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2017

Efficient Building Addition: Completed the construction of its 42,000 sq ft addition, which includes LED lighting throughout, occupancy sensors, high efficiency heat pumps, and sustainable carpet and tiling. The new equipment installed, including the boilers, pumps and HVAC systems, are regulated by a new building automated system.

2016

Boiler Upgrade: United replaced two of their 50-year-old boilers and one 25-year-old hot water boiler with three high efficiency boilers. The old boilers ran at 50% efficiency and were replaced with models that ran at approximately 97% efficiency.

Lighting Upgrade: The residence dorm had all of its 160 T12 fluorescent tubes replaced with LED tubes.

Carpet Upgrade: The carpeting was upgrades on two floors of the graduate’s apartment building, replacing the old carpet with a new sustainable and environmentally friendly carpet. This installation was the final phase of replacing all of the carpeting in the residence building.

2015

LED Lighting Retrofit: 350 LED tubes installed in all hallways/offices/stairwells/3rd floor residence rooms. Dimmers also were installed in 3rd floor residence rooms. Created a 7% energy reduction and had a rebate of $2500.

Boiler Upgrade: Installed 2 new high efficiency boilers and kept existing boiler for backup purposes. Caused a 17% reduction in natural gas used and received a rebate of $3000.

2014

Replaced Building Floors: Replace two floors of carpet in Grad apartment building with Tandus Powerbond environmentally friendly carpet. Tandus Powerbond is 100% recyclable and has won numerous sustainability awards.

Implemented the Student Car-Share Program

2013

Residence Hallway Lighting Upgrades: Replaced lighting in hallways with LEDs.

Chapel Watson: Replaced all the CFL bulbs with LEDs.

Parking lot lights: Installed 70W LED to light up a section of the parking lot that has no lighting.