About Hope College
Hope College is a four-year liberal arts college where academic excellence and vibrant Christian faith join to strengthen each other in a supportive and welcoming community.
Hope College offers 91 majors and minors in liberal arts and pre-professional fields. Hope is nationally recognized for its research and class offerings in the science fields. Hope is consistently awarded more National Science Foundation grants for undergraduate research than any other liberal arts college in the country and was ranked fourth behind the University of Michigan, Stanford and MIT for undergraduate research. Hope is also the only private, liberal arts college to have national accreditation in art, dance, music and theatre.
Hope students choose to study abroad in more than 200 programs in over 60 countries. More than 1,800 internships are available locally, through off-campus centers in Philadelphia, Chicago, New York, Washington, DC, and other locations across the country and globally.
“Hope graduates are educated to think about life’s most important issues with clarity, wisdom, and a deep understanding of the foundational commitments of the historic Christian faith. They are agents of Hope who live faithfully into their vocations.”
Hope College's Energy Story
Hope College has recently made some great energy changes, which were costly up front, but in the long run will pay for themselves by increasing energy efficiency and reducing energy costs!
Hope College has:
These are just a few examples of the many initiatives Hope College has put into place to lessen its carbon footprint and reduce it energy demands. For more information about all of the initiatives Hope College has undertaken, please use the links below.
Hope College has:
- reduced natural gas by 16% through the managing of its heating systems on campus.
- installed temperature limiting thermostats, which only allow for the thermostat to be set to a maximum of 72°F.
- dimmed their lights at night until someone walks in, then they will turn all the way on.
- removed all T-12 bulbs and replaced them with the energy efficient T-8 bulbs.
- planned to include larger windows, which allow for more natural light, in all new construction/renovation projects.
- decided to not have trays in their cafeteria, which in the end is less dishes to wash.
- set thermostats to 60°F over Christmas break.
These are just a few examples of the many initiatives Hope College has put into place to lessen its carbon footprint and reduce it energy demands. For more information about all of the initiatives Hope College has undertaken, please use the links below.
Something To Take Home
In conclusion, we need to realize that we can help minimize our energy usage. Just by simply leaving the lights off on a sunny day, and enjoying natural sunlight can save up to 32% on your energy costs for your home. By changing your light bulbs to a more energy efficient bulb can save you money, while reducing your carbon footprint. You can also reduce your water consumption by using less silverware, which leads to less dishwasher loads. You can also take advantage of the current rebates the Holland Board of Public Works is offering its customers.
Currently, the Holland Board of Public Works is offering rebate incentives on any ENERGY STAR-qualified purchases for business and residential buildings. To learn more about these rebates, please visit http://www.hollandbpw.com/about-us/homerebates.
Hope College is striving to be good energy stewards, and we can too!
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This location uses plenty of natural sunlight.
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