University faculty, staff, and students are expected to assist the University in its goals to lower energy consumption, reduce expenditures on energy, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

1. Standards Applicable to all University Buildings and Occupants:
   • Personal equipment with integral heating elements is prohibited due to energy concerns and fire risk. This includes portable/space heaters (unless approved and provided by Facilities Management), toasters, hot plates, and cooking devices.
   • The installation of new incandescent, halogen, or fluorescent lighting is prohibited unless it is more energy efficient than LED lighting.
   • The installation of new infrastructure resulting in new on-site combustion of fossil fuels is prohibited without approval, unless required for life safety and emergency back-up systems.
   • All utilities to a proposed building site or new utilities when building systems are being replaced, are to be furnished from University central distribution systems, unless either unavailable or demonstrated to be impractical in terms of design or cost.
   • All new University-funded equipment shall be third-party certified (e.g., ENERGY STAR, EPEAT, ACT and/or CEE Tier 2) where available. Examples include laboratory and kitchen equipment (e.g., refrigerators, freezers, ovens), office equipment (e.g., monitors, printers, multifunction devices), and AV/IT equipment (e.g., televisions, projectors, video walls, servers, network devices).
   • Except for in residence halls, the use of individual desktop printers, microwaves, coffee makers, refrigerators, televisions, and similar personal, energy consuming devices is discouraged.
   • Office equipment such as printers, fax machines, training equipment, and copiers shall be co-located and shared to the extent possible and turned off when not in use, when possible.
   • All new laboratory, clinical, research, or educational equipment will be specified to be energy efficient by third party certification (per above), when possible. For heat-producing equipment, use a process chilled water loop separated from the central building chilled water loop via a heat exchanger, if available. The use of steam-powered equipment is strongly discouraged. The use of domestic (potable) water for single-pass cooling is prohibited.
   • Windows must remain closed when spaces are unoccupied to limit energy waste, equipment failure, freezing, and moisture issues. In occupied spaces with HVAC, keep windows closed except when the outside temperature is between 65 and 75 degrees Fahrenheit and relative humidity is between 45 and 55%.

   • Temperature Guidelines: Where feasible, temperatures will be set back during evenings, nights, weekends, holidays, and other unoccupied periods in alignment with the University Design Guidelines.

     Season	Temperature Range  Occupied Periods	Temperature Setpoint  Unoccupied Periods
     Winter (Heating)	68°F - 72°F	62°F
     Summer (Cooling)	72°F - 76°F	80°F

     (See the University Design Guidelines for IT rooms, mechanical spaces, gymnasiums, locker rooms, and other specific space uses.)

2. Measures to Reduce Energy Use:
   Actions that assist the University in energy management include, but are not limited to, the following:

   • Lights should be turned off when spaces and buildings are unoccupied, unless needed for life safety.
   • Reduce “vampire” energy use when equipment is not in use. This includes procuring equipment with standby, “eco-”, power-saving mode, and other settings that automatically reduce power consumption when the equipment is not in use. Turn off computers, put in energy-saving mode, or follow applicable school/department guidance when not in use. This applies to all office, laboratory, and medical equipment, including computers, personal electronic devices, monitors, A/V equipment, kitchen appliances, etc.
   • Virtualize or migrate physical servers to University data centers wherever possible.
   • Consider participating in one or more of the following programs:
     • Existing building energy efficiency programs: Building Energy Efficiency Program, Smart Labs, Sustainable Clinics
     • Engagement and interior space efficiency programs: Green Workplace, Green Labs

3. Compliance with Policy:
   Failure to comply with the requirements of this policy may result in disciplinary action up to and including termination or expulsion in accordance with relevant University policies. Compliance with the policy assists the University with conserving resources and achieving the goals outlined in the University’s 2030 Sustainability Plan.

   Direct questions about this policy to the Office for Sustainability or Facilities Management.