October is National Energy Awareness Month, our annual national effort to increase attention to energy use and to develop energy-efficient behaviors that will continue throughout the year at  Norfolk State University. A time to raise awareness of the critical role energy plays in driving behavior change to encourage smart energy use  from “SMART Technology.”

The Department of Energy & Sustainability wants to commemorate National Energy Awareness Month by introducing “SMART Technology” to our campus.  A smart building is a structure rooted in emerging advanced technology like IoT (Internet of Things) sensors, AI (Artificial Intelligence), and Machine Learning technology that is indented into hardware, software, and connectivity to optimize the buildings or campus energy performance. All of this is impossible without devices that can communicate, devices that have controls and variable modes or settings that are SMART flexible and responsive!

We at the Department of Energy & Sustainability are encouraging the smart use of energy, water, and transportation resources by looking for ways to save energy and other resources. Every effort counts – small changes daily on our NSU campus lead to substantial savings when multiplied across Norfolk State University.