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Carbon Neutral

Conference Recordings

Achieving a Carbon Neutral Campus Infrastructure

 In order to achieve their ambitious goal of decarbonization by 2035, Swarthmore College carried out the design and planned implementation of new campus energy systems. Learn how to apply their valuable strategies to create a sustainable decarbonized environment for your campus community.
Webinar Recordings

Achieving Big Carbon Reduction Goals With Small Targeted Building Actions

 This session will provide insight on useful data types for existing building stock and a process for existing conditions exploration to address carbon neutral goals and deferred maintenance within time and budget constraints.
Planning for Higher Education Journal

Campus Energy Master Planning

 Higher education institutions can lead the way in reducing energy consumption and advancing carbon neutrality by starting with their on-campus facilities.
Webinar Recordings

Decarb Buy-in: Creating a Culture of Decarbonization

 Decarbonization requires thinking big and working together. Universities are uniquely positioned to model innovative planning approaches to decarbonization, revealing what’s possible at different scales, from individuals to broader organizations.
Conference Presentations

Decarbonize Your Campus Through Building Electrification
Conference Recordings

Drilling Through the Carbon Barrier

 As a model for other institutions, we'll contextualize and detail two of the largest and deepest ground-source heat pump-chiller systems used to unlock campus-wide carbon neutrality—at Boston University and Ball State University.
Planning for Higher Education Journal

Financial Planning for Central Utility Plant Decarbonization

 Vital stakeholder feedback and consensus from various university departments reveal the proper approach to building issues. Institutions such as the University of North Dakota used technical planning to produce well-informed financial modeling and right-sized financial plans.
Conference Recordings

Learning From A Living Building

 The Kendeda Building, a deep green LEED Platinum Living Building, offers many lessons learned and best practices regarding net-positive water, energy, and waste that you can use to fight climate change and COVID-19 on your campus.
Conference Presentations

Planning Pathways to Carbon Reduction
Conference Presentations

Renovating a Library So It Exceeds Sustainability Policies

 The Neilson Library renovation went above and beyond Smith College’s campus sustainability policy by implementing a sustainability charter, prioritizing health and wellness, and advocating for positive change.
Conference Recordings

Setting Building Energy Standards

 Individual cities, states, and utility incentive programs are going beyond carbon neutral standards to embrace energy consumption limits—this session will present these new strategies as models and options for campus building energy standards.
Conference Recordings

Sustainability and Resiliency

 This session will discuss Rider University's energy master plan, which aims to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050 through integrating facility management and future campus development as well as incorporating energy conservation and generation options.