Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 55.33
Liaison John Gardner
Submission Date Aug. 1, 2013
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University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
OP-T2-13: Timers for Temperature Control

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.25 / 0.25 Kate Nelson
Chief Sustainability Officer
Office of Sustainability
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Does the institution use timers to regulate temperatures based on occupancy hours in at least one building?:
Yes

A brief description of the technology used:

Variable air volume boxes and controls have been implemented in several of our buildings. Temperature set points and set backs are regulated by the JCI extended architecture Metasys system.


The percentage of building space (square footage) with timers for temperature control:
34

The website URL where information about the practice is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

Temperatures are set at 68 degrees in the winter and 76 degrees in the summer. Unoccupied areas are set back two degrees. All variable air volume controls were implemented through recent performance contracting.


Temperatures are set at 68 degrees in the winter and 76 degrees in the summer. Unoccupied areas are set back two degrees. All variable air volume controls were implemented through recent performance contracting.

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