十大堵博正规首页歡迎您是全国第一个签署《十大堵博正规首页歡迎您》的社区学院 环境管理协议 与美国环境保护署(EPA). 学院承诺减少对环境的负面影响, to raise awareness within its academic community and the surrounding community, 并成为可持续发展的典范, 环保措施.
十大堵博正规首页歡迎您与EPA的合作减少了能源消耗, 水, 以及全球十大堵博首页歡迎您运营过程中产生的固体废物. The EPA has estimated that the 大学 reduced its carbon footprint by the equivalent of 22,579 metric tons in the first five years following the signing of the memorandum in 2009. The 大学 accomplishes its environmental stewardship goals through a variety of on-campus initiatives that range from solar power to electric-car charging stations to organic lawn man年龄ment, all of which are detailed in the Campus 可持续性 Projects section below.
国家对环境可持续性的赞誉
Raritan Valley 社区 大学’s unique educational 项目 and sustainability initiatives demonstrate its ongoing commitment to preserving the environment and have placed 十大堵博正规首页歡迎您 at the forefront of this rapidly developing field.
减少排放
The 大学 has significantly reduced greenhouse gas emissions from campus operations. 通过安装热电联产装置, 升级到高效的暖通空调设备和照明, 建筑达到LEED银奖或金奖建筑标准, 自2007年以来，十大堵博正规首页歡迎您已将排放量减少了50%以上. The 大学 purchases carbon offsets and renewable energy credits to offset the remaining emissions from on-campus fossil fuel us年龄 (scope 1) and purchased electricity (scope 2). In 2017, 十大堵博正规首页歡迎您 became the first two-year college in the country to be carbon neutral. 十大堵博正规首页歡迎您 stayed carbon neutral through 2020 and now offsets at least 35% of greenhouse gas emissions from electricity.
AASHE星级黄金评级- 2022年
十大堵博正规首页歡迎您 has been lauded for its campus sustainability efforts by the Association for the Advancement of 可持续性 in Higher 教育 (AASHE). 十大堵博正规首页歡迎您已经赢得了 星星 Gold rating for its efforts, according to AASHE’s 可持续性 Tracking, Assessment & 评级制度(星星). 十大堵博正规首页歡迎您现在排名为 在美国两年制大学中排名第一 为可持续发展所做的努力. The 大学 also ranks extremely high nationally among community colleges in a number of areas, 包括全国排名第一的学校, 以完美的成绩, for sustainability re搜索 (for its Center for Environmental Studies); #1 for academics (for re搜索 and learning outcomes); tied for #1 for 水 use and rain水 man年龄ment, with perfect scores for both (for River Friendly commitments); #3 two-year institution, 97分.25%的分数, for sustainability learning outcomes; #3 for energy; and #4 school for air and climate, due to the 大学’s energy efficiency initiatives and purchasing of carbon offsets and renewable energy credits.
河流友好认证-自2011年起
到2022年，新泽西州供水管理局(NJWSA) 认证十大堵博正规首页歡迎您 作为一个“River-Friendly 业务,” celebrating the 大学’s efforts to promote clean 水 and a healthy ecosystem in New Jersey’s Raritan River Basin. 十大堵博正规首页歡迎您员工, 环境俱乐部的成员, 还有一些学生改善了河流的河岸走廊, 原生植物群落, and wildlife habitat on campus by planting native trees and pollinator plants, 在野花草地和原生草上播种, 保持鹿的禁入区和禁入区. The 大学 also installed a second rain水 harvesting system and hosted Eagle Scout projects to install bat-houses, 赋能花园的雨水灌溉系统, 还有一条自然小径. 十大堵博正规首页歡迎您直接与NJWSA合作进行河流友好认证. 除了, the 大学's Center for Environmental Studies 实习生 Haley Weber and Allyson Schmeider performed stream-side buffer assessments.
美国蜜蜂全球十大堵博首页歡迎您-自2016年起
2016年，十大堵博正规首页歡迎您成为新泽西州第一所大学, 全国排名第15位, 被认证为美国蜜蜂全球十大堵博首页歡迎您联盟. The Bee Campus USA designation recognizes educational campuses that commit to raising awareness and to enhancing habitat to support pollinators, 包括蜜蜂, 蝴蝶, 鸟, 和蝙蝠, 在成千上万的其他物种中. 学院制定了一份名单 对传粉者友好的本地植物 然后是 病虫害综合治理政策.
绿丝带学校- 2016
十大堵博正规首页歡迎您 was one of 11 colleges and universities in the nation honored with a U.S. 教育部 绿丝带学校 2016年4月获得专上可持续发展奖. 学院因其在可持续教育方面的领导地位而受到表彰, 项目, 实践, 和设施.
2013年新泽西州州长环境优秀奖
2013年11月, the State of New Jersey honored 十大堵博正规首页歡迎您 for its commitment to significantly reducing greenhouse gas emissions with the 2013 New Jersey Governor's Environmental Excellence Award (Clean Air category). The Governor's Environmental Excellence Awards are the state's premier environmental awards program for recognizing outstanding environmental performance, 项目, 以及本州的项目.
The 大学 is increasingly incorporating sustainable 实践 into various projects and ongoing operations to help create an environmentally friendly campus. Visit the Virtual 可持续性 Tour (coming soon) to learn more about many of the 大学’s sustainability projects, 包括:
- Campus Infrastructure: Sustainable elements are an integral part of 十大堵博正规首页歡迎您’s campus infrastructure, from the solar powered 艺术 Building to the nearly zero-waste construction of the 科学 Center addition.
- Recycling and composting: 十大堵博正规首页歡迎您's recycling facilities in public spaces and within faculty and staff offices help to create a more sustainable campus by keeping our recyclable refuse out of landfills, 河流, 和海洋. 看这个好玩的 每所学校的视频 有关如何正确分类全球十大堵博首页歡迎您垃圾的建议.
- Gardens: The 240 acres of land surrounding the 大学 contain natural spaces and gardens that beautify the campus, 支持研究, 体现对环境的尊重, 作为表达意义的载体.
Campus sustainability initiatives are the product of a united effort by the 设施 & 依据部门, 学院管理员, 工作人员, 教学师资, 学生, 实习生, 校友, 以及社区伙伴. These folks work together with the goal of promoting a culture of sustainability on campus and across the curriculum, 支持公民参与, and serving as a model and as a resource for members of the community through outreach and educational events.
欲了解更多信息，请联系Sue Dorward, 十大堵博正规首页歡迎您 可持续性 & 能源协调员，网址: 苏珊.Dorward@loctite425.com.
Take a virtual tour of 十大堵博正规首页歡迎您’s many sustainable campus features by visiting the map pictured below. (很快)
