Funded Projects
The Green Revolving Fund has funded the following Community & Physical Plant projects:
| Project | Leader | Description | Community or Physical Plant Project | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Photo to come | Biophilia in the Classroom: Mobile Plant Wall | Julia Burrell, '23 |
For Julia's capstone project, she researched the benefits of having living plants in the learning environmental. This mobile wall will move between classrooms and bring greenery to many spaces on campus. |
Community |
 |
Dublin Polytunnel Greenhouse | Stephen Robinson |
Purchased a polytunnel greenhouse that was installed in the Fall of 2022 in the backyard of the Academic Centre. This will be used to grow produce for student consumption and be a great educational piece of campus. In the Spring of 2023, additional funding was given to purchase tools, soil, plants, etc. |
Community |
 |
Indoor Air Quality Analytics | Kylie King, SSB |
Purchased several monitors to conduct indoor air quality measurements with Business Analytics course. Students designed experiment and evaluated over the semester. |
Community |
|
|
Hydro-Pi-Nics | Sam Johnson '22 & Connor Merchant '22 | Supplies to set up a small hydroponic vegetable growing system controlled and monitored by Internet of Things (IoT) systems as part of their ITS Capstone project. | Community |
|
|
Aquaponics: Ecological Elucidation | Kyle Harrison '22 ENP | Supplies to set up a Aquaponics= aquaculture and hydroponics system as part of his ENP Capstone Project | Community |
|
Submeter for President's House |
Facilities | A pilot to submeter electricity at the President's house, which is currently tied to an account with several buildings. |
Community |
|
 |
Compost Design Challenge Prize |
Robin Collins/Cecilia Pohlar | Prize for design challenge related to upcoming compost changes | Community |
 |
Electric Leaf Blower cost sharing |
Lisa Martinez / Physical Plant | Covered 50% of two electric leaf blowers (responding to new City of Burlington ordinance banning gas powered leaf blowers) | Community |
 |
Summit Hall, 396 Main Street, Rowell Hall Lighting upgrades |
Tim Van Woert | A one for one lighting retorift, installing LED bulbs in three residence halls | Physical Plant |
 |
Pollinator Garden and Apiary directional signage |
Bridget Manning & Montse Guerra-Solano on behalf of the Champlain Apiary | In effort to draw more awareness to the pollinator gardens and apiary behind Perry Hall, directional signage will be added to the way finding signage in front of Perry Hall | Community |
 |
Laundry Drying Racks for Res Halls |
Physical Plant / Sustain Champlain | In collaboration with Burlington Electric Department, this is a pilot project to see if we can inspire behavioral change in how students dry their clothes. We will be analyzing usage data pre- and post-rack installment to see if there has been a shift. Racks were put in ten res halls in August 2020. | Physical Plant |
 |
Supported travel to promote and attend Project Green Challenge Finals |
Hansel Carter IV '20 | Hansel was invited to attend the Project Green Challenge finals, in November 2019, as a return guest to create a reflective film about the event. | Community |
|
|
Transportation Office | Funding for tools and basic bike mechanic room set up - Fall 2015 | Community | |
|
|
Anti Idling Campaign |
Robin Collins' Environmental Science class | Funding for awareness campaign, including keychains and signs. Read more about this project here. - 2014-2015 | Community |
|
|
Apiary Viewing Window & Interpretive Sign |
Kristin Wolf/Apiary team | Funding for new window and interpretive sign design and printing - Summer 2015 | Community |
|
|
Jensen Hall Lighting Retrofit |
Physical Plant | Upgraded all lighting to LED bulbs & fixtures - Summer 2015 | Physical Plant |
|
|
Bee-Aware Campaign |
Champlain College Publishing Initiative | Funding for posters, brochures, film night - 2015-2016 | Community |
 |
MIC Ground Floor Lighting Retrofit |
Physical Plant | Upgraded all lighting to LED bulbs & fixtures - Summer 2016 | Physical Plant |
 |
Computer Lab Energy Monitoring Project |
Physical Plant / Burlington Electric Department | To test energy monitoring equipment (SRLink) in a Champlain College computer lab to: a) Understand the full extent of the power needs of varying types of computer labs - when in use and when idle; b) Seek energy saving solutions that may be programmatic in nature. - Summer 2016-2017 | Physical Plant |
 |
Recycled Plastic Bottle Greenhouse |
Environmental Policy Capstone Class '16 | Designed and built a greenhouse by the Community Garden. Learn more here. - Spring 2016 | Community |
 |
Community Garden Fence |
Community Garden Members | Installed a permanent fence around the garden, to help keep critters out. - May 2017 | Community |
 |
Paper Towel Composting Decals at Lakeside |
Lakeside Staff members | Paid for design and creation of decals for waste bins in Lakeside bathrooms (x6); worked with custodial team to have paper towels composted. - March 2017 | Community |
 |
Lyman Hall Lighting Retrofit |
Physical Plants Staff | Upgraded all lighting to LED bulbs & fixtures. - Summer 2017 | Physical Plant |
 |
Pollinator Garden near College Apiary |
Corinne Novetti's Environmental Science Class | Planted flower bulbs and other pollinator-friendly plants along the walkway near the College Apiary, next to Perry Barn. - Fall 2017 | Community |
 |
Pearl Hall Lighting Retrofit |
Physical Plant Staff | Upgraded all light fixtures to LED bulbs. | Physical Plant |
 |
Additional Compost Bin for Larger Events |
Champlain College Event Center | Expanded compost collection for larger events. | Community |
