Stanford Breaks Ground on New Central Energy Facility » SESI Wins APPA Award, Industry Recognition for Innovative Design more information: http://sesi.stanford.edu http://stanford.io/ Background Since 2010, a redesigned Facilities Energy Management (FEM) team in the Department of Sustainability & Energy Management has been responsible for coordinating the university’s efforts to reduce energy use in existing buildings and to incorporate energy efficiency best practices into all new buildings.