Pomona College assesses its climate footprint and explore campus-wide options that the college can take to fulfill its commitment to environmental responsibility. The report presents a detailed greenhouse gas emissions inventory from 1999-2000 to...
CONTENTS:
Team leader
Team members
Issue to be addressed
Background information
Proposed project
Anticipated follow-up implementation
Proposed itemized budget
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...
Claremont Colleges; Environmentalism; Survey and analytical studies series; Claremont Graduate University; Trees; Tree planting
This is a preliminary report of the Claremont Colleges Sustainability Survey (CCSS). The CCSS is a supplemental social survey for a project called the Urban Ecosystem Analysis (UEA). The UEA is a scientific inventory and analysis of the ecological...
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; 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...
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.
Trees; Tree planting; Claremont Colleges; Claremont Graduate University; Sustainable living; Land use; Forest canopies
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Introduction: The Need for a Consortium Sustainable Land Use Plan
The Importance of Tree Canopy in Sustainable Land Use
Parameters for Designing a Land Use Policy
Implementing a Tree Canopy Goal as Part of a Consortium...
Claremont Colleges Sustainability Initiative; Conservation methods; Conservation of natural resources; Environmental sustainability; Recycling (Waste, etc.); Renewable energy sources; Universities and colleges; Energy conservation; Energy...
Annual report that outlines the seven major goals for environmental sustainability of Pomona College. The report defines the terms, such as sustainability, and then describes the goals and methods which include the following: reducing greenhouse...
CONTENTS:
Team Members
Issue Addressed
Background Information
Proposed Activities for Summer 2007
Anticipated implementation Project
Budget for Summer 2007
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...
Correspondance; Requests for proposals (Public contracts); Research teams; Universities and colleges
Request by the Claremont Colleges Council of Presidents and the Academic Deans Council for new proposals of projects advancing the environmental sustainability of the Claremont campuses.
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...
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; 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...
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...
Claremont Colleges Sustainability Initiative; Renewable energy sources; Solar technologies
Photovoltaic panels on the east side of the Richard C. Seaver Biology Building, Pomona College. The Seaver Biology Building has been awarded a silver certificate from the U.S. Green Building Council under its Leadership in Energy and Environmental...
Solar technologies; Carbon reduction; Energy costs; Claremont Colleges Sustainability Initiative
Phase 2 - Implementation Design and Analysis; CONTENTS: Team Members; Short Description of Project; Background Information; Proposed Project for Summer 2008; Budget for Summer 2008
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...
Presentations; Claremont Colleges Sustainability Initiative; Universities and colleges—Faculty
Audience during the Welcome at the Sustainability Presentations Day, Thursday, July 26, 2007, Beckman Auditorium, Harvey Mudd College. Richard C. Haskell, Burton G. Bettingen Professor of Physics, Harvey Mudd College, Faculty, and Team Coordinator...
