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Sustainability Office
Kagin Commons
1600 Grand Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55105
651-696-8138
Comments & questions to:
sustainability@macalester.edu
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Macalester Receives Minnesota Waste Wise Leader Award - Macalester College received a Minnesota Waste Wise Leader Award in recognition of the MacFreeSwap, Food Waste as Pig Food, and Move-out Waste Reduction Program, among other sustainability programs. The Minnesota Waste Wise Leader Award is given to Minnesota businesses who have shown true leadership in sustainable business practices including waste reduction, recycling, energy efficiency, purchasing, and employee involvement. More at www.mnwastewise.org.
Macalester Receives Highest Grade from the College Sustainability Report Card 2010 - Macalester has received an overall grade of "A-" for its commitment to sustainability, placing it among the top 26 schools nationally and in Canada. more»
Macalester Fieldhouse Reconstructed as Horsebarn -
The Leonard Center stands on the site of the former fieldhouse, circa 1954. As part of Macalester’s commitment to sustainability, Macalester set two goals for the demolition of the old building: minimize materials sent to a landfill and preserve and repurpose as much of the building as possible. more»
Cost Saving Projects - Macalester College saved over $1 million by implementing sustainability projects that save money. Click here for more more information about these energy recommissioning, recycled products, pig food, and electronic media projects.
Free Coffee for Bike/Walk Commuters -
Bike or walk to work and meet the Sustainability Office for free coffee at Coffee News!
Who: Any Macalester community member who bikes or walks to work.
What: A weekly coffee break for those who are reducing their carbon footprint by walking or biking to work. The Sustainability Office will provide each non-carbon commuter with free coffee.
When: Every Wednesday morning 9-10 a.m., beginning June 25.
Where: Coffee News (1662 Grand Ave.)
Why: A celebration and a reward for yourself for taking the extra step and commuting to work in a carbon-neutral way. First time bike/walk commuters will also receive a free travel mug.
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Macalester College is committed to addressing climate change by taking responsibility for our institution's carbon footprint, rapidly reducing it, and becoming carbon neutral by 2025 and Zero Waste by 2020. In completing this long-term, strategic, comprehensive sustainability plan, Macalester is proud to be a leader among American colleges and universities in addressing climate change. This plan, the result of a year-long, campus-wide strategic planning process,
demonstrates our commitment to living our values and preparing each generation to confront the challenges they will face in the years ahead.
Thank you to the members of the Sustainability Advisory Committee, the students in the 2008 and 2009 Environmental Studies Senior Seminar
classes, and to the over 400 participants in the 2008-2009 Sustainability Strategic Planning Process who helped shape this plan.
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Congratulations to the Heating Plant Staff of Facilities Services for Earning a Green Star Award for Saving Energy in Kagin Commons.
The staff informed Mechanical Systems Manager Curt Stainbrook that coffee urns were left on in Kagin Commons because it took too long for them to heat up prior to an event. Maintenance engineer Mike Fendrich investigated the actual time it took them to heat up and found it was one hour, instead of the three hours it was thought to take. Staff electrician Ed Gerten then took some amp readings and calculated the energy savings. Curt approached Bon Appetit management who agreed to turn off the units between events. This change is expected to result in a $2,500 annual cost savings!
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