| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 50.50 |
| Liaison | Ryan Chabot |
| Submission Date | March 2, 2017 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of Central Florida
OP-5: Building Energy Consumption
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
5.20 / 6.00 |
Tran
Huynh Assistant Director Energy Management Utilities & Energy Services |
Figures needed to determine total building energy consumption:
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Grid-purchased electricity | 407,304 MMBtu | 390,278 MMBtu |
| Electricity from on-site renewables | 536.50 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) | 93,536 MMBtu | 0 MMBtu |
| Total | 501,376.50 MMBtu | 390,278 MMBtu |
Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or 3-year periods):
| Start Date | End Date | |
| Performance Year | July 1, 2015 | June 30, 2016 |
| 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):
baseline was chosen to align with the UCF Climate Action Plan and other policies on sustainability practices with the goal of Carbon Neutrality by the year 2050.
Gross floor area of building space:
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Gross floor area of building space | 10,008,811 Gross square feet | 5,344,465 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 | 0.05 MMBtu per square foot | 0.07 MMBtu per square foot |
| Source energy | 0.14 MMBtu per square foot | 0.23 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 | 377 Degree-Days (°F) |
| Cooling degree days | 3,993 Degree-Days (°F) |
Floor area of energy intensive space, performance year:
| Floor Area | |
| Laboratory space | 239,534 Square feet |
| Healthcare space | 10,761 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):
The University of Central Florida's Office of Research & Commercialization (ORC) fosters the creation of intellectual capital that can solve today’s pressing problems, improve the quality of life, and provide an engine for economic growth. The ORC assists UCF faculty and researchers in securing funding for their research, in technology transfer, and for commercialization of the research. UCF is one of 25 public universities with the Carnegie Foundation’s highest designation in two categories: community engagement and very high research activity.
A brief description of energy use standards and controls employed by the institution (e.g. building temperature standards, occupancy and vacancy sensors):
UCF maintains environmental control in all campus facilities, regulating air flow, temperature, and humidity, including first response to ensure customer environmental comfort and proper building HVAC system operation. Monitoring and alarming capabilities on HVAC systems allow for prompt identification of operational faults, so effective troubleshooting and system analysis can be performed. This ensures the University's mission-critical teaching, research labs, offices, residence halls, and other facilities remain fully functional.
A brief description of Light Emitting Diode (LED) lighting and other energy-efficient lighting strategies employed by the institution:
All lighting in new construction and renovation projects shall be LED. In addition, there are lighting retrofit projects on-going to replace existing fixtures with LED lamps.
A brief description of passive solar heating, geothermal systems, and related strategies employed by the institution:
With a Presidential mandate that renewable energy makes up 15% of our total energy consumption by 2020, the University of Central Florida has employed several successful small-scale renewable installations on campus, many of which have been grants or awards due to the economics, limited hours of useful sun, or budgetary constraints. The first milestone year is 2020.
A brief description of co-generation employed by the institution, e.g. combined heat and power (CHP):
UES owns and operates the first 18-cylinder lean-burn natural gas reciprocating engine in North America, providing 5.5 MW of on-site electrical generation and up to 1000 refrigerated tons of chilled water, offsetting a portion of the campus 25 MW peak load. On-site power generation currently serves 27% of the main campus electricity with the remaining demand supplied by our utility partner Duke Energy. Duke Energy’s distribution power grid is supplied to the main campus by two 69,000 volt substations. The ability to self-generate electrical power provides both significant cost and environmental benefits to the university.
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):
The energy services division at UCF oversees both the building and system commissioning process for new construction, building additions and renovations, performs energy surveys, and employs real-time commissioning using analytic platforms. This team is also developing strategies to become our own in-house building automation controls integrator. To support critical building operations, we have also developed a portal for alarms with intuitive graphics to assist Facility Operations troubleshooting with the first responders who monitor these facilities 24/7.
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:
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