How to Improve Energy Efficiency on Campus: An Interview with Iesha Baldwin скачать в хорошем качестве

How to Improve Energy Efficiency on Campus: An Interview with Iesha Baldwin

Sustainability on college campuses often shows up in visible ways, like solar panels, recycling bins, or student-led initiatives. But as this conversation makes clear, some of the most impactful climate solutions live behind the scenes, embedded in facilities decisions, capital projects, and daily operations. In this installment of the Georgia Climate Digest interview series, climate justice advocate Eriqah Vincent sits down with Iesha Baldwin, sustainability coordinator at Spelman College, to talk about how one Georgia institution has built a long-running, facilities-integrated approach to sustainability, and what other campuses can learn from it. CHAPTERS: 6:03 - What is Sustainable Spelman? 15:11 - What is Spelman’s Climate Action Plan? 19:00 - Energy efficiency initiatives at Spelman 24:10 - How to prioritize which buildings to retrofit? 26:27 - Advice for facilities managers on energy efficiency upgrades 29:39 - How to work with food service providers to reduce food waste and start composting 32:00 - How operational changes can reduce food waste in institutions 35:54 - How to reduce compost contamination in cafeterias 41:53 - How to begin a sustainability program at your college or institution 49:50 - What’s giving Iesha hope around climate in Georgia Be sure to subscribe to our Georgia Climate Digest newsletter to receive the latest climate news and other updates from Drawdown Georgia right in your inbox twice a month: https://info.drawdownga.org/subscribe... Follow us on social:   / drawdownga     / drawdownga     / drawdown-georgia