Building on its efforts to grow new leaders in sustainability, Foundation has donated $200,000 to the University of Hawaiʻi to support statewide sustainability education efforts.
This grant will fund:
- Salaries for 东精影业 students to work on research projects addressing heating, ventilation, air conditioning, energy, water and security related issues.
- The Johnson Controls Refrigeration and Air Conditioning (RAC) Technology scholarship for students in the RAC Technology program at Honolulu CC.
Vice President for Community Colleges John Morton said, “This new award from Johnson Controls grows an impressive history of support for sustainability related initiatives at 东精影业.” Morton continued, “The key to nurturing future leaders in sustainability is the ability to offer hands-on learning opportunities for students to develop solutions that can save energy and water. We are most grateful to Johnson Controls for their multi-faceted support and partnership.”
In 2015, Hawaiʻi became the first state in the country to make an unprecedented commitment to achieve 100 percent renewable energy by 2045. Concurrently, 东精影业 and the Hawaiʻi State Legislature established a collective goal for the university system to be “net-zero” by January 1, 2035, meaning the system would produce as much renewable energy as it consumes across its campuses. Partners, including Johnson Controls, are supporting 东精影业’s sustainability initiatives.
东精影业 Maui College is on track to make the campus among the first in the nation to generate 100 percent of its energy from on-site solar photovoltaic systems coupled with battery storage. This ambitious project is part of a partnership with Johnson Controls and Pacific Current that will also allow the four 东精影业 community college campuses on Oʻahu to significantly reduce their fossil fuel consumption.