Strategic Planning

Strategic Energy and Environmental Plan:
Facilities’ Energy and Environment team is in the process of developing a long term Energy and Environmental Plan for the University to conserve energy, lower Greenhouse Gas emissions and better control energy costs. The following areas were extensively evaluated in 2006 and will be utilized in developing this long term plan;

1. Energy and environmental metrics, benchmarking and targets
2. Energy use efficiency improvements opportunities
3. Energy conversion efficiency improvements
4. Renewable energy options
5. Procurement strategies

Energy and Environmental Advisory Committee:
Facilities’ Energy and Environment team formed the Energy and Environmental Advisory Committee during the fall of 2006 whose purpose is to enable a forum for representatives of the student body, faculty and staff to provide guidance and input to the Facilities Management department’s development of a Strategic Energy and Environmental Plan. The plan will provide recommendations for annual energy conservation, cost control and greenhouse gas reduction targets and actions.

Committee Members:

• 1 representative for environmental student groups
  • Danielle Dahan ’11, emPower
• 1 representative from the Undergraduate Council of Students (UCS)
  • Rachel Hunter ‘12
• 2 representatives from the general student body selected through the UCS committee appointment process
  • Frieda Kay ‘12
  • Devin Finzer ‘13
• 2 representatives from Facilities
  • Chris Powell, Director of Sustainable Energy and Environmental Initiatives (Committee Chairperson)
  • Ginger Gritzo, Energy & Environmental Programs Coordinator
• 3 representatives from staff selected through the Staff Advisory Committee
  • Kurt Teichert, Environmental Studies
  • Michelle Moniz-Dotzenrod, Office of Sponsored Projects
• 2-3 representatives from Faculty selected through Faculty Executive Council
  • Chris Bull, Engineering
  • Steve Porder, Bio Med Ecology & Evolutionary Biology