Glumac created for CSU Long Beach (CSULB) a Clean Energy Master Plan, which provides a strategic road map for the school to achieve carbon neutrality by 2030. This engineering study included a robust assessment of campus energy sources, demands, and utilization to identify clean energy alternatives and strategies to integrate sustainable building design and improve the efficiency of campus operations. Through the course of the project the consultant team provided 28 energy audits for more than 2.2 million sf of buildings, identified opportunities for solar projects across campus, provided a clean energy vehicle transition plan and established guidelines for procuring carbon offset credits.

Through the course of the project the team identified on-campus emissions mitigation measures that would reduce CSULB’s Scope 1 & 2 GHG emissions by 60% leading up to 2030.

The consultant team’s financing analysis provided CSULB with specific recommendations to secure the most cost-effective financing available to the university. The project deliverables were developed to be a dynamic resource for CSULB in it’s future development. To accomplish this, the consultant team provided a custom-built CSULB planning, visualization and tracking tool to inform their recommendations for pursuing various GHG emission reduction projects. The scenario analysis carbon and energy planning tool was turned over to CSULB at the end of the project for planning as the university navigates towards their 2030 carbon neutrality target.

Proposed Energy Savings: 18,500,000 kWh/yr, 594,000 therms/yr (39% campus reduction)
savings or generated: 19,800,000 kWh/yr
GHG Emissions Mitigation Potential: 12,399 MTE/yr
(60% campus reduction)

Project Cost: $57.3 million worth of energy efficiency retrofit projects identified on campus
Date: December 2017 – August 2018
Owner: California State University, Long Beach
Services: Energy Analysis

Images courtesy of CSU Long Beach