Initiatives
At Carleton we talk a lot about our 1.65 Megawatt wind turbines, soon to be completed LEED GOLD certified residence halls, and campus wide compost and one-stream recycling programs. And for good reason, these projects have made huge improvements in the environmental sustainability of our college's operations and infrastructure. But in between admiring the 360 ft high wind turbine have you ever noticed the Green Roof or the college-owned Priuses? Did you wonder what was happening when electrical crews dug a 20-foot hole covering half the lawn in front of Burton Dorm? Wonder where all the ketchup packets in Sayles went?
Carleton has been striving to make all its actions, even the ones you might never see, more environmentally sustainable. This page covers both the well-knowns and the very under-the-radars. How are VFDs saving the college money and reducing campus energy consumption, you ask? Read on!
Writing by Chris Erickson (2008-09 5th Year ENTS Intern).
Buildings Upgrades
A list of recent physical upgrades and improvements to Carleton's college-owned buildings and facilities.Projects
Descriptions of various projects, from attempts to change campus culture to the installation of a wind turbine, aimed at improving sustainability on campus. Projects are organized by projects improving procedural sustainability and projects improving education and behavioral sustainability.Sustainability Revolving Fund
The Sustainability Revolving Fund provides money for student led projects improving campus sustainability.Transportation
Explores Carleton's responses to transportation-related environmental issues, and provides information for students/faculty/staff about sustainable transportation options around Carleton.Landscape
Carleton has embraced its location on the prairie of southern Minnesota. The College's actions both on the walking campus and in the 880-acre Arboretum demonstrate Carleton's commitment to protecting and restoring the native landscape, while sequestering atmospheric carbon in the process.Waste
A list of things that Carleton has done to reduce and re-use "waste" produced on campus.