7- Affordable and Clean Energy
Here are the actions taken by the Université de Montréal to be more energy efficient.
Building Energy Efficiency
1- Site energy use per unit of floor area
PERFORMANCE YEAR ENERGY CONSUMPTION
Electricity use, performance year (report kilowatt-hours) :
| kWh | MMBtu | |
| Imported electricity | 152,830,833 Kilowatt-hours | 521,458 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 | 532,099 MMBtu |
| Imported steam, hot water, and/or chilled water | 0 MMBtu |
Total site energy consumption, performance year : 1,053,558.52 MMBtu
PERFORMANCE YEAR BUILDING SPACE
Gross floor area of building space, performance year : 735,947 Gross Square Metres
Floor area of energy intensive space, performance year :
| Floor area | |
| Laboratory space | 90,066 Square Metres |
| Healthcare space | 16,133 Square Metres |
| Other energy intensive space | 80,405 Square Metres |
EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year : 1,028,750 Gross Square Metres
PERFORMANCE YEAR HEATING AND COOLING DEGRES DAYS
Degree days, performance year :
| Degree days | |
| Heating degree days | 3,980.6 Degree-Days (°C) |
| Cooling degree days | 471.8 Degree-Days (°C) |
Total degree days, performance year : 4,452 Degree-Days (°C)
PERFORMANCE PERIOD
Start and end dates of the performance year (or 3-year period) :
| Start date | End date | |
| Performance period | May 1, 2021 | April 30, 2022 |
METRIC USED IN SCORING FOR PART 1
Total site energy consumption per unit of EUI-adjusted floor area per degree day, performance year : 230.01419681768422 Btu / GSM / Degree-Day (°C)
2- Reduction in source energy use per unit of floor area
BASELINE YEAR ENERGY CONSUMPTION
Electricity use, baseline year (report kWh) :
| kWh | MMBtu | |
| Imported electricity | 143,944,286 Kilowatt-hours | 491,137.90 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 | 466,250 MMBtu |
| Imported steam, hot water, and/or chilled water | 0 MMBtu |
Total site energy consumption, baseline year : 957,387.90 MMBtu
Gross floor area of building space, baseline year : 638,771 Gross Square Metres
Start and end dates of the baseline year (or 3-year period) :
| Start date | End date | |
| Baseline period | May 1, 2018 | April 30, 2019 |
First report released on energy consumption is 2018-2019.
Source-site ratio for imported electricity : 2
Total energy consumption per unit of floor area :
| Site energy | Source energy | |
| Performance year | 1.43 MMBtu / GSM | 1.43 MMBtu / GSM |
| Baseline year | 0.140 MMBtu / GSM | 0.21 MMBtu / GSM |
METRIC USED IN SCORING FOR PART 2
Percentage reduction in total source energy consumption per unit of floor area from baseline : 5.6248290167118
The University’s STARS report card on building energy efficiency : https://reports.aashe.org/institutions/university-of-montreal-qc/report/2022-12-23/OP/energy/OP-5/
The University’s energy consumption data are also available on the website of the Unité de développement durable:
durable.umontreal.ca/empreinte-carbone/bilan-carbone-de-ludem/