Cleaning Products
  • Converting to green cleaning products.

Lighting
  • Installing motion sensors in all of the classrooms and offices
    – 50% complete.
  • Installing motion sensors in all of our new construction and
    renovations.
  • All parking lot lights are connected to photo eyes and time
    clocks so that they do not come on when they are not needed.
  • Conversion of old T12 fixtures (which will not be available after
    2010) to T8 fixtures and use of environmentally safe bulbs.
  • The news Health Sciences building lighting has been upgraded
    to the energy efficient T5 fixtures.

Technology
  • All computer CRT displays have been replaced with flat panel monitors saving energy and reducing
    cooling costs.
  • The College is utilizing server virtualization which allows several computer environments and
    applications to run on a single server instead of using one server for each application.
  • The power management features of Windows are being used to reduce PC power consumption
    when computers are not in use.

In all new construction:
With all new construction the College is building toward LEED certification. In addition to what was listed above:

  • Installation of new and replacement carpet with a 35.5% recycled content.
  • Installation of a white roof.
  • Installation of a chilled water system for the College’s cooling system.

Restrooms  (both new and existing)
  • All of our new construction and renovations include waterless urinals which can save up to 40,000
    gallons of water per year for each one.
  • Installing new automatic dual flush flushometers on the toilets to conserve water there.
  • Installing LEED certified automatic faucets at all of the sinks.
  • Installing automatic hand dryers to reduce the use of paper towels.