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Brevard Community College Goes Green
A Commitment to Green in Florida
Brevard Community College is the first college in Florida to achieve Green certification as a reputably Green campus. The Green Business League has certified the first Green campus in Florida as Brevard Community College scored an impressive 311 points to earn a platinum level certification. This comes as a result of numerous improvements in the campus operation and a commitment that went well beyond a token effort.
Certified Green Consultant, Bob Jones, has worked with the college to install and validate the Green practices of Brevard Community College. The fact is that these changes did not happen overnight. They are put in place through planning and commitment to the environmental cause. The fact that Brevard Community college has scored so high on this evaluation is a testimony to a diligent effort and a willingness to change where necessary.
We are presently in a period where Green is ill-defined, poorly-implemented, and by self-appointment. Under this criteria, anyone installing a few CFL bulbs can claim to be as environmentally committed as another firm that has make extensive efforts to become a leader in the cause. Eventually, the market will be filled with self-proclaimed Green organizations making all claims valueless. Certification means that there is a standard of comparison, a third party review, and a criteria for certification. Without diminishing any environmental effort, those claiming to be authentically Green should be certified by a reputable independent agency, like the Green Business League.
Brevard Community College aptly deserves the designation as Florida’s first Green campus although it is sure that other campuses are striving to achieve similar environmental goals. The Greening of the campus does not stop at this notable accomplishment, however. With the assistance of Green consultant, Bob Jones, we are sure that there is more that will be done from this environmentally-committed institution.
Mr Jones encourages other businesses in the area to step up to an authentically Green standard as well. A Green Business League certification prevents claims of Greenwashing because there is an honest assessment and audit of the Green merits of any business or organization.
