Sustainable Development

Medical Waste Incinerator
The construction of the Medical Waste Incinerator is complete and this facility 
has started operation. This incinerator utilizes a unique pollution control system 
resulting in what is believed to be the cleanest burning unit of its kind. The unit 
also uses a heat recovery boiler to capture heat from the incinerator to create 
steam, thus reducing the fuel consumption of the steam boilers. 

Finally, this project is also being used for teaching and research. East Carolina University received a grant from the North Carolina Commerce Department to utilize landfill gas to fuel the unit and provide data on emissions and energy savings. Students will use this incinerator as a hands-on tool for conducting research and teaching pollution control.

Building Renovations

• Established a benchmark to add insulation above EPA recommendations 
  to all re-roofing projects.
• Drafted a renovation policy to replace existing single pane windows with 
  thermal (double) pane windows when major renovation to a building is 
  scheduled.

Underutilized Property Purchases
Purchasing underutilized property helps East Carolina University reduce new construction costs and boosts the city's revitalization efforts.

• Purchased, renovated and occupied the previously vacant Browning 
  building in downtown Greenville.
• Purchased and scheduled renovation of the vacant Daily Reflector 
  Building in downtown Greenville.
• Purchased three old homes on 14th Street adjacent to campus.
• Constructed a warehouse on the site of a flooded business. The 
  warehouse constructed was built elevated above the 500-year flood plain.
• Purchased a flooded laundromat, cleaned the building and the university 
  is utilizing it as a location for low occupancy office space, storage and staff 
  parking.