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2008 Initiatives

• Claremont Colleges Tree Canopy
• Solar Technologies for the Claremont Colleges
• Scripps College Food and Sustainability Community Project

2007 Initiatives

• Urban Ecosystem Analysis Using GIS
• Greening the Office Supply Stream
• 5-College Environmental Audit
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Environmental Audit of the Claremont Colleges

A Claremont Colleges Sustainability Initiative

This team documented the historical usage of key resources and utilities — electricity, natural gas, and water — in order to establish baselines against which to compare future usage, and to identify targets for conservation programs. The team also studied emissions, waste disposal, and recycling programs with the ultimate goal of assessing the feasibility of achieving carbon neutrality within the next decade or two. Finally the team developed recommendations for creating a more sustainable Claremont Colleges Community. The final report may be downloaded in a single file or as separate chapters:

Section	Filetype & Size
*Complete Report	25.2 MB
*Table of Contents	4 pages, 96 kB
*Executive Summary	4 pages, 128 kB
*The Auditing Team	1 page, 56 kB
*Acknowledgments	1 pages, 60 kB
*Units of Measurement	2 pages, 68 kB
*Chapter 1: An Introduction to Environmental Sustainability at the Claremont Colleges	28 pages, 1.5 MB
Chapter 2: Sustainability in a Desert: Water and Landscaping at the Claremont Colleges	41 pages, 2.6 MB
*Chapter 3: Big ticket item! Electrical Power Consumption at the Claremont Colleges	27 pages, 7.3 MB
Chapter 4: It’s Not Easy Being Green: Building Performance at Harvey Mudd and the Claremont Colleges	25 pages, 1.6 MB
Chapter 5: Urban Ecosystem Analysis Using GIS: The Claremont Colleges Sustainability Initiative. In three sections: Section 5.1 Section 5.2 Section 5.3	34 pages, 1.8 MB
Chapter 6: Emissions, Waste, and Recycling	46 pages, 1.5 MB
Chapter 7: Greening the Office Supply Stream at the Claremont Colleges	27 pages, 516 kB
Chapter 8: Where Do We Go Now? Conservation, Participation & Final Recommendations	10 pages, 204 kB
Appendix A: Using WUCOLS III to Estimate the Watering Needs of the Sontag Plot on the HMC Campus	2 pages, 1.7 MB
Appendix B: Estimated Water Savings from Conversions to Drought-Tolerant Plants on the HMC Campus	4 pages, 144 kB
Appendix C: Environmental Sustainability Pamphlet	2 pages, 876 kB
Appendix D: HMC Building Tune-Up Report	27 pages, 2.9 MB
Appendix E: HVAC Systems on the Harvey Mudd College Campus — Mechanical Information	25 pages, 244 kB
Appendix F: Student Transportation Survey	6 pages, 44 kB
Appendix G: Student Transportation Survey Results	1 page, 52 kB
Appendix H: Claremont Colleges Building Square Footage	12 pages, 36 kB
Appendix I: Claremont Colleges Building Timeline	44 kB
Appendix J: HMC Building Square Footage by Year	16 kB
Appendix K: Recycling Signs	2 pages, 2.6 MB

*New or revised content posted 19 Februrary 2008