Samford University is partnering with Johnson Controls to complete a campus-wide performance infrastructure and conservation project that’s expected to generate $51 million in savings over 20 years. Officials said the project will also help to reduce the school’s overall carbon footprint, energy usage, and water consumption.

The two-year construction schedule includes conservation enhancements in virtually every area of the Birmingham, AL campus. Major elements include new smart building automation systems; an advanced automation chilled water plant to cool buildings more efficiently and improve occupant comfort; extensive indoor and outdoor LED lighting retrofits and lighting controls upgrades; rain-water harvesting for irrigation; as well as additional HVAC, electrical, and mechanical work.