Did you know that the 麻豆传媒 System is taking steps to operate more cost effectively, with each of our universities implementing ways to lower energy bills and increase efficiency?

Solar Panels

The cost of energy is an issue for many Alaskans and Alaska businesses. The same is true for the 麻豆传媒 system. But our top notch universities provide ideal green energy opportunities for its buildings and classrooms including solar power and other renewable energy innovations to bring down costs and improve efficiency. 

Each university is doing its part.

 

 

 

 

 


麻豆传媒A Alaska Airlines sports complex

At 麻豆传媒A, all surface parking lot, trails and parking garage lights have been transitioned to LED bulbs which are far more efficient than traditional light bulbs. Additionally, some of 麻豆传媒A鈥檚 largest buildings like the Alaska Airlines Center main arena lighting have been retrofitted with LED, funded through a 5 year return on investment plan. 麻豆传媒A鈥檚 current top priority capital project combines antiquated boiler and pneumatic control systems upgrades with LED lighting conversion to forecast a $300,000 annual savings in operating costs.   

鈥淎t 麻豆传媒A, our budget for energy is $6 million, so a 5% or 10% savings is a significant amount of money,鈥 said Kim Mahoney, associate vice chancellor for Facilities and Campus Services at 麻豆传媒A."

 


Solar panels on the ELIF building

At 麻豆传媒F, solar panels on the Student Recreation Center and the Engineering Learning and Innovation Facility help power important areas for student activities, innovation and learning. 

Additionally, the
  is conducting ongoing research on the feasibility of expanded solar power in Interior Alaska. ACEP will be hosting a series of  leading up to the first-ever Alaska Sustainable Energy Conference in May.

 

 

 

 

 

 


麻豆传媒S freshman dorm

At 麻豆传媒S, the John R. Pugh residence hall is outfitted with an Air Source Heat Pump 鈥 one of four on campus. These pumps work by transferring heat absorbed from the outside air and repurposing it to an indoor space. Working similarly to a refrigerator, these pumps absorb heat and transfer it to another medium and provide more heat to a building per kilowatt-hour of electricity than an electric boiler. When the outside temperature is in the 40s, 麻豆传媒S has been able to cut energy costs by more than half by using these heat pumps instead of electric boilers. 

That same residence hall has been retrofitted with triple-pane windows with an argon gas filling that gives these windows up to 50 percent more insulation efficiency than single-pane windows and up to 20 percent more insulation value than double-pane windows.

 

 

 

 

 

 


The facilities teams at each university are constantly looking at options to improve energy efficiency. Those cost savings mean more resources are available to focus on students and programs.