Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
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Overall Score | 58.64 |
Liaison | Casey Meehan |
Submission Date | Dec. 22, 2020 |
Western Technical College
OP-5: Building Energy Efficiency
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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6.00 / 6.00 |
Part 1. Site energy use per unit of floor area
Performance year energy consumption
kWh | MMBtu | |
Imported electricity | 6,534,077 Kilowatt-hours | 0 MMBtu |
Electricity from on-site, non-combustion facilities/devices (e.g., renewable energy systems) | 2,203,790 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 | 23,072.60 MMBtu |
Imported steam, hot water, and/or chilled water | 8,794.22 MMBtu |
Total site energy consumption, performance year:
Performance year building space
Floor area of energy intensive space, performance year:
Floor area | |
Laboratory space | 11,809.55 Square meters |
Healthcare space | 145.86 Square meters |
Other energy intensive space | 833.06 Square meters |
EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:
Performance year heating and cooling degree days
Degree days | |
Heating degree days | 3,470.56 Degree-Days (°C) |
Cooling degree days | 847.22 Degree-Days (°C) |
Total degree days, performance year:
Performance period
Start date | End date | |
Performance period | July 1, 2018 | June 30, 2019 |
Metric used in scoring for Part 1
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 | 7,305,881 Kilowatt-hours | 0 MMBtu |
Electricity from on-site, non-combustion facilities/devices (e.g., renewable energy systems) | 280 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 | 28,133 MMBtu |
Imported steam, hot water, and/or chilled water | 9,730.60 MMBtu |
Total site energy consumption, baseline year:
Baseline year building space
Baseline period
Start date | End date | |
Baseline period | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2010 |
A brief description of when and why the energy consumption baseline was adopted:
Source energy
Total energy consumption per unit of floor area:
Site energy | Source energy | |
Performance year | 0.59 MMBtu per square meter | 1.02 MMBtu per square meter |
Baseline year | 1.22 MMBtu per square meter | 2.18 MMBtu per square meter |
Metric used in scoring for Part 2
Optional Fields
A brief description of the institution's initiatives to shift individual attitudes and practices in regard to energy efficiency:
Every thermostat across campus has a color label indicating cooling season and heating season temperature ranges and an email contact, should occupants have comfort concerns.
A brief description of energy use standards and controls employed by the institution:
Cooling Season (Typically May-September)
Occupied Temperature Range: 74°F - 78°F
Heating Season (Typically October-April)
Occupied Temperature Range: 68°F - 70°F
Unoccupied: 55°F
A brief description of Light Emitting Diode (LED) lighting and other energy-efficient lighting strategies employed by the institution:
College-wide policies include:
-Make certain that lights are turned off when leaving the classroom, restroom, mailroom, break room, and/or office. All unnecessary lighting in unoccupied areas should be off.
-All lights will be turned off when students and staff leave for the day (classrooms, restrooms, mailrooms, break rooms, hallways and offices). The only exception is emergency lighting.
-Utilize natural lighting when/where appropriate. Refrain from turning lights on unless definitely needed. (Remember that lights not only consume electricity, but also give off heat. This places an additional load on the air conditioning equipment and thereby increases the use of electricity necessary to cool the room).
-Gym lights should not be left on unless the gym is being utilized.
A brief description of passive solar heating, geothermal systems, and related strategies employed by the institution:
A brief description of co-generation employed by the institution:
A brief description of the institution's initiatives to replace energy-consuming appliances, equipment, and systems with high efficiency alternatives:
Western is spending $450,000 in LED lighting upgrades in 2020.
Website URL where information about the institution’s energy conservation and efficiency program is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Energy data obtained from SIMAP: https://unhsimap.org/cmap/data-entry
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