我们不只是说说而已
Our strong commitment to sustainability is demonstrated through various sustainability initiatives which guide campus operations.
能源
太阳能
位于环境教育与研究中心(CEER), 我们的太阳能电池阵列提供了校园电力需求的很大一部分. 这片14英亩的土地容纳了超过12人,000个独立的太阳能电池板，提供3兆瓦的电力, 足以支撑30%的校园运营. 这相当于我们所有宿舍的用电量. 于2018年夏天完工, 它是宾夕法尼亚州所有学院或大学中最大的太阳能场. 我们与WGL能源系统公司签订了电力采购协议, which constructed the array and maintains it while selling generated electricity to us for the next 25 years.
本着这个项目的精神, we have eliminated the need for fossil fuels to maintain the solar array by using a flock of sheep to act as natural lawn mowers. 羊, 由当地养羊户提供, 从四月到十一月都在现场，以保持草短和杂草的海湾!
查看实时数据 我们的太阳能电池阵列的生产.
从煤炭供暖转向天然气供暖
In 2014, 萨斯奎哈纳开始更换其过时的, 效率低下的有50年历史的燃煤中央蒸汽供热厂, 是哪个为三分之二的校园供暖. 在它的位置, 这所大学安装了一个分散的系统，提高了效率, 天然气锅炉进入18个不同的校园建筑. This transition has resulted in campus being 40 percent more energy efficient and has reduced carbon dioxide emissions for 加热 by nearly 80%.
能源效益项目
除了绿化我们的电力, 我们正在通过节能项目减少用电. 这所大学已经更换了效率较低的照明设备, 如紧凑型荧光灯和高压钠灯, 在校园周围安装更高效的LED灯. 我们将继续这项更换计划，直到所有适当的照明都得到升级. Our facilities 工作人员 regularly monitor the 加热 and cooling controls and systems to ensure buildings are comfortable while being as efficient as possible. 此外，在2018年秋季，我们开始为学生提供租房的机会 MicroFridges 为了他们的宿舍. MicroFridges use less electricity than comparable mini-fridges with the added benefit of providing a microwave and a convenient delivery/pickup method. 关于如何租用微型冰箱的其他问题可以直接咨询住宿部.
电动汽车充电站
开关能源公司的电动汽车充电器，安装在大学的招生楼停车场 2023年秋天，由来自宾夕法尼亚州塞林斯格罗夫的23岁的格兰特·罗(Grant 罗)倡导. 罗, 环境研究和政治学双学位毕业生, 在浩博体育app倡导环境事业方面发挥了关键作用. 二级电动汽车充电器是由萨斯奎哈纳学生政府协会资助的, with partial support from the state Department of Environmental Protection’s Driving PA Forward program.
绿色建筑
遵循LEED标准
我们校园里有几座leed认证的建筑，包括自然科学中心, two residence halls in the West Village Complex and the 入学s building — and a commitment to follow LEED standards as much as possible throughout the rest of campus. Following these building standards creates buildings that use less water and energy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. 智能控制利用计算机和传感器来调节照明, 加热, 空调, 和新鲜空气流动-保持建筑物舒适的居住者，同时最大限度地利用能源. A retrofitting effort is also increasing the number of low-flow water fixtures and low-flush toilets. 例如，自然科学中心在建造时就考虑到了能源效率. 充足的自然光进入建筑内部，因此通常不需要灯光. The building stays comfortable due to an efficient temperature control system and lots of insulation. 学生s are also surrounded by items that contain significant percentages of post-consumer recycled material — including carpeting, 瓷砖和家具.
废物及循环再造
减少堆填区填满
从教室，办公室到餐饮服务, 住宅设施的建设和维修活动, 该园区旨在从垃圾填埋场转移尽可能多的材料.
纸张回收容器, 塑料和玻璃在校园里随处可见, 与此同时，扩大了包括电子垃圾在内的回收计划, 电池, 金属及其他. 垃圾箱被策略性地转移到公共区域，简化了所有人的垃圾分类. 学生活动, 比如TerraCycle项目, 在从垃圾填埋场转移难以回收的物品方面发挥关键作用. 由热情的学生带头, 该项目每周收集薯片袋和美容产品容器等物品, 确保它们被妥善准备以备回收.
此外, 鹰的东西 thrift store reduces waste by collecting and redistributing gently used items during move-out periods, 既有利于环境，又有利于学生的钱包. The campus dining services further contribute to waste reduction by diverting food waste to a local pig farm, 它被用来喂动物吗. This initiative significantly decreases landfill waste while also reducing the need for additional pig feed. 此外, students are encouraged to bring their own mugs to on-campus coffee shops and utilize water bottle filling stations, 推广使用可重复使用的容器，并进一步履行我们对可持续发展的承诺.
传粉动物友好校园
来到这里真是太棒了
传粉者在我们的生态系统中起着至关重要的作用, 授粉世界上30%的农作物, 每年价值160亿美元. 然而，这些重要的生物面临着诸如群体崩溃失调和栖息地破坏等威胁. 认识到保护传粉媒介的重要性, 我们正在努力获得美国蜜蜂校园认证, 展示我们对保护这些重要物种的承诺.
Our habitat and integrated pest management plans are central to nurturing a healthy pollinator population on our grounds. 在我们的环境教育和研究中心(CEER), 我们优先考虑对传粉媒介友好的做法, 野花提供了必需的食物来源，而且没有使用有害的化学物质. 此外, 我们的校园以本地植物为特色, 支持生物多样性，为传粉媒介提供宝贵的栖息地空间. Visitors can explore native plant options through resources provided by the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, 促进校园外的可持续实践.
食物
可持续发展、安全和正义
我们承诺尽我们所能确保食品的可持续性, 为校园和更大的赛林斯格罗夫社区提供安全和公正. 我们在浩博体育app的合作中发挥了主导作用, 巴克内尔大学, 纽约宾夕法尼亚校园契约, 联盟-斯奈德社区行动机构和当地社区花园促进网络, 食品分发和社区建设 播种变化. We’re excited to announce that 播种变化 is being transitioned into a Hunger Coalition through the Union-Snyder Community Action Agency to further address food insecurity in our region.
The university’s dining services program places a priority on obtaining locally sourced food from nearby farmers, 种植者和分销商——通过它自己的采购和从Sysco获得的食品, 它的主要食品供应商. 采购可持续食品不仅很重要, 减少食物浪费就意味着减少资源浪费. 减少校园食物浪费, our main dining room instituted trayless dining over a decade ago and we’ve seen a significant reduction in food ending up in the landfill.
外部识别
获奖的实践
We have been recognized by external 组织s as an institution of higher education that is dedicated to incorporating sustainability into our curriculum, 课外经验和操作. 通过我们追求可持续发展的努力, we have been awarded a bronze certification by the Association for the Advancement of 可持续性 in Higher Education’s (AASHE) 可持续性 Tracking, 评估 & 评级系统. The Princeton Review included us in their list of green schools and the Sierra Club listed us a one of their cool schools. 另外, we are the first university in Pennsylvania to become affiliated with Bee Campus USA for our commitment to protect pollinators and raise awareness about the challenges they face.
同伴教育者
可持续发展项目负责人在苏
The Office of 可持续性 hires and trains students to continue to further the sustainability efforts of campus. 这些学生, 可持续性项目负责人, 管理可持续发展项目，比如我们的梯田循环项目或校园项目, 免费的, 一个叫鹰的东西的旧货店. 可持续发展项目负责人所做的不仅仅是管理项目, they also educate their fellow students about sustainability issues and infuse sustainability throughout campus. 我们的几个项目负责人专注于SU的特定亚群体, 比如一年级学生, 运动员, 和希腊生活. Their role is to reach out to these groups and work with them on projects catered to those audiences and to provide a contact person that students can reach out to when they have sustainability questions. 这包括为一年级学生举办的知识问答之夜, 运动特定焦点小组, 为希腊人寿提供回收培训. 如果你有兴趣请一位永续发展计划领袖到你的扶轮社来谈谈, 组织, 团队, 或者学生宿舍, 电子邮件 sustainabilty@8221sf.com 来设置它!
幕后故事
努力减少萨斯奎哈纳的环境足迹
并不是所有可持续发展的努力都像我们14英亩的太阳能电池板那样显而易见. Many sustainability efforts happen behind the scenes and not easily noticeable while walking around campus. 以下是我们在幕后为减少环境足迹所做的一些例子.
- 我们有一个由教员组成的可持续发展委员会, 工作人员, 推动校园可持续发展变革的学生.
- 对于我们从电网购买的所有电力(i.e. what is not produced from our solar panels) we purchase wind-powered renewable energy credits (RECs) to offset our associated carbon emissions.
- 每天晚上，当你上床睡觉时，你都在参与另一项可持续发展倡议. 我们正在把校园里的床垫换成更可持续的替代品. These new mattresses are manufactured using 60% - 80% recycled content and the best part is they’re 100% recyclable at the end of their useful lives.
- 有时候，不是我们正在做的事情，而是我们不再做的事情才是可持续的. 十多年前，为了减少食物浪费，我们从埃弗特餐厅撤走了托盘. 它在我们的文化中如此根深蒂固，以至于我们现在甚至不会再考虑它!
- A new program called the EcoHawk Office Program was launched in late 2019 to encourage offices and departments around campus to become more sustainable. This points-based program awards offices a certification through analyzing their day-to-day operations and making changes to better align with sustainable practices.“