Other Sustainable Features at Kent State

Other Sustainable Features at Kent State University

Elsewhere on our Kent campus or regional campuses you can find these sustainable features:

• Electric vehicles
• Electric vehicle charging – several locations
• Energy efficiency upgrades – Exterior visible – window replacements numerous buildings single pane to double pane thermal
• Gardening/xeriscaping –  Green Roof at Taylor Hall
• Geothermal –  The John Elliot Center for Architecture and Environmental Design Geothermal well field under grass area to the west of the building
• Heat pumps – McGilvery Hall (large commercial system) and Women’s Center (3 large residential style systems)
• Solar PV ground mount – Offsite virtual information on regional campuses
• Solar PV rooftop – Offsite virtual information on regional campuses
• Solar thermal –  Offsite at Stark Regional Campus – domestic hot water
• Water harvesting – The John Elliot Center for Architecture and Environmental Design, gray water collection tank for sanitary plumbing fixture flushing
• Wind generation – Offsite at Stark (vertical turbine) and Geauga (horizontal turbine). Regional campuses – small research-study turbines