T HE W ESTERN D IFFERENCE Energy Management and Sustainability Presentation to the Faculty Senate Peter Strazdas, Associate Vice President for Facilities Management October 2, 2014

WMU – G ROWTH IN THE FIRST 90 YEARS

T HE OPPORTUNITY Protect environment Lower operating cost Invest in assets - jobs Today is called the Triple Bottom Line or Sustainability In the early 90’s…

Produce Energy GAS ELECT. STEAM Consume / Conserve Energy ELECT. STEAM Avoided $ 46,000,000 Avoided $ 44,000,000 Power Plant Addition Avoided $ 30,000,000 Total Avoided $ 120,000,000 WMU E NERGY C OST A VOIDANCE RESULTS

WMU E NERGY P RODUCTION C HANGES Cogeneration Converted Coal to Natural Gas

E NERGY C ONSERVATION FOR EXISTING BUILDINGS 7 Million Sq. Ft. Over 200 projects Energy Conservation Measure

E NERGY C ONSERVATION M EASURES Equipment Scheduling Insulation Upgrades Efficient Equipment Incandescent Phase Out T12 Phase Out Temperature Policy Lighting Controls Carbon Dioxide Monitoring LED Lighting

C APITAL C ONSTRUCTION P ROJECTS LEED-C ERTIFICATION  LEED certified buildings Health and Human Services Western View I Apartments (4) Brown Hall Chemistry Building Lee Honors College Sangren Hall Zhang Legacy Collection – Archives  LEED registered buildings Medical School Kohrman Hall College of Engineering Western View II Apartments (3) New Residence Halls (2) East Hall Alumni Center Goldsworth Dining Facility  All renovations follow LEED principles

WMU E NERGY C ONSUMPTION R EDUCTION T REND

WMU E NERGY P OINTS OF P RIDE 19% Building space increase with 15% energy decrease Incandescent lamps removed resulting in 1M kW reduction 87% Reduction of power plant CO2 emissions 50% Reduction of water consumption 76% of existing buildings modified for energy conservation 16 New buildings and 4 in design using LEED principles

WMU C LIMATE A CTION P LAN

S OLAR AS A RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE Miller Parking Deck New Sangren Roof Wood Hall

G EOTHERMAL AS A RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE Zhang Legacy Collection East Hall

T HE F UTURE FOR E NERGY R EDUCTION Behavior change

Building Energy Dashboard T HE F UTURE FOR E NERGY R EDUCTION

G ROUPS T HAT H AVE V ISITED WMU FOR ENERGY MANAGEMENT BEST PRACTICES Colleges and Universities University of Michigan (x3) Michigan State University (x2) Wayne State University (x2) Central Michigan University Northern Michigan University Oakland University (x2) Hope College Montcalm Community College University of Notre Dame (x3) Purdue University (x2) Purdue University at Indianapolis University of Indiana University of Illinois University of Illinois at Chicago Western Illinois University Eastern Illinois University Illinois State University Bowling Green State University Miami University (Ohio) University of Iowa University of Colorado at Boulder University of Calgary in Alberta Wheaton College Others State of Michigan Michigan DMB Infrastructure Services The American Council on Education Beijing Acorp M&E Engineering Company Armstrong International Pfizer Stryker Corp. MPI Research Bell’s Bronson Hospital Sparrow Medical Group CSM Group Auto-Owners Insurance Autodesk Delta Dental Green Leaf Group Caledonia Schools Kalamazoo Public Schools Portage Public Schools Milwood Magnet PASS Academy Sustainability Group

T HANK Y OU !