Sustainability at UNCW
Sustainability Committee Mission Statement
The UNCW Sustainability Committee shall promote and facilitate the cooperative efforts of faculty, students, and staff to educate, develop values, share knowledge, adopt policies and implement practices that are sustainable.
UNCW Accomplishments:
- Carbon Footprint calculated
- Seahawk Crossing and Student Recreation Center expansion - LEED certified
- Community Garden
- Campus Dining: Feast Down East, hydroponic garden, 10% Farm to Fork, The Greenspot, recycled coffee grounds
- Sustainability student video contest
- Senior Class Gift – Sustainability Trust Fund
- Replacement of boilers with high efficiency units
- Chancellor’s walk lighting switched to LED and improved storm water drainage
- Installed programmable thermostats and faucets with low flow heads
- Installation of stormwater vaults for reuse
- Installation of irrigation water distribution line
- ECOteal Store and electric vehicle
- Forest Stewardship Council certified paper
- Participation in Recyclemania
- Installation of sustainable rain garden at Cultural Arts
- Trayless dining
- Replacement of housekeeping chemicals with “green” alternatives
- Campus Life buildings seeking LEED-EB certification
- Pervious Pavement
- Sustainable Green House next to Friday Hall
- Rain garden
- Academic departments have two sustainability focused courses
- Participation in National Teach-in
- Presentations at several national conferences
- Sustainability Film Series and discussions
- Farmers market on campus
- Sustainability Week programs and educational presentations Ø
- Sustainability Green Pledge for entire campus community
- Campus Green Teams: ITSD, HRL, Campus Life
- Galloway Goes Green
- Tunnel of Awareness
- Establishment of mini grant program
- Turn off the Lights campaign
- Gray water and storm water reuse
- Performance contracting
- Presentations to UNI 101 classes
- Sustainability marketing intern
- Leader in UNC System in surpassing 2015 energy reduction timeline - already at 31% reducation
- Cross City Trail
- Sustainability courses in EVS department
- Finished 1st place among UNC schools in Recyclemania 2011
- E-cycle (recycling electronics
Future Goals at UNCW:
- AASHE STARS assessment (Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System www.aashe.org
- Sustainability marketing materials
- Campus-wide sustainability policy
- Continuation of performance contracting
- Sustainability department
- Campus wide atttitudes and knowledge assessment
- Virtual sustainability tour
- Sustainability Peer Educators
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