| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 51.83 |
| Liaison | Leslie North |
| Submission Date | Jan. 9, 2015 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Western Kentucky University
IC-2: Operational Characteristics
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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N/A |
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indicates that no data was submitted for this field
None
Endowment size:
135,100,000
US/Canadian $
None
Total campus area:
291
Acres
None
IECC climate region:
Mixed-Humid
None
Locale:
Mid-size city
None
Gross floor area of building space:
5,093,168
Gross square feet
None
Conditioned floor area:
5,093,168
Square feet
None
Floor area of laboratory space:
276,712
Square feet
None
Floor area of healthcare space:
23,153
Square feet
None
Floor area of other energy intensive space:
0
Square feet
None
Floor area of residential space:
1,091,767
Square feet
Electricity use by source::
| Percentage of total electricity use (0-100) | |
| Biomass | 0 |
| Coal | 44 |
| Geothermal | 0 |
| Hydro | 9 |
| Natural gas | 9 |
| Nuclear | 38 |
| Solar photovoltaic | --- |
| Wind | --- |
| Other (please specify and explain below) | 1 |
None
A brief description of other sources of electricity not specified above:
Renewables (not specified whether wind or solar) account for just less than 1%.
Energy used for heating buildings, by source::
| Percentage of total energy used to heat buildings (0-100) | |
| Biomass | --- |
| Coal | --- |
| Electricity | --- |
| Fuel oil | --- |
| Geothermal | --- |
| Natural gas | 100 |
| Other (please specify and explain below) | --- |
None
A brief description of other sources of building heating not specified above:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
These operational characteristics reflect data for main campus only. Regional campuses are not included as they are located in various different locales and source energy from alternative providers. For consistency, we will focus on main campus for this submission, as we have for past submissions.
The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.