Reducing energy use on campus is a major priority in Facilities Management's sustainability plan. The University's guidelines for reducing energy on both an individual and management level are outlined in JMU Policy 1704. Benchmarking, commissioning, and energy auditing are a few avenues Facilities Management has undertaken or is exploring to assess energy usage on campus. In addition, Facilities Management has and will continue to engage in small maintenance projects for existing buildings that will assist in maximizing energy performance. These include LED retrofitting, HVAC upgrades, and boiler and chiller replacements.
Since 2018, Facilities Management began tracking such projects using GRITS, a sustainable project-tracking tool sponsored by the Sustainable Endowments Institute. Below is a live embedded dashboard from GRITS that shows estimated energy savings and CO2 reduction from maintenance projects undertaken by JMU since the beginning of 2018. See below for more details on these projects.
2023
2021
2019
- Boiler Replacement (Bell Hall)
- Building Setback (CHBS)
- Building Setback (Madison Hall)
- Building Setback (Showker Hall)
- Building Setback (USB Annex)
- Chiller Replacement (Jackson/Harrison Hall)
- HVAC Replacement (Anthony Seeger Hall)
- HVAC Replacement (Hillcrest House)
- HVAC Replacement (Mike Mart(JMAC))
- LED Retrofit (Champeons Parking Deck)
- LED Retrofit (East Campus Lighting)
2018
