| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 71.21 |
| Liaison | Kelly Wellman |
| Submission Date | Dec. 28, 2018 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Texas A&M University
OP-5: Building Energy Consumption
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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3.57 / 6.00 |
Les
Williams Associate Dir For Utilities & Energy Management Utilities & Energy Management |
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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 | 3,202,958 MMBtu | 1,830,896 MMBtu |
| Electricity from on-site renewables | 0 MMBtu | 0 MMBtu |
| District steam/hot water (sourced from offsite) | 0 MMBtu | 0 MMBtu |
| Energy from all other sources (e.g., natural gas, fuel oil, propane/LPG, district chilled water, coal/coke, biomass) | 2,218,819 MMBtu | 4,909,874 MMBtu |
| Total | 5,421,777 MMBtu | 6,740,770 MMBtu |
Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or 3-year periods):
| Start Date | End Date | |
| Performance Year | Sept. 1, 2017 | Aug. 31, 2018 |
| Baseline Year | Sept. 1, 2001 | Aug. 31, 2002 |
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):
The baseline year of FY02 represents the start of a long journey to reduce the energy consumption of the campus. It represents the last year before many of the changes were implemented.
Gross floor area of building space:
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Gross floor area of building space | 27,710,186 Gross square feet | 18,501,138 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 | 0.20 MMBtu per square foot | 0.36 MMBtu per square foot |
| Source energy | 0.44 MMBtu per square foot | 0.58 MMBtu per square foot |
Percentage reduction in total building energy consumption (source energy) per unit of floor area from baseline:
23.10
Part 2
| Degree days (see help icon above) | |
| Heating degree days | 1,790 Degree-Days (°F) |
| Cooling degree days | 3,518 Degree-Days (°F) |
Floor area of energy intensive space, performance year:
| Floor Area | |
| Laboratory space | 4,127,220 Square feet |
| Healthcare space | 0 Square feet |
| Other energy intensive space |
EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:
45,604,866
Gross square feet
Building energy consumption (site energy) per unit of EUI-adjusted floor area per degree day, performance year:
22.40
Btu / GSF / Degree-Day (°F)
Optional Fields
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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):
Texas A&M has a long history of trying to shape the attitudes of faculty, staff and stusdents attitudes. The Energy Stewardship program continues its outreach to educate the campus constituents about energy efficiency. The newly formed Energy Performance Improvement or EPI program takes the Energy Stewardship program to the next level by engaging and incentivizing building occupants to take action to reduce energy consumption. The program is projected to cost avoid over $450k during the 12 month pilot period.
A brief description of energy use standards and controls employed by the institution (e.g. building temperature standards, occupancy and vacancy sensors):
Texas A&M University has adopted a cooling standard of 70 degrees F and a heating standard of 65 degrees F across the campus. More importantly, when buildings or space is not occupied, the standard automatically resets to the unoccupied standard of 85 for cooling and 50 for heating.
A brief description of Light Emitting Diode (LED) lighting and other energy-efficient lighting strategies employed by the institution:
During FY17, Texas A&M upgraded all high pressure sodium and lower efficiency metal halide exterior lighting fixtures to LED.
A brief description of passive solar heating, geothermal systems, and related strategies employed by the institution:
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A brief description of co-generation employed by the institution, e.g. combined heat and power (CHP):
Texas A&M University has installed a $73.25 million combined heat and power upgrade that will supply over 45 MW of highly efficient power and steam generation to serve the campus. This system replaces an existing CHP system and achieves efficiencies in excess of 80%.
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):
The campus created the first Energy Stewardship program in FY11 and currently has a fully staffed team of 6 Energy Stewards and a Supervisor. This team is responsible for closely monitoring and managing the campus energy consumption on a daily basis. This team relies on the data from the campus' comprehensive metering system to measure the energy consumption of the buildings and to make changes when necessary.
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:
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