The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign began retrocommissioning in 2007 as a way to address the growing deferred maintenance backlog in campus buildings.
RCx was initially funded by the students and staff of the Academic Facilities Maintenance Fund Assesment (AFMFA) committee, but they no longer fund RCx efforts.
Recognizing the potential for savings, some campus auxiliary units (e.g. Activities and Recreation Center [ARC], Illini Union, Memorial Stadium, McKinley Health Center, Electrical and Computer Engineering and Housing's SDRP and Nugent Hall) have funded RCx services directly.
Prior to FY18, a significant amount of RCx funding came from the State of Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO); this program has been discontinued. RCx received more than $16 million in energy grants through the program. This represents a significant funding loss going forward. New funding must be found for the program to continue to help campus make gains in energy conservation.
Funding sources include: