Georgetown in Northwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Sustainability at Georgetown University
Energy Efficiency at Georgetown
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, March 23, 2025
1. Sustainability at Georgetown University Marker
Georgetown University's Heating and Cooling Plant provides efficient temperature control to 5.4 million square feet of buildings on the main campus. The plant uses centralized boilers and chillers to pipe steam and chilled water across campus to heat and cool buildings. This approach allows the university to achieve significant efficiencies through scale. Georgetown continually explores and pursues opportunities for further efficiency through centralized equipment upgrades.
In one recent example, the University installed conductivity controllers, completing a boiler blowdown controls project that reduced emissions by 1136 metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions per year and saved Georgetown over $187,000 dollars in energy costs each year.
Through the energy-efficiency operations of the University's utility plant, Georgetown achieves significant energy conservation outcomes that contribute to our University-wide goal of reducing our carbon footbrint.
Erected by Georgetown University. (Marker Number 8.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Environment • Natural Resources • Notable Buildings.
Location. 38° 54.492′ N, 77°
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Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Upper South, in the Mid-Atlantic, in the Tidewater, and in the Chesapeake Bay Region. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Rafik B. Hariri Building (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Sustainability at Georgetown University (about 500 feet away); For God And Country (about 600 feet away); Reverend Royden B. Davis, S.J. Teaching Garden (about 600 feet away); Jesuit Community Cemetery (about 600 feet away); a different marker also named Sustainability at Georgetown University (about 700 feet away); Leo J. O'Donovan, S.J., Hall (about 700 feet away); Martin J. O'Gara, S.J. (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Northwest Washington.
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, March 23, 2025
2. Sustainability at Georgetown University Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on March 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on December 9, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 282 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 23, 2025, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.
