Overall Rating Silver
Overall Score 46.55
Liaison Keaton Schrank
Submission Date Aug. 16, 2022

STARS v2.2

Westminster University - Utah
OP-5: Building Energy Efficiency

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.84 / 6.00 Keaton Schrank
Environmental Center Manager
Environmental Center
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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 8,917,077 Kilowatt-hours 30,425.07 MMBtu
Electricity from on-site, non-combustion facilities/devices (e.g., renewable energy systems) 77,549 Kilowatt-hours 264.60 MMBtu

Stationary fuels and thermal energy, performance year (report MMBtu):
MMBtu
Stationary fuels used on-site to generate electricity and/or thermal energy 45,274.53 MMBtu
Imported steam, hot water, and/or chilled water 0 MMBtu

Total site energy consumption, performance year:
75,964.19 MMBtu

Performance year building space

Gross floor area of building space, performance year:
94,077.85 Gross square meters

Floor area of energy intensive space, performance year:
Floor area
Laboratory space 2,223.54 Square meters
Healthcare space 0 Square meters
Other energy intensive space 0 Square meters

EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:
98,524.93 Gross square meters

Performance year heating and cooling degree days 

Degree days, performance year:
Degree days
Heating degree days 2,915 Degree-Days (°C)
Cooling degree days 893.89 Degree-Days (°C)

Total degree days, performance year:
3,808.89 Degree-Days (°C)

Performance period

Start and end dates of the performance year (or 3-year period):
Start date End date
Performance period July 1, 2021 June 30, 2022

Metric used in scoring for Part 1

Total site energy consumption per unit of EUI-adjusted floor area per degree day, performance year:
62.48 Btu / GSM / Degree-Day (°C)

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 11,420,340.71 Kilowatt-hours 38,966.20 MMBtu
Electricity from on-site, non-combustion facilities/devices (e.g., renewable energy systems) 79,129 Kilowatt-hours 269.99 MMBtu

Stationary fuels and thermal energy, baseline year (report MMBtu):
MMBtu
Stationary fuels used on-site to generate electricity and/or thermal energy 48,338.13 MMBtu
Imported steam, hot water, and/or chilled water 0 MMBtu

Total site energy consumption, baseline year:
87,574.32 MMBtu

Baseline year building space

Gross floor area of building space, baseline year:
94,077.85 Gross square meters

Baseline period

Start and end dates of the baseline year (or 3-year period):
Start date End date
Baseline period July 1, 2016 June 30, 2017

A brief description of when and why the energy consumption baseline was adopted:
This was the performance year from our last STARS (2016-2017) and thereby allows us to compare progress since that last assessment. For ACUPCC reporting, 2008 is used as a baseline for all years.

Source energy

Source-site ratio for imported electricity:
3

Total energy consumption per unit of floor area:
Site energy Source energy
Performance year 0.81 MMBtu per square meter 1.45 MMBtu per square meter
Baseline year 0.93 MMBtu per square meter 1.76 MMBtu per square meter

Metric used in scoring for Part 2

Percentage reduction in total source energy consumption per unit of floor area from baseline:
17.34

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:
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A brief description of energy use standards and controls employed by the institution:
Buildings are maintained between 68-72 degrees during occupied hours. Recently, the institution began reducing/increasing temperatures to save energy during unoccupied hours.

A brief description of Light Emitting Diode (LED) lighting and other energy-efficient lighting strategies employed by the institution:
Westminster has recently completed a major lighting retrofit of two parking structures and the gym's field house to LED lighting. Additional LED conversion has also been happening on an ad hoc basis.

A brief description of passive solar heating, geothermal systems, and related strategies employed by the institution:
None

A brief description of co-generation employed by the institution:
None

A brief description of the institution's initiatives to replace energy-consuming appliances, equipment, and systems with high efficiency alternatives:
None

Website URL where information about the institution’s energy conservation and efficiency program is available:
http://www.westminstercollege.edu/environmental_center/index.cfm?parent=6676&detail=6704&content=6761

Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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