| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 56.88 |
| Liaison | Laura Young |
| Submission Date | Feb. 11, 2016 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Michigan State University
IC-2: Operational Characteristics
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
N/A |
Endowment size:
Total campus area:
IECC climate region:
Locale:
Gross floor area of building space:
Conditioned floor area:
Floor area of laboratory space:
Floor area of healthcare space:
Floor area of other energy intensive space:
Floor area of residential space:
Electricity use by source::
| Percentage of total electricity use (0-100) | |
| Biomass | 1 |
| Coal | 26.10 |
| Geothermal | 0 |
| Hydro | 0.30 |
| Natural gas | 69.10 |
| Nuclear | 3.60 |
| Solar photovoltaic | 0 |
| Wind | 0 |
| Other (please specify and explain below) | --- |
A brief description of other sources of electricity not specified above:
Energy used for heating buildings, by source::
| Percentage of total energy used to heat buildings (0-100) | |
| Biomass | 1 |
| Coal | 16.30 |
| Electricity | 0 |
| Fuel oil | 0 |
| Geothermal | 0 |
| Natural gas | 82.70 |
| Other (please specify and explain below) | --- |
A brief description of other sources of building heating not specified above:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
The university does have some solar arrays on campus, but the electricity generated from them is currently less than 1%.
One building on campus uses geothermal to contribute to its heating, the Bott Building addition to the Life Science Building, but the energy generated is currently less than 1%.
Sources:
MSU EAS Facilities information tool - IPF Facilities Data Report: http://www.eas.msu.edu/fitii/
MSU FAMIS space management module
DOE Better Buildings Challenge Data Report for MSU
MSU Power and Water Annual Report for FY 2014
The university does have some solar arrays on campus, but the electricity generated from them is currently less than 1%.
One building on campus uses geothermal to contribute to its heating, the Bott Building addition to the Life Science Building, but the energy generated is currently less than 1%.
Sources:
MSU EAS Facilities information tool - IPF Facilities Data Report: http://www.eas.msu.edu/fitii/
MSU FAMIS space management module
DOE Better Buildings Challenge Data Report for MSU
MSU Power and Water Annual Report for FY 2014
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