Overall Rating	Silver
Overall Score	46.93
Liaison	Kevin Salfen
Submission Date	Oct. 21, 2024

STARS v2.2

University of the Incarnate Word
OP-5: Building Energy Efficiency

Status	Score	Responsible Party
	3.34 / 6.00	Kevin Salfen Co-Director, Office of Sustainability Office of Sustainability

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Part 1. Site energy use per unit of floor area

Performance year energy consumption

Electricity use, performance year (report kilowatt-hours):

	kWh	MMBtu
Imported electricity	32,645,796 Kilowatt-hours	111,387.46 MMBtu
Electricity from on-site, non-combustion facilities/devices (e.g., renewable energy systems)	16,572 Kilowatt-hours	56.54 MMBtu

Stationary fuels and thermal energy, performance year (report MMBtu):

	MMBtu
Stationary fuels used on-site to generate electricity and/or thermal energy	42,174 MMBtu
Imported steam, hot water, and/or chilled water	0 MMBtu

Total site energy consumption, performance year:

153,618.00 MMBtu

Performance year building space

Gross floor area of building space, performance year:

2,588,505 Gross square feet

Floor area of energy intensive space, performance year:

	Floor area
Laboratory space	140,860 Square feet
Healthcare space	24,272 Square feet
Other energy intensive space	13,120 Square feet

EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:

2,931,889 Gross square feet

Performance year heating and cooling degree days

Degree days, performance year:

	Degree days
Heating degree days	1,423.40 Degree-Days (°F)
Cooling degree days	3,690.50 Degree-Days (°F)

Total degree days, performance year:

5,113.90 Degree-Days (°F)

Performance period

Start and end dates of the performance year (or 3-year period):

	Start date	End date
Performance period	June 1, 2023	May 31, 2024

Metric used in scoring for Part 1

Total site energy consumption per unit of EUI-adjusted floor area per degree day, performance year:

10.25 Btu / GSF / Degree-Day (°F)

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.

Electricity use, baseline year (report kWh):

	kWh	MMBtu
Imported electricity	33,004,527 Kilowatt-hours	112,611.45 MMBtu
Electricity from on-site, non-combustion facilities/devices (e.g., renewable energy systems)	16,572 Kilowatt-hours	56.54 MMBtu

Stationary fuels and thermal energy, baseline year (report MMBtu):

	MMBtu
Stationary fuels used on-site to generate electricity and/or thermal energy	74,904 MMBtu
Imported steam, hot water, and/or chilled water	0 MMBtu

Total site energy consumption, baseline year:

187,571.99 MMBtu

Baseline year building space

Gross floor area of building space, baseline year:

2,588,505 Gross square feet

Baseline period

Start and end dates of the baseline year (or 3-year period):

	Start date	End date
Baseline period	June 1, 2022	May 31, 2023

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

2022-23 is the first academic year that the university returned to more-or-less normal operations after the COVID lockdown era, so it more accurately represents standard usage on campus.

Source energy

Source-site ratio for imported electricity:

Total energy consumption per unit of floor area:

	Site energy	Source energy
Performance year	0.06 MMBtu per square foot	0.15 MMBtu per square foot
Baseline year	0.07 MMBtu per square foot	0.16 MMBtu per square foot

Metric used in scoring for Part 2

Percentage reduction in total source energy consumption per unit of floor area from baseline:

8.82

Optional Fields

Documentation to support the performance year energy consumption figures reported above:

OP-5_-_CPS_Totals_-_June_22-May_24.xlsx

A brief description of the institution's initiatives to shift individual attitudes and practices in regard to energy efficiency:

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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:

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A brief description of passive solar heating, geothermal systems, and related strategies employed by the institution:

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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:

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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:

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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

Note: The figure for electricity from on-site, non-combustion facilities/devices figures is identical between performance year and baseline year. The reason for this is because the Solar House, which, at the time of this STARS report submission, is the only source of on-site non-combustion electricity generation at the university, is not individually metered. Electricity generated at the Solar House is used first to power the Solar House itself, with any excess used to power the adjacent Natatorium. The figure, therefore, is derived from the estimate of power generated by the number of panels over their lifetime. Source of information: Mr. Daniel Potter, Manager, Solar House.

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