{"id":5390,"date":"2026-02-25T21:04:24","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T21:04:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/green-nau\/?page_id=5390"},"modified":"2026-02-25T21:27:02","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T21:27:02","slug":"towards-an-electric-powered-campus","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/green-nau\/towards-an-electric-powered-campus\/","title":{"rendered":"Towards an Electric Powered Campus"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"eplus-bg-color-row bg-color-extra-light-gray\"><div class=\"eplus-bg-color-row-content\">\n<h2><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Towards an Electric Powered Campus<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class='shortcode-column-container'><!-- shortcode-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-column shortcode-column--count-2\">\n    \n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Project Summary: <\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Driven by students in the Climate Science and Solutions master&#8217;s program, this initiative is electrifying NAU&#8217;s groundskeeping operations to reduce noise and air pollution. The project replaces gas-powered push mowers, trimmers, and chainsaws with high-performance Husqvarna electric alternatives, directly addressing the health impacts of two-stroke engine emissions on the campus community. In collaboration with Facility Services, the team is establishing a dedicated battery charging station and conducting a two-year pilot to evaluate electric equipment performance in all seasons. This transition not only improves campus air quality but also serves as a visible commitment to the university&#8217;s carbon neutrality goals<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-column shortcode-column--count-2\">\n    \n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-uncropped-large wp-image-3016\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2022\/10\/PWJan20ravilious-lumber_1200-600x450.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2022\/10\/PWJan20ravilious-lumber_1200-600x450.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2022\/10\/PWJan20ravilious-lumber_1200-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2022\/10\/PWJan20ravilious-lumber_1200-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2022\/10\/PWJan20ravilious-lumber_1200-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2022\/10\/PWJan20ravilious-lumber_1200-800x600.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2022\/10\/PWJan20ravilious-lumber_1200-464x348.jpeg 464w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2022\/10\/PWJan20ravilious-lumber_1200-232x174.jpeg 232w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2022\/10\/PWJan20ravilious-lumber_1200.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<h5>Project Lead:<\/h5>\n<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">CCS Students of Fall 2022, ENV 675 Class<\/span><\/p>\n<h5>Project Advisor:<\/h5>\n<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">John Fegyveresi<\/span><\/p>\n<h5>Date:<\/h5>\n<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">12\/6\/2022<\/span><\/p>\n<h5>Funding Amount:<\/h5>\n<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">$38,178.50<\/span><\/p>\n<h5>Department:<\/h5>\n<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">NAU Facility Services<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2026\/02\/Green-Fund-Project-Proposal-Radiative_Passive_Cooling.docx-1.pdf\">Supporting Documents<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2198,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","ring_central_script_selection":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5390","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/green-nau\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5390","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/green-nau\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/green-nau\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/green-nau\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2198"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/green-nau\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5390"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/green-nau\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5390\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5409,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/green-nau\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5390\/revisions\/5409"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/green-nau\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5390"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}