After considering the options, the decision was made to study the effects of installing variable lab exhaust in the teaching laboratories and adding VRF to occupied spaces. This will save the building energy and still meet the exhaust requirements for the building while also helping the building add LEED points which could move the building up to a LEED Gold rating. This option was also chosen for the education of learning more about laboratory exhaust systems considering higher education design is a large part of the industry. This will also be educational on the controls that work the exhaust system. Variable Nozzle Geometry Exhaust will be studied. Adding VRF to occupied spaces should save energy by quickly being able to adjust in occupied spaces where the occupation varies throughout the day, such as classrooms, hallways, and offices.

There are two identical large lecture halls on the ground floor of the building. It is very important when teaching that the students can all hear and comprehend what a professor is saying in a large room. The best way to do that would be to run a reverberation-time test. The reverberation time will be tested to ensure an optimal acoustical environment will be in the lecture halls.

Due to the considerable amount of annual rainfall in Baltimore, a study to analyze the benefits of water harvesting will be completed. Based on the amount of rain water harvested, there are many options for the uses of it. It could be used in water fixtures, such as toilets and urinals. A cost analysis will be completed on the water harvesting system and whether it would save more water and money than installing dual-flush toilets and waterless urinals.