Reducing Demand
Most of the work and research at Clemson can be measured by its contribution to the University's ecological footprint. As usage of non-renewable resources increases, so does the university's environmental impact. The extraction, processing and transport of non-renewable resources harm people by poisoning the air, water and local communities. Luckily, renewable and sustainable resource use use can help lighten our ecological footprint, even more so when combined with reducing overall energy usage.
Clemson is committed to graduating outstanding students by focusing on the great challenges of the 21st century. In doing so, the University is reducing its consumption and demand of non-renewable resources. This will save money and will improve academic quality, build faculty capacity, and create opportunities for collaboration that can lead to new degree programs and better student services.
We are addressing demand through improving the efficiency of a number of systems. You can see what we are doing in terms of energy system efficiency, building energy efficiency, transportation efficiency and other efforts in the corresponding pages.