Physical Plant

• SU mandates that contractors recycle carpeting removed from campus buildings.
• Maryland requires 75 percent of new vehicle purchases be flex-fueled or hybrid; 100 percent of SU’s new-car purchases since 2007 have been flex-fueled.
• All new utility vehicle purchases for the University are battery operated.
• SU partners with Pepco Energy Services, Inc. and the Maryland Department of General Services in a campuswide initiative that will save water equal to the annual consumption of 473 family homes, electricity sufficient to power 1,600 homes and reduce emissions equal to removing 1,571 cars from the road or planting 2,145 acres of trees, all while saving the University an estimated $6 million over the next 15 years. The partnership provided a cost savings of $331,378 in its initial year.
• Highlights include:
   
  • Replacement of more efficient mechanical equipment in 14 campus buildings;
  • Installation of tens of thousands more energy efficient bulbs and lighting fixtures and installation of energy "misers" on vending machines;
  • Upgrading some 1,700 plumbing fixtures to conserve 11,000 gallons of water annually; and
  • Using renewable energy sources to supply at least 5 percent of SU’s power.