Florida A&M University Planning a Greener Campus

Florida A&M has teamed up with Siemens to achieve cost savings through energy retrofits. The sprawling campus has 156 buildings and almost 4 million square feet of space. Like many Universities, Florida A&M is pursuing a strategy to operate their buildings in a manner that will not negatively impact the environment. At the same time these green strategies can dramatically lower their operating costs. Siemens estimates that energy savings could be more than 4 million dollars over the ten year contract which is enough to cover the project financing and provide an ROI.

Lighting upgrades, pipe insulation and steam trap replacements at the Central Plant is the first stages of the project. The color rendering of the new lighting systems are closer that of natural light , reducing glare and eyestrain for students.The entire project is scheduled to be completed in Spring 2010.