Montclair State Receives 2021 Scorecard from Energy Star’s Higher Education Benchmarking Initiative

During 2022, Montclair State participated in the second round of the ENERGY STAR® Higher Education Benchmarking Initiative (HEBI). The HEBI 2.0 analysis examined energy & water usage data from 2019 across 88 reporting campuses, taking into consideration an institution’s enrollment, Carnegie ranking, climate zone, and other factors so it could group like institutions for comparison. HEBI 2.0 also examined the operational impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic such as virtual vs in-person classes, decrease in food services, increase in outside air ventilation, and others.

We are pleased to announce that we have received our HEBI Scorecard!

Quick Facts from the Scorecard:

Campus Source Energy Use Intensity (kBtu/ft²):

• Montclair State’s Source EUI: 243
• Median Source Source EUI: 210
• Montclair State ranked 10 out of the 15 respondents that submitted energy usage data in our climate zone.
• Montclair State ranked 17 out of the 28 R2: Doctoral Universities with high research activity that submitted energy usage data.

Campus Site Energy Use Intensity (kBtu/ft²):

• Montclair State’s Site EUI: 212
• Median Source Site EUI: 130
• Montclair State ranked 12 out of the 15 respondents that submitted energy usage data in our climate zone.
• Montclair State ranked 24 out of the 28 R2: Doctoral Universities with high research activity that submitted energy usage data.

Campus Water Use Intensity (gal/ft²):

• Montclair State’s WUI: 15
• Median Source WUI: 20
• Montclair State ranked 5 out of the 11 respondents that submitted energy usage data in our climate zone.
• Montclair State ranked 3 out of the 16 R2: Doctoral Universities with high research activity that submitted water usage data.

See real-time energy & water usage on our Energy Dashboards.

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