The first building at Grebel was the student residence. It turned 60 years old this year, with sixty-year old plumbing, heating, washrooms, and so on. Many of our building systems are well past their expected service life, and their time is almost up. We recently refurbished the kitchen and dining hall, and it’s now time to renew the residence itself to serve future generations of students and guests.
Our goals are to replace aging infrastructure, make the residence more comfortable for residents, improve our energy efficiency, and significantly reduce our greenhouse gas emissions.
While we are still developing the final scope of the project, our hope is to install energy-efficient heat pumps to provide both heating and (for the first
time) cooling during hot summer months. We’re also planning to improve air quality and ventilation, replace aging pipes and plumbing, and renovate the washrooms to provide more comfort and privacy.
Taking these steps not only demonstrates Grebel’s commitment to environmental stewardship, but it also shows commitment to students, who rightly expect us to respond to the climate crisis in meaningful ways.
Our goal is to raise at least $4,000,000 for these projects, and we’ve already received close to $3,000,000 in donations and pledges from generous supporters! Will you consider joining them? Your gift will help create a more welcoming, liveable, energy-efficient, and environmentally responsible residence for the next generation of Grebel students.
$10,000 will help upgrade the HVAC in one residence room
With 70 rooms to choose from, help us reach our goal of $700,000 to upgrade our HVAC system and improve air quality in the residence.
Pledge on your own or together
with a past roommate!
$10k per room ($167/month x 60)
$5k with your roommate ($84/month x 60)
