Overall Rating	Reporter
Overall Score
Liaison	Tyler Kuss
Submission Date	Feb. 27, 2024

STARS v2.2

Valparaiso University
OP-5: Building Energy Efficiency

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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	20,941,291 Kilowatt-hours	71,451.68 MMBtu
Electricity from on-site, non-combustion facilities/devices (e.g., renewable energy systems)	116,591 Kilowatt-hours	397.81 MMBtu

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

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

Total site energy consumption, performance year:

71,849.49 MMBtu

Performance year building space

Gross floor area of building space, performance year:

2,199,299 Gross square feet

Floor area of energy intensive space, performance year:

	Floor area
Laboratory space	50,603 Square feet
Healthcare space	0 Square feet
Other energy intensive space	0 Square feet

EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:

2,300,505 Gross square feet

Performance year heating and cooling degree days

Degree days, performance year:

	Degree days
Heating degree days	4,169 Degree-Days (°F)
Cooling degree days	730 Degree-Days (°F)

Total degree days, performance year:

4,899 Degree-Days (°F)

Performance period

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

	Start date	End date
Performance period	July 1, 2021	June 30, 2022

Metric used in scoring for Part 1

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

6.38 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	23,393,190 Kilowatt-hours	79,817.56 MMBtu
Electricity from on-site, non-combustion facilities/devices (e.g., renewable energy systems)	34,577 Kilowatt-hours	117.98 MMBtu

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

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

Total site energy consumption, baseline year:

79,935.54 MMBtu

Baseline year building space

Gross floor area of building space, baseline year:

2,271,255 Gross square feet

Baseline period

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

	Start date	End date
Baseline period	July 1, 2017	June 30, 2018

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

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Source energy

Source-site ratio for imported electricity:

Total energy consumption per unit of floor area:

	Site energy	Source energy
Performance year	0.03 MMBtu per square foot	0.10 MMBtu per square foot
Baseline year	0.04 MMBtu per square foot	0.11 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:

7.43

Optional Fields

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

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

We have a competition between residence halls each spring to reduce energy and water usage.

A brief description of energy use standards and controls employed by the institution:

Many of our buildings now have occupancy sensors for lights, with the most being in restrooms and classrooms. We also have an energy and temperature policy which sets standards for building occupancy hours, temperatures, etc

https://www.valpo.edu/facilities-management/files/2021/10/Valparaiso-University-Energy-and-Temperature-Policy.pdf

A brief description of Light Emitting Diode (LED) lighting and other energy-efficient lighting strategies employed by the institution:

It is the campus standard to only replace lighting with LEDs, we are also working to replace fixtures before the end of their life with LEDs when possible as a sustainability initative.

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:

When possible, we replace HVAC and other equipment with the most efficient models possible.

Website URL where information about the institution’s energy conservation and efficiency program is available:

https://www.valpo.edu/facilities-management/energy-and-sustainability/

Additional documentation to support the submission:

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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

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