Overall Rating Bronze - expired
Overall Score 43.39
Liaison Briar Schoon
Submission Date June 13, 2012
Executive Letter Download

STARS v1.2

Portland Community College
PAE-4: Sustainability Plan

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.00 / 3.00 Briar Wray
Associate Dean for Sustainability Strategies
Academic Affairs
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Does the institution have a sustainability plan that meets the criteria for this credit?:
Yes

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A brief description of how multiple stakeholder groups were involved in developing the plan:
PCC's Climate Action Plan (CAP) serves both this credit and the Climate Action Plan credit, as the CAP covers buildings and energy , transportation, consumption and solid waste, food and agriculture, sustainability in education and community outreach.

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A brief description of the plan’s measurable goals :
Utilize state of the art control systems district-wide to maximize energy efficiency; reduce our energy consumption per square foot 50% below 2006 levels; produce 20% of our own energy onsite using renewable energy technology; develop and implement a commuter-specific climate action plan, create an emission-free district fleet; develop a water conservation plan for all campuses; reduce solid waste generated by 50% by improving recycling, reusing and composting strategies; reduce demand for waste hauling and reduce college resource utilization by adopting a sustainable purchasing policy; incorporate more sustainable food options district-wide; reduce carbon footprint related to serviceware; increase sustainability infused curricula and green technology options at PCC; and, increase PCC sustainability awareness throughout the community.

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A brief description of how progress in meeting the plan’s goals is measured:
STARS is our method of measuring progress.

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The website URL where more information about the sustainability plan is available:
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The year the plan was developed or last updated:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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