Century Bond Program Projects
Penn's Century Bond program is funded by a $300M bond issued in spring 2012 that has a 100-year term. Of that total, $200M is directed towards financing upgrades in lighting and HVAC systems that support energy efficiency and reduce deferred maintenance. The program will help Penn fulfill its goal of reducing the institution's carbon footprint as outlined in its Climate Action Plan. Of the $200M directed towards energy efficiency upgrades and deferred maintenance, approximately $8.5M has been invested in energy-efficient lighting upgrades and $190M is planned for HVAC improvements. The remaining funds will be used for other strategic priority projects.
The utility cost savings realized through lighting upgrades and HVAC upgrades will be used to offset debt service and the principal repayment of the HVAC projects will be used to fund future projects.
Lighting Upgrades
Lighting upgrades have been completed on more than 57,000 fixtures in 45 buildings at a total project cost of $8.5M.
HVAC Projects
HVAC projects that have been completed or are proceeding through design and construction include:
Building | School/Center | Phase (as of January 2019) | Total Project Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
Chemistry 1973 | School of Arts & Sciences | Complete | $15.5M |
Dietrich-Van Pelt Library | Penn Libraries | Complete | $18M |
Evans Building Centennial Renaissance | School of Dental Medicine | Complete | $37M |
Leidy | School of Arts & Sciences | Complete | $21M |
LRSM (Laboratory for Research on the Structure of Matter) | SAS/SEAS | Design | $21M |
Meyerson | School of Design | Complete | $13.6M |
Richards Towers A&B | School of Medicine | Complete | $28.5M |
Richards Towers C&D | School of Medicine | Complete | $29.9M |
Rosenthal | School of Veterinary Medicine | Complete | $20.8M |
Ryan | School of Veterinary Medicine | Complete | $23.9M |
Stemmler | School of Medicine | Complete | $119M |