$40 million invested; $55 million saved
University of Massachusetts Amherst has a long, proud history of attracting the best and the brightest. To maintain this reputation, the university had to improve its buildings and make their academic environment and campus the best they could be. UMass worked with Johnson Controls to identify measures that would positively impact energy and water consumption and at the same time improve building occupant comfort. The result, a $40 million investment covering equipment, upgrades and building infrastructure improvements that will result in $55.5 million in savings over ten years. With the savings from these projects, the university has been able to implement improvements to create learning environments that foster academic excellence.
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