Office of Sustainability
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Office of Sustainability
Description
Students are what help push initiatives in the Sustainability Office from ideas to action. This collection of projects highlights all of the work Sustainability Interns have contributed to Vassar.
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Office of Sustainability
Collection Items
Waste Audit Report 2021-23
From Fall 2021 to Fall 2022, Vassar’s Office of Sustainability conducted a total of 34 waste audits across campus. This report compiles the findings of these audits.
Carbon offset potential through improved forest management at Vassar College Farm and Ecological Preserve
Intending to accurately demonstrate the role of its forest conversation practices, Vassar wants to do a 3rd- party verification of the carbon offset generated through vine removal and reforestation. With these two goals in mind, I was asked to choose…
Implementing Sustainable Waste Management on the Vassar Campus
After observing contamination in upperclassmen residence compost bins, Vassar’s Office of Sustainability interns collected data and collaborated with students, suppliers, and collectors to address the issue. They introduced new bins, bags, and…
Report on Carbon Emissions Due to Air Travel
Report analyzing flight miles and resulting CO2 emissions from students who studied abroad and Vassar funded faculty flights. Data from fiscal years 2022-2024
Multi-criteria Analysis for Vassar’s 2020-2025 Climate Action Plan
The Vassar community is not solely interested in the greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction potential of the climate action steps, but also other impacts such as added benefits which provided benefits beyond those that arise from a more stable climate.…
Holistic Sustainability
This entry involves a series of reports including a Best Practices Guidebook, Available Technologies for Energy Improvements, and Vassar College Building Guidelines from an EDF project from 2019.
Campus Energy Sub Metering and Sustainability Project Financing and Approval Analysis
Vassar has spent over $100,000 and seven years trying to sub meter the College’s energy use, but has not been able to complete the project. As a result of subcontractor error, redundant systems, and expired IP addresses the College energy building…
Energy Efficiency Potential
Though many capital projects have integrated energy efficiency in a more wholistic manner, there are a myriad of stand-alone energy efficiency projects with attractive financial and environmental benefits worth considering. These energy efficiency…
Getting to Neutral: Accounting for Carbon at Vassar College
This report has been compiled in coordination with the Sustainability Director and Undergraduate Research Summer Institute (URSI) and Ford Fellows. The report attempts to synthesize findings from independent research and numerous conversations with…