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Stewardship & Campus Sustainability

Presented by:

Emily C. Wren

Assistant Vice Chancellor for Facilities

Contributions

• Management of Campus Cleaning Resources

• Campus Utilities & Energy Management

• Recycling

• Other Sustainability Partnerships

Conserving Human Resources – Changes in Cleaning

• Decreased budget Required reductions in office cleaning frequencies

• Adopted new technology for cleaning restrooms• Moved 53% of cleaning staff to two day shifts (4:00

am – 1:00 pm and 6:00 am – 2:00 pm)

*Net Result – Cost avoidance of $475,000

Energy Resource Management

• Summer Set Point Initiative – 76 degrees

• Winter Set Point Initiative – 70 degrees

• Design Reviews

• Rider 15

• Miscellaneous Energy Management Projects

Estimated Cost Avoidance Savings Due to Energy Conservation

1,000,000.00

1,200,000.001,400,000.00

1,600,000.00

1,800,000.002,000,000.00

2,200,000.00

2,400,000.002,600,000.00

2,800,000.00

YTD Actual CostsYTD Historical Costs

Future Energy Management Efforts

• Night & Weekend Setbacks

• Lighting Controls

• More “Green Building” Standards

• Re-commissioning

Recycling• Campus Committee in Collaboration with Waste

Management Service Provider

• $50,000 IDEM Grant

• Herron Class Projects

• Distribution of Personal Recycling Boxes

• The Team and the Truck

• Revenues to Offset Program Expenses

• Scrap Metal Recycling

New Recycling Logo

Other Sustainability Efforts

• “No Zone” Policy

• Water Conservation

• Partnerships with Center for Earth & Environmental Sciences (CEES)• Storm Drain Labeling• Urban Forest Management