RESOURCES & INFRASTRUCTURE

Energy

 

RECOMMENDATIONS and ACTIVITIES

 

PERSON/GROUP RESPONSIBLE

 

COSTS

 

PROJECTED

TIMELINE

 

PROGRESS

Recommendation 1: To improve all known energy efficiency projects.

 

Activity 1:  Replace any incandescent bulbs with compact fluorescent bulbs. Or LED’s for lights with all-night or 24 hr use

 

Activity 2:  Activate sleep modes (and any other conservation mechanisms) on all computers. Define times of year when several computers can be unplugged, or not used.

 

Activity 3:  Educate users about sleep mode on large copy machine on the 2nd floor of Kane Hall

 

Activity 4: Remove disconnected “Lot B” from Hardwick Electric Bills (currently charged $12.11 per month)

 

 

 

1. Plant Manager

 

 

 

2. Computer Support Technician

 

 

 

3.  Sustainability Coordinator

4. Plant Manager

 




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1. Light bulb swap on Earth Day, Spring 2006.

 

2. signage in computer labs about turning off monitors, fall 2005

 

4. Lot B disconnected, Nov. 2005

 

Recommendation 2:  To have a clearer sense the sources of our energy uses.

 

Activity 1: Inventory all appliances on campus, including in student residence rooms.

 

Activity 2: Consider electricity use as a larger factor in campus decisions.

 

Activity 3:  Have real-time monitoring of the solar/wind power system at the McCarthy Barns.

 

 

 

 

 

1. Sustainability Coordinator


2. President, Plant Manager, Dean of College

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2. Discussed energy use as a factor in academic calendar planning.

 

3. Working on a collaborative energy feedback monitoring project with Dartmouth College and The Sustainability Institute.  Working towards an EPA grant proposal for Fall 2006.

Recommendation 3: Improve Thermal performance of buildings.

 

Activity 1: Thermal insulation upgrades and air infiltration reduction, including windows.

        a.  Make window blankets for older windows

 

Activity.2: Improve many-fold the winter passive solar heat gain of existing buildings, and summer shading.

 

Activity 3: Start finding alternative clean heating sources for the oil and propane we currently burn

 

Activity 4: Research grant opportunities for improvements

Plant Manager, Sustainability Coordinator

 

2007

 

1. Student Campus Ecology Club began prototypes for window blankets, Spring 2006.

Recommendation 4:  To inform the Sterling community about ways in which they can further conserve energy

 

Activity 1: Educate faculty, staff, and students about computer energy usage by distributing information

 

Activity 2: Put reminder stickers (turn out the lights) on all light switches

 

Activity 3:  Educate faculty and staff about adjusting the heat in classrooms and other rooms

 

Activity 4:  schedule evening classes and presentations to only use 1 or 2 classrooms, so that heat can be lowered in all other classrooms

 

Activity 5: Challenge community to creative energy creation ex: bicycle-powered television

 

 

Sustainability Coordinator

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4. Laurie Laggner/Joann Waterhouse & Steve Williams

 




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1. “Flip the Switch” signs and discussions during Community Meeting, Spring 2006.

 

2. reminder notices in some buildings, fall 2005

Recommendation 5: To investigate further efficiency projects through the assistance of Efficiency Vermont.

 

Activity 1: Research the possibility of pv panels or wind turbines provided power back to the grid.

Sustainability Coordinator, Plant Manager

 

2006

1.  Submitted a list of potential projects to Senator Jefford’s office, via AVIC, Fall 2005.  Letter and phone conversation about energy conservation with Congressman Sanders, Spring 2006.

Recommendation 6: To explore the possibility of off-setting energy pollution through Green Tags (ex: Native Energy)

Sustainability Coordinator

 

2007

 

Recommendation 7: (SLRP—Physical Plant)  To increase energy efficiency in our operations.

 

Activity 1: Develop a priority listing of energy efficiency projects, renovations, and new construction that address energy efficiency and growth of on campus residents. In lieu of new construction project list may include:

 

  1. New windows in Hamilton and Jefferson
  2. Energy Efficient Walk-in refrigerator/freezers for kitchen.
  3. Insulation in Madison ceiling and Hamilton/Jefferson walls.
  4. Alternative energy systems to address rising cost of oil
    1. Outdoor Wood Furnace
    2. Ground Source Heat Pump
    3. Wind Turbine
  5. Composting toilets
  6. Research energy efficient vehicles as replacements for campus vehicles.
  7. Explore options for travel between CNS and Sterling

 

Sustainability Coordinator, Plant Manager

 

Plan will be in place by December 2005.

 

1. Project list developed for NEASC review.  Received estimates on walk-in replacement and lighting upgrades in the dining hall, Spring 2006.

Projects in red are potential student projects