The George Mason University Energy Department plan is to aggressively pursue energy-saving
activities and to provide adequate  support of these activities to consume energy in the most efficient manner possible.

A building should function productively; it should use energy  economically,
make the work place more comfortable, and react automatically to  weather conditions.  It is a fact:

• 40% of the world’s energy is consumed by buildings
• 21% of greenhouse gas emissions worldwide comes from building’s energy usage
• Building owners are under pressure to reduce energy consumption.

Since FY2005, Mason has initiated two Energy  Performance Savings Contracts with Siemens Industry,
Inc. totaling 16.7 million  dollars.  The 40 energy improvement  measures yield 2.5 million dollars in
savings annually.  The Energy Management Department also used funds  returned from the curtailment
program to complete a thermal blanket insulation  project that will yield savings of 2.5 million dollars
over a 15 year period  and a payback of 13 months.  The  reduction of GHG emissions for all three pro-
jects is 20,505 metric tons of CO2  annually.