Take a Look at Some Unique Buildings
Hover over these images of campus buildings to learn some cool facts about them!
GIEDT HALL
Year Built: 2007
Primary Use: Classroom
Square Footage: 15,540 ft²
Electricity Usage: 86,998 kW/hr
(equivalent to 13 California homes)
Annual Cost: $8,219
Feedback Trend: Cold
OLSON HALL
Year Built: 1963
Primary Use: Classroom
Square Footage: 54,607 ft²
Electricity Usage: 200,226 kW/hr
(equivalent to 30 California homes)
Annual Cost: $14,812
Feedback Trend: Hot
BAINER HALL
Year Built: 1966
Primary Use: Laboratory
Square Footage: 165,259 ft²
Electricity Usage: 2,814,763 kW/hr
(equivalent to 421 California homes)
Annual Cost: $184,876
Feedback Trend: Cold
CHEMISTRY HALL
Year Built: 1966
Primary Use: Laboratory
Square Footage: 15,540 ft²
Electricity Usage: 131,382 kW/hr
(equivalent to 542 California homes)
Annual Cost: $93,874
Feedback Trend: Cold
MRAK HALL
Year Built: 1966
Primary Use: Office
Square Footage: 99,151 ft²
Electricity Usage: 810,509 kW/hr
(equivalent to 121 California homes)
Annual Cost: $45,300
Feedback Trend: Cold
SPROUL HALL
Year Built: 1963
Primary Use: Office
Square Footage: 53,875 ft²
Electricity Usage: 391,548 kW/hr
(equivalent to 59 California homes)
Annual Cost: $10,393
Feedback Trend: Warm
The Key Differences Between Buildings on Our Campus
Lecture & Classroom Buildings
Airflow issue is a common trend we see in your TherMOOstat feedback. Too much airflow or lack of airflow can cause the room to feel too cold or too hot, respectively. With frequent feedback and detailed comments from TherMOOstat, we’ve been able to identify airflow issues on campus.
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Classrooms and lecture halls have the most variation in occupancy, with some seating 50 and others seating 300 people.
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The more people there are in a room the more the overall room temperature increases as a result of the variation in body heat.
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The more feedback we get in larger spaces, the better we can understand how the room feels.
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To save energy in classrooms and lecture halls we’ve started the Comfort Band Initiative.