Honeywell, Western Michigan University to study sustainability efforts
Honeywell and Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo joined forces on Oct. 23 to celebrate Campus Sustainability Day. The school not only used the day to showcase its efforts in reducing energy use and its carbon footprint, but the organizations also announced the launch of a two-year research project. The project will be led by WMU’s Office of Sustainability to determine best practices for engaging students, faculty, and staff in trimming energy consumption in buildings.
The research project, supported by Honeywell and managed by WMU doctoral student Kate Binder, will explore whether dashboards and other tools that share information on energy use lead to lasting and quantifiable change among occupants.