Energy Management

Albion College has aggressively pursued energy conservation measures since the 1980s. The list below details improvements from the past three years.

• All academic, administrative, and residential buildings on the central plant system are controlled through the Siemens Building Automation System for maximum energy efficiency.

• Kresge Hall has a heat recovery system to maximize energy efficiency in a building which requires 100% makeup air.

• Whitehouse Hall, Seaton Hall, and Baldwin Hall have all recently been refitted with thermal pane windows to maximize energy efficiency.

• All residence halls are now fully equipped with energy-efficient washers and dryers.

• During academic break periods, buildings are closed, equipment shut down, and temperatures lowered to reduce energy consumption.

• Boilers in the central plant have been replaced with more efficient Cleaver Brooks boilers, complete with digital control and monitoring systems.

• A project has begun to install VFDs (variable frequency drives) on major pumps and air-handling units.

• All building transformers and switch gear have been certified as PCB-free.