| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 65.57 |
| Liaison | Derek Nichols |
| Submission Date | Sept. 16, 2015 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University at Buffalo
OP-8: Building Energy Consumption
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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2.45 / 6.00 |
Don
Erb Director, Residential Facilities Campus Living |
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Total building energy consumption, all sources (transportation fuels excluded):
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Total building energy consumption | 1,450,208 MMBtu | 1,286,222 MMBtu |
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Purchased electricity and steam:
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Grid-purchased electricity | 735,772 MMBtu | 713,161 MMBtu |
| District steam/hot water | 71,861 MMBtu | 22,514 MMBtu |
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Gross floor area of building space::
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Gross floor area | 11,186,689 Gross square feet | 9,108,503 Gross square feet |
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Floor area of energy intensive space, performance year::
| Floor Area | |
| Laboratory space | 1,340,112 Square feet |
| Healthcare space | 0 Square feet |
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Degree days, performance year (base 65 °F)::
| Degree days (see help icon above) | |
| Heating degree days | 7,125 |
| Cooling degree days | 617 |
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Source-site ratios::
| Source-Site Ratio (see help icon above) | |
| Grid-purchased electricity | 3.14 |
| District steam/hot water | 1.20 |
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Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or 3-year periods)::
| Start Date | End Date | |
| Performance Year | July 1, 2013 | June 30, 2014 |
| Baseline Year | July 1, 2008 | June 30, 2009 |
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A brief description of when and why the building energy consumption baseline was adopted:
2009 is the year that the University created its Climate Action Plan and is the preferred year for gauging progress.
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A brief description of any building temperature standards employed by the institution:
UB has substantial control over building occupancy hours and temperature set points throughout all of its buildings on all three campuses.
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A brief description of any light emitting diode (LED) lighting employed by the institution:
UB implemented the use of LED street lights in demonstration applications on campus with plans of a roll out of this technology in walkway lighting. Numerous interior LED lighting applications have been implemented and additional LED utilization will occur as suitable locations are identified.
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A brief description of any occupancy and/or vacancy sensors employed by the institution:
UB uses motion sensing technology in many campus classrooms and when possible, is integrated into classroom rehab projects and is a feature in new campus buildings.
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A brief description of any passive solar heating employed by the institution:
The University does employ passive solar technology when the site and building design allow. Greiner Hall is an excellent example where the building's solar attitude allows winter lighting from the sun to partially heat the building at the south side of wing c and b.
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A brief description of any ground-source heat pumps employed by the institution:
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A brief description of any cogeneration technologies employed by the institution:
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A brief description of any building recommissioning or retrofit program employed by the institution:
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A brief description of any energy metering and management systems employed by the institution:
UB has multiple centralized Energy Management Systems at each campus location. These large scale systems allow staff to track energy consumption and performance at virtually all campus buildings from a single location.
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A brief description of the institution's program to replace energy-consuming appliances, equipment and systems with high efficiency alternatives:
The University only replaces appliances with those carrying an Energy Star Rating.
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A brief description of any energy-efficient landscape design initiatives employed by the institution:
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A brief description of any vending machine sensors, lightless machines, or LED-lit machines employed by the institution:
UB is a pioneer in the use of energy saving vending machines. It is estimated that we save over $20,000 annually because of the changes made to these machines
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A brief description of other energy conservation and efficiency initiatives employed by the institution:
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The website URL where information about the institution’s energy conservation and efficiency initiatives is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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