The Institute remains focused on improving operational efficiency of heating and cooling equipment in existing buildings to minimize the energy waste and decrease gas consumption to absolute minimum. Several conservation measures were already implemented:

1. Existing buildings were upgraded to include energy efficiency measures:
• Replaced low efficiency incandescent lights with high efficiency fluorescent lights and light ballasts.
• Installed over 300 Variable Speed Drives to reduce electrical consumption of large electric motors.
• Installed several BTU Meters to better understand building thermal profile and their needs in different times of the year.
• Installed energy recovery system to lower energy demand of buildings.
• Implemented daylight harvesting in several buildings.
• Converted fixed volume air flow systems to variable volume responding to space demand.
• Exit lights were converted to LED or compact fluorescent.
• Converted shower heads to more efficient water saving devices.
• Existing old boiler plants are being centralized to improve incremental efficiency.
• Upgraded Campus walkways with high efficiency lights
2. New Preventive Maintenance System was implemented to assure proper care of HVAC equipment
3. Institute added ‘Floating Holidays’ that allows significant reduction of energy during Institute’s closeout time. During holidays, FMS disables certain systems and initiates more aggressive temperature set backs
4. Implemented energy policy with goal to maintain nationally recognized temperature standards of approximately 68 degrees in the heating season and 75 degrees in the cooling season in Institute classrooms and offices.

The Institute’s migration path to better building efficiency leads through the following steps:

1. Provide Carbon Footprint inventory of existing buildings and ground infrastructures.
2. Provide assessment of requirements to achieve the LEED recertification of existing building (LEED-EB).
3. Implement a five year planning and implement building improvements.
4. Implement plan of continuous commissioning.
5. Complete integration of campus Building Automation System (BAS) in all existing facilities.
6. Improve recording of building energy metering and integration of the above into billing system of Institute Colleges.