30 panels atop New Hall consist of evacuated tubes, which are used to heat domestic water for showers and sinks. 节省了大约3,一年810个热水瓶, accounting for 30% of the hot water needs for the occupants.
Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Panels
1,632 solar pv panels can be found on roof the Residence Hall and 娱乐 Center. This system provides approximately 22% of the building's electricity. View the real-time energy production 在这里.
The Wentz Science Center and the Operations building also have 60kW and 56kW roof-mounted solar systems respectively
地热能源
No natural gas lines are connected to Residence Hall/娱乐 Center. 而不是, geothermal heat pumps use steady underground temperatures to heat and cool the building cleanly and inexpensively. 地热田, located directly south of the building, contains 60 vertical underground loops protruding 650 feet into the ground.
照明改造
发光二极管
Several campus facilities have been retrofit with light-emitting diodes (发光二极管). 发光二极管 offer a number of advantages over traditional bulbs such as energy efficiency, 寿命长, 低热量输出, 和亮度. Our most recent retrofits in 2021 and 2022 include the Benedetti Wehrli Stadium Field and the Oesterle 图书馆 and Learning Commons.
T-8
All campus buildings were included in a lighting retrofit project to decrease energy consumption and costs. 到目前为止, all T-12 ballasts and bulbs have been replaced with T-8s, which use approximately 40 percent less energy and produce a better quality of lighting.
白色的屋顶
To reduce campus impact on the urban heat island effect and improve energy efficiency many buildings on campus were constructed with white or lighter colored rooftops. The Residence Hall/娱乐 Center has an 能源-Star rated white roof membrane, which helped achieve points in the LEED certification process.
入住率传感器
With the help of two grants from the City of Naperville’s Greener Business Program, the College was able to install occupancy sensors in offices, 存储壁橱, 浴室, 机械的房间, and some hallways of buildings considered to be the campus’s largest energy consumers. This project not only decreases electricity use and costs, but aids in modifying behavior in locations where occupancy sensors are not installed.
