During summer of 2007, a GIS- based Urban Ecosystem Analysis of the Claremont Graduate University campus was conducted. This research was part of a larger initiative supported by the Council of Presidents to assess the environmental impact of the...
An Urban Ecosystem Analysis (UEA) of the Claremont Graduate University (CGU) campus to subsequently serve as a pilot study for future Urban Ecosystem Analyses of all Claremont Colleges Campuses.
Environmental sustainability; Research teams; Campus sustainability audits
A sustainability research team, consisting of 15 students and 10 faculty from across the Claremont Colleges, presented the findings of their campus sustainability audits during Sustainability Presentations Day in Beckman Auditorium on the Harvey...
Claremont Colleges; Solar Energy; Photovoltaic power generation; Photovoltaics; Solar thermal energy; Renewable energy sources
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Executive Summary
The Solar Technology Team
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Basic Principles of Solar Technology
Chapter 3: Applying Solar Technology
Chapter 4: Existing Solar Systems on the Claremont...
College students; Claremont Colleges Sustainability Initiative; Presentations
"An Introduction to Environmental Sustainability at the Claremont Colleges," at Sustainability Presentations Day, Beckman Auditorium, Harvey Mudd College. Sam Brunswick, (Claremont McKenna College '07), student researcher for the 5-College...
College students; Claremont Colleges Sustainability Initiative; Presentations
Sam Brunswick, (Claremont McKenna College '07), student researcher for the 5-College Sustainability Audit, delivering the first presentation, "An Introduction to Environmental Sustainability at the Claremont Colleges," at Sustainability...
College students; Presentations; Claremont Colleges Sustainability Initiative
Sam Brunswick, (Claremont McKenna '07, left) and Rose Haag, (Pomona '10, right), student researchers for the 5-College Sustainability Audit, delivering the first presentation, "An Introduction to Environmental Sustainability at the Claremont...
Environmental sustainability; Background information; Environmental impact analysis; CITYgreen (software); Los Angeles Department of Water and Power Cool Schools Tree Planting Program
CONTENTS:
Names and status of team members
Issue or problem being addresses
Background information
Proposed Project for Summer 2007
Anticipated amelioration or implementation project to follow up on the assessment, including estimated cost and...
Claremont Colleges; Claremont Colleges Sustainability Initiative; College students; Photovoltaic power generation; Trees
Sam Brunswick, CMC ’07, Prof. Richard Haskell, HMC Physics, and Tom Shaffer, HMC Plant Engineer, inspect the photovoltaic array on the roof of Case Dorm at Harvey Mudd College.
Environmental auditing; Energy consumption; Renewable energy sources; Water reuse; Conservation methods; Urban ecosystem
This team documented the historical usage of key resources and utilities - electricity, natural gas, and water - in order to establish baselines against which to compare future usage, and to identify targets for conservation programs. The team also...
Environmental sustainability; Environmental impact analysis; Energy conservation; Conservation of natural resources; College students; Presentations
Pomona College students Rose Haag (Pomona College '10) and Sam Brunswick (Claremont McKenna College '07) present an introduction to the concept of sustainability and give a brief overview and discussion of some of the environmental issues facing...
Universities and colleges--Faculty; College students; Portraits, Group
Front row: Richard C. Haskell (Physics Department, Harvey Mudd College), Burton G. Bettingen Professor of Physics, Harvey Mudd College, and Team Coordinator; Claire O’Hanlon, (Harvey Mudd College '09); Rose Haag, (Pomona College '10); Sam...
