Founded in 1824, Thomas Jefferson University is an academic health center located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It consists of Jefferson Medical College, the Jefferson College of Graduate Studies, the Jefferson College of Health Professions and associated university services. Its singular mission is to serve society through contributions to the maintenance and enhancement of people’s health and well-being. The university seeks to pursue that mission through the three interdependent activities of medical research, health services, and the education of physicians, health professionals and scientists in related disciplines.

Faced with increasing energy costs at its downtown Philadelphia campus, Thomas Jefferson University selected Constellation Energy's Projects & Services Group (CEPS) to identify, coordinate and implement facility improvements that would significantly reduce energy expenses. Through a master energy services agreement, CEPS audited energy systems and practices and made recommendations for a multiphase improvement plan to upgrade energy systems on the campus.

The projects involved more than 20 individual initiatives at eight different buildings and at various other points across campus.

Activities included:

• Replacing lighting in campus buildings
• Installing metering information systems
• Placing variable speed drives on fans
• Expanding automated energy management and control systems
• Instituting steam conservation measures

These improvements are helping the university use energy more efficiently, reduce energy costs and increase the comfort for students, faculty and staff.

CEPS facilitated financing for the projects via their master energy services agreement, allowing for project costs to be paid from savings realized from the upgrades.