| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 46.00 |
| Liaison | Lisa Mitten |
| Submission Date | March 4, 2015 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
State University of New York at New Paltz
OP-8: Building Energy Consumption
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.76 / 6.00 |
Lisa
Mitten Campus Sustainability Coordinator Office of Campus Sustainability |
Total building energy consumption, all sources (transportation fuels excluded):
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Total building energy consumption | 230,825 MMBtu | 252,423 MMBtu |
Purchased electricity and steam:
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Grid-purchased electricity | 73,026 MMBtu | 68,483 MMBtu |
| District steam/hot water | 0 MMBtu | 0 MMBtu |
Gross floor area of building space::
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Gross floor area | 2,048,049 Gross square feet | 2,093,321 Gross square feet |
Floor area of energy intensive space, performance year::
| Floor Area | |
| Laboratory space | 148,000 Square feet |
| Healthcare space | 0 Square feet |
| Other energy intensive space |
Degree days, performance year (base 65 °F)::
| Degree days (see help icon above) | |
| Heating degree days | 6,713 |
| Cooling degree days | 582 |
Source-site ratios::
| Source-Site Ratio (see help icon above) | |
| Grid-purchased electricity | 3.34 |
| District steam/hot water | 1 |
Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or 3-year periods)::
| Start Date | End Date | |
| Performance Year | Jan. 1, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2013 |
| Baseline Year | Jan. 1, 2003 | Dec. 31, 2003 |
A brief description of when and why the building energy consumption baseline was adopted:
SUNY New Paltz selected 2003 as the baseline year we have a high level of confidence in the quality of this year's data. Also, it is the same baseline year that we adopted for the greenhouse gas emissions credit.
A brief description of any building temperature standards employed by the institution:
SUNY New Paltz's heating and cooling guidelines are found at this website:
http://www.newpaltz.edu/facilities/guidelines.html#hvac
A brief description of any light emitting diode (LED) lighting employed by the institution:
The vast majority of lighting at the newly renovated LeFevre Hall are LEDs. Crispell Hall has some LEDs. SUNY New Paltz has nearly finalized a contract with an electrical contractor to convert ~70% of the exterior lights at SUNY New Paltz to LEDs. The campus is considering upgrading interior lighting to LEDs as well.
A brief description of any occupancy and/or vacancy sensors employed by the institution:
LeFevre Hall has lighting vacancy sensors in all bedrooms. Occupancy sensors are located in the stacks area and newly renovated spaces of Sojourner Truth Library. The college is investigating installing heating occupancy or vacancy sensors in selected locations across campus so that during winter session and summer session setback, selected buildings can be converted to unoccupied mode without disrupting a few pockets of staff that occupy a portion of a building during the break periods.
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:
A brief description of any building recommissioning or retrofit program employed by the institution:
SUNY New Paltz is about to begin retrocommissioning for LeFevre and Esopus Hall, primarly to investigate humidity issues. The College is considering retrocommissioning Coykendall Science Building and Hasbrouck Dining Hall in the near future. The college is nearly complete with a campus-wide energy master plan.
A brief description of any energy metering and management systems employed by the institution:
All buildings on campus greater than 2,000 square feet are submetered for electricity. All buildings on campus greater than 5,000 square feet are submetered for water. All non-residential buildings connected to the campus’s high temperature hot water (HTHW) system are metered. Residence halls are being submetered for HTHW as they are renovated or constructed. Over half of buildings on campus are metered for natural gas.
A brief description of the institution's program to replace energy-consuming appliances, equipment and systems with high efficiency alternatives:
SUNY New Paltz is in the process of replacing four old chillers with new high efficiency chillers. The refrigerators that residential students rent for the year are energy star rated. The college only purchases EPEAT computers. Years ago, most of the interior lighting was converted to compact fluorescent and T8s.
A brief description of any energy-efficient landscape design initiatives employed by the institution:
A brief description of any vending machine sensors, lightless machines, or LED-lit machines employed by the institution:
Most of the vending machines on campus are energy star rated.
A brief description of other energy conservation and efficiency initiatives employed by the institution:
SUNY New Paltz has implemented a formal winter session setback program each year since 2013. Throughout the year, the Office of Campus Sustainability and Facilities Operations manages occupied and unoccupied heating and cooling modes using the Carrier and Siemens systems.
The website URL where information about the institution’s energy conservation and efficiency initiatives is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.