The University of Maine Partners with 4tell for Campus-Wide Sustainability Initiative

ORONO, Maine & PORTLAND, Maine--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The University of Maine (“UMaine”) and 4tell™ Solutions, LLC, (“4tell™”) announced today that they have partnered to address the University’s long term goals and objectives for sustainability. 4tell™ will provide UMaine with its comprehensive Sustainable Performance Governance Solution - iPlan™ - to deliver an innovative performance management solution that fosters stewardship and promotes governance of UMaine’s infrastructure.

“The University will benefit from a sustainability platform that creates full visibility into our long-term needs and a framework to develop and implement our capital, energy and security strategies as they relate to our strategic plan.”

Through this initiative, UMaine continues to demonstrate its leadership as an institutional champion for sustainability and green governance. 4tell™ provides the solution, tools and framework to plan, capture, analyze and manage critical data to create knowledge to meet ongoing needs for sustainable performance governance for the built environment. Benefits to the University of Maine include improved capital and operating lifecycle budgets, capital funds and capital performance management, cost savings, risk mitigation, operational efficiencies, streamlined energy governance processes, the ability to keep environmental commitments and compliance with regulatory reporting requirements, as well as informing stakeholders through sustainability reporting.

“We are extremely excited about our partnership with 4tell™,” says Elaine Clark, Executive Director of Facilities, Real Estate and Planning at UMaine. “The University will benefit from a sustainability platform that creates full visibility into our long-term needs and a framework to develop and implement our capital, energy and security strategies as they relate to our strategic plan.”

“Our partnership will provide UMaine with the means necessary to implement sustainable innovations on a facility, campus or system-wide basis,” explained Jim Kavanagh, President and CEO at 4tell™. “Additionally, UMaine will have the opportunity to showcase their sustainability results across financial, energy, and social dimensions among the higher education community and beyond.”

UMaine, the principal research and graduate institution in the State of Maine, currently offers a Sustainability Specialist MBA. UMaine has devised this new business administration program to immerse students in the latest thinking, research and expertise in sustainability, accountability and ethics in business. Collaboration with the enhanced sustainability curriculum and student experience while partnering with 4tell™, uniquely positions UMaine as a leader in sustainability initiatives and curriculum.

4tell™ provides differentiated and unique solutions that create true client value through the achievement of strategic, operational, environmental and financial objectives. The global community is beginning to realize the importance of 4tell™’s offerings and that measurable success requires processes and systems that support sustainability through the optimization of capital expenditures, improved lifecycle and maintenance decisions, enhanced energy efficiency and management, reduced emissions, and improved security combined with accurate and timely stakeholder reporting.

About The University of Maine - The University of Maine, founded in 1865, is the state’s premier public university, located in the town of Orono. It is among the most comprehensive higher education institutions in the Northeast and attracts students from across the U.S. and more than 60 countries. It currently enrolls 12,000 total undergraduate and graduate students who can directly participate in groundbreaking research working with world-class scholars. Students are offered 88 bachelor’s degree programs, 64 master’s degree programs, 25 doctoral programs and one of the oldest and most prestigious honors programs in the U.S. The university promotes environmental stewardship on its campus, with substantial efforts aimed at conserving energy, recycling and adhering to LEED standards in new construction. For more information about the University of Maine go to http://www.umaine.edu.

About 4tell™ Solutions - 4tell™ Solutions, LLC is a recognized leader in developing and implementing unique Sustainable Performance Governance solutions for organizations seeking knowledge, transparency, and accountability for their strategic decisions. Combining leading strategic management methods with proven engineering, economic, and analysis models, 4tell™ helps organizations create transparency into financial decisions, reduce expenses and mitigate risks, increase operational efficiency, improve environmental performance, and promote stewardship and accountability. To learn more about 4tell™, please visit www.4tellsolutions.com.