| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 57.85 |
| Liaison | Geory Kurtzhals |
| Submission Date | Aug. 17, 2011 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of Notre Dame
IN-3: Innovation 3
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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1.00 / 1.00 |
Geory
Kurtzhals Sr. Director Office of Sustainability |
A brief description of the innovative policy, practice, program, or outcome:
An efficiency retrofit currently being installed in the Jordan Hall of Science teaching laboratories will enable faculty to save $45,000 annually, simply by pressing a button.
The set-back mode will be activated by the last faculty member to use the lab each day. By pressing a button near the door, the minimum flow in the hoods will drop from 240 to 90 cubic feet per minute. The fume hoods must be closed in order for the set-back mode to take effect, and they instantly return to normal operation when they are opened in the morning.
The set-back mode is being installed on 158 hoods in Jordan Hall and will reduce the University’s carbon dioxide emissions by approximately 711 tons per year, the equivalent of taking 123 automobiles off the road. The $45,000 in annual energy savings is expected to repay the cost of the retrofit in about six and a half years.
A letter of affirmation from an individual with relevant expertise:
The website URL where information about the innovation is available:
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