EMU teams up with Chevron to make campus more sustainable

Thursday, November 19, 2009 | Source: Concentrate
Who would have thought an oil company would help make Ypsilanti's Eastern Michigan University greener?

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Eastern Michigan University intends to tighten its energy belt by forming a partnership with Chevron Energy Solutions.

The two will conduct energy audits of the university's 16 buildings. Some of these buildings are 100 years old or older, but most were built in the mid-20th Century. Many have gone decades without updating their infrastructure, if it was upgraded at all.

"We're looking at more than $30 million in potential savings. And that is just in our housing buildings," says Steven Moore, energy and sustainability manager for Eastern Michigan University, a post that was created early last year. "There is a large potential for energy savings on this campus."

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