Valencia Community College Campus-wide Climate Action Plan Includes Geospatial Component

EcoAsset Solutions announces the receipt of a contract awarded by Valencia Community College in Florida to provide technical planning and analysis for a campus-wide Climate Action Plan. EcoAsset Solutions’ will lead the comprehensive sustainability initiative by developing a baseline greenhouse gas inventory of campus facilities and operations, a geospatial database that will manage Valencia’s data, and a Climate Action Plan that will incorporate stakeholder input from college staff, faculty and students, set emissions reduction targets, and provide a detailed strategy for Valencia to meet its targets.

The goal of the contract is to bring Valencia Community College, the second largest producer of associate degree graduates among the nation’s two-year schools, into compliance as a climate neutral site, an initiative of the American College & University Presidents’ Climate Commitment (ACUPCC). Valencia is one of over 650 colleges and universities that has committed to measure and report greenhouse gas emissions and devise an action plan to reduce their carbon footprint.

“We are excited to be one of the first to take on this project,” says Helene Loiselle, assistant vice president of Facilities Management for Valencia Community College, “and we are happy to partner with EcoAsset Solutions on this very important endeavor.”

John Wakefield, senior vice president for EcoAsset Solutions, commented that “Our government, corporate and higher education clients such as Valencia expect to see value from their investment in sustainability and it is our mission to deliver that return on investment.”

The initiative began in January 2010 and is expected to be finalized in May 2010.

[Source: EcoAsset Solutions press release]