Fayetteville State University
PAE-5: Climate Action Plan

FSU has adopted a climate neutrality (no net GHG emissions) target date of 2050.

The CAP includes both long-term and interim goals that will serve as the basis for future emission
reduction strategic planning. The following factors were considered when developing CAP goals:
 The emission reductions we will seek over varying time increments (e.g.,
by 2025, by 2050)
 The financial performance FSU will require (e.g. returns on investment in
emission reduction initiatives)
 Critical facilities needs must be integrated with emission reduction goals
(e.g. facility design, use, innovation)
 Essential academic goals are interwoven with FSU’s climate action steps
(an element of Climate Action Planning recommended by the ACUPCC)
 Short-term process goals we will measure (e.g. the formation of action
teams, the development of new academic programs) during the early
years of the CAP when emission reduction initiatives will just be getting underway.

In addition, FSU has established an interim goal of total net GHG emissions of 25,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MTCO2E) by 2025, which would represent a reduction of 17,000 MTCO2E (40%) from the “business as usual” forecast, and 4,000 MTCO2E (14%) from FY 2009 emissions.

ECM Designation ECM Description Comment
ECM-1: Student, Faculty/Staff Commuting Improvements
Promote and incentivize changes in FSU student, faculty/staff commuting habits
 3% reduction in transportation mileage
 Savings applies to all students, faculty/staff
 Savings ramp up from 1.5% (2014) to 3% for students (2015) and to 5% for faculty/staff (2015)
ECM-2: LEED Building Standard
New buildings are a minimum of LEED-NB “Silver” rating
 20% electrical and natural gas savings
 Savings applies only to projected new building space starting 2013
ECM-3: Behavior Changes
Policy and behavior changes to reduce energy use in FSU facilities
 10% electrical and natural gas savings
 Savings applied to all buildings starting in 2012
 Savings ramp up from 3% (2012) to 10% (2015)
ECM-4: FSU Performance Contract (PC) Program
Energy saving upgrades in existing buildings
 15% electrical and natural gas savings
 Upgrades applied to 900,000 SF of FSU facilities
 Savings begin in 2014
ECM-5: UNC-GA Performance Contract
UNC system-wide PC program to upgrade campus lighting.
 20% savings of lighting system electrical
 Upgrades applied to 370,000 SF of FSU facilities Savings begin in 2014
ECM-6: Continuous
Re-Commissioning Program
Re-commission facilities to maintain efficiency as use and occupancy changes
 10% electrical and natural gas savings
 Re-commission 10% of campus GSF annually
 Savings begin in 2016 following PC programs
ECM-7: Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Systems
Installation of solar PV systems to replace carbon fuel-generated electricity
 1:1 offset of utility-generated electric emissions
 PV array area equal to 20% of campus GSF
 PV arrays ramp from 10% (2015) to 20% (2017)
ECM-8: Improved Space Utilization and Building Scheduling
Improve space utilization and scheduling to allow extended setback of building systems during non-occupied periods
 12% electrical and natural gas savings
 Savings applies to all buildings
 Savings ramp up from 3% (2014) to 12% (2017)