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University of Minnesota

October 8, 2011

Energy Conservation Internal Loan Program The loan program, established in 1998, is capitalized through the University’s internal loan pool and is repaid from the departmental budget savings generated by energy conservation projects. The maximum payback period permitted is six years, and loans are charged an interest rate of 5.5%. Projects are identified by the University’s […]

University of New Hampshire

October 8, 2011

UNH Energy Efficiency Fund Prospective projects are vetted through UNH’s Energy Task Force, which is comprised of all campus stakeholders (with a Foundation Board member and staff person added). The fund’s target is to average a 5‐year payback on all projects funded. The fund’s goal is to be cost neutral to the campus as all […]

Denison University

October 8, 2011

The Green Hill Fund The Denison Green Hill Fund was established in 2011 as a revolving green fund that seeks to provide capital for energy and water conservation measures on Denison’s campus. Projects to be funded are selected based on their ability to reduce Denison’s energy and water use, as well as, for their overall […]

Unity College

October 8, 2011

Unity College Sustainability Fund The Unity College Sustainability Fund is central to realizing Unity’s emissions reduction and sustainability education goals. Developed through collaboration with the college’s Budget Committee and Leadership Council, the Fund will be used to implement appropriate energy conservation measures identified in the 2011 campus-wide building energy assessment. It will also facilitate the […]

Thompson Rivers University

October 8, 2011

TRU Energy Revolving Fund Thompson Rivers University is committed to the principles of sustainability in both its operations and academic programming. Environmental Sustainability is one of the founding principles of Thompson Rivers University identified in the Strategic Plan, and Sustainability is one of the four themes of the Academic Plan. The Thompson Rivers University Environmental […]

Berkshire School

October 8, 2011

W. Baird Duschatko ’91 Fund for the Study of Sustainable Resources The W. Baird Duschatko Fund allows for the expansion of the School’s Center for Sustainability in the form of student initiatives to substantially reduce the School’s carbon footprint via energy efficiency projects. As the first college preparatory school to join The Billion Dollar Green […]

Harvard University

October 8, 2011

Harvard Green Loan Fund The Green Loan Fund at Harvard University has been an active source of capital for energy efficiency and waste reduction projects for almost a decade. The green revolving fund has been a successful self-replenishing tool for encouraging Harvard’s schools and units to invest in projects that generate cost savings and reduce […]

Boston University

October 8, 2011

Sustainability Revolving Loan Fund The Sustainability Revolving Loan Fund at Boston University was created in 2008 through a university budget allocation to implement energy reduction strategies and technologies. The fund is administered by the Vice President of Operations (a Co-Chair of the campus Sustainability Steering Committee). This committee oversees four working groups that address energy […]

Bethany College

October 8, 2011

Bethany College Green Fund The Bethany College Green Fund is a revolving fund that has been established to support Bethany’s core value of sustainability. A subcommittee of the Bethany Green Team, an organization dedicated to sustainability, will review and evaluate potential campus projects that reduce energy and water consumption, lower carbon emissions, and provide a […]

Daemen College

October 7, 2011

Daemen College Green Revolving Fund The Daemen College Green Revolving Fund was established in 2011 to help sustain an on-going program of investment in projects to improve energy efficiency. Many campus buildings were originally constructed in the mid 1960s. The College’s intention is to use these funds for future energy related projects and incorporate the […]