Completed in Fall 2007, The Morrison Residence Hall renovation is another High Performance Building project. Long a favorite of students despite its age and lack of air conditioning, Morrison is now connected to the centralized chilled water system. A new heating system and energy-efficient windows were also installed. Morrison was the first building on campus to incorporate renewable energy technology. Solar thermal panels were mounted on the roof of all four wings of the building to provide domestic hot water. The plumbing system draws first on solar-heated water from the storage tank and then adds steam-heated water when supplementing is required. Submetering of the buildings electricity, water, heating and cooling loads provides real-time, web-based feedback to the students. This can be accessed online or via a special touch-screen kiosk in the building’s lobby. Learn more about what makes this building green at sustainability.unc.edu
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