Oberlin College & Conservatory
Summary
IDEA is pleased to share this video from IDEA Member Oberlin College & Conservatory about their Sustainable Infrastructure Program.
The Sustainable Infrastructure Program (SIP) is focused on upgrading the century-old heating infrastructure serving campus to a hot water system. This work will enable a large-scale geothermal system, add cooling to buildings, and implement other building improvements that will increase student and faculty comfort year-round. These improvements are the tangible outcomes of Oberlin’s earlier commitments to the American College and University Presidents’ Carbon Commitment and the 2025 carbon goal.
We celebrate the accomplishments from phase one of the project with the entire Oberlin community. In 2021, construction focused on South Campus where 13 buildings have been upgraded and nearly 25,000 linear feet of new heating and cooling pipe has been installed. Buildings that are fully converted to the new system are expected to be 30 percent more efficient. Additionally, these buildings will have local controls for greater occupancy comfort, expanded fiber networks, expanded fire protection capabilities, and upgraded mechanical and electrical systems. As the project progresses over the next three years, these improvements will extend throughout campus.
You can read more about it at https://carbonneutral.oberlin.edu
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