Facilities
LEED-ership
- Wildwood Campus - LEED-Gold certified, first community college in the nation to earn this honor in 2008
- The William J. Harrison Education Center (part of Forest Park campus) - completed and open 2010; earned LEED-Gold certification in 2011
- Bio-Research and Development and Growth (BRDG) Park BRDGs - LEED-Silver certified for interior construction
Retrofiting Sustainably
- Lighting and water sensors
- Heating and cooling upgrades
- Tracking CO2 at Florissant Valley and Meramec campuses via Clean Air-Cool Planet inventory
Operations
- GEM Cars--one at Wildwood as Grounds vehicle; one at Florissant Valley as a police car
- Purchasing--5 sustainability questions for green points are added to the RFP bids to assist in contract selection
- Dining--Treat America has moved to no foam in serviceware containers
- Waste Management--One hauler for waste and one hauler for recycling across the district; participating in RecycleMania