Improve Campus Performance
Energy Efficiency for Schools & Universities
Infrastructure Partners (IP) delivers turnkey energy efficiency solutions for K-12 schools and higher education institutions — reducing operating costs, improving learning environments, and supporting long-term campus infrastructure without requiring upfront capital.
Experience Where It Matters
Educational facilities require reliable, efficient systems that support both student learning and daily operations.
Infrastructure Partners brings experience across energy systems, project delivery, and performance-based implementation — ensuring upgrades are completed efficiently and with minimal disruption to academic schedules.
We simplify the process from evaluation through execution, allowing administrators to confidently improve facility performance.
• Proven experience across facility upgrade projects
• Nationwide implementation capability
• Specialized expertise in Energy Savings as a Service (ESaaS)
The Case for Energy Efficiency
Schools and universities operate large, energy-intensive facilities while facing increasing pressure on budgets.
Energy is often one of the highest operating expenses after personnel, and inefficient systems can significantly impact available resources.
At the same time, learning environments must remain comfortable, safe, and reliable for students, faculty, and staff.
Infrastructure Partners helps education institutions modernize their systems — reducing costs while improving overall campus environments.
Up to 25%
Of energy used in school buildings is wasted due to inefficiencies and outdated systems (U.S. EPA). Reducing this waste can have a direct and meaningful impact on school budgets.
Reinvest in what matters most
Reducing energy costs allows schools and universities to redirect funding toward core priorities.
Infrastructure Partners helps institutions:
- Reallocate savings toward academic programs and staffing
- Improve classroom comfort and learning environments
- Upgrade aging infrastructure without capital expenditure
- Support sustainability initiatives and campus goals
Energy efficiency becomes a tool for strengthening both operations and outcomes.
Energy Solutions
Designed for Education Facilities
Power Optimization
Most commercial facilities receive more electrical voltage than their systems are designed to use, leading to unnecessary energy costs and increased equipment wear.
Infrastructure Partners deploys power optimization solutions that align electrical supply with actual system requirements — reducing excess consumption and improving overall efficiency.
Key benefits include:
• Reduced electricity costs through optimized power usage
• Extended equipment lifespan by minimizing electrical stress
• Improved system performance and operational stability
• Lower long-term maintenance and replacement costs
These improvements deliver immediate savings and long-term operational value.
Water Conservation
Water and sewer expenses have increasingly become a significant operating expense for many buildings and facilities, and every indication is that it will only get more expensive in the years ahead.
This makes water efficiency solutions critical elements in keeping your operating costs under control.
But it’s not just about low flow faucets and shutting off the sprinklers. To truly optimize water and sewer spending, you need to ensure only water is flowing through your meter, so you are actually using the water you’re paying for.
♦ Cooling towers account for approximately 30% of a building’s total water usage. Keeping them running efficiently is critical to keeping your water costs in check.
♦ According to the American Water Works Association (AWWA), every day that a toilet leak goes undetected can result in as much as 300 gallons of water lost – per DAY. And that’s just for a single leaking toilet; multiply that by dozens – even hundreds – of toilets in a building or facility, and the amount of money being lost adds up rapidly.
Lighting
For most buildings, lighting is a significant component of their electricity costs.
Annually, commercial and industrial facilities use approximately 19% to 30% of their electricity just for lighting. That makes upgrading your lighting an excellent place to look to reduce your electricity costs.
♦ Although it can be a challenge to specifically pinpoint the exact monetary value of how efficient lighting impacts worker productivity, there is little doubt – and plenty of evidence – that workers are more productive if they are working in a better-lit environment with less glare, better color rendering and no annoying ‘hums’ or ‘flickers’.
♦ A considerable amount of electricity is produced by local power plants to power all those ineffecient lights, which pumps tons of pollution into the atmosphere, contributing to global warming, acid rain, and many other environmental problems. By consuming less electricity through effecient lighting, a building can help reduce harmful emissions.
♦ Retrofit solutions commonly involve upgrading incandescent and fluorescent fixtures to more advanced, lower maintenance LED’s. Additionally, solutions can include lighting controls, motion sensors, and adjustments to light color and intensity.
HVAC
A building’s HVAC system has power requirements that make up a large amount of the building’s energy consumption. And the key to HVAC optimization starts with the operation of the chillers and chilled water pumps.
♦ Lower Electricity and Maintenance Costs: Advanced chiller optimization is commonly recognized as a proven and reliable way for buildings and facilities to reduce the amount of money you are paying to run and operate your HVAC and refrigeration systems.
Most existing systems waste money cooling a building (as much as one out of every three dollars spent). Chiller optimization can remove that inefficiency, increasing system capacity and delivering long-term energy savings.
Clients typically see electric savings from 10% to 40%, and wear and tear on chiller equipment – motors, pumps, compressors, fans – are dramatically reduced, extending their lifespan.
♦ Improved Occupant Comfort: Buildings and facilities of all sizes are under pressure to keep energy costs low while still delivering occupant comfort.
Advanced chiller optimization allows building and facility operators to regulate and maintain the right temperature with incredible precision. In some cases, clients have reported as high as a 90% reduction in comfort complaints.
And with the decrease in hot and cold calls, building and facility support staff have more time available for preventative maintenance activities.
♦ Environmental Sustainability: Advanced chiller optimization has been a sensible and proven path to helping our clients achieve their environmental objectives – not only through reductions in energy consumption, but with the capacity to effectively measure and track energy consumption trends and proactively anticipated potential demand requirements.
Clean Indoor Air
We are now living in a COVID world. It has impacted every facet of our lives: How we work, shop, learn and live have all been altered in substantial – and likely permanent – ways.
Every building a solution that reliably provides pathogen control and breathable clean airEliminate the guesswork from how to properly operate your commercial property in today’s new COVID reality by having a safe, healthy indoor air solution.
No matter what kind of commercial building, property, or facility you have. our indoor air solutions can get the job done.
♦ Buildings and facilities that are free of airborne allergens, bacteria, viruses, and VOCs contribute to improved staff performance, productivity, and satisfaction.
In fact, many other ‘clean air’ solutions use ionization or ozone to help purify the air, which unfortunately can lead to harmful byproduct discharge. But none of our clean-air solutions use ionization or ozone to sanitize the air, making them safe and effective for use in all types of healthcare facilities and applications.
Benchmarking
Chances are, you are keenly familiar with companies measuring the performance of their products and services by comparing them with what their competitors are doing.
That kind of analysis has long been recognized as a smart process by companies of all sizes.
Energy benchmarking plays a similarly and equally important role for building and facility owners, because it helps ensure your building’s energy performance is on par with other buildings and facilities in the area.
♦ Lowers your costs by giving you a look at where your building is spending energy so you can then pinpoint the areas that can help reduce energy waste and deliver immediate savings.
♦ Helps increase your profits because, let’s face it, if you’re paying less for energy they you’re putting more money back into the profit column.
♦ Benchmarking is an excellent way to use the gathered data gathered and then develop or improve a better energy management program, improve operational performance, or acquire financing for other projects.
Cost Segregation
Did you acquire a property or complete a large scale new construction or property renovation in the past few years?
If so, then you may have an opportunity to accelerate your return on capital from these investments through engineered cost segregation.
Engineered cost segregation is a tax procedure authorized by the IRS that allows you to significantly accelerate the depreciation schedule for a variety of assets and improvements.
Typically, buildings are depreciated on a schedule ranging from 27.5 to 39.5 years, yet many of the fixtures and improvements that make up the building can be depreciated in as little as 5 years! These improvements usually account for at least 20% of your property’s value, but for some properties this may be up to 50%.That can make a big difference in your cash flow.
The key is to identify where these opportunities exist in your property, and Infrastructure Partners, Inc can help you do this through an engineered cost segregation study.
Fractional Energy Management
Businesses, organizations and institutions have different energy management needs as they move through their lifecycle stages.
Basic energy solutions may be sufficient in the early stages, but as your needs grow and expand, you’ll require more involved energy services that can grow with you.
And with the rapid changes occuring in the energy-efficiency marketplace, it’s becoming even more critical to ensure your building or facility is achieving the greatest level of energy savings available.
All that requires the skill and expertise of an experienced Energy Manager – someone who can help you successfully navigate the every-changing energy landscape.
A full-time staff energy manager or engineer is valuable – but also expensive. Through Origyn’s Fractional Energy Management program, you get the brainpower of a seasoned Energy Manager – but without the added cost of hiring one.
Outsourced energy management has revolutionized the way businesses handle their utility, energy efficiency and cost-saving initiatives. The Origyn Fractional Energy Management program delivers you peace of mind knowing you have the right energy expert to keep your business, organization or institution on the right path to maximizing both energy savings and long-term profitabilities.
Energy Savings as a Service
Upgrade Without Capital Investment
Infrastructure Partners delivers energy efficiency upgrades through its Energy Savings as a Service (ESaaS) model.
Projects are fully funded by IP — including design, engineering, equipment, installation, and maintenance — with no upfront cost required.
Instead of capital expenditure, projects are structured so that improvements are paid for through realized energy savings.
This allows building owners and operators to reduce operating costs, improve system performance, and modernize infrastructure without financial risk.
No Upfront Investment
All project costs are fully funded by Infrastructure Partners
No Debt
Structured as a service agreement, not financing or borrowing
Fully Maintained
Ongoing service, maintenance, and system optimization included
Improved Cash Flow
Lower utility costs and reduced operating expenses from day one
Start a Conversation
To learn how Infrastructure Partners can improve the performance and efficiency of your commercial property, connect with our team.
We’ll evaluate your building and determine if it qualifies for a fully funded energy upgrade through our ESaaS model.
