Grumman/Butkus Associates started working with the University in 1984 to assist in the implementation of a variable air volume retrofit of the air handling systems in the two buildings housing the business school. Over the ensuing years, G/BA helped develop a comprehensive energy management master plan covering operations and maintenance, retrofits of existing systems and the incorporation of energy efficient features into the University's master specifications and design standards.

• G/BA completed in-depth energy studies for 39 buildings covering nearly 4.5 million square feet. Fifty-five percent of the cost of the studies was paid through state and federal grants, obtained with assistance from G/BA. The projected overall payback for the implemented projects was less than 2.5 years. Factoring in the grants received, the simple payback on the University's funds was just under 1.2 years.
• G/BA helped the university to obtain eight federal grants (totalling more than one million dollars) for use in funding energy conservation measures
• Energy grants and savings helped fund an extensive campus energy management and control system designed by G/BA