Green Initiatives: The College at Brockport

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What we’re doing

With Residential Life & Learning Communities offer Brockport’s Fast TRAX , a campus bike borrowing program.
Online Rideshare tool to searching for carpool and driving partners.
Carpool permit holders share driving and have access to a premium parking space on campus.
Hybrid vehicle.
Online My Parking Account reduces paper use. (Purchase permit, pay citations, appeal and review account).
Supported Special Event & Recreation Center (SERC) construction project for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) requirements-- with no parking spaces added.
Parking attendants encouraged to patrol utilizing the bike donated by University Police.
Co-sponsor Annual Walk Bike Event - campus and village community give cars a rest and walk/bike to their designation.
Pay Stations are solar powered and have a battery saving sleep mode.
Parking lot greeters deter vehicular backup and idling by directing to open spaces.
Sponsored a landscape day where volunteers spruced up the landscaping at the Conrad Welcome Center.
Promote healthy living-- staff is participates in the annual campus “Eat Well, Live Well” campaign.
Provide shuttle services .
Communications are emailed instead of using paper, goal to go paperless.
Rechargeable batteries in handhelds, printers and office equipment.
Computers shut down when not in use.
Recycle paper, bottles, and cans.
Promote NYS-Ride - allows employees to have pre-tax deductions made from their paycheck to reduce the out-of-pocket costs of using public transportation for their commute.
Office closes at 5 pm on Fridays and noon during the summer to help campus save energy.

What more can WE do?

Encourage customers to use paperless My Parking Account .

What YOU can do…

Share a ride with a buddy, but not your permit.
Purchase, pay, and appeal online using My Parking Account.
Borrow a bike instead of driving.
Change light bulbs to energy efficient florescent bulbs.
Turn down the thermostat 1 degree in the winter and up 1 degree in the summer
Use power management to put computers to sleep when they are not in active use.
Buy recycled 100% post consumer waste paper, re-manufactured printer/toner cartridges, post it notes, scissors, and file folders.
Buy things in bulk to reduce packaging and waste.
Share all this information with fellow students and faculty. Knowledge is power.