Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
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Overall Score | 76.79 |
Liaison | Mike Wilson |
Submission Date | Jan. 27, 2017 |
Executive Letter | Download |
University of Victoria
OP-5: Building Energy Consumption
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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3.38 / 6.00 |
David
Adams Energy Manager Facilities Management |
Figures needed to determine total building energy consumption:
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Grid-purchased electricity | 176,779.86 MMBtu | 187,913 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) | 174,481 MMBtu | 227,302 MMBtu |
Total | 351,260.86 MMBtu | 415,215 MMBtu |
Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or 3-year periods):
Start Date | End Date | |
Performance Year | Jan. 1, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2015 |
Baseline Year | Jan. 1, 2010 | Dec. 31, 2010 |
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):
Gross floor area of building space:
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Gross floor area of building space | 4,301,155.31 Gross square feet | 3,700,741.85 Gross square feet |
Source-site ratio for grid-purchased electricity:
Total building energy consumption per unit of floor area:
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Site energy | 0.08 MMBtu per square foot | 0.11 MMBtu per square foot |
Source energy | 0.08 MMBtu per square foot | 0.11 MMBtu per square foot |
Percentage reduction in total building energy consumption (source energy) per unit of floor area from baseline:
Degree days, performance year (base 65 °F / 18 °C):
Degree days (see help icon above) | |
Heating degree days | 2,528.80 Degree-Days (°F) |
Cooling degree days | 76.70 Degree-Days (°F) |
Floor area of energy intensive space, performance year:
Floor Area | |
Laboratory space | 39,889.28 Square feet |
Healthcare space | 0 Square feet |
Other energy intensive space |
EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:
Building energy consumption (site energy) per unit of EUI-adjusted floor area per degree day, performance year:
Documentation (e.g. spreadsheet or utility records) to support the performance year energy consumption figures reported above:
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):
A brief description of energy use standards and controls employed by the institution (e.g. building temperature standards, occupancy and vacancy sensors):
A brief description of Light Emitting Diode (LED) lighting and other energy-efficient lighting strategies employed by the institution:
A brief description of passive solar heating, geothermal systems, and related strategies employed by the institution:
A brief description of co-generation employed by the institution, e.g. combined heat and power (CHP):
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 website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Between 2010 (baseline year) and 2015 (performance year), UVic decreased total energy consumption from all sources by 6%, despite new buildings being opened. The improvement in energy efficiency across campus is the result of a number of important factors including:
- The hiring of a full time Energy Manager to focus on energy efficiency
- Installation of real time energy sub-metering in the majority of buildings
- Lighting system upgrades in six of our largest buildings
- Fine tuning of heating, cooling, HVAC systems and lighting control systems in our largest buildings
- Sustainability Action Team programs
- Creation of Campus Integrated Energy Master Plan
For more information on UVic’s energy savings initiatives, see: https://www.uvic.ca/sustainability/operations/energy/index.php and http://www.uvic.ca/facilities/service/sustainability/energy.php.
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