| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 66.74 |
| Liaison | Jennifer Lamy |
| Submission Date | March 30, 2018 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Emerson College
OP-5: Building Energy Consumption
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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2.52 / 6.00 |
Duncan
Pollock AVP Campus Services Campus 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.
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Grid-purchased electricity | 72,963.52 MMBtu | 68,474.33 MMBtu |
| Electricity from on-site renewables | 0 MMBtu | 0 MMBtu |
| District steam/hot water (sourced from offsite) | 50,000 MMBtu | 45,666.70 MMBtu |
| Energy from all other sources (e.g., natural gas, fuel oil, propane/LPG, district chilled water, coal/coke, biomass) | 16,000 MMBtu | 25,400 MMBtu |
| Total | 138,963.52 MMBtu | 139,541.03 MMBtu |
Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or 3-year periods):
| Start Date | End Date | |
| Performance Year | July 1, 2016 | June 30, 2017 |
| Baseline Year | July 1, 2011 | June 29, 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):
Emerson College has grown and dramatically since we began tracking emissions in 2007. While Emerson continues to grow and revitalize its spaces, the majority of the current campus was in operation beginning January 2010. For this reason, I have set the baseline year to be an average of FY11, FY12, and FY13, to better reflect the general resource use and associated emissions, both per capita and per square foot.
Gross floor area of building space:
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Gross floor area of building space | 1,429,317 Gross square feet | 1,429,317 Gross square feet |
Source-site ratio for grid-purchased electricity:
3.14
Total building energy consumption per unit of floor area:
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Site energy | 0.10 MMBtu per square foot | 0.10 MMBtu per square foot |
| Source energy | 0.21 MMBtu per square foot | 0.21 MMBtu per square foot |
Percentage reduction in total building energy consumption (source energy) per unit of floor area from baseline:
0
Part 2
| Degree days (see help icon above) | |
| Heating degree days |
5,181
Degree-Days (°F)
Date Revised: Sept. 5, 2019
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| Cooling degree days |
884
Degree-Days (°F)
Date Revised: Sept. 5, 2019
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Floor area of energy intensive space, performance year:
| Floor Area | |
| Laboratory space | 0 Square feet |
| Healthcare space | 0 Square feet |
| Other energy intensive space |
EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:
1,450,847
Gross square feet
Building energy consumption (site energy) per unit of EUI-adjusted floor area per degree day, performance year:
15.79
Btu / GSF / Degree-Day (°F)
Optional Fields
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):
Green Room Certification in residence halls promotes sustainable energy practices regarding appliances, lighting, elevator use, and temperature regulation.
The Green Etiquette Training program provides administrative assistants tools to lower their offices' energy consumption.
A brief description of energy use standards and controls employed by the institution (e.g. building temperature standards, occupancy and vacancy sensors):
Lighting and heating controls and sensors are employed in all of our buildings, with a particular emphasis on our administrative buildings.
A brief description of Light Emitting Diode (LED) lighting and other energy-efficient lighting strategies employed by the institution:
LED lighting is the primary lighting in all of our buildings, including stairwells, basements and historic theaters. All new lighting installed is LED.
A brief description of passive solar heating, geothermal systems, and related strategies employed by the institution:
We have white roofs to deflect light on our buildings to deflect light and mitigate the urban island effect.
A brief description of co-generation employed by the institution, e.g. combined heat and power (CHP):
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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):
By 2018 the majority of our buildings will be LEED certified and we buy energy-star rated (or similar) products for all of our appliances.
Recent energy and resource saving projects:
- Replaced the lone boiler on campus in Union Bank building with district steam for heading and added a domestic water preheat plate exchanger, reducing our CO2 emissions by 75%.
- Installed new chillers and building automation in Union Bank building
- Installed new building automation in Walker building
- Recommissioned building automation and HVAC systems at 10 Boylston Place (new building)
- Retrofit lighting in classrooms to 2x2 LED drop-in fixtures
- Installed smart strips in residence hall common rooms
- Replaced loading dock lights at Paramount Center with LEDs
- Installed thermostats and set back clocks for baseboard heat in Ansin Building
- Eliminated 1 of 4 lighting fixtures in Walker building hallways
Installed VFD controllers on chillers in Piano Row building
The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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