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Our Commitment to the Environment
Ball State has built the largest ground source
geothermal system
in the country. The system heats and cools buildings throughout the 790-acre campus, cutting our carbon footprint roughly in half and saving more than $2 million a year in energy costs.
Ball State is among only 26 schools in the country to make The Princeton Review’s Green Honor Roll announced in 2018. Schools on this list received a perfect score of 99, covering such issues as academics, construction, food sources, and recycling. Ball State is also in the organization’s 2018
Guide to 399 Green Colleges
.
New construction at Ball State is designed to meet LEED silver certification or better by the U.S. Green Building Council. LEED stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design.
The university as a whole
earned a STARS Gold rating
from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE). STARS—for Sustainability, Tracking, Assessment and Rating System—applies to the entire campus and takes into account, among many other factors, social responsibility and an institution's overall environmental stewardship.
Sierra
magazine has consistently included Ball State among its “Cool Schools”
since 2013
.
Ball State’s commitment to sustainability has also been recognized by the National Wildlife Federation,
Kiwi
magazine, and the International Sustainable Campus Network, and its Council on the Environment (COTE), the longest-standing green committee in Indiana's higher education community, received a Lugar Energy Patriot Award.
The
Center for Energy Research/Education/Service
(CERES) has received awards from the U.S. Department of Energy, the National Wildlife Federation, American Institute of Architects, Sustainable Buildings Industry Council, and State of Indiana for its innovative programs and projects in environmental education.
About Us
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Estopinal College of Architecture and Planning
Miller College of Business
College of Communication, Information, and Media
College of Fine Arts
College of Health
College of Sciences and Humanities
Teachers College
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Online and Distance Education
Our Commitment to the Environment
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