Date posted: January 31, 2013
Bellevue College, with money from the SESF fund as well as a grant from Washington State Department of Commerce, has installed a solar panel array above the art wing on C-Building. The grant represented around 30% of the cost of the project. The array produces 7KW of energy. It has been estimated that the panels ...more about Solar Panels Shed Light on Alternative Energy Potential
Date posted: January 29, 2013
Bellevue College has been recognized for our work in making our campus a more sustainable institution. As a result of our work, we have been entered into the running for a Climate Leadership Award. Our job now is to create a video entry to show all of the amazing things we are doing on campus. ...more about Finalist – Second Nature’s Climate Leadership Award
Date posted: January 29, 2013
Are you a member of a club? Do you need money for your club budget? Thanks to generous funding from the Student Environmental Sustainability Fund (SESF), clubs can improve the environment and win $100 for their budget. Learn more here. The steps are simple: Check out a Compost Bin from C 211 Compost correctly – ...more about Clubs and Composting – Enter to Win $100 for Club Budget
Date posted: January 28, 2013
POST BY ROBERT VIENS: "The time has come," the Walrus said, "to talk of many things: Of windmills--politics--and toxic waste Of radishes--and salmon known as kings-- And why the sea is getting hot-- And what the future brings." BC Earth Week is coming up April 22-26 and planning is underway. I’ll keep this short, but we ...more about Input for Earth Week – April 22-26, 2013
Date posted: January 23, 2013
Bellevue College hosted the Environmental Priorities Coalitions Legislative Workshop on Saturday, January 12th. Over 200 BC students, faculty, staff and residents of the Puget Sound region attended, where they learned about current issues in the environment and what can be done to address them. If you’d like to learn more about these legislative priorities, contact ...more about 200 Attend Environmental Leg. Training at BC
Date posted: January 17, 2013
January 2013 Sustainability at Bellevue College newsletter…
Date posted: January 10, 2013
WeCar has gone electric. College employees can now check-out the electric Nissan LEAF WeCar online for college business use. Below are instructions for using WeCar for authorized Bellevue College business travel. If you would like to use a WeCar for personal trips please go to the WeCar Personal Membership website. Register today, get you member card, ...more about It’s Electric!
Date posted: January 4, 2013
Any guesses what our greenest building is? I bet you said the S Building. The S Building is LEED Gold (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design). But as a science lab building it still uses a lot of energy. The R building was not LEED rated when it was built, but uses the natural temperature ...more about BC’s Greenest Building – Coming Soon!
Date posted: December 21, 2012
Greening our purchases is one the most powerful ways that as a campus we can reduce our impact. Money is power in today’s world, so being wary of where money flows is all the more important. Called “voting with your dollar”, basing purchases on the environmental impact of product is a way of consciously endorsing ...more about Facilities Operations Committed to Green Purchases
Date posted: December 21, 2012
In order to promote sustainable and financially responsible practices on campus, the Associated Student Government of 2010-2011 launched a print reduction initiative with a goal of reeling in the excessive printing of some students and educating students to be successful in a low paper or paper-free learning environment. ASG research found that nearly all colleges ...more about ASG Print Reduction Initiative – Next Phase
