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Quality classrooms and campuses foster academic excellence and make colleges and universities more competitive.
Colleges and universities that work enhance academic achievement and provide a quality campus life. That means classrooms, labs, libraries and dorms where temperature and humidity are comfortable, air is clean, lighting is easy on the eyes, the latest information and learning technologies are utilized, and everyone feels safe and secure – all accomplished with maximum efficiency and minimal impact on the environment. Studies show that educational facilities like these really work. Students perform better academically. Students, faculty and staff are healthier, reducing absenteeism up to 45 percent. And, since two-thirds of college students choose their college or university because of curb appeal, quality campus environments will attract more of the best and brightest.
All this takes money, which can be hard to come by. But projects that reduce energy and operational costs deliver savings that pay for much-needed improvements and reduce the backlog of expensive deferred maintenance so that colleges and universities don’t have to pass the cost on by raising tuition. All kinds of institutions of higher learning have achieved these results — from small private colleges like Carroll College in Helena, Montana to large public universities like Florida State University.
You can achieve these results, too, with innovative infrastructure solutions that deliver quality campus environments, lower energy and operating costs, and reduce environmental impact on the campus and community. Through a financing arrangement known as “performance contracting”, energy and operational savings can offset building improvement costs, and the difference is paid if savings fall short of goals. We will work with you to plan and implement projects to realize these savings – everything from installing energy efficient lighting, HVAC systems and controls, to renewable energy technologies such as solar and geothermal, and our Metasys® building management system that integrates key mechanical and electrical building systems – HVAC, lighting, security, fire and safety – for optimum efficiency, comfort and safety.
You can safeguard your faculty, students and staff with state-of-the art security systems for controlled access and surveillance and transform your aging classrooms into exceptional learning environments with high speed wireless networks, smart whiteboards and other information and learning technologies.
Johnson Controls will work with your staff, suppliers and contractors so that all these projects come in on time and within budget.
Utilizing green systems and technologies help reduce the environmental impact on your campus and community. You can further those efforts by disseminating information to raise awareness among students, faculty and staff on how to be better stewards of our natural resources and help your educational institution become more environmentally friendly.
To learn more about how colleges and universities like yours have saved money and energy and become more competitive, read our case studies. To find out how you can do so, too, contact us.
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