We are committed to building a sustainable future and creating awareness on a local, national and global level. From green projects on campus to curriculum in the classroom, MSOE seeks to reduce its carbon footprint and increase environmental awareness.

Students graduate with the knowledge and ability to engineer a brighter future — to design eco-friendly buildings, build more efficient engines, and harness the power of solar energy and other renewable fuel sources.

Current Initiatives

Retro-commissioning 
With support from Wisconsin’s Focus on Energy and We Energies, MSOE is partnering with Grumman Butkus Associates (GBA) to retro-commission strategic buildings across campus. GBA has over half a century of experience in energy optimization and is well versed in higher education and laboratory infrastructure. The commissioning team is composed of technical staff dedicated to optimizing building performance, which results in significant energy and cost savings. Retro-commissioning is not solely focused on saving energy and reducing cost, but also aims to improve the health, comfort, and the longevity of these facilities and will reduce their carbon footprint. This work currently encompasses the Campus Center, Grohmann Museum, Kern Center, Grohmann Tower, Allen-Bradley Hall of Science and the Fred Loock Engineering Center. 

Solar Panels
Solar panels across campus send renewable energy back to the grid.

• 14 panels located on Margaret Loock Residence Hall roof generate an estimated 1,100 therms of energy per year, 20% of the annual hot water needs of the residence hall and avoid approximately 6 tons of carbon dioxide emissions per year.
• Atop the Campus Center sits a 29-kilowatt photovoltaic array composed of 144 Kyocera KD205GX-LP 205 watt PV modules. It translates this DC energy to grid quality AC power through the use of six 5000-watt SMA Sunnyboy inverters. 

Facility Features

• Viets Field is the first all-LED lit competition field in the U.S. 1,000,000 gallons of water are saved annually with the synthetic turf field.
• The Grohmann Museum green roof captures and holds 80% of rainfall which reduces water pollution and helps control the climate within the museum.