| Overall Rating | Bronze - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 32.74 |
| Liaison | William Hargrove |
| Submission Date | April 29, 2016 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of Texas at El Paso
OP-8: Building Energy Consumption
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.04 / 6.00 |
Carlo
Vazquez Assistant Director Facilities Services |
Total building energy consumption, all sources (transportation fuels excluded):
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Total building energy consumption | 550,000 MMBtu | 550,000 MMBtu |
Purchased electricity and steam:
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Grid-purchased electricity | 150,000 MMBtu | 150,000 MMBtu |
| District steam/hot water | 0 MMBtu | 0 MMBtu |
Gross floor area of building space::
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Gross floor area | 5,221,330 Gross square feet | 5,221,330 Gross square feet |
Floor area of energy intensive space, performance year::
| Floor Area | |
| Laboratory space | 485,700 Square feet |
| Healthcare space | 2,176 Square feet |
| Other energy intensive space |
Degree days, performance year (base 65 °F)::
| Degree days (see help icon above) | |
| Heating degree days | 1,900 |
| Cooling degree days | 2,671 |
Source-site ratios::
| Source-Site Ratio (see help icon above) | |
| Grid-purchased electricity | 50 |
| 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, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2014 |
| Baseline Year | Jan. 1, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2014 |
A brief description of when and why the building energy consumption baseline was adopted:
N/A
A brief description of any building temperature standards employed by the institution:
Cooling/Heating - 70-73 degrees based on University policy
A brief description of any light emitting diode (LED) lighting employed by the institution:
5% of Campus is now LED.
A brief description of any occupancy and/or vacancy sensors employed by the institution:
5% of Campus has now sensors that turn off lights whenever the rooms are empty. They will turn on based on movement.
A brief description of any passive solar heating employed by the institution:
N/A
A brief description of any ground-source heat pumps employed by the institution:
N/A
A brief description of any cogeneration technologies employed by the institution:
N/A
A brief description of any building recommissioning or retrofit program employed by the institution:
N/A
A brief description of any energy metering and management systems employed by the institution:
Energy metering in place at Central and Satellite Plants. Monitoring system in place for 85% of University.
A brief description of the institution's program to replace energy-consuming appliances, equipment and systems with high efficiency alternatives:
Replaced default T12 fluorescent HID lighting with LEDs T8 and T5.
A brief description of any energy-efficient landscape design initiatives employed by the institution:
N/A
A brief description of any vending machine sensors, lightless machines, or LED-lit machines employed by the institution:
N/A
A brief description of other energy conservation and efficiency initiatives employed by the institution:
Lighting Audits program.
HVAC schedule optimization according to class schedules and events.
The website URL where information about the institution’s energy conservation and efficiency initiatives is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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