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Tysseling, John C.; Zibelman, Audrey; Freifeld, Allen – Facilities Manager, 2011
Most higher education facilities have already accomplished some measure of a "microgrid" investment with building control systems (BCS), energy management systems (EMS), and advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) installations. Available energy production facilities may include boilers, chillers, cogeneration, thermal storage, electrical…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Facilities, Facilities Management, Management Systems
Basken, Paul – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2009
After spending $133-million to build a new award-winning technological gem of a power plant, officials at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst are expecting their fuel bills to rise by $7-million a year. And yet they are very proud of the accomplishment. The reasons for the higher energy costs involve a complicated mix of technology,…
Descriptors: Educational Facilities Planning, Fuels, Energy Management, Energy