided that the temperatures would be lowered by 2°C (to a minimum of 19.5°C instead of the previous year’s minimum of 21.5°C). These reductions would be realized across all buildings – academic spaces and offices, excluding laboratories – at both of the main campuses in Abbotsford and Chilliwack. This decrease was in full effect for the entire week, rather than administering a progressive reduction of temperatures, as was done in 2016. This new action reduced GHG emissions more significantly than by using the previous strategy, as well as creating more talking points, which afforded more opportunities for participation.
https://campus.ecochallenge.org/teams/ufv-ecochallenge-2022
UFV has also undertaken several recent studies aimed at better understanding energy needs and mitigation across campus including:
- Water, Energy Upgrades & Study (Abbotsford campus)
- Solar Air Collector Study (Abbotsford campus)
- Interpretable Rate Change (Abbotsford campus)
- Greenhouse Thermal Curtain Study (Chilliwack campus)
- FortisBC Energy Specialist (all campuses)
- Fleece Blanket Program (all campuses)
- DDC Project Adjustments (all campuses)
A brief description of energy use standards and controls employed by the institution:
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A brief description of Light Emitting Diode (LED) lighting and other energy-efficient lighting strategies employed by the institution:
Recent LED lighting and other energy-efficient lighting strategies employed by UFV include:
- Hangar LED Upgrade
- Campus Chiller Upgrade (Abbotsford campus)
- Abbotsford Campus Classroom LED Upgrade (Abbotsford campus)
- President's House LED Upgrade (Abbotsford campus)
- Abbotsford Campus LED Upgrades (Abbotsford campus)
- Interior Lighting LED Upgrade (Chilliwack campus)
- Parking Lot Lighting LED Upgrade (Chilliwack campus)
- Hangar LED Upgrade
- Campus Chiller Upgrade (Abbotsford campus)
- Abbotsford Campus Classroom LED Upgrade (Abbotsford campus)
- President's House LED Upgrade (Abbotsford campus)
- Abbotsford Campus LED Upgrades (Abbotsford campus)
- Interior Lighting LED Upgrade (Chilliwack campus)
- Parking Lot Lighting LED Upgrade (Chilliwack campus)
A brief description of passive solar heating, geothermal systems, and related strategies employed by the institution:
Recent passive solar heating, geothermal systems, and related strategies employed by UFV include:
- Solar Wall - Building E: A solar wall (solar thermal collector) has been installed on the south side of Building E on the Abbotsford campus (the Athletic Centre). This wall attracts and captures solar energy and sends warm fresh air into the south gym. Through this process the need for natural gas systems to generate warm air is reduced, lowering our carbon footprint through the adoption of technology, investment in innovation, and deliberate design. This project has been accomplished in partnership between UFV and FortisBC.
https://blogs.ufv.ca/blog/2020/04/solar-wall-installation-continues-ufvs-climate-action/
- Solar Thermal Preheat System for DHW- Building H: Solar thermal system aims to heat liquid using radiated energy from the sun. The main application is domestic hot water (DHW) preheating. When solar energy is available, the energy is captured by the collectors and stored in the storage tank in the form of heated, potable water. Currently, the engineering studies are finalized, and the implementation is estimated to complete by April 2023.
- Solar Wall - Building E: A solar wall (solar thermal collector) has been installed on the south side of Building E on the Abbotsford campus (the Athletic Centre). This wall attracts and captures solar energy and sends warm fresh air into the south gym. Through this process the need for natural gas systems to generate warm air is reduced, lowering our carbon footprint through the adoption of technology, investment in innovation, and deliberate design. This project has been accomplished in partnership between UFV and FortisBC.
https://blogs.ufv.ca/blog/2020/04/solar-wall-installation-continues-ufvs-climate-action/
- Solar Thermal Preheat System for DHW- Building H: Solar thermal system aims to heat liquid using radiated energy from the sun. The main application is domestic hot water (DHW) preheating. When solar energy is available, the energy is captured by the collectors and stored in the storage tank in the form of heated, potable water. Currently, the engineering studies are finalized, and the implementation is estimated to complete by April 2023.
A brief description of co-generation employed by the institution:
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A brief description of the institution's initiatives to replace energy-consuming appliances, equipment, and systems with high efficiency alternatives:
UFV regularly conducts energy audits to identify electricity and natural gas saving opportunities. Then, based on the proposed ECMs (Energy Conservation Measures), UFV takes appropriate actions. For instance, recently two energy studies with a different scope of work have been finalized by the consultants. The first report suggests the replacement of existing gas-fired rooftop units (RTUs) in buildings A, C, E and K with equivalent Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs), and the other one proposes campus district energy systems by using dedicated heat recovery chillers (DHRC). Following comprehensive analysis and considering different parameters (potential GHG savings, capital costs, available rebates, operational costs, challenges to implementation, etc), UFV decides on the next steps.
Other recent energy use standards and controls employed by UFV included:
- Carbon Capture Pilot (Abbotsford campus)
- Building C Boiler Upgrade (Abbotsford campus)
- Building G Boiler Purchase (Abbotsford campus)
- EndoTherm Installations - innovation Fund Project (Abbotsford and Chilliwack campuses)
Other recent energy use standards and controls employed by UFV included:
- Carbon Capture Pilot (Abbotsford campus)
- Building C Boiler Upgrade (Abbotsford campus)
- Building G Boiler Purchase (Abbotsford campus)
- EndoTherm Installations - innovation Fund Project (Abbotsford and Chilliwack campuses)
Website URL where information about the institution’s energy conservation and efficiency program is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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