Housing

Current and on-going Enhancements

90% of shower heads in on campus residences are low flow
Installing low-flow- high pressure shower heads as shower heads need replacement
Replacing the few remaining incandescent lights with florescent lights
Reupholstering lounge furniture
Reusing parts from broken furniture, appliances, etc, to make repairs
Recycling bins on each residence hall floor, recycling dumpster at Washington
Replacing broken appliances with Energy Star appliances
Replacing standard commodes with water reduction commodes where applicible
Use certified Green cleaning products and controlling mixture amounts
Return old mattresses with each order of new ones most of the materials are reused and CNU receives a discount on price.
With the recommendation of RHA increased the amount of bike parking around residence halls
On line housing contracts and forms
Addition of grease dumpster for Village retail establishments

Add a recycling dumpster at Barclay
Establish a recycling program with the CNU owned houses
Begin the replacement of regular light switches with light sensor switches in trash rooms, recycling rooms, storage rooms, attics and mechanical rooms
Incorporation of on line payment with on line housing contracts

Add another recycling dumpster on East Campus
Investigate cost and safety issues of installing light sensors in hallways
Monitor individual apartment electrical useage in CNU Apartments and CNU Village
Renovate the Santoro heating and cooling system
Paperless work order system for staff
Increase the number of front loading washers requiring less water and shorter drying times
Incorporating Room Condition forms, Health and Safety forms, Personal contract forms etc to on line processes