With our new Environmental Studies Department, it’s logical that the campus would put some careful thought into the way it generates heat and electricity. When the steam plant that has heated the campus for nearly 100 years needed an upgrade, the design team went for a pair of super-efficient new boilers that increase steam output with almost no waste and turn a turbine that can generate up to 12% of the campus’s electricity. VP for Finance and Planning Jay Kahn estimates a seven-year payback and a $5.6 million savings over the 30-year life of the boilers. Now that’s going green!