11 Facility Management

This section is about how your school’s management is set up and how it involves low-energy design and energy reduction practices. This section will be split up into four parts:

Laboratory

Designated educational labs/workshops that incorporate low-energy design. 

  • Each award counts for six credits with a possibility of 12 credits overall.

For each section, you must submit:

  • Name of lab
  • Location of lab
  • A publicly accessible and viewable link to:
    • Syllabus of the course using the laboratory.
    • A minimum of five photos of the lab
  • 100-word abstract of this laboratory with a description of its space and its equipment.

Sustainable Operations

Department/College/School/University’s advertised facility management practices that reduce energy consumption. 

  • Each effort counts for four credits with a possibility of 12 credits overall

For this section, you must submit:

  • Name of sustainable operations
  • Name of what office has implemented this practice
  • 100-word abstract of this practice with a description of how it benefits the university and incorporates lowering energy consumption.
  • 100-word abstract of this laboratory with a description of its space and its equipment.
  • Name of contact who can give additional information that is needed.

Action Plans

Your University’s published action plan(s) aimed at accomplishing a clear and significant energy use reduction of their facilities.

  • Each published action plan is worth six credits for a total of 12 credits overall.

For this submission you must include:

  • Name of action plan
  • Name of facilitator in charge of the action plan
  • 100-word abstract that identifies names, locations, and time periods of action plan
  • A publicly accessible and viewable link a piece of sample evidence, such as images or other documents that illustrate the activities. 

Personnel

Any employee at the institution’s school/department whose job description includes activities that reduce energy consumption.

  • Each employee is equivalent to 6 credits with a possibility of 12 credits overall.

For this submission you must include

  • Name of faculty/staff
  • Job title
  • 100-word abstract that describes the job’s responsibilities and identifies names, locations, and time periods.
  • A publicly accessible and viewable link a piece of sample evidence, such as images or other documents that illustrate the job activities.