Sustainability Program

Capital Projects and Campus Improvements
In addition to the Lower School Solar Array, the completion of the Murray Athletic Center
(LEED Gold rating) and the huge improvement in Lovett’s Diversion Rate, there were a
number of other significant accomplishments which demonstrate Lovett’s commitment to
operating our campus facilities in an efficient and environmentally responsible manner.
Four electric vehicle charging stations were installed near the entrance to the parking deck.
The charging stations can fully charge an EV battery (zero to full) in two hours. Cars in
parking spaces on either side of the 4 EV chargers can reach them. In addition, four cars
can be charged (though not as quickly) using regular electrical outlets in the parking deck.
Faculty members who drive electric vehicles have developed a system for sharing the
chargers and using them efficiently.
Lovett purchased Renewable Energy Certificates from Sterling Planet to offset 25 percent
(1,837,500 kWh) of the school’s electricity consumption in 2014. This is the second straight
year that Lovett was the leading school in Georgia in the Green School Alliance’s
Renewable Energy Purchasing Consortium.
Lovett received proposals from Hannah Solar, Renevia Energy, Radiance Solar, and Inman
Solar to install small scale solar power demonstration projects or larger solar arrays in
a variety of locations, including the roofs of the Physical Plant, Middle School, and Glover
Gymnasium. We are hoping to move ahead with more projects.
Guidelines were developed which the Sustainability Advisory committee may use in
expending funds that have been entrusted to it. The guidelines seek to measure the
economic, environmental and education value of proposed capital projects. An updated
project spreadsheet is being created and should be completed this summer.