Overall Rating Bronze - expired
Overall Score 41.01
Liaison Chad Carwein
Submission Date Feb. 14, 2017
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STARS v2.1

East Carolina University
OP-5: Building Energy Consumption

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.17 / 6.00 Chad Carwein
University Sustainability Manager
HSC Facilities Services
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Part 1

This credit is based on energy inputs from offsite sources and electricity produced by onsite renewables. When the institution purchases one fuel and uses it to produce heat and/or power, you should enter only what is purchased. For example, if the institution purchases natural gas to fuel a CHP system and produce steam and electricity, only the purchased natural gas should be reported.

Figures needed to determine total building energy consumption:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Grid-purchased electricity 923,166 MMBtu 958,422 MMBtu
Electricity from on-site renewables 0 MMBtu 0 MMBtu
District steam/hot water (sourced from offsite) 380,526 MMBtu 437,675 MMBtu
Energy from all other sources (e.g., natural gas, fuel oil, propane/LPG, district chilled water, coal/coke, biomass) 8,516 MMBtu 4,448 MMBtu
Total 1,312,208 MMBtu 1,400,545 MMBtu

Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or 3-year periods):
Start Date End Date
Performance Year July 1, 2015 June 30, 2016
Baseline Year July 1, 2012 June 30, 2013

A brief description of when and why the building energy consumption baseline was adopted (e.g. in sustainability plans and policies or in the context of other reporting obligations):
To maintain consistency, we've used FY 2013 as the baseline for 3 other credits due also to the availability of data needed to determine weighted campus users.

Gross floor area of building space:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Gross floor area of building space 632,128.55 Gross square meters 577,885.65 Gross square meters

Source-site ratio for grid-purchased electricity:
3.14

Total building energy consumption per unit of floor area:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Site energy 2.08 MMBtu per square meter 2.42 MMBtu per square meter
Source energy 5.32 MMBtu per square meter 6.12 MMBtu per square meter

Percentage reduction in total building energy consumption (source energy) per unit of floor area from baseline:
13.11

Part 2 

Degree days, performance year (base 65 °F / 18 °C):
Degree days (see help icon above)
Heating degree days 2,377 Degree-Days (°C)
Cooling degree days 1,948 Degree-Days (°C)

Floor area of energy intensive space, performance year:
Floor Area
Laboratory space 21,522.93 Square meters
Healthcare space 15,581.97 Square meters
Other energy intensive space

EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:
742,044.32 Gross square meters

Building energy consumption (site energy) per unit of EUI-adjusted floor area per degree day, performance year:
227.15 Btu / GSM / Degree-Day (°C)

Optional Fields 

Documentation (e.g. spreadsheet or utility records) 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 (e.g. outreach and education efforts):
HVAC Staff engage Energy Manager when replacing equipment to purchase most energy efficient systems that budgets will allow.

A brief description of energy use standards and controls employed by the institution (e.g. building temperature standards, occupancy and vacancy sensors):
Campus-wide temperature standards for each building is posted. Where practical, lighting is on occupancy sensors.

A brief description of Light Emitting Diode (LED) lighting and other energy-efficient lighting strategies employed by the institution:
30,000 LED and more efficient fluorescent fixtures were recently installed in existing buildings. New buildings have LED lighting requirements.

A brief description of passive solar heating, geothermal systems, and related strategies employed by the institution:
N/A

A brief description of co-generation employed by the institution, e.g. combined heat and power (CHP):
N/A

A brief description of the institution's initiatives to replace energy-consuming appliances, equipment and systems with high efficiency alternatives (e.g. building re-commissioning or retrofit programs):
N/A

The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Data Source: Les Hewlett, Energy Manager

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