The City of Dayton | 11 The University of Dayton is fast-tracking alternative energies. We partnered with the Air Force to operate one of the country’s first federal research facilities that creates jet fuel partially from biomass. And GE Aviation calls the EPISCENTER the “intellectual heart and soul” of its electrical power business. Any student can minor in sustainability, energy and the environment. And our master’s degree in clean and renewable energy is an international attraction — bringing three Fulbright scholars to the program at the same time. A TOP-TIER CATHOLIC RESEARCH UNIVERSITY udayton.edu and cooling costs, but helps mitigate pollutants from storm water runoff ) and building escalators were designed to function on-demand, powering-off when not in actual use. The traffic lights have even been converted to LED systems and this alone has resulted in more than 2 million kilowatt-hours of savings per year. Waste recycling was also significantly improved. Winchester explains that Dayton had adopted a weekly recycling program many years earlier, but with budget cuts, the city went to an every-other-week collection cycle, and almost terminated the program.
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