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Carpentry program new home construction |
CURRENT PRACTICES
BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS STAFF
• Grass clippings into local compost
• Detention ponds in the new parking lots to keep dirt
from going into the river
• Sweep sand parking lots once a month to keep sand
from going into the river
• River water is used for irrigation
CUSTODIAL
• Green cleaning supplies (labeled)
• Paper towels made with high post-consumer waste
• Bathroom tissue made with high post-consumer waste
ADDED WITH NEW CONSTRUCTION AND NEW BUILDINGS
• Flushing units-auto flush units
• Shower heads-low flow
• T8 and T5 lights and occupancy sensors
• Low-VOC paint
FOOD SERVICES
• Cardboard recycling - up to 100 boxes per day
• Hot/Cold cup that's renewable and compostable
• Fruit and salad containers made from corn, renewable
and compostable
• Cold cup made with 100% renewable products and
compostable
• Hinged " to go" molded fiber container, compostable and Cedar Grove approved
• Paper Plates are 100% paper and is compostable
ART DEPARTMENT
• Re-using clay
• Ordering in bulk to reduce cost
• Found object art projects
• Clay captured from geothermal wells
• Promoting Earth Day events
• Precious metal recapture
• Re-use wood for stretchers
• Re-use newspapers/shredded paper for raku
• Full-load clay firing
• Buy local whenever possible
CARPENTRY PROGRAM - NEW HOME CONSTRUCTION
• Certified Green at the Silver Level by the National Association of Homebuilders (first house built in North Dakota to
have this designation)
• Solar tubes used for some lighting
• Heating system uses heat recovery ventilator/dual air exchanger and 95% efficient natural gas backup furnace
• Construction debris recycled: metal/cardboard/wood
• No-maintenance deck material
• Insulated concrete forms for foundation
• Low volatile organic compound (VOC) paint and adhesives
• Cabinets certified by Forest Stewardship Council
• Argon filled double-pane windows with low-emissivity coating
• Bamboo flooring
• Use of local material
• Built within one mile of public transit/shopping
• Energy-Star rated appliances
• Blower tested to be the tightest house seen by verifier
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LIBRARY
• Used book sale
• Free item rack
• Duplicate magazines returned
• Inter-library loans use a courier service to save on
mailing materials
• All computers, lights and electronic items switched off
every night
• Payment required for printouts/signs to preview before
printing
• Reuse: CD cased/date due slips in books
• Lights are individually controlled
FOUNDATION/ALUMNI HOUSE
• Kitchen allows for real dishes - no throw-aways
• Separate thermostats for upper and lower floors
• Installation of energy-efficient furnaces
• Moving correspondence to e-mail for board members
• e-mailing flyers rather than printing
• Replaced light bulbs with energy-efficient bulbs
NATIONAL ENERGY CENTER OF EXCELLENCE
• Passive solar-power heat
• Using 1note software/e-companion to reduce paper
• Automatic turn off on sinks and hand dryers
• Auto lights in offices
• Constructed using fly ash flex Crete on stairs/parking lot cement/walls
• Geothermal heating and air conditioning systems
• Flex Crete walls
• Biofuel production (Energy Programs)
STUDENT UNION
• Thermostat setback at night
• Lighting using motion sensors
• Back-to-back paper printing
• Using backs of printed paper for scratch pads
DORMS
• Un plug and turn down thermostats during breaks
• High-energy efficient building and T5 lighting (Lidstrom and Mystic Halls)
SCHAFER HALL/JACK SCIENCE CENTER
• Hydration station installed to replace plastic bottle use
• Students turn in syllabi for points at end of semester (to be recycled)
• Electronic syllabi instead of paper
• Paperless assignments
• Limited composting (worms)
• Reusing packing peanuts and boxes for mailing online lab materials
• Additional packing peanuts are recycled at Pak Mail
• Reuse of printer cartridges
• Biology labs and classrooms have automatic lights
• Coordinate vehicle use for errands
• Energy-Star rated dishwasher allows for reuse of items rather than using disposables
• Carpet made from recycled plastic in tiles so replacements to damaged areas can be done without replacing the
whole carpet
• Bulk ordering to reduce packing material use
• A portion of the shredded paper is used in vermiculture
TECHNICAL CENTER
• Skylight day lighting of hallways
• Southern exposure for passive solar
• Hot water boiler heat with thermostat setback and control
• Shared printer between departments
• Self-cleaning solvent
HORIZON BUILDING
• Labels from unwanted magazines/mailings are returned to the senders to be removed from the mailing list
• Swap of unwanted office or business supplies
• Signs posted in restrooms to turn off lights
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