Campus Planning and Maintenance

• Adopting a Sustainable Building Guide (link to file: Sustainable Building Guide to reduce the energy consumption of its buildings via
• Installation of solar panels
• Use of reflective roofing and paving materials
• Encouraging alternative transportation
• Harnessing the powers of natural daylighting instead of artificial lighting
• Improving roof and wall insulation
• Placement of light shelves on all the windows to reduce cooling costs
• Installation of occupant sensor controls to reduce
unnecessary lighting
• Encouraging people to turn off the lights and other equipment when not in use

Students have also taken a leading role in helping the college reduce its energy use and to turn to renewable energy resources. A group called the Campus Climate Challenge has worked on producing an energy/carbon audit for the campus, and led a campus-wide contest for the residential building able to reduce its electricity use the most. The Environmental Quality Committee has led an effort to “lease” compact fluorescent light bulbs to students for free for use in their dorm rooms, and many students are taking advantage of this opportunity for a simple way to reduce their impact.

Report: Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory and Recommendations for Mitigating Emissions