俄亥俄州立大学（Ohio State University）已进入节能项目的第二年，该项目致力于提高校园建筑的运行效率，同时不影响居住者的功能。哥伦布校区过去每年都要面临超过500万美元的水电费账单。天然气、石油和电力单位成本的增加、天然气分配的减少、新建筑计划的制定，以及以合理成本维持高水平教育的压力，使节能成为未来的一个重要关键。本项目遵循的程序包括完整的建筑调查和向大学行政部门提交的报告的编制。该报告包含建筑节能改造的建议，以及估计的建筑成本和公用事业成本节约。然后实施主要基于预计投资回收期的修改。 计量的公用设施消耗量在实施后进行，并与前几年的消耗量进行比较，以验证估算的节约量。引文:德克萨斯州达拉斯阿什雷交易录第82卷第一部分

The Ohio State University is well into the second year of an energy conservation project which is committed to increasing the operating efficiency of the campus buildings, without interfering with the functions of the occupants.The Columbus campus has been faced with past annual utility bills in excess of five million dollars. Increasing unit costs of natural gas, oil and electricity, reductions of natural gas allotments, plans for new construction, and pressures to maintain a high level of education at reasonable costs make energy conservation an important key to the future.The procedure followed for this project consists of a complete building survey and preparation of a report which is presented to the University Administration. The report contains suggested energy savings modifications to the building along with estimated construction costs and utility cost savings. Modifications, which are funded based primarily on the estimated payback periods, are then implemented. Metered utility consumption is taken after implementation and compared to consumption of previous years to verify the savings estimated.