Project AT-A-GLANCE: Location: East Central College Union, MO Scope: Ten-year Master Plan Phase One • Lighting Upgrades • Controls Upgrades • Water Fixture Upgrades • Building Envelope Improvements Results: • Implementation Cost: $1.26M • Guaranteed Savings: $1.65M over 15 years Community College initiative addresses deferred maintenance & student expectations Revenue-neutral facility improvements are possible An hour outside of St. Louis, in the small community of Union, Missouri, East Central College (ECC) has been a beacon of higher education for half a century. With buildings constructed largely in the 70s, however, ECC leadership recently found itself facing a challenge that is all too common among public institutions: Ensuring that its aging buildings remain comfo

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