Rose Harrell Johnson, Sharron Donnahoe, Buddy Tignor Haywood Community College

Sustainability can be defined as an attempt to provide the best outcomes for the human and natural environments both now and into the indefinite future.

Real Estate Construction Insurance Banking Engineering Architecture Transportation Eco-Businesses Water Planning Government Non-Governmental Auto Systems Landscaping Agriculture Municipal Planning Manufacturing Forestry Alternative Power

Real Estate

Construction

Insurance

Banking

Engineering

Architecture

Transportation

Eco-Businesses

Water Planning

Government

Non-Governmental

Auto Systems

Landscaping

Agriculture

Municipal Planning

Manufacturing

Forestry

Alternative Power

Haywood Community College shall use, demonstrate, and teach sustainable development technologies that promote the environmental, social, and economic health of the College and its communities.

President’s Climate Commitment Campus Master Plan Sustainable site development with public/private entities Education programs : Sustainable Site Development, Green Construction, Sustainable Landscape Design, Diesel Mechanics Watershed property – 300+ acres and potential of more

Campus recycling, paperless meetings and records, electric security carts and hybrid vehicles, rain gardens, native gardens, natural playscape, etc. Sustainable demonstration house with multiple funding partners Native plant propagation with local farmers and Agriculture Ext. Sustainable/Green Business Expo Bio-Fuels Grant with Haywood County

Campus recycling, paperless meetings and records, electric security carts and hybrid vehicles, rain gardens, native gardens, natural playscape, etc.

Sustainable demonstration house with multiple funding partners

Native plant propagation with local farmers and Agriculture Ext.

Sustainable/Green Business Expo

Bio-Fuels Grant with Haywood County

Haywood County Biofuels PET Project Production Education & Training Project Funded for: $135,845

Free, confidential counseling Seminars Resource Center REAL training

Free, confidential counseling

Seminars

Resource Center

REAL training

BioNetwork and the NCCCS BioNetwork Mobile Lab HCC’s Natural Resources and Sustainable Development Programs NC Natural Products Association Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project (ASAP)

BioNetwork and the NCCCS BioNetwork Mobile Lab

HCC’s Natural Resources and Sustainable Development Programs

NC Natural Products Association

Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project (ASAP)

Blue Ridge BioFuels North Carolina Herb Association Recycling (Haywood County Solid Waste Department) Haywood Waterways Green Lending (Self-Help Credit Union) Western North Carolina Green Building Council

Blue Ridge BioFuels

North Carolina Herb Association

Recycling (Haywood County Solid Waste Department)

Haywood Waterways

Green Lending (Self-Help Credit Union)

Western North Carolina Green Building Council

Educated women 30-44 age range $30,000 + household income Desire to keep family free from harm Influential in community Green Marketing , 2 ed., Ottman

Educated women

30-44 age range

$30,000 + household income

Desire to keep family free from harm

Influential in community

Green Marketing , 2 ed., Ottman

Photovoltaic: Renewable energy using the sun Solar panels Advantages of Photovoltaic Technology are Reliability, Durability, Low Maintenance Cost, No Fuel Cost, No Sound Pollution, Safety, Independence of the electrical Grid.

Photovoltaic: Renewable energy using the sun

Solar panels

Advantages of Photovoltaic Technology are Reliability, Durability, Low Maintenance Cost, No Fuel Cost, No Sound Pollution, Safety, Independence of the electrical Grid.

Soy candles and other environmentally friendly bath and body products 100% soy wax All cotton wicks Burns cleaner Lasts longer Non-toxic Tins are recyclable or reusable

Soy candles and other environmentally friendly bath and body products

100% soy wax

All cotton wicks

Burns cleaner

Lasts longer

Non-toxic

Tins are recyclable or reusable

Natural soaps and lotions Natural oils, no fillers Organic Shea butter Recycle bottles and offer discount for refills Use recyclable bags

Natural soaps and lotions

Natural oils, no fillers

Organic Shea butter

Recycle bottles and offer discount for refills

Use recyclable bags

Maggie Valley Canton Clyde Waynesville

Maggie Valley

Canton

Clyde

Waynesville

Laws that once applied to big businesses now affect small businesses. Advocacy groups demand curbing impact. Information age is making it easier to pursue offenders. Large customers are putting pressure on small business suppliers. Small companies can be more nimble than their larger competitors. Green to Gold ,2006, Esty and Winston

Laws that once applied to big businesses now affect small businesses.

Advocacy groups demand curbing impact.

Information age is making it easier to pursue offenders.

Large customers are putting pressure on small business suppliers.

Small companies can be more nimble than their larger competitors.

Green to Gold ,2006, Esty and Winston

Change light bulbs Use a water cooler Use biodegradable cleaning products Buy in bulk and examine your packaging Ban Styrofoam cups and plastic bags Network together…share ideas

Change light bulbs

Use a water cooler

Use biodegradable cleaning products

Buy in bulk and examine your packaging

Ban Styrofoam cups and plastic bags

Network together…share ideas

Haywood Community College wants to go green . What is one of its ideas? a. Buy an electric car. b. Make students hold their breath so they don’t exhale carbon monoxide c. Limit lecture times so less hot air is released d. Capture methane from new onsite composting toilets and use that to power the drill in the College’s small engine repair workshop.

Haywood Community College wants to go green .

What is one of its ideas?

a. Buy an electric car.

b. Make students hold their breath so they don’t exhale carbon monoxide

c. Limit lecture times so less hot air is released

d. Capture methane from new onsite composting toilets and use that to power the drill in the College’s small engine repair workshop.

Pervious and Impervious Surface Area Annual Stormwater runoff/mitigated flow Acreage in Turf…. Power Usage per person on campus Tons recycled Student, Staff, Faculty Attitudes Measures Milestones Increase in Pervious surface area Reduction in stormwater runoff Turf removed Energy consumption per person Etc.

Pervious and Impervious Surface Area

Annual Stormwater runoff/mitigated flow

Acreage in Turf….

Power Usage per person on campus

Tons recycled

Student, Staff, Faculty Attitudes

Measures

Milestones

Increase in Pervious surface area

Reduction in stormwater runoff

Turf removed

Energy consumption per person

Etc.

Rose Harrell Johnson, President Haywood Community College [email_address]