Environmental Impact
LONG BEACH, Calif.- Today I came across associate vice president of physical planning & Facilities, Scott R. Charmack, hoping he would have information on enviro
nmental impact of the new parking structure. He provided me information about the new structure, but most of it had to do with laws that were implemented state wide for new building and some that just benefit the university financially. This included filtered storm drains that are now mandatory for multilevel parking, the decrease of energy consumption, ventilation, HID lamps, and the minimal use of fly ash. He also mentioned that they are planning to put back all the trees and landscape back, once they are finished with the project.
One thing that is obvious, their main goal is to provide parking for the students and avoid parking disturbance on the surrounding neighborhood. One way we can see how that will better the environment is how it will minimize the emission caused by the dozens of students driving around campus to look for a parking spot.
Charmack also was able to give me information on other aspects that also relate to the environmental friendly projects they have on campus. This involved a recently added campus wide controlled water sprinkler system that will help the campus save water. Also relating to that is also the waterless urinals in the bathrooms located by the lecture hall that will save 800 thousand gallons of water a year.
Revised March 8th, 2006
Photo by Luis Testa
nmental impact of the new parking structure. He provided me information about the new structure, but most of it had to do with laws that were implemented state wide for new building and some that just benefit the university financially. This included filtered storm drains that are now mandatory for multilevel parking, the decrease of energy consumption, ventilation, HID lamps, and the minimal use of fly ash. He also mentioned that they are planning to put back all the trees and landscape back, once they are finished with the project.One thing that is obvious, their main goal is to provide parking for the students and avoid parking disturbance on the surrounding neighborhood. One way we can see how that will better the environment is how it will minimize the emission caused by the dozens of students driving around campus to look for a parking spot.
Charmack also was able to give me information on other aspects that also relate to the environmental friendly projects they have on campus. This involved a recently added campus wide controlled water sprinkler system that will help the campus save water. Also relating to that is also the waterless urinals in the bathrooms located by the lecture hall that will save 800 thousand gallons of water a year.
Revised March 8th, 2006
Photo by Luis Testa
posted by Luis Antonio Testa at 11:56 PM
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