Sustainabilty in CAC Development
CAC Green Initiative 2008
- Installed new purification system for pool water to nearly eliminate the use of chlorine in the water.
- Used reverse osmosis water filters and water bottle filler dispensers to greatly reduce the use of disposable water bottles & plastics.
- Initiated school wide recycling campaign of printer cartridges.
- Shredded & recycled years of old business office records.
- Collected & recycled on a daily basis paper, plastic bottles, & aluminum cans.
- Set CAC standards for AC temperature and lighting use hours.
- Established standards for chemicals used on campus & in cleaning.
Campus Development Sustainability Focus
- Using quality construction with highly insulated walls and roof to reduce energy consumption.
- Installing a lighting control system in light fixtures to efficiently regulate electricity.
- Conserving municipal water by using existing water well for irrigation.
- Designing buildings using passive environmental techniques and orientation to prevailing winds, sun screening, and day lighting.
- Installing trickle irrigation system for plant material.
- Planning classrooms with special attention to acoustics.
- Installing a campus wide water filtration system dispenses high quality drinking water.
- Ventilating classroom spaces to bring in filtered, tempered outside air.
- Insulating and weather stripping windows & doors to keep cool air inside and the dusty air outside.
- AC units are central with energy control system & energy efficient multiple speed cooling towers.
- Installing light color roofs to reflect solar gain.
- Covering outside play spaces for UV protection.
- Landscaping areas with native, low water need plant materials.
- Specifying a high percentage of recycled ingredients in materials.
- Reducing energy costs by not air conditioning corridors and stairways but positioning them for open air and prevailing breezes.
- Recycling materials and equipment from decommissioned buildings.
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