Campus Efforts
Improving Energy Efficiency
All over campus, Lynchburg College is taking the initiative to reduce its impact on the environment. Besides our investment in energy upgrades, various departments are stepping up their efforts as well. From the grounds crew composting leaves to graduating seniors wearing gowns made from 100 percent recycled plastic bottles, we are all doing our part.
Other Campus Initiatives:
Dining Services
- Uses a biodegradable cleaner instead of the previous two chemical-based cleaners.
- Recycles:
- Frying oil that is made into biofuels or high-energy animal feed by Valley Proteins
- Cardboard
- Old metal kitchen equipment
- Tin cans
Claytor Nature Study Center
- The research garden at the Claytor Nature Study Center has a research garden with an irrigation system that utilizes micro-irrigation technology
- The Education and Research Building was designed to allow passive solar heating and cooling through engineered eave overhangs and windows
- The active climate control system in the Education and Research Building uses geothermal technology to reduce heat and air conditioning costs
Physical Plant/Grounds
- Leaves are composted and used as mulch at a local boxwood farm
- Small machinery (ex. leaf blowers) is being upgraded to four-cycle engines rather than the more polluting two-cycle ones
- Fallen tree chips are recycled on LC's ropes course
- Wooden pallets used by the grounds crew are recycled
- Trees are replaced that are felled by disease and storms
- Every summer, the physical plant converts a few houses from boilers to high efficiency heat pumps.
- Installed motion sensor lights in Schewel
- Installs insulated windows in dorms and houses when needed
- Salvages scrap from construction projects and donates it to local habitat programs
Information Technology and Resources
- ITR recycles old computers
College Communications and Marketing
- All paper publications including the undergraduate catalog and Lynchburg College Magazine are printed with recycled content
Business Office
- The business office is studying the feasibility of buying recycled paper products to be used campus wide.
Housekeeping
- Switched to biodegradable cleaners
- Uses bath tissue and paper towels with 20 percent recycled content
Campus Store
- Carries eco-friendly batteries (AA,AAA and nine volt) as well as many other eco-friendly products
- Offers a line of recycled school supply products
- The cap and gowns for graduation are made from 100 percent recycled plastic
- Replaced a large bag with a bio-degradable one
Human Resources
- HR has reduced paper usage, sending newsletters and updates electronically
Leave no trace
Leave No Trace is an ethical policy followed by Outdoor Leadership Program at Lynchburg College. The object is to leave no impact while enjoying nature.
For more information, contact Shannon Brennan, director of media relations, at 434.544.8609.
