Energy Conservation

Conservation Projects

• Highly efficient fluorescent lighting and occupancy sensors in many buildings on campus.
• Night setback controls which turn off heat and air conditioning when buildings are not occupied.
• Lighting and ventilation sensors in all Pigott classrooms. Once a light switch is turned on, the dual technology sensors detect occupants and automatically turn off lights and ventilation when the space is vacant for 15 minutes.
• Facilities hired a retro-building commissioning agent to train four Facilities maintenance staff and invited facilities staff from local universities to participate. Our trained staff then retro-commissioned two of our largest buildings, which is estimated to reduce electricity and gas usage by 20 percent.
• Retrofitted Wyckoff Auditorium’s lamps with 8 watt LED lamps that last 50,000 hours.   Accent lighting on the first floor, north wing of the Administration building were replaced with 5.5 watt LED lamps.

Conservation Practices

• A comprehensive campus-wide Energy Management System allows for centralized control of all building systems, lighting controls, and energy conservation.
• Groups of buildings share heating and cooling equipment which reduces equipment maintenance, green house gas emissions, the space requirements for equipment and makes the equipment more efficient.
• Building energy and water usage is audited periodically to identify inefficient equipment and reduce consumption.
• Facilities staff tries new technology by testing a product sample. If the new technology works well, then it will be bought and installed.
• Inefficient electrical equipment is replaced with new energy saving technology.