| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 56.91 |
| Liaison | Natalie Hayes |
| Submission Date | July 9, 2014 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Bentley University
IC-2: Operational Characteristics
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Endowment size:
203,058,000
US/Canadian $
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Total campus area:
163
Acres
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IECC climate region:
Cold
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Locale:
Urban fringe of large city
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Gross floor area of building space:
1,850,233
Gross square feet
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Conditioned floor area:
1,850,233
Square feet
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Floor area of laboratory space:
3,500
Square feet
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Floor area of healthcare space:
0
Square feet
None
Floor area of other energy intensive space:
0
Square feet
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Floor area of residential space:
945,607
Square feet
Electricity use by source::
| Percentage of total electricity use (0-100) | |
| Biomass | 0.10 |
| Coal | 2.50 |
| Geothermal | 0 |
| Hydro | 22.40 |
| Natural gas | 38.20 |
| Nuclear | 17 |
| Solar photovoltaic | 0.10 |
| Wind | 8.90 |
| Other (please specify and explain below) | 6.30 |
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A brief description of other sources of electricity not specified above:
16.8% of the 22.4% specified above is Hydro Electricity that is certified by the Low Impact Hydro Institute (LIHI). This means that these plants meet or exceed rigorous criteria in Eight key areas: river flows, water quality, fish passage and protection, watershed protection, threatened and endangered species protection, cultural resource protection, and facilities recommended for removal.
1.5% of our electricity comes from municipal trash.
3.1% of our electricity is from Oil including diesel and jet.
Other: 6.3 broken down below.
Hydropower- Class I (1.4%)
Hydropower- Class II (2.8%)
Municipal Solid Waste- Class II (1.5%)
Trash-to Energy- Class II (0.7%)
Energy used for heating buildings, by source::
| Percentage of total energy used to heat buildings (0-100) | |
| Biomass | 0 |
| Coal | 0 |
| Electricity | 28.80 |
| Fuel oil | 0.36 |
| Geothermal | 0 |
| Natural gas | 70.82 |
| Other (please specify and explain below) | 0 |
None
A brief description of other sources of building heating not specified above:
n/a
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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