University of California, Irvine

Currently celebrating its 50th anniversary, UCI is the youngest member of the prestigious Association of American Universities. The campus has produced three Nobel laureates and is known for its academic achievement, premier research, innovation and anteater mascot. Led by Chancellor Howard Gillman, UCI has more than 30,000 students and offers 192 degree programs. It’s located in one of the world’s safest and most economically vibrant communities and is Orange County’s second-largest employer, contributing $4.8 billion annually to the local economy. The campus is a 2011 recipient of Second Nature's Climate Leadership Award; a 2008 recipient of the California Governor's Environmental & Economic Leadership Award for Climate Change, the state's highest environmental honor; and was named Sierra magazine’s most environmentally friendly campus in 2014 and 2015.

As a Better Buildings Challenger Partner, the campus is committing 7 million square feet of its most energy-intensive building space, including more than 180 buildings housing instructional, office, complex laboratory space, and recreational and patient care facilities. The campus will share energy innovations developed on campus as part of its commitment, including the Smart Labs program, which has successfully reduced energy consumption in laboratory space by more than 50% using advanced occupancy and air quality sensors to reduce the number of air exchanges per hour when conditions permit.

PORTFOLIO-WIDE LEADERSHIP COMMITMENTS

20% reduction in energy intensity

Presentation

Show Me the Money: Selling Financing Strategies to Achieve Savings

Implementation Model

UC Irvine Water Reclamation Partnership

Presentation

Sealing the Deal: Improving Building Envelope Performance

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Sealing the Deal: Improving Building Envelope Performance

Webinar

Beyond the Low-Hanging Fruit for Energy Efficiency

Webinar

Stump the Chumps: How to Optimize Critical Facilities

Webinar

The Path Forward: Perspectives on Prioritizing Energy Efficiency

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Pushing the Building Envelope: The Impact of Cutting-Edge Technologies

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Pushing the Building Envelope: The Impact of Cutting-Edge Technologies

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Smart Labs Meet-Up

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Smart Labs Meet-Up

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Water Reuse: Successful Outcomes and Innovative Strategies

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Water Reuse: Successful Outcomes and Innovative Strategies

Video

2 for 1: Energy Efficiency and Water Savings are a Combo Deal

Webinar

2 for 1: Energy Efficiency and Water Savings are a Combo Deal

Video

Smart Labs Initiative Success Story

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Partner Insider Talk with Wendell Brase of UC Irvine

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Energy Efficiency for Large Building Chiller Systems

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Energy Efficiency for Large Building Chiller Systems

Tools

Smart Laboratories Cut Energy Consumption More Than Half

Webinar

Speaking the CFO's Language: Building the Case for Energy Efficiency with Financial Decision-Makers

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Speaking the CFO's Language: Building the Case for Energy Efficiency with Financial Decision-Makers

Presentation

Speaking the CFO’s Language: Successfully Pitching Energy Efficiency to Decision-Makers

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Speaking the CFO’s Language: Successfully Pitching Energy Efficiency to Decision-Makers

Tools

UC Irvine Smart Labs Website

Showcase Project

UC Irvine: Smart Labs Initiative/Natural Sciences II

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Maximizing Energy Savings in Laboratories

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Maximizing Energy Savings in Laboratories

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Maximizing Energy Savings in Laboratories

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Maximizing Energy Savings in Laboratories

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Higher Education Meet-Up

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Higher Education Meet-Up

Implementation Model

UC Irvine: Developing an Integrated Smart Lab Program

Implementation Model

UC Irvine: Empowering Managers to Help Teams Find Deep Energy Savings

Performance Data

Solutions

Leadership Commitments

Better Buildings Challenge

Goal

Better Buildings Challenge

Additional Goal

Commitment

Progress

DOE Program Participation