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...
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...
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...
CONTENTS:
Team Members
Issue Addressed
Background Information
Proposed Activities for Summer 2007
Anticipated implementation Project
Budget for Summer 2007
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.
CONTENTS:
Team leader
Team members
Issue to be addressed
Background information
Proposed project
Anticipated follow-up implementation
Proposed itemized budget
Environmental sustainability; Environmental impact analysis; Office equipment and supplies; Claremont Colleges Sustainability Initiative; College students; Presentations
Michael Blouin (Pomona College '08) presents "Greening the Offices of the Claremont Colleges." The presentation addresses environmental issues regarding office supplies purchasing and use at The Claremont Colleges as well as possible solutions for...
Energy conservation; Resource recovery; Waste paper--Recycling; College students; Presentations
Kelly Hodges (Harvey Mudd College '09), Corina Tom (Harvey Mudd College '08), and Claire O'Hanlon (Harvey Mudd College '09), students at The Claremont Colleges, give a presentation on waste and recycling at The Claremont Colleges. This presentation...
Energy conservation; Conservation of natural resources; College students; Presentations
Annika Eberle (Harvey Mudd College '09), Eric Peterson (Harvey Mudd College '09), and Trevin Murakami (Harvey Mudd College '09), give their presentation about some of the environmental issues concerning electricity consumption and the Claremont...
Energy conservation; Waste recycling; conservation of natural resources;
Claremont students Lauryn Baranowski (Harvey Mudd College '09) and Annika Eberle (Harvey Mudd College '09) conclude the line-up of presentations by discussing possible routes of the action the Claremont Colleges may take to become a more...
Cave, Robert; Environmental sustainability; Introduction of speakers; Universities and colleges--Faculty
Robert Cave provides the welcoming address. Richard Haskell, Professor of Physics at Harvey Mudd College, gives background to the projects and introduces the student and faculty speakers at the start of The Claremont College Sustainability Day at...
Energy conservation; Conservation of natural resources; Water reuse
Claremont students Herbie Huff (Harvey Mudd College '07), Corina Tom (Harvey Mudd College '08), and Trevin Murakami (Harvey Mudd College '09) present "Living in a Desert" and discuss some of the environmental issues of the location of The Claremont...
Environmental sustainability; Environmental impact analysis; Energy conservation; Conservation of natural resources
Claremont Graduate University professor Brian Hilton presents "Urban Ecosystem Analysis." This presentation was the fifth presentation out of eight at the Beckman Auditorium on the Harvey Mudd College Campus.
O'Hanlon, Claire; Peterson, Eric; Baranowski, Lauryn; Environmental sustainability; Environmental impact analysis; Energy conservation; Conservation of natural resources; College students; College students; Presentations
Claire O'Hanlon (Harvey Mudd College '09), Eric Peterson (Harvey Mudd College '09), and Lauryn Baranowski (Harvey Mudd College '09) present "It's Not Easy Being Green" and discuss some of the environmental problems with the buildings at The...
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...
Environmental sustainability; Environmental impact analysis; Office equipment and supplies
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Executive summary
Part I: Current State of Affairs of Office Product Purchasing at the 5Cs
Part II: Environment Impacts
Part III: Policy Improvements
Part IV: Specific Green Alternatives
Part V: The Bright Green...
Environmental sustainability; Office equipment and supplies
PowerPoint from the presentation given by Mike Blouin (Pomona '08) on July 26, 2007. This was the seventh presentation out of eight taking place during the Sustainability Presentations Day at Harvey Mudd College.
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...
Requests for proposals (Public contracts); Research teams; Universities and colleges; Claremont Colleges Sustainability Initiative; Guidelines
Alan Jones, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty at Pitzer College, calls for proposals from The Claremont Colleges community on behalf of the Council of Presidents and the Academic Deans Council of the Claremont Colleges. Over...
Universities and colleges—Faculty; Presentations; Claremont Colleges Sustainability Initiative
Richard C. Haskell, Burton G. Bettingen Professor of Physics, Harvey Mudd College, and Team Coordinator for the 5-College Sustainability Audit, delivering the Welcome at the Sustainability Presentations Day, Thursday, July 26, 2007, Beckman...
