Cincinnati State announces Energy and Environment Center for Clifton campus

Published April 21, 2009 at 12:00 a.m.
Cincinnati State Technical and Community Collegepresident John Henderson has announced the establishment of the Energyand Environment Center, further strengthening its regional leadershipin energy efficiency, renewable energy, sustainable design, and theenvironment.

Representing what Henderson calls "just afirst step", the center will not only consolidate the college's greenenergy and construction offerings, but also will serve as a regionalresource for businesses and community leaders who are interested inenvironmental and energy-related issues and careers.

The collegeplans to conduct city, county, state, regional, and national meetingand events about vegetated roofs, sustainable design and construction,biofuels, and stormwater management."Cincinnati State already has oneof the strongest energy management and environmental technologiesprograms in the Tri-State," says Henderson.  "The Energy andEnvironment Center at Cincinnati State will help students, job seekers,businesses and the general public develop and execute a smart,cost-effective approach to energy policy, and protect the environmentin the process."

The new center will launch with the assistance of a $500,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Labor to expand its programs; a $25,000 grant from the Ohio Department of Development(ODOD) to help displaced workers find jobs in green industries; ananonymous donation of $10,000 to support scholarships; and a renewableenergy lab funded by the college, Duke Energy, the Josephine Schell Russell Charitable Trust, and ODOD.

Cincinnati State has the region's first comprehensive program devoted to sustainable construction practices developed by the U.S. Green Building Council and the region's first on-campus major devoted to renewable energy.

Majorsalso are available in environmental engineering technologies, powersystems engineering technologies, and the design and operation of waterand wastewater treatment plants.

"The people here at CincinnatiState are among those who believe that Cincinnati should become thecenter for sustainable, renewable energy in the Midwest," saysHenderson.  "We're committed to making that happen."

Writer: Kevin LeMaster
Sources:John Henderson, president, Cincinnati State Technical and CommunityCollege; Robert White, communications coordinator/media relations,Cincinnati State Technical and Community College
Photography by Scott Beseler



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