To meet this growing demand on campus infrastructure, Connecticut's state legislature enacted the UCONN 2000 Program in 1995. The $962 million, 10-year program was established to fund new construction, renovations, and additions to existing facilities on the Storrs campus and its satellites. Specifically, this funding will help the university expand its existing Andover Controls BAS to new buildings and upgrade those already in place. Supplemental energy savings funds are also provided through financial incentives from the local utility, Connecticut Light & Power.
Andover was selected over five competing systems for several reasons, according to Al Lewandowski, UCONN's energy manager. "The Andover system was compatible with the existing Ethernet network on campus, provided a multitasking environment, a powerful graphical user interface, and a single programming language, Plain English®." Phase I involved the change-out of the existing controls in 11 buildings, including the library, two engineering buildings, biology/behavioral sciences, the math and science building, and the student union.