MiraCosta College was recently awarded the Green Colleges Leadership Award for its comprehensive master plan that includes extensive green practices.
The purpose of making the campus greener was generated by a committee of staff members to ensure green efforts cover every sector to create an energy efficient campus.
A significant green effort that reflects the intention of the comprehensive master plan is the replacement of all campus streetlights with LED bulbs.
The college is continuing its efforts to replace all campus parking lot and streetlights with LED bulbs by March 2014 with Proposition 39 funds. The change pays off in reducing electricity use and the college's energy bill.
"Environmental sustainability crosses every discipline," Tom Macias, director of facilities, said. "We're going in the direction of being less dependent on the grid."
The purpose of making the campus greener was generated by a committee of staff members to ensure green efforts cover every sector to create an energy efficient campus.
A significant green effort that reflects the intention of the comprehensive master plan is the replacement of all campus streetlights with LED bulbs.
The college is continuing its efforts to replace all campus parking lot and streetlights with LED bulbs by March 2014 with Proposition 39 funds. The change pays off in reducing electricity use and the college's energy bill.
"Environmental sustainability crosses every discipline," Tom Macias, director of facilities, said. "We're going in the direction of being less dependent on the grid."