Office of Energy and Environment
Brown University's Energy and Environment Mission Statement:
In order to develop sustainable and equitable patterns of local and global resource use, Brown University will minimize its energy use, reduce negative environmental impacts and promote environmental stewardship. Brown will use the opportunities created by these actions to further its educational, research and service missions.
The Office of Energy and Environment is committed to achieving sustained energy and environmental performance. This requires an ongoing, integrated and systematic approach to energy management including assessing performance, setting goals, creating an action plan and tracking and communicating results. Facilities Management has completed the assessment phase and has set energy and environmental goals and created the necessary processes, management systems and communication tools to achieve these goals. The Office of Energy and Environment tracks progress towards meeting these goals and communicate results through an annual Sustainability Progress Report Update.
Although we have implemented many energy efficiency improvements on campus, we believe there is more that can be done. We have formed the Energy and Environmental Advisory Committee consisting of faculty, staff and students that will help us set these performance goals along with target completion dates. As we set these goals and progress towards achieving them, we will update this website with new information on our current energy and environmental footprint as well as achievements.