The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education hosted a conference in Los Angeles earlier this month. The conference fostered communication between college environmental representatives and teaches across the country. Bellevue College’s ASG (Associated Student Government) environmental representative, Mackenzie Williamson, was granted funds through the Student Environmental Sustainability Fund. Zack Boucher, the transportation ...more about AASHE Conference 2012 – What Did We Learn?
That’s right, real time bus arrivals are now displayed in the bus shelter in front of the parking garage. Be sure to stop by and check it out, possibly the first one of its kind installed at a college campus in Washington. Ever caught wondering when the next bus will arrive? Not anymore, these new ...more about BC Launches Real Time Bus Arrival Screen
The report is out! Bellevue College already at bronze and poised for silver. Bellevue College just completed an evaluation through the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment, and Rating System (STARS) by a former UW graduate student, Suzanne Zitzer, who also worked on UW's rating. STARS is a tool produced by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in ...more about Going for Gold! Benchmarking by STARS
Bellevue College has been offered free student tickets to Bill McKibben’s Do the Math Tour kicking off Nov. 7th 2012. It’s simple math: we can burn 565 more gigatons of carbon and stay below 2C of warming – anything more than that risks catastrophe for life on earth. The only problem? Fossil fuel corporations now ...more about Free Tickets to Bill McKibben at Benayora Hall
Bellevue College was awarded a $21,000 performance incentive as part of the PSE Resource Conservation Management program. Energy consumption decreased 8% or 6,188,099 KBtu from July 2011 to June 2012 at Main Campus for a total avoided cost of $76, 250. The calculations are adjusted for weather through Utility Manager software. Bellevue College saw the ...more about 8% Energy Savings + $21,000 Performance Bonus
2013 - Bellevue College Wins National Climate Leadership Award 2012 – Office of Sustainability Launched 2011 – Transportation Management Plan launched 2011 – First Sustainability Curriculum Mgr. Hired 2010 – First Sustainability and Resource Conservation Mgr. hired 2009 – Environmental Advisory Committee completes first Carbon Audit 2008 – Students approve Student Environmental Sustainability Fund ...more about Milestones
There are many types of rating systems to assess an institutions level of commitment to sustainability. From LEED Certification which assesses a building carbon neutrality and sustainability to the STARS rating system which looks at college's sustainability, there are many ways to find the extent of how "green" something is. The Go Green Rating System ...more about Early Learning Center Proves Sustainable
The Curriculum for the Bioregion Initiative and Washington Campus Compact are offering an exciting opportunity for faculty to convene at a one-day meeting on Thursday, November 1 from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm at the beautiful Talaris Conference Center in Seattle. Registration is free and space is limited so register early! The institute is open ...more about Sustainability and Service-Learning Faculty Institute
We have expanded our composting efforts into the cafes and faculty kitchens around campus. Compost bins are now available for the community to utilize in the C Cafe, L Cafe, and R Cafe. All of the coffee cups and lids sold in our cafes can be composted. Composting is an important step in the recycling ...more about Compost Expansion Reaches Campus Cafés