Moraine Valley Promotes Sustainability

Moraine Valley is fully committed to becoming a leader in furthering environmental sustainability practices. We have a “Green Team” in place to identify current practices and future needs. New procedures have been introduced to help reduce paper usage throughout the college and increase the use of recycled papers. Students, faculty, and staff will find it easier to recycle plastic bottles and aluminum cans since 100 additional recycling bins have been placed around campus.

We will continue to offer classes and workshops that teach how utilizing green practices benefits us all. Recently, the college received a grant from the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to develop a new program that will train individuals to become certified as Residential Energy Service Network (RESNET) Raters. These certified raters will evaluate a house’s energy performance to help reduce high utility bills and indoor air quality problems that homeowners currently face. Finally, our new Southwest Education Center will incorporate green practices and be LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certified.