Overall Rating | Silver |
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Overall Score | 58.23 |
Liaison | Sarah Williams |
Submission Date | July 24, 2023 |
Whitman College
OP-5: Building Energy Efficiency
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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3.07 / 6.00 |
Sarah
Williams Sustainability Manager Office of Sustainability, Facilities Services |
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Electricity use, performance year (report kilowatt-hours):
kWh | MMBtu | |
Imported electricity | 10,879,111 Kilowatt-hours | 37,119.53 MMBtu |
Electricity from on-site, non-combustion facilities/devices (e.g., renewable energy systems) | 121,345.35 Kilowatt-hours | 414.03 MMBtu |
Stationary fuels and thermal energy, performance year (report MMBtu):
MMBtu | |
Stationary fuels used on-site to generate electricity and/or thermal energy | 64,700.08 MMBtu |
Imported steam, hot water, and/or chilled water | 0 MMBtu |
Total site energy consumption, performance year:
102,233.64
MMBtu
Gross floor area of building space, performance year:
1,213,960
Gross square feet
Floor area of energy intensive space, performance year:
Floor area | |
Laboratory space | 115,000 Square feet |
Healthcare space | 9,424 Square feet |
Other energy intensive space | 46,000 Square feet |
EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:
1,508,808
Gross square feet
Degree days, performance year:
Degree days | |
Heating degree days | 5,402 Degree-Days (°F) |
Cooling degree days | 1,058.10 Degree-Days (°F) |
Total degree days, performance year:
6,460.10
Degree-Days (°F)
Start and end dates of the performance year (or 3-year period):
Start date | End date | |
Performance period | July 1, 2021 | June 30, 2022 |
Total site energy consumption per unit of EUI-adjusted floor area per degree day, performance year:
10.49
Btu / GSF / Degree-Day (°F)
Electricity use, baseline year (report kWh):
kWh | MMBtu | |
Imported electricity | 10,863,447.06 Kilowatt-hours | 37,066.08 MMBtu |
Electricity from on-site, non-combustion facilities/devices (e.g., renewable energy systems) | 26,587.41 Kilowatt-hours | 90.72 MMBtu |
Stationary fuels and thermal energy, baseline year (report MMBtu):
MMBtu | |
Stationary fuels used on-site to generate electricity and/or thermal energy | 42,020 MMBtu |
Imported steam, hot water, and/or chilled water | 0 MMBtu |
Total site energy consumption, baseline year:
79,176.80
MMBtu
Gross floor area of building space, baseline year:
1,007,000
Gross square feet
Start and end dates of the baseline year (or 3-year period):
Start date | End date | |
Baseline period | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2013 |
A brief description of when and why the energy consumption baseline was adopted:
Fiscal years used for this reporting. The baseline year is FY13 (July 1, 2012-June 30, 2013). This is the same year as our Climate Action Plan baseline - the first year we conducted a greenhouse gas emissions inventory.
Source-site ratio for imported electricity:
3
Total energy consumption per unit of floor area:
Site energy | Source energy | |
Performance year | 0.08 MMBtu per square foot | 0.15 MMBtu per square foot |
Baseline year | 0.08 MMBtu per square foot | 0.15 MMBtu per square foot |
Percentage reduction in total source energy consumption per unit of floor area from baseline:
4.52
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 an energy dashboard that features live data from our buildings with electricity sub-meters. We have stickers on many light switches across campus prompting occupants to turn off lights as they leave.
A brief description of energy use standards and controls employed by the institution:
We use Automated Logic WebCTRL as our building management system. We have implemented a temperature set point policy.
A brief description of Light Emitting Diode (LED) lighting and other energy-efficient lighting strategies employed by the institution:
The institution had converted most indoor lighting from T12 to T8s. As part of our lifecycle process and as funding is available, we are implementing LED retrofits across campus.
A brief description of passive solar heating, geothermal systems, and related strategies employed by the institution:
Our existing buildings do not employ these strategies. We evaluate options that include these strategies for all new construction.
A brief description of co-generation employed by the institution:
We do not currently employ co-generation.
A brief description of the institution's initiatives to replace energy-consuming appliances, equipment, and systems with high efficiency alternatives:
As part of our annual lifecycle process, we assess areas in which we can update equipment and building systems.
Website URL where information about the institution’s energy conservation and efficiency program is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Stationary fuels used on-site to generate electricity and/or thermal energy include natural gas (645,698 therms = 64569.8 MMBtu) and distillate oil #2 (937.5 US gallons = 130.28 MMBtu).
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