| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 54.76 |
| Liaison | Amy McElhinney |
| Submission Date | March 22, 2021 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of Mount Union
OP-5: Building Energy Consumption
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
3.37 / 6.00 |
Ron
Crowl Associate Vice President for Planning and Program Implementation, Chief Planning Officer Business Office |
Figures needed to determine total building energy consumption:
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Grid-purchased electricity | 55,279.20 MMBtu | 50,688.30 MMBtu |
| Electricity from on-site renewables | 137.60 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) | 101,872 MMBtu | 91,461 MMBtu |
| Total | 157,288.80 MMBtu | 142,149.30 MMBtu |
Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or 3-year periods):
| Start Date | End Date | |
| Performance Year | July 1, 2019 | June 30, 2020 |
| Baseline Year | July 1, 2004 | June 30, 2005 |
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):
STARS version 1.0 used as baseline.
Gross floor area of building space:
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Gross floor area of building space | 1,358,311 Gross square feet | 1,041,210 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 | 0.12 MMBtu per square foot | 0.14 MMBtu per square foot |
| Source energy | 0.20 MMBtu per square foot | 0.24 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 | 5,277 Degree-Days (°F) |
| Cooling degree days | 1,037 Degree-Days (°F) |
Floor area of energy intensive space, performance year:
| Floor Area | |
| Laboratory space | 23,652 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):
Sharing of Green Revolving Fund Projects/outcomes, solicitation of ideas from all campus users. Programs/events about energy efficiency - impacts on Climate Change (24-hours of Reality: Truth in Action - Climate Reality Project). Sustainable Living programs.
A brief description of energy use standards and controls employed by the institution (e.g. building temperature standards, occupancy and vacancy sensors):
Johnson Controls Metasys
A brief description of Light Emitting Diode (LED) lighting and other energy-efficient lighting strategies employed by the institution:
954,772 sq. ft. of our total campus footprint of 1.4 million sq. ft. has been converted to LED - through Green Revolving Fund and other incentives offered through electric company.
A brief description of passive solar heating, geothermal systems, and related strategies employed by the institution:
Geothermal is used in the Gartner Welcome Center.
A brief description of co-generation employed by the institution, e.g. combined heat and power (CHP):
None
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):
LED retro-fits, Fume Hood conversions, Motion Sensors, Programmable Thermostats.
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:
Information from Ron Crowl, through GHG Report 2020.
Onsite Renewable Generation from MAAC Solar Panel's taken from Sunny Portal site and additional estimate for the 1-KW system on HPCC (based on "A solar system that is installed on a south-facing 30-degree pitch roof Ohio will generate 1,150kWh of peak DC (direct current) capacity per year per 1kW in Ohio." from https://www.solarreviews.com/solar-panels/ohio)
Heating/Cooling Degree Days - https://portfoliomanager.energystar.gov/pm/degreeDaysCalculator
Results
Weather Station ID:
725210
Weather Station Name:
AKRON/AKRON-CANTON
Time Period:
July 01, 2019 - June 30, 2020
Annual HDD:
5277 °F
Annual CDD:
1037 °F
Information from Ron Crowl, through GHG Report 2020.
Onsite Renewable Generation from MAAC Solar Panel's taken from Sunny Portal site and additional estimate for the 1-KW system on HPCC (based on "A solar system that is installed on a south-facing 30-degree pitch roof Ohio will generate 1,150kWh of peak DC (direct current) capacity per year per 1kW in Ohio." from https://www.solarreviews.com/solar-panels/ohio)
Heating/Cooling Degree Days - https://portfoliomanager.energystar.gov/pm/degreeDaysCalculator
Results
Weather Station ID:
725210
Weather Station Name:
AKRON/AKRON-CANTON
Time Period:
July 01, 2019 - June 30, 2020
Annual HDD:
5277 °F
Annual CDD:
1037 °F
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