| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 66.44 |
| Liaison | Mike Wilson |
| Submission Date | Jan. 29, 2014 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of Victoria
IC-2: Operational Characteristics
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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N/A |
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Endowment size:
301,000,000
US/Canadian $
Total campus area:
402
Acres
IECC climate region:
Marine
Locale:
Urban fringe of mid-size city
Gross floor area of building space:
3,892,667.06
Gross square feet
Conditioned floor area:
3,737,000
Square feet
Floor area of laboratory space:
39,889.28
Square feet
Floor area of healthcare space:
0
Square feet
Floor area of other energy intensive space:
13,121.86
Square feet
Floor area of residential space:
857,706.97
Square feet
Electricity use by source::
| Percentage of total electricity use (0-100) | |
| Biomass | 0 |
| Coal | 0 |
| Geothermal | 0 |
| Hydro | 100 |
| Natural gas | 0 |
| Nuclear | 0 |
| Solar photovoltaic | 0 |
| Wind | 0 |
| Other (please specify and explain below) | --- |
A brief description of other sources of electricity not specified above:
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Energy used for heating buildings, by source::
| Percentage of total energy used to heat buildings (0-100) | |
| Biomass | --- |
| Coal | --- |
| Electricity | 20 |
| Fuel oil | --- |
| Geothermal | --- |
| Natural gas | 80 |
| Other (please specify and explain below) | --- |
A brief description of other sources of building heating not specified above:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
UVic's natural beauty and west coast island surroundings inspire our deep committment to civic engagement and environmental stewardship. The main Gordon Head campus is situated on 402 acres of suburban mixed developed and forested land on the southern tip of Vancouver Island on the west coast of British Columbia, Canada. The buildings footprint takes up approximately 60 acres, with 39 acres of completely undeveloped land.
There are 61 classroom, office, and multipurpose buildings, and 70 residential housing buildings/units, together totalling 3,892,667 gross square feet of space. Of that, less than 0.5% is energy intensive space and 1.2% is laboratory space.
UVic is a public institution with a total endowment of $301 million, and total annual revenues in 2011/12 of $496 million (40% tuition, 24% from the provincal government, 13% federal government, 12% sales, 3% donations, 4% investment income and 4% other).
Energy used on campus is split between electricity from hydro sources supplied by the public utility company, BC Hydro, and natural gas from Fortis BC.
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