Overall Rating Reporter - expired
Overall Score
Liaison Patrick McKee
Submission Date April 15, 2013
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University of Connecticut
OP-T2-17: Energy Management System

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete Reporter Laura Dunn
Sustainability Coordinator
Office of Environmental Policy
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Does the institution use a centralized energy management system that allows it to track energy consumption and performance in multiple buildings in a central location?:
Yes

A brief description of the management system:

The function of the Energy Management Systems group is to monitor those buildings associated with computer control of heating and cooling, maintain and perform schedule changes as necessary, assist zone/shop personnel as required, and respond to various trouble alarms as necessary for continuous coverage.


The percentage of building space monitored with a centralized energy management system:
83

A description of what systems are shut down during unoccupied periods:

non-essential heating and cooling, fans, electricity


The website URL where information about the institution's use of the technology is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

Estimations from Facilities Department: With building upgrades, 83 percent of all buildings have a centralized energy management system. This percentage includes smaller outlying buildings but 100 percent of all main Academic and centralized buildings such as the Student Union, Wilbur Cross, and the Library are monitored.


Estimations from Facilities Department: With building upgrades, 83 percent of all buildings have a centralized energy management system. This percentage includes smaller outlying buildings but 100 percent of all main Academic and centralized buildings such as the Student Union, Wilbur Cross, and the Library are monitored.

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