OHLONE  COLLEGE NEWARK CENTER
                                    Ohlone Community College District, CA
                                                               Cleanup Grant
                          Higher Education  Takes the Green Route
      ADDRESS:           39399 Cherry Street, Newark, CA 94560
      PROPERTY SIZE:      81  acres
      FORMER USES:        Agricultural fields
      CURRENT USES:      Ohlone College Newark Center for Health Sciences
                        and Technology
     EPA GRANT RECIPIENT:
     The Ohlone Community College District
     received a $200,000 EPA Brownfields
     Cleanup Grant.
PROJECT PARTNERS:
City of Newark, CA; Dillard
Environmental Services; Perkins & Will;
Treadwell & Rollo; Turner Construction;
Top Grade Construction
                                                  For additional data and geographic
                                                  information for this and other
                                                  Brownfields Grants, please visit EPA's:
                                                  Envirofacts - www.epa.gov/enviro/html/bms/
                                                  bms_query.html
                                                  Enviromapper - www.epa.gov/enviro/bf
    PROJECT BACKGROUND:

    Used for agricultural purposes since 1939, the Cherry Street property is currently being redeveloped into the new
    Ohlone Community College Newark Center for Health Sciences and Technology. The property was selected because
    of its proximity to a local high school and easy transportation access. The California Department of Toxic Substances
    Control  (DTSC) oversaw the  cleanup of soil  containing pesticides in the northern 31 -acres. The property was
    entered  into the DTSC Voluntary Cleanup Program and used an EPA Brownfields Cleanup grant to remediate the soils
    to residential standards. The college president is committed to green architecture and sustainability and wishes to set
    an example to  students learning environmental science at the college. The project broke ground in May 2005,
    implementing an environmentally friendly design.
    KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

    •   Soils cleaned up to residential standards.

    •   First "green" community college campus in the nation.

    •   Development aiming for LEED Gold Certification.

    OUTCOME:
                           The Newark Center for Health Sciences and Technolog/.
    The Newark campus incorporates resource efficient features such as photovoltaic solar panels, geothermal heating
    and cooling, high-efficiency lighting, low water consumption, and extensive use of recycled materials. Additional
    funding was leveraged through a $1 50 million College District Bond, of which $100 million was dedicated to the
    Newark Center, with an additional $8 million leveraged from bond interest earnings. The project is projected to
    generate 30 percent of its energy needs through the solar-powered network. The Newark Center is being developed
    to meet requirements for the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold certification for
    sustainable  buildings. Opening for classes on January 28, 2008, the facility is expected to serve up to 2,000 students
    per semester and  leverage an additional 10-15 staff positions in addition to those existing at the current campus. A
    dedication ceremony will be  held on January 3 1, 2008 as part of the nationwide Focus the Nation "Teach-In" event
    which will unite students, faculty and administration as they educate each other about environmental sustainability.
    FOR MORE INFORMATION:  Visit the EPA Brownfields Web site at http://www.epa.gov/brownfields/ or call EPA Region 9 at (415) 947-8000

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