Dickinson College
Campus-Wide LED Lighting Upgrade
Encompassing 144 acres in Central Pennsylvania, Dickinson College and its Sustainability and Facilities Management team turned to TEN for a campus-wide LED upgrade as part of its best-in-class commitment to sustainable masterplan, building, and energy practices.
The campus includes six LEED-gold-certified buildings and one LEED-platinum-certified residence hall featuring, high-efficiency HVAC systems, sensors, passive solar designs and more. As one of just 15 U.S. colleges and universities to achieve carbon neutrality, Dickinson College relied on TEN to implement the LED conversion project in a few months, with immediate cost savings and carbon footprint reductions.
“Dickinson College is working to create a world that is socially, economically, and environmentally sustainable. Our bias is towards action, to take bold steps. One example: our LED lighting retrofit blitz on campus enabled us to install high-efficiency lighting in approximately 85 percent of campus...
Ken Shultes
Associate Vice President for Sustainability & Facilities Planning
TEN’s project team delivered:
- Campus-wide LED retrofit
- Upgrades to interior and exterior facilities
- Improvements to safety and security
By the numbers
1,300 tons
CO2 reductions
1.5 million+ kWh
Electricity saved
Over 30,000
Trees Planted
$70K
Total rebates received