At Boyd Jones, we’re committed to helping our clients achieve their goals. And when our partners’ goals align with the values we hold, the results are multiplied.
Take the University of Nebraska Medical Center, for example. Situated at the intersection of sustainability and health care, UNMC’s ambitious goals include achieving net-zero emissions by 2030, putting them at the cutting edge of U.S. health care systems when it comes to stewardship of the environment.
With stewardship and innovation among the core values that guide our company, Boyd Jones is proud to have built the project, which has generated approximately 1,250 megawatt-hours of electricity since its commissioning in December 2018. That’s enough energy to supply the needs of 113 homes in Omaha for an entire year.
“It has been an honor to play a role in UNMC’s continued journey toward sustainability. To have partners like them and the Omaha Public Power District leading the way with projects like this, our ability to live out our values and affect positive change through sustainability, innovation, and stewardship is made much easier,” said Boyd Jones President Jon Crane.
In addition to giving UNMC an on-site source of electricity, the rooftop arrays also offset the organization’s carbon emissions as it works toward net-zero status. To date, the rooftop solar project has saved nearly 2 million pounds of carbon emissions that would have been generated by an equivalent fossil fuel source. That’s the same amount of emissions generated by 200 typical cars in a year. Put yet another way: the carbon-free electricity generated by the UNMC rooftop solar project represents the equivalent of more than 14,500 trees planted.
By setting energy use intensity targets for new building construction, updating building systems like lighting and building controls in existing structures, and using a combination of renewable energy both on- and off-site, UNMC is well on the way to meeting its sustainability goals.
