Sustainability Reports

General Reports

• Macalester College Sustainability Plan 2009                                                                      Adopted in September 2009
• Macalester College Sustainability Plan, 1st revision                                                                  Adopted in December 2011
• Macalester College Sustainability Plan 2016 Draft                                                                      Draft 2nd revision, 2016
• Sustainability and Cost-Saving Projects                                                                                      December 2014

Progress Reports

• 2018 Progress Report
• December 2012 Progress Report
• Sustainability Efforts and Policy Goals at Macalester College                                               Madeline Emanuel, Michelle Thomas, Lloyd Vogel and David Espinoza, 2009 Macalester College Science and Social Inquiry class
• Beyond Efficiency and Offsets:  Reinvisioning Macalester’s Climate Action Plan                Prepared by the 2012 Environmental Studies Senior Seminar and Prof. Louisa Bradtmiller

Energy Reports

• “An Institutional Carbon Footprint:  The Assessment of Transportation-Related eCO2 Emissions and Applied Study of Mitigation Policies for Macalester College”                      Laura Cullenward, Kim DeLanghe and Mark Stonehill, Spring 2009
• Energy Efficiency:  Energy Use of the EcoHouse by Ben Francis, January 2011
• PV (Solar Panels) Feasibility Study                                                                                              June 19, 2012
• Minnesota Campus Energy Challenge 2009:  Analysis and Recommendations                      Elizabeth Foster, Arielle Miwa Oseki Robbins and Dominika Seblova
• Sustainable Landscaping Master Plan                                                                                          May 2011
• Macalester College Institutional Action Plan for Carbon Neutrality                                       Adapted by Justin Lee from the Environmental Studies Senior Seminar 2009 Report.

Recommendations from the 2010 recommission of Main campus buildings:

• Recommissioning Study Report
• Appendix A1 – ECO  Recommendations Summary
• Appendix A2 – ECO Energy Summary
• Appendix B – ECOs
• Appendix E – Photos
• Appendix E – Maintenance & Operations Issues

Wind Turbine

• MacCARES Wind Turbine Projects
• Case Study:  The Urban Wind Turbine at Macalester College”

Transportation

Macalester Commuter Options Plan                                                                                                June 2010

Markim Hall

• LEED Points Documentation
• Energy and Atmosphere Category Summary
• Indoor Environmental Quality Category Summary
• Innovation in Design Category Summary
• Materials and Resources Category Summary
• Sustainable Sites Category Summary
• Water Efficiency Category Summary
• Appendix

Waste Reports

• Waste Stream Analysis Report                                                                                              Prepared by the Minnesota Waste Wise Foundation, April 23, 2014
• Composting at Macalester                                                                                                                Laura Humes, Naomi Becker, and Emily Elkins, Spring 2014
• Waste, Composting, Recycling, and Sustainable Off-Campus Living Reports                  Compiled by the Spring 2010 Enviromental Studies Senior Seminar Class
• Macalester College Baseline Study and Zero Waste Recommendations                                Eureka Recycling, Feb. 2007
• Bottled Water Campaign at Macalester College:  A Case Study                                            Clare Pillsbury, 2012
• Macalester College Campus Waste Profile
  Prepared by Post-Landfill