Overall Rating	Silver
Overall Score	46.29
Liaison	Thomas Frazer
Submission Date	March 4, 2022

STARS v2.2

University of South Florida
OP-5: Building Energy Efficiency

Status	Score	Responsible Party
	2.62 / 6.00	Diego Perez PhD Candidate COENG CHEMICAL, BIOLOGICAL, AND MATERIALS ENGINEERING

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Part 1. Site energy use per unit of floor area

Performance year energy consumption

Electricity use, performance year (report kilowatt-hours):

	kWh	MMBtu
Imported electricity	216,810,094 Kilowatt-hours	739,756.04 MMBtu
Electricity from on-site, non-combustion facilities/devices (e.g., renewable energy systems)	0 Kilowatt-hours	0 MMBtu

Stationary fuels and thermal energy, performance year (report MMBtu):

	MMBtu
Stationary fuels used on-site to generate electricity and/or thermal energy	353,453 MMBtu
Imported steam, hot water, and/or chilled water	0 MMBtu

Total site energy consumption, performance year:

1,093,209.04 MMBtu

Performance year building space

Gross floor area of building space, performance year:

11,993,143 Gross square feet

Floor area of energy intensive space, performance year:

	Floor area
Laboratory space	2,036,410 Square feet
Healthcare space	33,783 Square feet
Other energy intensive space	863,852 Square feet

EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:

16,997,381 Gross square feet

Performance year heating and cooling degree days

Degree days, performance year:

	Degree days
Heating degree days	164 Degree-Days (°F)
Cooling degree days	4,448 Degree-Days (°F)

Total degree days, performance year:

4,612 Degree-Days (°F)

Performance period

Start and end dates of the performance year (or 3-year period):

	Start date	End date
Performance period	July 1, 2018	June 30, 2019

Metric used in scoring for Part 1

Total site energy consumption per unit of EUI-adjusted floor area per degree day, performance year:

13.95 Btu / GSF / Degree-Day (°F)

Part 2. Reduction in source energy use per unit of floor area

Baseline year energy consumption

STARS 2.2 requires electricity data in kilowatt-hours (kWh). If a baseline has already been established in a previous version of STARS and the institution wishes to continue using it, the electricity data must be re-entered in kWh. To convert existing electricity figures from MMBtu to kWh, simply multiply by 293.07107 MMBtu/kWh.

Electricity use, baseline year (report kWh):

	kWh	MMBtu
Imported electricity	216,810,094 Kilowatt-hours	739,756.04 MMBtu
Electricity from on-site, non-combustion facilities/devices (e.g., renewable energy systems)	0 Kilowatt-hours	0 MMBtu

Stationary fuels and thermal energy, baseline year (report MMBtu):

	MMBtu
Stationary fuels used on-site to generate electricity and/or thermal energy	353,453 MMBtu
Imported steam, hot water, and/or chilled water	0 MMBtu

Total site energy consumption, baseline year:

1,093,209.04 MMBtu

Baseline year building space

Gross floor area of building space, baseline year:

11,993,143 Gross square feet

Baseline period

Start and end dates of the baseline year (or 3-year period):

	Start date	End date
Baseline period	July 1, 2018	June 30, 2019

A brief description of when and why the energy consumption baseline was adopted:

July 1, 2018 - June 2019 is pre-COVID, campus fully occupied

Source energy

Source-site ratio for imported electricity:

Total energy consumption per unit of floor area:

	Site energy	Source energy
Performance year	0.09 MMBtu per square foot	0.21 MMBtu per square foot
Baseline year	0.09 MMBtu per square foot	0.21 MMBtu per square foot

Metric used in scoring for Part 2

Percentage reduction in total source energy consumption per unit of floor area from baseline:

Optional Fields

Documentation 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:

Education Efforts:
The Facilities Management webpage is used to inform the campus community about energy improvements that have been initiated and are currently being initiate. The Facilities Management Planning Director is a voting member of the Student Green Energy Council. The monthly Student Green Energy Council is used as a platform to educate board members which include faculty and students.
The Facilities Management Director of Design and Construction, Engineers and Sustainability Manager particpate in campus courses to review existing building systems and new construction energy systems.
The Facilities Managment webpage includes an educational component on each LEED certified building.

A brief description of energy use standards and controls employed by the institution:

Energy monitoring, environmental controls, building optimization, solar efficent-cool roofs, high efficiency chillers, boiler efficiency, energy recovery strategies such as heat pipes and enthalpy wheels, onoging improvements of underground utilities.

A brief description of Light Emitting Diode (LED) lighting and other energy-efficient lighting strategies employed by the institution:

LED is standard in all new construction projects and renovations. Roadway lighting has been converted to LED. Parking lot LED projects are near completion. USF has launched "25 Live," scheduling software to monitor classroom occupancy indoor comfort needs and reduce indoor comform when classrooms are not occupied.

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

Passive Solar is used to heat water at the Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Sustainabiltiy. The region/geographic area do not allow for the use of geothermal systems.

A brief description of co-generation employed by the institution:

A brief description of the institution's initiatives to replace energy-consuming appliances, equipment, and systems with high efficiency alternatives:

Green purchasing guidelines provide recommend the selection of purchasing energy efficient products.

Website URL where information about the institution’s energy conservation and efficiency program is available:

https://www.usf.edu/administrative-services/facilities/leed-sustainability/

Additional documentation to support the submission:

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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

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