Installing PEMS Up to 50% less cost to install and maintain than CEMS and reduces the hardware and consumables (pumps, analyzers and calibration gases) needed for operation. Chilled Filter System (in progress) Filter the Chilled Water system on campus to clean heat transfer surfaces for energy savings , reduce corrosion rates to maintain longer equipment and prevent harmful clogging and bacterial growth for a healthier environment. New Lights CRC Replaced all HID lights in gym with LED lighting. New Lights Garages Replaced over 1,000 HID fixtures with long life T5 high output lamps. Duke Energy Rebates We received a total of over $160,000 of rebates for various projects in FY16. UC is Duke's largest recipient of rebate funds and UC has done more projects than any of Duke's other customers. Vontz Lab air flow controls upgrade to allow reduced outdoor air into the building for conditioning during unoccupied hours. ECUP air compressors Replacement Ike Ratliff, Bundy, Maury DuPont Replacing inefficient Gardner Denver Air Compressors with a single variable speed unit. This will be the main compressor and will reduce energy consumption. Old Chem lighting retrofit Replace MH lighting with LED throughout building. 461 bulbs. Utility tunnel lighting Installed occupancy sensors on utility tunnel lighting that had been on 24/7. VPC Boiler Replaced burners on two boilers with high efficiency burners. Outside lighting Replaced incandescent outside lighting fixtures with LED in various locations (Langsam plaza, Fishwick). Control valves replacement Replaced all HW/ CHW control valves at Procter hall. They were all leaking through. Demand limiting programming at the air handler level to reduce energy consumption when needed for peak shaving. Scioto - Dorm Messer, GBBN, CMTA Replace shell, HVAC, and lighting.
Recommendation If applicable, provide the actual FY16 cost savings, or expected annual cost savings to the institution *Put NA if no savings Were the savings redeployed to reduce the cost of college for students? (Yes or No) Or did the practice provide tangible benefits to the quality of students' education? (Yes or No) Efficiency Practices 3A: Campus Contracts $21,021,706 3B: Collaborative contracts $5,859,460 4A: Asset Review In progress 4B: Operations Review $100,000 No Yes, by indirectly spreading the fixed costs of operations over a larger revenue base, reducing costs. 4C: Affinity partnerships and sponsorships Not Available 5A: Cost diagnostic In progress 5B: Productivity measure In progress 5C: Organizational Structure In progress 5D: Health-care costs Not Available 5E: Data Centers $1.5M in cost avoidance no Yes, by indirectly freeing resources for the development of online courses and tools. 5F: Space utilization In progress Energy projects $2.2m in cost avoidance Academic Practices and Policies 6A: Negotiate cost on textbook affordability $700,000 in cost avoidance no Yes, by indirectly freeing resources for other educational costs borne by our students. 6B: Standardize materials unavailable 6C: Develop digital capabilities unavailable Yes, online learning increases educational access to our students. 7A: Education Campaign unavailable 7B: Graduation Incentive N/A