Energy Conservation
Energy budgets constitute a large portion of the operation costs of many universities. Many new technologies can allow universities to control and manage these costs more effectively.
- Create databases that track and document energy use and cost
- Meter and Sub-Meter
- Life Cycle Analysis
- Retrofit and Renovate
- Participate in existing utility programs
- Encourage student involvement
- Investigate performance contracts
- Benchmark buildings against ENERGY STAR ® standards
- Identify and complete energy conservation projects
- Promote the linkage of energy conservation efforts to programs that reduce greenhouse gas emissions and identify how such programs have eased global warming
