| Overall Rating | Silver |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 52.66 |
| Liaison | Grace Afflerbach |
| Submission Date | March 8, 2024 |
Purchase College - State University of New York
OP-5: Building Energy Efficiency
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
4.37 / 6.00 |
Tom
Kelly Senior Energy Manager Facilities |
Electricity use, performance year (report kilowatt-hours):
| kWh | MMBtu | |
| Imported electricity | 22,935,465.70 Kilowatt-hours | 78,255.81 MMBtu |
| Electricity from on-site, non-combustion facilities/devices (e.g., renewable energy systems) | 0 Kilowatt-hours | 0 MMBtu |
Stationary fuels and thermal energy, performance year (report MMBtu):
| MMBtu | |
| Stationary fuels used on-site to generate electricity and/or thermal energy | 135,607.40 MMBtu |
| Imported steam, hot water, and/or chilled water | 0 MMBtu |
Total site energy consumption, performance year:
Gross floor area of building space, performance year:
Floor area of energy intensive space, performance year:
| Floor area | |
| Laboratory space | 15,149 Square feet |
| Healthcare space | 3,078 Square feet |
| Other energy intensive space | 34,725 Square feet |
EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:
Degree days, performance year:
| Degree days | |
| Heating degree days | 4,469 Degree-Days (°F) |
| Cooling degree days | 1,230 Degree-Days (°F) |
Total degree days, performance year:
Start and end dates of the performance year (or 3-year period):
| Start date | End date | |
| Performance period | July 1, 2020 | June 30, 2023 |
Total site energy consumption per unit of EUI-adjusted floor area per degree day, performance year:
Electricity use, baseline year (report kWh):
| kWh | MMBtu | |
| Imported electricity | 33,636,200 Kilowatt-hours | 114,766.71 MMBtu |
| Electricity from on-site, non-combustion facilities/devices (e.g., renewable energy systems) | 0 Kilowatt-hours | 0 MMBtu |
Stationary fuels and thermal energy, baseline year (report MMBtu):
| MMBtu | |
| Stationary fuels used on-site to generate electricity and/or thermal energy | 157,390 MMBtu |
| Imported steam, hot water, and/or chilled water | 0 MMBtu |
Total site energy consumption, baseline year:
Gross floor area of building space, baseline year:
Start and end dates of the baseline year (or 3-year period):
| Start date | End date | |
| Baseline period | July 1, 2008 | June 30, 2009 |
A brief description of when and why the energy consumption baseline was adopted:
Largest amount of kWh was used during this time period.
Source-site ratio for imported electricity:
Total energy consumption per unit of floor area:
| Site energy | Source energy | |
| Performance year | 0.08 MMBtu per square foot | 0.14 MMBtu per square foot |
| Baseline year | 0.11 MMBtu per square foot | 0.21 MMBtu per square foot |
Percentage reduction in total source energy consumption per unit of floor area from baseline:
Documentation 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:
Send campus wide emails encouraging energy conservation
A brief description of energy use standards and controls employed by the institution:
Building management systems in place to monitor and reduce energy during high peak energy days.
A brief description of Light Emitting Diode (LED) lighting and other energy-efficient lighting strategies employed by the institution:
Several buildings completely retrofitted to LED. Potential project on the horizon to update several more buildings.
A brief description of passive solar heating, geothermal systems, and related strategies employed by the institution:
Two projects planned, a community solar project and geothermal project.
A brief description of co-generation employed by the institution:
CHP coupled with energy storage to come online this winter.
A brief description of the institution's initiatives to replace energy-consuming appliances, equipment, and systems with high efficiency alternatives:
Several LEED buildings on campus with new project to renovate largest EUI building on campus, the science building. Several HVAC systems updated since last report including modernizing cooling tower.
Website URL where information about the institution’s energy conservation and efficiency program is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Since the baseline period, the college has updated its switchgear, the main power feed coming into the college and replacing inefficient transformers with efficient electrical and mechanical equipment. Since that time frame, the college has retrofitted and added several LEED buildings, retrofitted a good majority of its lighting systems, completely updated 4 buildings HVAC systems, updated its building management systems to provide better controls and installed a variety of variable frequency drives to create additional efficiencies on facilities related equipment across campus.
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