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Energy Stewardship
Chris Sorenson (left) and Kevin Vanderbilt, building automation system console operators, monitor the discharge temperature for a campus air handling unit at the Physical Facilities Service Building. Sorenson and Vanderbilt are part of the Building Systems Group, which will work on customizing building control systems for the Sustaining New Synergies energy conservation initiative.
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Purdue University is working hard to become an active leader within the field of energy conservation.
By analyzing the University’s current use of energy, valuable opportunities have been identified to operate our facilities in a more efficient and responsible manner. Some of these opportunities include adjusting heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) procedures, as well as adjusting the lightening methods used around our campus. Positive trending has resulted by shortening HVAC runtimes in non-research spaces to better match occupancy needs, eliminating simultaneous heating and cooling, as well as delamping for better lighting results.
Please take the opportunity to view how these energy conservation efforts at Purdue are measuring up!
Purdue University Utility Stats
Other utility resources: Duke Energy l Tipmont
The Wade Utility Plant generates approximately 40 megawatts (MW) that supplies almost half of the campus need with the remainder being purchased through a local electric utility.
The University has a constant demand for chilled water year-round for environmental control and process cooling. Cooling is delivered through a closed water circulation loop in which 40-45 F is distributed out to campus and returned from building loads at
55-60 F.
Steam is produced by the combustion of coal, natural gas, and fuel oil in the plant boilers.
