Energy Education And Awareness Campaign

Honeywell (NYSE:HON) and Philadelphia University today announced the launch of a campus-wide energy education and awareness campaign aimed at promoting sustainable practices among students, faculty and the local community that will help reduce the university’s energy costs and environmental impact. The sustainability campaign, Act! Earth, builds on the university’s decade-long relationship with Honeywell, which has focused on modernizing school facilities and infrastructure with energy-efficient equipment and processes.

These efforts have already trimmed annual utility costs by an estimated $400,000. The Act! Earth campaign kicked off during the fall 2011 semester, and Honeywell is working with the university to develop educational events and student activities that promote improved practices in energy management. Honeywell will also help communicate the university’s initiatives through digital and social media, such as the school’s sustainability website. In addition, Honeywell recently hired a graduate student from the Philadelphia University sustainable design program to work as an Act! Earth coordinator, and assist in organizing and managing the campaign.

“Educating people about sustainability practices is not just a feel-good exercise — it’s an important part of optimizing bottom-line energy savings that building upgrades can deliver,” said Stephen Spinelli Jr., Ph.D., president of Philadelphia University. “With this Honeywell program, we’re going beyond the retrofit to make a broader impact on how our campus community manages energy, ultimately driving greater economic and environmental benefits for the university.”

Act! Earth was initiated to help Philadelphia University fulfill its goal of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as part of the American College & University Presidents’ Climate Commitment (ACUPCC). Honeywell has helped Philadelphia University maintain its GHG inventory, which is the first step in the commitment process. The GHG inventory provides a comprehensive snapshot of emissions tied to university operations.

November 23, 2011

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