Designing a Cornerstone Project for Campuswide Carbon Neutrality
The University of Michigan set one of the most ambitious campus energy missions in the country: to achieve net-zero Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2040.
In this cover story for District Energy magazine, authors Brittany Fiema, Brian Noonan and Katrina Kelly-Pitou show how the Hayward Street Geothermal Facility – the university's first campus-scale geo-exchange network – is more than innovative infrastructure. It’s a living laboratory for district-scale electrification and resilient decarbonization that sets the stage for campuswide carbon neutrality.