| Overall Rating | Bronze - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 43.88 |
| Liaison | Matt Wolsfeld |
| Submission Date | Jan. 30, 2015 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of Saskatchewan
OP-8: Building Energy Consumption
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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0.31 / 6.00 |
Kathryn
Theede Energy and Emissions Officer Office of Sustainability |
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Total building energy consumption, all sources (transportation fuels excluded):
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Total building energy consumption | 1,524,399 MMBtu | 1,265,241 MMBtu |
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Purchased electricity and steam:
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Grid-purchased electricity | 474,783 MMBtu | 585,988 MMBtu |
| District steam/hot water | 1,049,616 MMBtu | 1,265,241 MMBtu |
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Gross floor area of building space::
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Gross floor area | 642,042.86 Gross square meters | 631,046.41 Gross square meters |
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Floor area of energy intensive space, performance year::
| Floor Area | |
| Laboratory space | 58,707.08 Square meters |
| Healthcare space | 4,923.95 Square meters |
| Other energy intensive space |
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Degree days, performance year (base 65 °F)::
| Degree days (see help icon above) | |
| Heating degree days | 5,890 |
| Cooling degree days | 361 |
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Source-site ratios::
| Source-Site Ratio (see help icon above) | |
| Grid-purchased electricity | 2.05 |
| 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 | May 1, 2013 | April 30, 2014 |
| Baseline Year | May 1, 2005 | April 30, 2006 |
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A brief description of when and why the building energy consumption baseline was adopted:
The energy baseline reduction targets correspond to the GHG reduction targets.
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A brief description of any building temperature standards employed by the institution:
Indoor Temperature Guideline - The University of Saskatchewan Indoor Temperature Procedures provides guidance and strategies for efficient operation of heating and cooling equipment while providing comfortable indoor space temperatures.
http://facilities.usask.ca/forms_and_schedules/docs/pdfs/Indoor%20Temperature%20Guideline.pdf
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A brief description of any light emitting diode (LED) lighting employed by the institution:
The newest parking structure utilizes LED lighting and occupancy sensors as well as other select areas like cafeteria and a few gallery spaces have employed LEDs.
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A brief description of any occupancy and/or vacancy sensors employed by the institution:
Occupancy sensors are being employed extensively in our new construction projects.
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A brief description of any passive solar heating employed by the institution:
None
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A brief description of any ground-source heat pumps employed by the institution:
None
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A brief description of any cogeneration technologies employed by the institution:
N/A
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A brief description of any building recommissioning or retrofit program employed by the institution:
A campus recommissioning program is being investigated with a pilot planned for 2015.
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A brief description of any energy metering and management systems employed by the institution:
Campus buildings are metered for most energy sources and FMD is implementing an enterprise asset management system that will include an energy management information system.
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A brief description of the institution's program to replace energy-consuming appliances, equipment and systems with high efficiency alternatives:
None
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A brief description of any energy-efficient landscape design initiatives employed by the institution:
Retrofits of existing outdoor light fixtures to LED is being investigated.
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A brief description of any vending machine sensors, lightless machines, or LED-lit machines employed by the institution:
All vending machines were changed out in 2012 with all new machines being ‘energy efficient’ models, with shut-down systems on power and lights daily from 11:00 pm – 7:00 am.
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A brief description of other energy conservation and efficiency initiatives employed by the institution:
An Energy & Water Conservation Policy was approved in 2014 and the Energy Management Program will be advanced in 2015.
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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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