Clean Campus: Tackling Accessibility, Deferred Maintenance and Carbon Neutrality through Renovations
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| Title: | Clean Campus: Tackling Accessibility, Deferred Maintenance and Carbon Neutrality through Renovations |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Pfadt, Lara |
| Source: | New England Journal of Higher Education. Dec 2022. |
| Availability: | New England Board of Higher Education. 45 Temple Place, Boston, MA 02111. Tel: 617-357-9620; Fax: 617-338-1577; e-mail: nejhe@nebhe.org; Web site: https://nebhe.org/nejhe/ |
| Peer Reviewed: | N |
| Publication Date: | 2022 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Descriptive |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Campuses, Conservation (Environment), Energy Conservation, Strategic Planning, Efficiency, Educational Facilities, Maintenance, Architecture, Improvement, Objectives, Building Conversion, Case Studies, Corporations, Colleges, Universities |
| Geographic Terms: | Massachusetts |
| ISSN: | 1938-5978 |
| Abstract: | Over the past decades, universities have been at the forefront of establishing ambitious goals for decarbonizing campuses. While there are many variables in how to advance energy efficiency in the campus-built environment, some universities have taken the strategic approach of combining energy efforts with the heavy maintenance and upkeep needs of the buildings. This brief article describes Boston-based architectural firm Finegold Alexander's work with Wellesley College on energy master plans and targeted renovations to achieve decarbonization goals. This work included collaborating with an interdisciplinary team to identify targeted, cost-effective actions at individual buildings that meet institutional priorities of energy reduction, deferred maintenance, and accessibility. |
| Abstractor: | ERIC |
| Entry Date: | 2023 |
| Access URL: | https://nebhe.org/journal/clean-campus-tackling-accessibility-deferred-maintenance-and-carbon-neutrality-through-renovations/ |
| Accession Number: | EJ1375623 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Over the past decades, universities have been at the forefront of establishing ambitious goals for decarbonizing campuses. While there are many variables in how to advance energy efficiency in the campus-built environment, some universities have taken the strategic approach of combining energy efforts with the heavy maintenance and upkeep needs of the buildings. This brief article describes Boston-based architectural firm Finegold Alexander's work with Wellesley College on energy master plans and targeted renovations to achieve decarbonization goals. This work included collaborating with an interdisciplinary team to identify targeted, cost-effective actions at individual buildings that meet institutional priorities of energy reduction, deferred maintenance, and accessibility. |
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| ISSN: | 1938-5978 |
