Implementation

Category: Infrastructure

Campus: All campuses

Energy Conservation Measures (ECMs) play a critical role in reducing energy usage and associated greenhouse gas emissions in university buildings. Strategies include continuing Repair and Rehabilitation (R&R) investments for energy efficiency and enhance building system operational efficiency.

Category: Infrastructure

Campus: IUB

Converting an existing steam network to mild temperature hot water provide much higher efficiency while also allowing maximum heat recovery.

Category: Infrastructure

Campus: All campuses

Heat pumps are highly energy efficient compared to traditional building heating and cooling systems. Instead of generating heat through combustion or resistance heating, heat pumps work by transferring heat from one location to another. This greatly enhances efciency, as heat pumps can use less energy to produce the same amount of heating or cooling.

Category: Infrastructure

Campus: All campuses

Energy recovery allows for the capture and transfer of energy from waste streams of one process to provide supplemental energy needed by another.

Category: Infrastructure

Campus: All campuses

Indiana University currently operates a diverse feet of vehicles and maintenance equipment across its campuses, including passenger vehicles, utility vehicles, buses, and groundskeeping equipment. Scope 1 emissions result from direct GHG emissions generated by the University-owned or controlled vehicles and equipment.

Category: Utility Grid

Campus: All campuses

Due to Indiana’s regulated utility environment, the utility grid is an essential factor in achieving Indiana University’s decarbonization goals, accounting for 44.7% of the University’s path toward carbon neutrality. Through collaboration with local utilities, IU can promote innovative programs and renewable energy generation that can be deployed on or near University campuses.

Category: Renewable Energy

Campus: IUB

Renewables biogas have the potential to reduce emissions while decreasing Indiana University’s reliance on the energy grid.

Category: Renewable Energy

Campus: All campuses

Renewable energy sources can offer both environmental and economic advantages. With the rising unpredictability of conventional fuel costs, the cost-effectiveness of solar energy is becoming more appealing. Moreover, the newly-implemented Investment Reduction Act incentives have further improved the affordability of solar power. By evaluating energy savings through a distinctive financing lens, the University can reap the benefts of solar energy.

Category: Campus Operations & Behavior

Campus: All campuses

Behavior strategies that reduce carbon emissions – such as changes to course scheduling, space utilization, equipment choices, and individual actions – provide a no-cost approach to reducing Indiana University’s energy usage and overall carbon emissions by 5%.

Category: Financing

Campus: All campuses

Financial resources and strategic investments are essential to enabling Indiana University to achieve its carbon neutrality and sustainability objectives. By securing adequate funding and making informed investment decisions, the university can prioritize and support projects that advance its climate goals.

Category: Implementation

Campus: All campuses

The Indiana University Office of Sustainability, with the support of full-time staff, will oversee
and manage sustainable operations across all campuses, ensuring that the institution continually works towards its sustainability goals. This central office will be responsible for coordinating and implementing various sustainability initiatives, monitoring progress, and engaging with stakeholders across the Indiana University system. Each campus will have a dedicated, robust, and well-resourced Campus Office of Sustainability to oversee local sustainability operations.

Category: Implementation

Campus: All campuses

More resilient systems can identify and prepare for potential shocks to facilitate response and improve longterm recovery and adaptation. With increasing temperatures, more frequent storm events, and water inundation and fooding, it is vital to consider the ways in which changing future conditions will afect existing infrastructure and operations at IU. Strategies that can be used to facilitate long-term resilience of Indiana University within a changing climate include infrastructure resilience, diversifcation of energy sources, climate-resilient design, and energy demand management.