Oakland University
Wednesday, December 10, 2014

Oakland wins statewide award for energy efficiency

Representatives from Honeywell stand with Amy Butler, executive director of the OU INC, as she accepts the 2014 Leaders in Efficiency Award from Energy Service Coalition board member Dick Williams.
For its commitment to sustainability, Oakland University was named a recipient of the 2014 Leaders in Efficiency Award from the Energy Service Coalition-Michigan Chapter. The award recognizes significant investment into energy efficiency systems and demonstrable energy cost savings at public buildings throughout the state.

Oakland was recognized for several energy projects that helped boost energy efficiency in buildings across campus. These projects were completed within the last two years and will result in an annual cost savings of $146,087.

“Oakland University is continuously making an effort to increase energy efficiency for the existing systems in our campus buildings,” said Siraj Khan, director of engineering. “This effort is one more step towards sustainability and making our campus green. Energy efficiency also protects the environment, saves fossil fuel and reduces the carbon footprint of the campus. It is really a win-win situation, and our energy team is excited about it.”

Joining Oakland, the other recipients of the Leaders in Efficiency Award were the City of Battle Creek, Lenawee County, St. Clair Community College and the Detroit Zoo. The winners were recognized this fall at the Energy Service Coalition Fourth Annual Awards event.

To learn more about efficiency efforts at OU, visit the Facilities Management website at oakland.edu/facilities.

For its commitment to sustainability, OU was named a recipient of the 2014 Leaders in Efficiency Award from the Energy Service Coalition-Michigan Chapter.

Created by Eric Reikowski (esreikow@oakland.edu) on Tuesday, December 9, 2014
Modified by Colleen Campbell (cjcampbell@oakland.edu) on Thursday, December 11, 2014
Article Start Date: Wednesday, December 10, 2014