Charlotte Green Initiative

Welcome to the Charlotte Green Initiative’s website. 

We’re currently in the process of updating our website content.  Please bear with us while we make the transition!

Also, please  don’t forget to check back regularly for meeting materials, project updates, and information on some of our upcoming initiatives.

Attached are the minutes from the October 2nd meeting.

The Charlotte Green Initiative will be having our last meeting of the semester this Thursday, April 23rd at 4:00 pm in Facilities Management 119. We’ll be wrapping up the semester & year, discussing next year’s goals, and talking briefly about our allocation decision. As always, the meeting is open to the public.

Access the agenda here.

We are also pleased to announce the Charlotte Green Initiative’s allocation decision for 2008-2009 funds.

We have chosen to fund two projects:

1. A solar photovoltaic power station connected directly to the area power grid. Designed entirely by students, the station will be approximately 12 feet tall and will be constructed on the side of Storrs. It will employ photovoltaic units already on campus but currently not in use.

2. A greenscreen, which consists of a lattice to aid plant growth on freestanding walls or the sides of a building. Greenscreens are highly pedestrian interactive and have the potential to decrease the cooling loads of buildings. We are hoping to construct one in the Lynch/Laurel Courtyard.

Our goals in choosing these projects were to allow UNC Charlotte to increase energy efficiency, generate renewable energy on-site, create a pedestrian-interactive/community-centered approach to sustainability, open up conduits for student research and professional development, and hopefully generate revenue for the university.

Although we will be funding these projects, the specifications (including size & location) are subject to change as we begin negotiations with university administration during the summer. Groundbreaking is slated for sometime before December.

The Charlotte Green Initiative Committee will be meeting Thursday, April 16th at 4:00 pm in Facilities Management 119. The meeting is, as always, open to the public.

The committee will be making our decision for the 2008-2009 funding cycle.

We will be choosing from the following projects:
1. solar power using existing photovoltaic units
2. greenscreen technology
3. energy metering dashboard display(s)

Download the agenda here.