Since its inception, the Castleton Green Campus Initiative has flourished, growing into a campus wide effort thanks to the dedication and support of the Green Campus Working Group. With students and faculty working together for a common goal, the group has made sustainability a main priority for the university, which is exhibited throughout campus with a various sustainable facilities, solar panels, micro-wind turbines, electric car charging station and 22 water bottle refilling stations in 16 campus buildings, which have kept over 350,000 plastic bottles out of the waste stream.
To date the group has made great strides in reducing the university’s carbon footprint, and hopes to continue working towards a green future.
Accomplishments
Four Eco-Reps – Dalton Blackwell, Zach Howe, David Ievoli, and Reilly Granger -- were hired and worked throughout the year to promote Green Campus Initiatives on campus.
Developed campus No Idling policy. (Approved, Spring 2015)
Updated Thermal Comfort policy. (Approved, April 2015)
Sponsored and coordinated Campus Sustainability Day on October 21, 2014.
Monitored energy usage in campus buildings via real-time computer interface with individual building meters.
Requested and received funding from SGA for additional trash receptacles.
Worked on redesign of Sustainability web page.
Developed and implemented protocol for recycling of printer cartridges.
Suggested Dr. Mary Albert, environmental engineer, as a Soundings speaker (Approved for Spring 2016).
Pushed for installation of additional water bottle filling stations.
Sponsored 5K on Earth Day with proceeds donated to Pure Water for the Earth.
Organized metering completion between residence halls during Earth Week.