Howard University is one of 48 U.S. private, doctoral/research-extensive universities and comprises 12 schools and colleges. Founded in 1867, the university educates approximately 11,000 students in more than 120 areas leading to undergraduate, graduate and professional degrees. The university has five campuses throughout the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area and boasts of distinguished alumni such as Nobel Laureate Toni Morrison, American College of Surgeons President Dr. LaSalle Leffall and the late Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall. Since 1998, the University has produced two Rhodes Scholars, a Truman Scholar, seven Fulbright Scholars and nine Pickering Fellows. Howard also produces more on-campus African-American Ph.D.s than any other university in the world.

As part of its seven-year plan to improve campus infrastructure reliability, life safety, and indoor air quality, Howard University enrolled Constellation Energy's Projects & Services Group (CEPS) to develop and execute a multi-phase improvement project for selected buildings. During the ongoing execution of this project, CEPS has been and will be replacing major HVAC equipment, installing variable frequency drives, replacing motor control centers, retrofitting lighting systems, and installing fire sprinkler/alarm systems. In addition, new DDC building management systems are being integrated into each building along with network capabilities for a campus wide building monitoring and management system.

To date, Constellation has completed improvement programs in four buildings. Infrastructure improvements are also being undertaken at five additional buildings, and plans are currently underway for programs at two more sites. Altogether, Constellation expects to have completed nine building projects by the end of 2008. And thanks to a carefully constructed schedule process, disruptions to the university’s campus life have been kept to a minimum as improvements are phased in throughout the academic year. By providing crucial infrastructure solutions, Constellation enables Howard University to continue its quest for equally important human solutions.