In order to reduce energy use and the carbon footprint at IUPUI, the campus has instituted set points for heating and cooling. In spring and summer, the cooling set point is 76 degrees. In fall and winter, the heating set point is 70 degrees. If your space is at a temperature that does not fall with these ranges, i.e. warmer than 76 degrees in summer and cooler than 70 degrees in winter, please call the Campus Facility Services Call Center at 278-1900.
Our department is in a unique position to have a positive impact both from an energy saving perspective and an environmental impact by the tools we use to maintain the buildings. We continually strive to reduce energy usage and the environmental impact of the IUPUI campus while providing quality facilities for our campus community.
Campus Facility Services (CFS) has been implementing sustainable initiatives in each of its major work areas. These initiatives help ensure the long-term viability of IUPUI and reduce the impact of its operations. For each work area, sustainable actions or procedures are shown along with their corresponding sustainable impact.
| ACTION | IMPACT |
|---|---|
| Utilize electronic document formats - minimize printing and manual filing | Reduces amount of paper and creates greater efficiency |
| Minimize space and furniture required for storing documentation | Reduces amount of paper and creates greater efficiency |
| Sustainability questionnaire included with all RFPs | Requires answers to questions related to environmental issues, packaging, transportation, safety, and documentation of products an/or services |
| ACTION | IMPACT |
|---|---|
| Utilize environmentally friendly chemicals | Reduces the effect on human health and the environment |
| Utilize vacuum cleaners and carpet extractors that are certified by the Carpet & Rug Institute | Improves indoor air quality, soil removal, and surface appearance |
| Utilize automatic scrubbers and burnishers that have less than 70dba and are equipped with gel batteries | Minimizes noise levels and user fatigue |
| Utilize microfiber cleaning cloths and mops | Reduces chemical usage and reduces cross contamination. Items are laundered and not sent to a landfill |
| Utilize interior and exterior floor mats | Controls the amount of soil that is tracked into a building |
| Utilize a chemical free floor stripping system | Has reduced our usage of harmful floor strippers by 69% |
| Reduced the amount of 3rd shift work groups where possible | Will result in reduced utility costs |
| Utilize post consumer recycled resin trash liners | Made from 80% recycled content |
| Utilize non-tree based fiber toilet tissue and paper towels | Preserves natural forests |
| Utilize green seal certified hand soaps | Reduces human and aquatic toxicity and assists in smog production potential |
| ACTION | IMPACT |
|---|---|
| Recycling old fluorescent lamps and ballasts | Reduces waste and harmful chemicals sent to landfill |
| E-mailing plans via PDF files instead of printing on paper | Reduces amount of paper and creates greater efficiency |
| Recycling of scrap metal and stone on demolitions | Reduces waste sent to landfill |
| Would like to - recycle more demolition materials including ceiling tile and flooring | Reduces waste sent to landfill |
| ACTION | IMPACT |
|---|---|
| Installation of occupancy sensors in campus buildings | Reduces carbon footprint by turning off lights in spaces not in use |
| Qualified Energy Savings Project (QESP), MRLB, Clinical, ET, BS | Reduces carbon footprint by implementing energy savings measures in areas of lighting, air conditioning, heating, and water |
| Commissioning program for campus buildings | Ensures building systems are running efficiently and identifies potential energy saving improvements leading to reduced carbon footprints |
| Installation of campus building utility meters | Allows for management of utility usage |
| Ongoing replacement of building system components through CFS projects such as pumps, air handlers, constant air volume boxes with more energy efficient equipment | Reduce carbon footprint and improves comfort for occupants |
| Installation of variable frequency drives on motor and pumps | Reduces carbon footprint and future maintenance costs by limiting equipment use to meet minimum code requirements when demand is less |
| Implemented a steam trap testing program | Reduces steam usage and carbon footprint |
| Eliminated nearly all inefficient, magnetic light fixture ballasts and replaced with electronic ballasts | Reduces energy use and carbon footprint |
| Instituted set points for HVAC for each season prior to any campus sustainability committees being formed | Reduces energy use and carbon footprint |
| Partnered with UAO to specify and require energy efficient lighting using motion sensors to reduce energy use in parking garages | Reduces energy use and carbon footprint |
| Work with customers and UAO on water bottle dispenser retrofits | Reduces plastics used |
| Participate in campus panels on energy/sustainability | Builds momentum and synergy toward sustainable solutions. |
| Participate with UAO on LEED Certification on capital projects | Reduce carbon footprint compared to non-LEED buildings |
| ACTION | IMPACT |
|---|---|
| Knozone Action Day policy | Stop mowing when Indianapolis declares that ozone levels are excessive |
| Lawn irrigation water use reductions from implementing smart systems utilizing weather stations and moisture monitors | Conserves water by reducing irrigation and making systems more efficient |
| Phosphate-free turf fertilizer | Eliminates harmful chemicals from storm water runoff |
| Blow sidewalks and other hard surfaces when applying granular fertilizer | Reduces waste and reduces chemicals in storm water runoff |
| Send landscape waste to Rays to be composted | Eliminates sending yard and landscape wastes to landfill |
| Mow at 3.5" and mulch | Taller grass helps reduce weeds and mulch is a natural fertilizer |
| Will begin metering of snow melt product during application | Reduces waste of product |
| Biodiesel used as fuel where appropriate | Biodeiesel is a renewable fuel and reduces use of fossil fuels |
| Pretreating streets, sidewalks, and parking lots with salt brine mix to reduce use of salt | Pretreatment allows for less salt to be used to melt ice and snow |
| Switching to safer biodegradable pesticides | Reduces harmful chemical applications |
| Using application equipment that lessens drift and reduces water usage | Reduces waste and possible indoor air quality concerns |
| Converting from bluegrass and rye grasses to turf type fescues | Lowers water, pesticide, and fertilizer use |
| Will develop sustainable landscape standards with University Architect's office | Will reduce turf-type landscape and increase native landscapes that require less irrigation and maintenance |
| Have attained Tree Campus USA certification since 2014 | Recognition of trees planted and maintained on campus |
| Use of collected rainwater for irrigation | Reduces potable water use |
| ACTION | IMPACT |
|---|---|
| Use of technology to replace paper based systems: TIME, direct deposit, background check | Reduces amount of paper and creates greater efficiency |
| Employee self-service tools: benefits, change of address | Reduces amount of paper and creates greater efficiency |
| Online application option for new hires | Reduces amount of paper and creates greater efficiency |
| Online training modules, schedules, and sign in sheets | Reduces amount of paper and creates greater efficiency |
| Online policy manuals | Reduces amount of paper and creates greater efficiency |
| ACTION | IMPACT |
|---|---|
| Complete replacement of 150 watt high pressure sodium light fixtures with 100 watt induction fixtures | Reduces carbon footprint by using less electricity for same light production |
| Utilize Nelson-Nygard TDM study to evaluate and implement mass transit proposals for the campus community | Reduces carbon footprint by creating infrastructure enhancements which support alternative SOV transportation options |
| Implement recycling trash receptacles within parking garages and lots | Reduction of landfill waste |
| ACTION | IMPACT |
|---|---|
| Maintaining power factor above 95% | Improves efficiency of electrical equipment and reduces electrical utiltiy costs to the campus significantly |
| Efficient outside lighting on over 25% of campus with more planned in the future | Reduces carbon footprint and energy use |
| Changed campus design standard for outside lighting fixtures to direct light downward compared to all directions. | Reduces light pollution |
| Storm drain marking | Creates awareness regarding storm water runoff |
| Operation and maintenance of storm water infrastructure, including quality units (SQU's) or (BMP's) | Reduces harmful storm water runoff through data collection and proper management of runoff |
| Installation and maintenance of utility metering | Allows for measuring and management of utility usage |
| Implemented remote metering | Allows for trending of data, quicker response during outages and helps identify energy saving opportunities |
| Purchase a portion of campus electrical load produced through renewable sources such as wind | Reduces carbon footprint |