Natural gas is used on campus for heating buildings and water.
The highest usage occurs in the winter time when the heaters are running. While gas prices have fluctuated, the schools consumption has gone up considerably. Possible explanations for the increased gas usage could be colder winters that work the heating system longer, declining productivity of the heating units, and aging pipelines. Because gas usage is growing so quickly replacement of old heating systems with newer more efficient systems would be a valuable conservation effort. Presently, Tulane has not conducted any plans to conserve natural gas on campus.