Facilities can replace conventional toilets, faucet aerators, showerheads, and other appliances with low-flow and automatic turn-on/shut-off models, or make modifications to existing equipment to make them more water efficient. Facilities can perform regular leak inspections to identify potential leaks and prevent water waste. Facilities can investigate Grounds watering techniques to make certain that they are maximally water-efficient and implement xeriscaping practices in available regions of the campus.
Capital Projects ii. Importance to Sustainability Facilities is involved in capital projects to the extent that they work with architects, engineers, and construction services to ensure that parts and systems installed are compatible with the current systems and standards of Barnard College buildings. This involvement allows Facilities the leverage to encourage the incorporation of energy efficient, water conserving, and sustainable material components into new and renovated buildings. iii. Accomplishments The new Nexus building integrates several components of green design including: a green roof, low flow faucets and other water efficiency measures, daylight dimming systems and occupancy sensors, a highly efficiency HVAC system, low emmissivity glass, and incorporation of recycled materials. More information is available at http://www.barnard.edu/nexus/about/green.html. Capital Planning and Facilities include environmental criteria in choosing architects, engineers, construction firms, and other service providers for capital projects. Capital Planning and Facilities require construction services to separate and recycle debris from construction, in accordance with industry standards. iv. Opportunities for Greater Sustainability The Capital Planning Office and Facilities can expand their efforts to include environmental criteria in the selection of service providers by incorporating these criteria into the literature sent out in the bidding process for architects, engineers, construction firms, and other service providers, and can write environmental criteria into the contracts of these service providers. Life-cycle costs of building components should be considered. Often the initial investment is more expensive, but environmentally sustainable materials will pay off over time through reduced operation and maintenance costs.
Dining Services General Information
i. Description Dining Services operates Hewitt Dining Hall, McIntosh retail dining area, Java City, and Catering Services. Aramark, an outside corporation, is contracted to provide Barnard’s Dining Services. Thus, Dining Services staff are not Barnard but Aramark employees. ii. Importance to Sustainability
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