NOVEMBER 2026
Colleges and universities are advancing ambitious energy initiatives while contending with aging infrastructure, carbon reduction commitments, resilience needs, constrained budgets, and evolving campus priorities. Choosing a new energy source is only the beginning. The larger challenge is planning how energy will move through a complex, active campus—and how today’s investments will support future needs.
Campus Energy Transition: Why Planning Determines Success
Authored by New England Institutions Market Lead Chris Lovett and Director of Energy Planning Josh Duckwall, this white paper, Campus Energy Transition: Why Planning Determines Success, examines the often-overlooked planning decisions that shape successful implementation. It explores how institutions can address underground utility constraints, permitting, infrastructure routing, project phasing, stakeholder coordination, and rapidly changing technology as part of a connected, long-term strategy.
Download the white paper to learn how integrated campus planning can help:
- Reduce uncertainty by building a clearer picture of existing conditions.
- Coordinate energy investments with campus master planning and future demand.
- Identify permitting, environmental, and operational constraints earlier.
Plan infrastructure routing and construction phasing around active campus life. - Use digital tools to support both project delivery and long-term asset management.
