Planning for a Sustainable Community College of Baltimore County
April 2009 Status Report
Introduction
In April 2008 the College of Baltimore County launched its effort to become a sustainable
community college. As defined by the United Nations World Commission on Environmental
Development, sustainability is “…development that meets the needs of the present generation
without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs”.1 By
highlighting the need for vision and commitment, this statement epitomizes the challenge faced
by CCBC. It entails embracing a long-term perspective and a willingness to encourage a
participatory problem-solving process. Incorporating a preference for sustainability in campus
operations is an investment that will bring returns both in energy savings and improvement in
quality of life.
On Earth Day last year (April 22, 2008), CCBC joined 617 other institutions of higher learning
in pledging to support the American College and University President’s Climate Commitment.
The ACUPCC is a high visibility call for leadership to make campuses more sustainable and
address global warming by garnering institutional commitments to reduce, and ultimately
neutralize greenhouse gas emissions on campus. With the belief that CCBC’s community can
play a dominant role in addressing climate change, we are proud to participate in this effort.
There are generally four areas of sustainability on which we have focused our efforts:
Consumption Habits
Climate Change and Energy
Green Buildings
Transportation
This report focuses on the results from the College community’s efforts in this first year of our
quest to achieve a sustainable CCBC.
Consumption Habits
The past year has brought many visible changes in our sustainability efforts. The formation of
campus based sustainability committees has engaged the campus community while elevating
awareness of sustainability and conservation2. Over 55 faculty, staff and students participate in a
campus based committee, the College-wide committee or in support of a particular event.
Visibility efforts have included:
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Earth Week 2008
Earth Day has actually become Earth Week in order to accommodate all of the planned
activities.
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Campus Sustainability Day (October 22, 2008)
Campus Sustainability Day celebrates sustainability in higher education for the exchange
of ideas and knowledge among faculty, staff, and students, from across all departments
and disciplines, and even from across the campus "edge" between town and gown.
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Sustainability Tip of the Week
Most Mondays and Thursdays, the Daily Post includes a sustainability tip of the week.
From the United Nations World Commission on Environmental Development Brundtland Report
The current membership of each campus committee is included in the Appendix.
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Earth Hour 2009
Earth Hour began in Sydney in 2007, when 2.2 million homes and businesses switched
off their lights for one hour. In 2009, Earth Hour had grown into a global sustainability
movement with the goal of 1 billion people switching off their lights as part of a global
vote to stand up and take control over the future of our planet. CCBC turned off its lights
in areas where safety would not be compromised, at 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 28,
2009. CCBC joined such global landmarks as Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco,
Rome’s Coliseum, the Sydney Opera House and the Coca Cola billboard in Times
Square, as they stood in darkness for Earth Hour.
The culmination of our 2009 efforts is Earth Week. In addition to the unique activities planned
for each campus, there are a few events that will occur cross the College. For example,
“Sustainability Squads” composed of plant operations staff and sustainability committee
members will visit College offices to help each office be “greener”. The squads will:
 Deliver additional recycling bins and provide instructions on their use
 Remind office occupants to turn off the lights in unoccupied spaces and ensure that all
light switches sport a reminder sticker
 Deliver power strips with on-off switches that provide more efficient connection of
multiple devices to prevent “vampire power”.
 Post instructions on copier usage to encourage double-sided copying and electronic
distribution of materials.
 Provide a “green certificate” for offices that pledge to incorporate sustainable activities.
The Environmental Protection Agency estimates that Americans discard 4.3 pounds of trash per
day per person, not including construction debris. The primary action we can take to address this
issue is to increase our recycling of paper products.
Like any other commodity, the market for recyclables has hit rock bottom over the past year.
Since recyclable materials are often the beginning of a manufacturing process, the overall
economy has affected our ability to derive funds from our recycling output. Since much of the
recyclable paper produced by the U.S. ends up overseas as a pulp product, world economic
factors also affect our ability to turn a profit on our recycled materials. We have, therefore, been
content to continue our relationship with Vangel Recycling for our paper and cardboard. Plastic
bottles, aluminum cans and glass are recycled through the Baltimore County Waste Management
Division.
While the College has recycled for a number of years, the focus has clearly been lost as
evidenced by a 33% college wide reduction in paper recycling from CY2005 (100,327 lbs
recycled) to CY2007 (67,358 lbs recycled). However, there has been a 43% increase in
recycling since we kicked of our sustainability efforts. We ended CY2008 by recycling 96,657
lbs of paper and cardboard throughout the College.
The following chart displays this trend and the paper recycled at each campus.
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Recycled Paper and Cardboard
120,000
100,000
Lbs recycled
80,000
60,000
40,000
20,000
CCBC Essex
CCBC Dundalk
CCBC Catonsville
CY2005
23,300
13,027
64,000
CY2006
27,100
29,225
45,260
CY2007
21,900
10,062
35,396
CY2008
28,119
17,128
51,410
The following scorecard displays the current and future initiatives to make CCBC’s consumption
habits more sustainable.
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CCBC Sustainable Consumption Habits Scorecard3
Create and charge sustainability committees on each campus with membership from
faculty, staff and student government.
 As of April 1, 2009, the CCBC Catonsville committee has 24 members.
 As of April 1, 2009, the CCBC Essex committee has 45 members.
 As of April 1, 2009, the CCBC Dundalk committee has 18 members.
Create a College-wide sustainability committee and ensure representation from all
areas and departments.
 The College Sustainability Committee met seven times from April 2008 to
April 2009. In keeping with its sustainable message, four meetings were in
person at one of the campuses and three meetings were conducted over the
internet using webcams and meeting software.
Change the basis of our waste hauling contracts by paying per pound for waste rather
than paying for pick-up frequency regardless of amount. Install trash compactors.
 A trash compactor was installed at CCBC Catonsville in September, 2008.
 A trash compactor was installed at CCBC Essex in April, 2009.
Kick-off of revamped recycling strategy on Earth Day, April 22, 2008 by distributing
paper recycling bins to all offices, classrooms and labs and re-training the custodial
staff on appropriate trash segregation techniques.
Tasks noted as completed in 2008 were completed on or about April, 2008. Tasks noted as completed in 2009 were
completed between April 2008 and April 2009.
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CCBC Sustainable Consumption Habits Scorecard3
Celebrate Earth Day Week in April 2008 to bring visibility to the College’s efforts.
Events included:
 A planetarium show on The Rare Earth Hypothesis at CCBC Catonsville
 Viewing of films including The 11th Hour and An Inconvenient Truth
 Green fairs at each campus
 A lecture by guest artist and Dundalk native Jackie Bell Johnson on ecofriendly art.
Celebrate Sustainability Day on October 22, 2008 at all three CCBC campuses.
Events included:
 Segway rides at each campus with a $10 donation to the United Way CCBC
Student Assistance Fund.
 Free deserts for sustainable activities e.g., using a recyclable coffee mug
 Viewings of An Inconvenient Truth
 Displays on sustainable practices, paper saving ideas, and green cleaning
 A cigarette butt clean-up by the Chi Theta chapter of Phi Theta Kappa at
CCBC Essex. Collected butts were on display at the Cyber Café. Guess the
number of cigarette butts collected in one week and learn how cigarette waste
is harmful to the environment.
Celebrate Earth Day Week in April 2009 to bring visibility to the College’s efforts.
Events at CCBC Catonsville include:
 A Green Fair with sustainability themed vendors
 Pledge for a healthy planet and display of electric vehicles and Segways
 Give away of reusable water bottles and recycled bags
 Viewing of the film The Manufactured Landscape
 A student debate: “Omnivore vs. Vegan: Which is better for the Earth?”
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Events at CCBC Dundalk include:
 Green Scene viewings. 3-5 minute films made by students on various
sustainability topics.
 The Dundalk Renaissance Corporation presentation on the Greening of
Dundalk
 Green Fair including presentations by E-Structors, IKEA and Constellation
Energy and the Dundalk Women’s Club
 Tours of the grounds, tree and flower plantings
 Demonstration projects on square foot gardening, composting and container
gardening
Events at CCBC Essex include:
 Display of Sustainability themed works by members of the Art Club
 Earth Week fair featuring a variety of sustainability themed booths and
displays of our new electric trucks and hybrid cars
 Speakers from IKEA and Baltimore County Government
 Grand Opening of the new Essex Fitness Trail
 Viewing of the film An Inconvenient Truth
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CCBC Sustainable Consumption Habits Scorecard3
Begin recycling bottles and cans as well as paper and cardboard.
2009
Partner with a “single stream” recycling vendor for mixed waste. Install recycling
compactors for recyclable materials
Consider replacing plastic containers with glass or aluminum in all vending machines.
Recycle computer equipment either through donation to other tax exempt/charitable
organizations or to a third party equipment recycler.
2008
Recycle batteries, light tubes containing mercury and electronic light ballasts.
2008
2008
Establish purchasing rules to require vendors to comply with minimal packaging
requirements.
Use native plants in gardens that require less care and water.
 The Administrative Professionals garden, the Friendly Seniors garden and the
Alumni garden at CCBC Essex all have native plants.
 Sweeney Memorial garden at CCBC Dundalk has native plants.
By July 2009 ensure that 50% of our cleaning products and chemicals are Green Seal
Certified4. By July 2011, use 100% Green Seal cleaning products and chemicals.
Properly train the custodial staff in “Green Cleaning” practices by September, 2008.
Use microfiber mops and cloths as a green cleaning technique by January, 2009.
2009
Use entrance matting in buildings to capture dirt as a green cleaning technique.
Replace mats as appropriate to ensure adequate walk-off distances.
2008
Increase the usage of post-recycled products such as copy paper, office supplies, paper
towels, bath tissue and printer cartridges.
Incorporate sustainable practices into College Dining Services by partnering with
Sodexo, one of the index components for the Dow Jones Sustainability indices for the
World (DJSI World) and Europe (DJSI STOXX).
 Sodexo offered recyclable bags for sale beginning in August, 2008.
 Sodexo offered refillable coffee mugs beginning in August, 2008.
 Sodexo dispenses napkins made from recycled paper.
When appropriate to the subject matter, add sustainability as a topic in classroom
instruction.
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Launch the CCBC Sustainability Website.
Establish and publish sustainability performance benchmarks, e.g., recycling rate,
energy use/square foot and carbon emissions.
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The Green Seal organization is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit which has been issuing environmental standards since
1991.
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Create faculty, staff and student “champions for sustainability”.
 In April 2008, four members of the sustainability committees attended the
“Smart and Sustainable Campus” Conference sponsored by the National
association of College and University Business Officials at College Park, MD.
In April 2009, two members of the sustainability committees attended the
conference in College Park, MD.
 A “sustainability tip of the week” was published in the Daily Post
approximately 75% of the time.
 The May, 2008 Professional Development Day had a sustainability theme.
Staff were provided recycling bags.
 Each Administrative Professionals Day Event in April 2009 will have a
sustainability theme.
o CCBC Essex’s event will include a talk on “How to Make Your Office
Green”.
o CCBC Dundalk’s event will include a small container garden.
o CCBC Catonsville’s event will include a tree giveaway.
Educate faculty, staff and students to:
Reduce Examine our consumption habits and see if we can cut back on some things.
Reducing saves money, energy and natural resources.
Reuse Avoid single use products. Utilize all products to the maximum.
Recycle Improve College recycling from the 2007 baseline of 67,358 lbs of cardboard
and paper.
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In 2008, CCBC recycled 96,657 lbs of cardboard and paper, representing an increase
of 43% over CY2007.
Rethink Always seek out opportunities to be more efficient. Rethink processes and
consumption habits, be creative.
Climate Change and Energy
The concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere is now 380 parts-per-million (ppm), 100 ppm higher
than at the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, circa 1800. This dramatic increase of the
atmosphere’s CO2, caused by burning fossil fuels, has been implicated as a primary cause of
global warming. Adults today have already felt the average global temperature rise more than a
full degree Fahrenheit. Based on modeling by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change,
the temperature could increase by more than 7°F (4°C) by the end of the century in the absence
of meaningful efforts to rein in global warming pollution.” 5
Did you know that?
 Lighting accounts for about 20% of all the electricity used in America, costing more than
$37 billion annually and accounting for 10% of all CO2 emissions.
 When you turn on an incandescent light bulb, only 10% of the electricity used is turned
into light; the other 90% is wasted as heat.
 The average American consumes six times more energy than the world average.
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Source: The Alliance for Climate Protection: www.climateprotect.org/aa19 (3/25/08)
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On average, 16 million tons of carbon dioxide worldwide are emitted into the atmosphere
every 24 hours by human use.
The American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment requires CCBC as a
signatory to complete a comprehensive inventory of all greenhouse gas emissions within one
year of signing the commitment. We have estimated that CCBC’s carbon footprint is 28,735,658
lbs of CO2 in FY2009. The graph below shows the composition of CCBC’s carbon footprint.
CCBC 2009 Carbon Footprint
Total 28,735,658 lbs. of CO2
Faculty & Staff
Travel (NonCommuting) ,
215,902, 1%
Waste Landfilled,
471,656, 2%
Utilities (Gas &
Electric), 7,618,018,
26%
Faculty, Staff &
Student Commuting
, 20,430,082, 71%
One of the significant ways CCBC can address the global climate change is by reducing our
energy use. More specifically, we should reduce our consumption of energy made by fossil
fuels.
CCBC purchases our electricity and natural gas though the Baltimore Regional Cooperative
Purchasing Council (BRCPC). Under the Code of Maryland Regulations (COMAR) we are
required to purchase 4% of our energy from renewable sources. The Council has locked in our
mandated purchases through 2011 using wind generation contracts.
The following table provides CCBC’s baseline data in FY2007 compared to FY2008 for energy
consumption. The reader will note that CCBC spent over $3.4M for gas and electricity in
FY2008. Much of the dollar increase between FY2007 and FY2008 is a result of changes in
rates.
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Cost of Natural Gas and Electrical Power
CCBC Catonsville
CCBC Dundalk
CCBC Essex
Total
FY 2007
$ 1,198,475
$ 621,250
$ 1,096,768
$ 2,916,493
FY 2008
$ 1,333,149
$ 802,504
$ 1,272,346
$ 3,407,998
Natural Gas
12,000,000
270,000
10,000,000
260,000
8,000,000
250,000
Therms
Kilowatt Hours
Electricity
6,000,000
240,000
4,000,000
230,000
2,000,000
220,000
0
210,000
Kilowatt Hours FY 2007
Catonsville
10,505,562
Dundalk
6,309,450
Essex
10,964,641
Therms FY 2007
Catonsville
256,550
Dundalk
232,260
Essex
239,902
Kilowatt Hours FY 2008
11,069,274
6,862,400
11,403,226
Therms FY 2008
264,246
238,298
248,538
The previous charts show an increase in CCBC’s electrical usage between FY2007 and FY2008
of 1,555,247 kilowatt hours of electricity and 22,370 therms of natural gas. The Department of
Energy calculates that commercial building lighting accounts for about 29% of electrical usage.
Office equipment, e.g., computers and copy machines, are responsible for consuming another 7%
of all commercial-sector power.6 Therefore, some of the most significant changes we can make
in our energy consumption are turning off lights and powering down equipment when not in use.
The following scorecard displays the current and future initiatives to reduce conserve energy and
reduce CCBC’s carbon footprint.
CCBC Energy Conservation and Climate Change Scorecard7
Sign the American College and University Presidents’ Climate Commitment.
2008
2009
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Determine the College’s carbon footprint by April 2009. (Carbon footprint is a
measure of the amount of carbon dioxide or CO2 emitted through the consumption of
fossil fuels.)
Source: The Alliance for Climate Protection: www.climateprotect.org/aj3; www.climateprotect.org/aj2 (3/27/08)
Tasks noted as completed in 2008 were completed on or about April, 2008. Tasks noted as completed in 2009 were
completed between April 2008 and April 2009.
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Perform an energy audit at each campus.
Retrofit the lighting system to T-8 energy efficient ballasts and lamps at CCBC
Catonsville.
2008
Retrofit the lighting system to T-8 or T-5 energy efficient ballasts and lamps at the
Essex campus within three years.
Retrofit the lighting system to T-8 or T-5 energy efficient ballasts and lamps at CCBC
Dundalk within three years.
Construct a Central Utility Plant CCBC Catonsville to replace thirteen 40 year old
boilers located throughout the campus.
2008
Install an energy management system at CCBC Catonsville, Dundalk and Essex.
2008
Install more monitoring points on the campus energy management systems to improve
effectiveness.
Install HVAC economizers for use of outside air and HVAC variable speed drives.
2009
Install photovoltaic lighting as a pilot program in a parking lot during FY2009.
Determine feasibility for a wider application.
Power off all college instructional and office workstations, via network commands, at
11:00 pm
2009
Establish purchasing guidelines for office equipment that mandates ENERGY STAR
ratings.
Reduce utility consumption by shutting or dialing down HVAC systems and lights
during the Thanksgiving holiday, the Winter Recess and Spring Break.
2009
2009
Shut-down Period
Thanksgiving
Winter Recess
Spring Break
2009
Pilot the use of occupancy sensors to turn off lights in classrooms and offices.
Occupancy sensors have been installed in:
 E209, J201, G206 and J100 at CCBC Dundalk
 E302 and F502 at CCBC Essex
 G113, H118, W120, W115 and W217 at CCBC Catonsville
Establish and publish sustainability performance benchmarks, e.g., recycling rate,
energy use/square foot and carbon emissions.
Natural Gas Saved
8,837 therms
39,220 therms
DNA
Electricity Saved
(Monthly Period)
301,000 Kwh
168,350 Kwh
DNA
Reduced Gas and
Electric Cost(w/o rate)
$63,581
$22,619
DNA
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Educate and actively involve faculty, staff and students in various energy saving
initiatives including:
 Turning off lights in unoccupied rooms. Posting reminders on light switches.
 Activating energy saving stand-by mode on office equipment.
 Powering off office equipment at the end of the work day.
 Unplugging devices or turning off the power strip to ensure there is no
phantom load, i.e., “vampire power’.
Green Buildings
Did you know that commercial, institutional and residential building account for approximately:
 40% of global consumption of raw materials
 30% of primary U.S. energy consumption
 12% of U.S. potable water consumption, including 5 billion gallons a day for flushing
toilets
 136 million tons of construction and demolition debris, annually about 40% of the total
U.S. solid waste stream
 35% of U.S CO2 emissions
The design industry’s response to sustainability has been to create the Leadership in Energy and
Environment Design (LEED) program. Prior to 2001, there were no accepted standards defining
what constitutes a “Green Building”. The LEED building rating system is a nationally accepted
benchmark for high performance green buildings that is administered by the U.S. Green Building
Council, a non-profit community of leaders working to make green buildings accessible to
everyone within a generation. Within the LEED program, the following five major areas of
building performance are considered: sustainable site development, water savings, energy
efficiency, materials selection and indoor environmental quality. The LEED system scores a
building’s performance by awarding points for meeting detailed standards. There are four rating
categories: Certified , Silver, Gold and Platinum.
The following scorecard displays the current and future initiatives to make CCBC’s buildings
green.
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CCBC Green Buildings Scorecard8
Adopt LEED standards for all future building projects.
 The Owings Mills Facility is being designed towards a certified rating.
 The new Catonsville Library is being designed towards a Silver certification. This
project has been registered with the U.S. Green Building Council.
Become a United States Green Building Council (USGBC) member. Benefits include
savings on project registration and certification fees, reduced prices on training
workshops and individual LEED AP (Accredited Professional) Exam, as well as
savings on USGBC printed materials.
Renovation of Lounge area in CCBC Catonsville Q Building.
This project included lighting and ceiling upgrades. The 75 incandescent lighting was
2009
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Tasks noted as completed in 2008 were completed on or about April, 2008. Tasks noted as completed in 2009 were
completed between April 2008 and April 2009.
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replaced with 42 watt compact fluorescent bulbs. The intensity of the lighting
increased from 18 to 42 foot candles while reducing the energy consumption by 37%.
Renovation of E Building at CCBC Essex
Although this renovation project was not LEED certified, it contained many elements
of sustainable architecture including: replacement of all windows with energy efficient
glazing, new energy efficient HVAC systems including automated building controls,
installation of a single ply reflective roofing, and installation of energy efficient light
fixtures.
Planning is underway to re-fixture and add lamp poles to Parking Lot #1 at CCBC
Essex using Light Emitting Diode (LED) technology. LED’s extend the life span of
the bulb while reducing the kilowatt usage and adding more light.
A walking and nature trail will be opened at CCBC Essex during Earth Week, 2009.
The mulch base for the trail was recycled from the clearing of undergrowth from
parking lot islands on the campus.
Transportation
Burning gasoline (a fossil fuel) in vehicles is one of the largest contributors to CO2 emissions.
We can improve the climate by reducing the amount of gasoline that we use. The following
table describes the average transportation profile of people in greater Baltimore.
Annual miles traveled by car per household
Percentage of trips taken by car
Percentage of trips taken by mass transit
Percentage of trips taken by foot
Percentage of trips taken by bicycle
20,170 miles
82.2%
2.6%
8.1%
0.2%
As the three campuses come together as one college, we have probably increased our travel. We
now need to look at sharing rides and utilizing other technology to reduce our use of gasoline.
For the 2008-2009 academic year, we piloted a shuttle service between CCBC Dundalk and
CCBC Essex. The following chart details the ridership through the eighth week of the semester.
Total Weekly Ridership
180
160
140
120
100
80
60
40
20
Fall 1
Fall 2
Fall 3
Fall 4
Fall 5
Fall 6
Fall 7
Fall 8
Fall 9
Fall 10
Fall 11
Fall 12
Fall 13
Fall 14
Fall 15
Fall 16
Spr 1
Spr 2
Spr 3
Spr 4
Spr 5
Spr 6
Spr 7
Spr 8
Spr 9
Spr 10
Spr 11
Spr 12
Spr 13
Spr 14
Spr 15
Spr 16
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On average, 125 students and faculty rode the shuttle between the Dundalk and Essex campuses
each week. This has reduced our carbon footprint by 2,261 lbs of CO2 in the first eight weeks of
the spring semester. Since commuting composes over 71% of the College’s carbon footprint, we
need to make additional inroads to reducing commuting to class and work.
In addition, we have made a conscious effort to use green technologies in our plant operations.
In February we replaced two of our older fleet pick-up trucks with electric trucks. (One of the
trucks is pictured here.)
The following scorecard displays the current and future initiatives to make CCBC’s
transportation more sustainable.
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Purchase hybrid vehicles.
 During our regular vehicle replacement cycle, one fleet vehicle at CCBC Essex
was replaced with a Toyota Prius.
 The purchase of two hybrid vehicles for public safety will be recommended at
the June 2009 Board meeting.
Pilot the use of Segway personal transportation vehicles for public safety patrols.
Purchase one Segway for each campus.
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Purchase alternative fuel (electric) vehicles for Plant Operations on campus use.
 Two electric trucks were purchased in February, 2009 for use at CCBC
Catonsville and CCBC Essex.
Encourage ride sharing and carpooling among faculty, staff and students by creating
premium carpooling parking spaces.
Tasks noted as completed in 2008 were completed on or about April, 2008. Tasks noted as completed in 2009 were
completed between April 2008 and April 2009.
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Improve video conferencing and on-line meeting capabilities to encourage more
meetings via this methodology.
 Breeze web conferencing software was purchased and piloted for various
meetings. The sustainability committee met three times this year using this
methodology. The Administrative Services Leadership Team met two times
this year using this methodology. Several other committees used the software.
Change the behavior of faculty, staff and students to:
 Use Public Transportation
 Walk or Bike
Pilot a Shuttle between Campuses.
 The Essex – Dundalk Shuttle began service for the fall 2008 semester.
Ridership has averaged 125 students and employees per year.
Establish and publish sustainability performance benchmarks, e.g., recycling rate,
energy use/square foot and carbon emissions.
Formulate and Institute Vehicle Idling Standards for Plant Operations and Public
Safety vehicles.
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Conclusion
The past year has brought increased enthusiasm for our sustainability efforts at CCBC. As we
strive to not only “Live Green” we also want to “Learn Green” and do our part to contribute to
providing a cleaner planet for generations to come.
APPENDIX
2009 Sustainability Committee Membership
CCBC Catonsville
Patricia Rhea, Chair
Jo Anne Blum
Lynnea Booth
Terri Booth
Greta Franklin
Kathleen Gandy
Ellen Lathrop-Davis
Brian Gunn
Cheryl Kantorski
Maureen McLaughlin
Mark Neal
Paula Noeller
Rod Pullen
Michelle Pusinsky
Patricia Ramsey
Nancy Reed
Tonja Ringgold
Sonja Schmitz
Jeanne Sengebusch
Keenan Smith
Michael Stanley
Jennifer Wiley
Terry Wolfe
CCBC Essex
Encarni Trueba, Chair
Jaime Alvarez
Denise Blackburn
Nancy Bogage
Candy Carr-Smith
Laura Cucci
Sarah Cullip
Christine Destefano
Patricia Harrigan
Michele Knoerlein
Brad Ranno
Terri Raulie
John Reisig
Gayle Restivo
Karen Roettger
Mary Schatz-Wonneman
Elizabeth Shrader
Ileane Smith
Al Starr
Carla Swingler
Courtney Topolski
Karen Valentin
Kate Van De Wal
Amy Wilson
Judy Woke
Harriet Zlotowitz
Karly Chester
Fawn Leipold
Shaneeka Hughes
Lena Redding
Latisha Johnson
Chansa Kasolo
Jessica Rich
Andrew Arciaga
Rhyner Washburn
Audrey Ndaba
Lauren Wheatley
Lovemore Chirombo
Andrew Violant
Cameron Torres
Nicole Wheatley
CCBC Dundalk
Jay Zumbrun, Chair
Jordan Bethea
Sharon Casey
Bill DeLauder
Shakuntala Dhanesar
Crissy Fabriszak
Patricia Hall
Roy Hoopengardner
Mary Jo Garcia
Libby Kennedy
Lynn Kramer
Anne Markham
Ken MacLaughlin
Kevin Mick
Pat Pritchard
Candy Richardson
Carol Sullivan
Michael Walsh