PROGRESS REPORT
Fiscal 2019 is the initial benchmark year. Fiscal 2020 and 2021 were pandemic years, and many occupants and students were offsite, resulting in skewed energy and resource consumption numbers. For fiscal 2023 and 2024, increased square footage resulted in utility expenses rising on average 18 percent. In fiscal 2025, utility expenses rose roughly 5 percent, with consumption roughly flatlined. Occupancy remains at roughly 65 percent for the student population. Staff was required to return to campus, roughly 92 percent.
GOALS
Water
- Target fiscal 2026
- Benchmark fiscal 2019
- Percentage goal 2 percent from 2025
Electricity
- Target fiscal 2026
- Benchmark fiscal 2020
- Percentage goal 2 percent from 2025
Gas
- Target fiscal 2026
- Benchmark fiscal 2019
- Percentage goal 2 percent from 2025
This satellite campus does not manage fleet.
| Utility | Target Year | Benchmark Year | Percentage Goal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Water | 2025 | 2019 | 2 |
| Electricity | 2025 | 2020 | 2 |
| Transportation Fuels | 0000 | 0000 | 0 |
| Natural Gas | 2025 | 2019 | 2 |
STRATEGY FOR ACHIEVING GOALS
Suggestions are the consideration of 12 month or less ROI projects. Installed new air handlers and new building automation systems (BAS) controls. These projects provide positive net present value immediately after the ROI time frame. Review of operational scheduling is key. Currently, selected renovation projects such as AHUs, boilers and chillers, and BAS systems are being replaced. Elevator modernizations are continuing. Demand response is implemented. Ad Astra scheduling software implemented.
IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE
Projects have continued beyond 12 months because of market material supply and distribution lead times. Savings will be monitored through gross utility usage to gross square foot relationship in Energy Star Portfolio. Fundamental material comparisons of energy consumptions between products, by document calculations, will prove a wide range of conservation before the project is approved or a replacement of old equipment. Internal funds are limited. HEAF funds are limited.
AGENCY FINANCE STRATEGY
Using HEAF funds to improve tangible assets that specifically conserve energy and natural resources. Repairs and renovations are constantly ongoing. As buildings age, expenses increase to maintain the assets. Funds available have diminished.
EMPLOYEE AWARENESS PLAN
Fiscal 2026 will continue an update of the Employee Awareness Plan with signage and awareness participation through Facilities Management, as well as through Student Relations Communications and collaborative events.
