| Overall Rating | Silver |
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| Overall Score | 48.20 |
| Liaison | Lauren Poole |
| Submission Date | Dec. 10, 2021 |
Colorado School of Mines
PRE-2: Points of Distinction
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Lauren
Poole Sustainability Coordinator EHS |
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Name of the institution’s featured sustainability program, initiative, or accomplishment:
Mines wins Solar Decathlon Africa
A brief description of the institution’s featured program, initiative, or accomplishment:
A team of students from Mines and two Moroccan universities won the 2019 Solar Decathlon Africa. The event was the first Solar Decathlon held in Africa and featured 18 teams from around the world, each of which was challenged to design and build, on site, an affordable, solar-powered net-zero-energy model house uniquely adapted to the North African climate and location.
Which of the following impact areas does the featured program, initiative, or accomplishment most closely relate to?:
Air & Climate
Energy
Diversity & Affordability
Energy
Diversity & Affordability
Optional Fields
STARS credit in which the featured program, initiative, or accomplishment is reported (if applicable):
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A photograph or document associated with the featured program, initiative, or accomplishment:
Second Point of Distinction
People Power Planet
A brief description of the second program/initiative/accomplishment:
About People.Power.Planet Initiative/Program
We all know taking care of our environment is important. People.Power.Planet helps you take action and create a positive impact on our planet. It shows you real ways to change your behaviors across our campus to save energy, cut waste, and achieve more significant efficiency as well as how those savings translate into reduced greenhouse gases. It rewards you with points and recognition for doing your part, and lets you have fun challenging others to join you. See who’s really committed to the cause while you help reach our sustainability goals.
We all know taking care of our environment is important. People.Power.Planet helps you take action and create a positive impact on our planet. It shows you real ways to change your behaviors across our campus to save energy, cut waste, and achieve more significant efficiency as well as how those savings translate into reduced greenhouse gases. It rewards you with points and recognition for doing your part, and lets you have fun challenging others to join you. See who’s really committed to the cause while you help reach our sustainability goals.
Which impact areas does the second program/initiative/accomplishment most closely relate to?:
Campus Engagement
Air & Climate
Energy
Air & Climate
Energy
Website URL where more information about the second program/initiative/accomplishment may be found:
STARS credit in which the second program/initiative/accomplishment is reported (if applicable):
Campus Engagement EN-05
A photograph or document associated with the second program/initiative/accomplishment:
Third Point of Distinction
Humanitarian Engineering Degree Program
A brief description of the third program/initiative/accomplishment:
The mission of this program is to educate engineers to serve communities by collaboratively identifying problems and providing solutions that are just, socially responsible, and sustainable. Examples of senior design projects can be found in a 2019 HE newsletter, including a capstone design for a public restroom to be installed along the Everest Base Camp Trail in rural Nepal. With 40,000 tourists per year, this region also experiences a high volume of human waste that is threatening the local environment and is a risk to public health.
https://humanitarian.mines.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/36/2019/03/FebMar-Newsletter.pdf
https://humanitarian.mines.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/36/2019/03/FebMar-Newsletter.pdf
Which impact areas does the third program/initiative/accomplishment most closely relate to?:
Curriculum
Waste
Diversity & Affordability
Waste
Diversity & Affordability
Website URL where more information about the third program/initiative/accomplishment may be found:
STARS credit in which the third program/initiative/accomplishment is reported (if applicable):
AC-1 and AC-4 Also research
A photograph or document associated with the third program/initiative/accomplishment:
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