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Sustainability At Cottey
Sustainability At Cottey
Here at Cottey College we are dedicated to making efforts to be a sustainable campus.
Solar Panels
The Rubie Burton Academic Center and the Rogers Fine Arts Building are the two buildings with solar panels installed at present time. RBAC’s solar panels were installed in February 2014 and RFAB’s in January 2018.
These solar panels provide roughly 4-5% of the power that Cottey uses on campus.
Yearly Average Energy Output in megawatt hours:
RBAC – 89 MWh
RFAB – 35 MWh
Water Fountain Filters
With the completion of the Rogers Fine Arts Building in 2015, four water fountain filters where installed, providing places for faculty, staff, and students to fill their water bottles with filtered water.
With the support and sponsorship from Cottey’s Student Government Association, in 2019/2020 water fountain filters were added to the remainder of the main buildings on campus.
Renovation of the Center for Campus Life added one additional filter location in Spring 2021, bringing the grand total to thirteen water fountain filter locations.
As of October 17, 2022, a total of 131,101 water bottles have been saved across campus.
| Locations | Water Bottles Saved since installation [as of 10/17/2022] |
|---|---|
| Main Hall | 9,930 |
| Rogers Fine Arts Building | 37,352 |
| Rubie Burton Academic Center | 16,013 |
| Center For The Arts | 1,283 |
| Library | 11,866 |
| Hinkhouse | 9,892 |
| Center for Campus Life | 403 |
| P.E.O Hall | 18,916 |
| Reeves Hall | 12,946 |
| Robertson Hall | 12,500 |
Cottey Gardens
Cottey has two gardens maintained by faculty and students. The gardens are located next to RBAC and behind Robertson Hall.