Sustainability
Purchasing and Policies
Energy-Star
In the fall of 2000, WMU became an Energy Star partner, meaning that all of the appliances and equipment it purchases will reach Energy Star standards whenever possible. The products that reach the Energy Star standards require 25 to 50 percent less power than products that don't meet them.
Green Cleaning Policy
Cleaning products such as paper and chemicals are environmentally friendly.
Compact Fluorescent Lamp Policy
Western Michigan University continues to be a leader in energy conservation as it rids itself of inefficient incandescent lamps used to light the campus. Compact Fluorescent Lamps reduces electrical consumption of each fixture by almost 75%, and last up to 10 times longer than incandescent lamps. All lamps are to be recycled at the end of the lamp life.
