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ADVERTISEMENT Energy Saving Programs that Provide Environmental and Financial Beneﬁts ARAMARK helps Medaille College reduce its carbon footprint and save costs aving the environment isn’t just a goal at Medaille Col- energy and sustainability reporting and awareness campaign lege in Buffalo, NY. It’s a way of life. Concerned about to engage the entire campus. Electric consumption is also an area of focus. Energy its impact on the environment, the college is taking wasted by idle computers represents a signiﬁcant opportunity aggressive steps to reduce its energy consumption. “We were concerned about reducing the college’s carbon when multiplied by hundreds of campus users. ARAMARK is working with the Medaille’s IT footprint and the amount of energy department to address this issue, and consumed,” says Matt Carver, Medaianticipates annual savings in excess of lle’s chief ﬁnancial ofﬁcer. For help, $5,000. Lighting and control opporthe college turned to ARAMARK tunities are also being identiﬁed and Higher Education, its facilities manimplemented under the program. agement provider, to design and The college has decentralized heatimplement a comprehensive energy ing systems and installed equipment management program. The program to better match future loads with provides the college with extensive demand. It also introduced automated environmental beneﬁts, and ﬁnancial heating control systems that will savings with no reduction in services reduce energy waste while improving or comfort. comfort levels. These initiatives should The effort began in 2008 when realize additional savings during the ARAMARK conducted a campusupcoming heating season. wide energy assessment to quantify “The solid relationship we The results of ARAMARK’s energy Medaille’s energy use and identify established with ARAMARK program implementation have been savings opportunities. A comprehas helped the college operate impressive. The program’s expected 18 hensive ﬁve-year plan was developed percent energy savings were achieved with goals of reducing energy use by more efﬁciently, and achieve in just the ﬁrst six months. Total 18 percent as well as paying back all signiﬁcant energy and expected savings are now 25 percent, of the college’s investment within that 7 percent higher than the initial goal. period of time. ARAMARK designed monetary savings.” Over the ﬁve-year program, Medaille a plan and then implemented the expects to realize almost $600,000 energy saving strategies. ARAMARK’s plan is unique because it provides a combi- in savings. Equally important, the program is expected to nation of operational improvements and capital investments. improve the college’s carbon footprint by reducing the camCollectively, this approach will deliver the highest level of pus carbon dioxide emissions by at least 500 metric tons. This savings and most favorable return on investment. Medaille is equivalent to the annual emissions from 90 vehicles, or the president Dr. Richard T. Jurasek, along with Nathan Mar- energy use of 45 homes in one year. “The solid relationship we established with ARAMARK ton, director of operations, and CFO Carver, embraced this approach. “There were things we could do immediately that has helped the college operate more efﬁciently and achieve cost very little but yielded a signiﬁcant savings,” says Marton. signiﬁcant energy and monetary savings,” says Marton. “We In two dormitories, mechanical cooling was deactivated are very pleased with the results.” when spring classes ended and the majority of students For more information please call 866.428.1094 moved out. Window air conditioners were installed for stu- or visit aramarkhighered.com. dents who reside in these halls during the summer. Other cost effective initiatives were implemented as well, such as optimizing the programming that controls the heating and cooling systems. Additionally, ARAMARK developed an S universitybusiness.com November/December 2009 | 43 http://www.aramarkhighered.com http://www.aramarkhighered.com http://www.universitybusiness.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of University Business - November 2009

University Business - November 2009
Contents
Editor’s Note
College Index
Company Index
Advisory Board
Behind the News
Sense of Place
Viewpoint
Money Matters
Human Resources
35 Smart Building Ideas
Campus Fires: Prevent to Protect
Pushing ADA Beyond the Limits
Internet Technology
End Note

University Business - November 2009