How to Improve Energy Efficiency on Campus: An Interview with Iesha Baldwin

Описание: Sustainability on college campuses often shows up in visible ways, like solar panels, recycling bins, or student-led initiatives. But as this conversation makes clear, some of the most impactful climate solutions live behind the scenes, embedded in facilities decisions, capital projects, and daily operations.

In this installment of the Georgia Climate Digest interview series, climate justice advocate Eriqah Vincent sits down with Iesha Baldwin, sustainability coordinator at Spelman College, to talk about how one Georgia institution has built a long-running, facilities-integrated approach to sustainability, and what other campuses can learn from it.

CHAPTERS:
6:03 - What is Sustainable Spelman?
15:11 - What is Spelman’s Climate Action Plan?
19:00 - Energy efficiency initiatives at Spelman
24:10 - How to prioritize which buildings to retrofit?
26:27 - Advice for facilities managers on energy efficiency upgrades
29:39 - How to work with food service providers to reduce food waste and start composting
32:00 - How operational changes can reduce food waste in institutions
35:54 - How to reduce compost contamination in cafeterias
41:53 - How to begin a sustainability program at your college or institution
49:50 - What’s giving Iesha hope around climate in Georgia

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