| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 49.02 |
| Liaison | James Speer |
| Submission Date | June 30, 2016 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Indiana State University
OP-8: Building Energy Consumption
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
2.52 / 6.00 |
Jim
Jensen Director, Facilities Operations & Maintenance Facilities Management |
Total building energy consumption, all sources (transportation fuels excluded):
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Total building energy consumption | 255,464.45 MMBtu | 253,837.20 MMBtu |
Purchased electricity and steam:
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Grid-purchased electricity | 255,464.45 MMBtu | 253,837.20 MMBtu |
| District steam/hot water | 0 MMBtu | 0 MMBtu |
Gross floor area of building space::
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Gross floor area | 414,495.75 Gross square meters | 401,906.65 Gross square meters |
Floor area of energy intensive space, performance year::
| Floor Area | |
| Laboratory space | 8,777.38 Square meters |
| Healthcare space | 3,148.67 Square meters |
| Other energy intensive space |
Degree days, performance year (base 65 °F)::
| Degree days (see help icon above) | |
| Heating degree days | 5,979 |
| Cooling degree days | 702 |
Source-site ratios::
| Source-Site Ratio (see help icon above) | |
| Grid-purchased electricity | 3.14 |
| District steam/hot water | 1.20 |
Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or 3-year periods)::
| Start Date | End Date | |
| Performance Year | Aug. 1, 2014 | July 31, 2015 |
| Baseline Year | Aug. 1, 1989 | July 31, 1990 |
A brief description of when and why the building energy consumption baseline was adopted:
When we completed our first Carbon Footprint Analysis and Climate Action Plan in response to the American Colleges and Universities President's Climate Commitment, we chose 1990 as our baseline year because of consistency with the Kyoto protocol and because we developed our first major sustainability initiative (the recycling center) in that year as well.
A brief description of any building temperature standards employed by the institution:
We have Johnson Controls thermostats that enable us to do timed temperature regulation in 50% of our buildings.
A brief description of any light emitting diode (LED) lighting employed by the institution:
Our new renovations are being converted to LED lighting with many retrofits of LED panels into fluorescent ceiling panel modules.
Replacement is on an as needed basis ISU has a lighting LED standard of Holophane.
A brief description of any occupancy and/or vacancy sensors employed by the institution:
All new renovation and construction is being installed with lighting sensors.
A brief description of any passive solar heating employed by the institution:
A brief description of any ground-source heat pumps employed by the institution:
A brief description of any cogeneration technologies employed by the institution:
We explored cogeneration technology with our natural gas boiler for heat production on campus, but realized that we don't currently push enough steam throughout the year to make cogeneration economical.
A brief description of any building recommissioning or retrofit program employed by the institution:
We are currently committed to pursuing LEED Silver certification for any new construction, but we are also pursuing LEED Silver certification for our renovations as well. We are currently in a cycle of renovating our four largest residence halls (the four Sycamore Towers) to LEED Silver with renovation of one tower per year. Mills Hall has been completed and Bloomberg is under renovation currently. Cromwell will be next and Rhoads will be completed at the end of the four year cycle.
A brief description of any energy metering and management systems employed by the institution:
Our building automation system and central heating plant automation system have this capability. We have an energy standard to do remote metering on any new construction or renovation that uses Johnson Controls hardware to monitor real time energy use in our renovated buildings.
A brief description of the institution's program to replace energy-consuming appliances, equipment and systems with high efficiency alternatives:
We have committed to using Energy Star Appliances as part of our ACUPCC commitment and because of LEED certification.
A brief description of any energy-efficient landscape design initiatives employed by the institution:
We have recently completed the Indiana Wildlife Federation certification program and were rated at the Gold level. https://www2.indstate.edu/news/news.php?newsid=4263
A brief description of any vending machine sensors, lightless machines, or LED-lit machines employed by the institution:
A brief description of other energy conservation and efficiency initiatives employed by the institution:
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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