Campus Energy

Campus Energy

NACUBO has long been a partner with the Energy Star Program of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Energy Star is a government-backed program helping businesses and individuals protect the environment through superior energy efficiency.

Business Officer Magazine Articles

• Financial Climate Change
  (January 2010)

• Alternative Energy Economics
  (February 2009)

• The Payoffs of Planet-Friendly Initiatives
  (June 2005)

• Utility Operations with Staying Power
  (March 2004)

Resources

• United States Department of Energy
• APPA: Association of Higher Education Facilities Officers
• Energy Services Coalition (ESC): National educational nonprofit organization working at the state and local level to increase energy efficiency and building upgrades through energy savings performance contracting.
• Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED™ ): A self-assessing system designed for rating new and existing commercial, institutional, and high-rise residential buildings.
• National Association of Energy Service Companies (NAESCO): An ESCO, or Energy Service Company, is a business that develops, installs, and finances projects designed to improve the energy efficiency and maintenance costs for facilities over a 7- to 10-year time period. ESCOs generally act as project developers for a wide range of tasks and assume the technical and performance risk associated with a project.
• National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO): Provides guidance to regional, state, and federal government officials toward a deeper understanding of energy's pivotal role in the economy and environment, and informs them about the specific energy priorities and concerns of the states and territories.
• UNH Energy Office: Information about the University of New Hampshire's award winning efforts to conserve natural resources, save money, and breathe cleaner air.