Goals & Strategies

Energy conscious design guidelines & LEED standards
Designs with anticipation of future programmatic needs & changes
Maintainability as a real design requirement
Energy profiling during design review
Open minds for emerging ideas and technologies & re-thinking old solutions

High efficiency lighting
Premium efficiency motors
Water-saving plumbing fixtures
Low-flow fume hoods
ENERGY STAR computers & equipment

Building automation software
Occupancy sensors
Storm windows & window coverings
Remote PC power saving software
Programmable thermostats, timer clocks, …

Deferred maintenance reduction (CURB/CARE)
HVAC analysis, upgrade, and performance optimization
Fume hood upgrade & right sizing
Excessive lighting elimination
Laboratory equipment energy efficiency audit & renewal

Building automation systems & solutions
Systems retrofit using (i.e.VAV, heat recovery, DDC)
Emerging computing methodologies
LED lighting technology
Staff training on cutting edge technologies & solutions

Adequate funding & staffing for facilities maintenance
Balanced maintenance management programs & standards
Design & construction oversight and commissioning
Maintenance programs for departmental equipment
Ongoing testing, inspection & quality control (FOCUS)

Building operational hours, schedules, and needs
Facilities utilization efficiency, space management, and campus growth patterns
Differentiation between "wants" and "needs"
Employee flextime, telecommuting, building shutdowns
Environmental stewardship agendas

Laboratory air change rate
Fresh air mix in building air supply
Animal holding facilities needs & certification
Safety, code compliance, regulatory accommodations
Customer expectation management

Efficiency, redundancy, and utilization of lab equipment
Fume hood use standards & guidelines
Efficiency of lab operations & processes
Adhering to design limitations
Laboratory housekeeping best practices

Efficiency, redundancy, and utilization of office equipment
Equipment power save mode setting guidelines & monitoring
Computer labs operations & efficiency
Purchasing review & control protocols
Recycling & paper reduction practices

Seasonal temperature setting criteria for occupied periods
Seasonal temperature setting criteria for un-occupied periods
Use of personal electric heaters & foot warmers
Operable windows, window air conditioners, …
Customer expectation management & priority system

Rational & incentive based energy budgeting, funding and chargeback models
Flexible funding mechanisms for conservation projects
Back-charging vendors, contractors, and departments for excessive energy use
Funding operating costs for conservation activities
Funding in-house facilities reconditioning programs (CURB/CARE)

Facilitating & promoting conversations about energy conservation
Instilling life-long conservation awareness in people's consciousness
Relevant & timely information exchange
Training of facility managers, building administration & users
Full use of all available communication channels

Appealing to people's values, passion & motivation for conservation
Aligning energy conservation with UW’s core values & academic missions
Extending The Wisconsin Idea to energy conservation
Promoting energy conservation as a life-time moral responsibility
Fostering leadership, self-responsibility, and concern for the environment

The various levels and layers of the university community
UW auxiliary operations, CSC, Billed customers, visitors
DOA, legislators, UWSA
Suppliers & service providers
UW alumni

Engineering-based analysis, modeling & energy profiling
Surveys & assessments of needs & conditions
Optimized building utilization & operating practices
Monitoring & documentation of added or removed loads
Life cycle cost analysis for investments & decisions

Celebrating accomplishments & publicizing results
Providing feedback & acting on suggestions
Creating and seizing on opportunities
Fighting apathy and cynicism & creating “believers”
Staying on task & message!

Utilities metering, data collection & monitoring
Systems performance monitoring, verification
Consumption projection, trend analysis, benchmarking
Peak load management & demand leveling
Utilities loss and waste monitoring & prevention

Reduction of under-used or redundant equipment, space, personal items
Setting power save mode for equipment
Considering energy use when making purchasing decisions
Improving operational efficiencies & working smarter
Practicing common sense (turning off equipment, closing windows, dressing to the season, …)

Organizing grassroots campaigns with recognizable branding & logos
Becoming knowledgeable on the issue & leading by example
Supporting local conservation leaders & activists
Establishing advisory groups of knowledgeable & concerned people
Developing and promoting incentives & reward programs

Contemplating future needs, trends, costs, regulations, priorities
Searching for political, economical, and logistical ways to remove obstacles & improve efficiency
Embracing & promoting cutting edge ideas, solutions, and technologies
Promoting environmental protection & use of alternative sources of energy
Accepting responsibility for the results!

Adhering to established standards & policies
Tapping into UW student’s passion & energy
Partnering with the academic arm of the University
Brainstorming with DOA & UWSA for ideas & solutions
Exploring synergies between UW’s and the private sector’s capabilities & interests

Influencing DOA & legislators agendas, priorities & decisions
Seeking gifts & grants from private sector, government, and UW-alumni
Embedding conservation agendas in all project developments & proposals
Negotiating rebate programs & alternative rates setting methodologies with utility providers
Demanding accountability!

Organizational commitments to accountability
Communication of clear policies, guidelines & expectations
Roles & responsibilities for enforcement
Compliance monitoring & audit
Protocols for conflict resolution

Top Logo for Awareness- The Intelligent Way To Conserve Energy
www.conserve.wisc.edu

*	Efficient Systems
*	Informed People
*	Realistic Expectations
*	Responsible Actions

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Program Goals & Strategy

To instill lifelong energy conservation spirit in our community's consciousness
To reduce campus energy consumption per square foot by 20 percent by year 2010

We will achieve these goals by concentrating our efforts in the following areas:

Efficient Systems

Realistic Expectations

Informed People

Responsible Actions

The University of Wisconsin - Madison

Last Modified: 05/01/08

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