The Student Newspaper of Moraine Valley Community College www.mvccglacier.com February 4, 2011 Volume 43, Issue 10
School Board approves campus improvements Buildings A,B, T and S, as well as pond, slated for renovation By Connor Reynolds News Editor At the Moraine Valley Board of Trustees’ last meeting, four large school improvements were approved totaling over $2.6 million. The projects slated include replacing the Building T parking lot, replacing the Building S roof, replacing the Building S façade, renovation of the front pond and replacement of the ventilation systems in Buildings A and B. E.W. Olson of West Chicago is handling both projects on Building S. The project calls for the removal of the existing roof system, as well as furnishing and installing a brand new roof system that will include new curbs, copings, and skylights. The second part of their bid will be the removal of the current limestone façade; they will be replaced with new metal panels. The total price tag on E.W. Olson’s bid will be $777,000. ACCU-Paving of Broadview will be doing the other two improvements on the Building T parking lot and the front Construction | page 3
Moraine Valley approved plans to renovate the front “pond area“ of the campus. ACCU-Paving will be handing all the renovation procedures that will be taking place in the near future. [Zandro Zafra]
MVCC signs on with sustainability compact Moraine Valley starts off on the “Bronze” level, hoping to quickly move up to “Gold” By Anthony Cox Staff Writer
Stephanie Presseller is the sustainability coordinator for MVCC. Moraine just signed into a sustainability compact with a number of schools. [Anthony Cox]
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Working in a small office above the library is Stephanie Presseller, the Sustainability Coordinator. Presseler is one of the main forces spearheading the ambitious changes preparing Moraine Valley for a more environmentally conscious future. Meeting Presseller for an interview, she walked me right away to the windows overlooking the large industrial engineering room just outside the library. “See those big solar panels on the roof? Even in the middle of a blizzard, the energy from the sun is powering those panels to heat all the water pumping into the L, A, and B buildings.” “And the water is hot. You Features Moraine Valley hosts Gabro’s Inflatable Theater. F&E Front Page
can see for yourself.” Behind these recent innovations is the Illinois Campus Sustainability Compact, passed by the Board of Trustees last Tuesday at their regular monthly meeting. The compact encourages campuses to progressively adapt greener practices over a 5-year period. The Sustainability Compact rolls out in a three-tiered program: Bronze, Silver, and Gold. Moraine has committed to attaining the Gold rating by 2015, and in fact has established the necessary steps to earn its Bronze rank in the first 18 days. More substantial advancements happen at the Silver level; including green purchasing initiatives, integrating sustainability themes into existing curricula, and a green building rating system for new Sustainability | page 3