| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 60.06 |
| Liaison | Margaret Lo |
| Submission Date | Aug. 2, 2011 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Ball State University
IN-2: Innovation 2
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.00 / 1.00 |
James
Lowe Associate Vice President for Facilities Planning and Management Facilities Planning & Managment |
A brief description of the innovative policy, practice, program, or outcome:
We have completed construction of phase one of a 70 million-dollar two-phase, campus-wide installation of a ground-source-heat-pump (geothermal) district heating and cooling system to service the first 20 of some 47 buildings on campus.
We correspondingly have decommissioned two existing coal-fired boilers in phase one and will eliminate some 40,000+ metric tons of (Scope 1) CO2 equivalent emissions this coming heating season.
Phase two will begin next year, and when completed will enable us to decommission the remaining two coal-fired boilers and eliminate another 40,000+ metric tons of (Scope 1) CO2 equivalent emissions.
A letter of affirmation from an individual with relevant expertise:
The website URL where information about the innovation is available:
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