Sustainability StrategicThinkingFirst Advisory Committee Meeting

Meeting AgendaFirst Advisory Committee Meeting

UIC Sustainability Initiatives

Cynthia Klein-Banai, Ph.D.Associate Chancellor for Sustainability

• Steps to Become Carbon-Neutral by 2050

1. Energy Efficiency/Conservation

2. Clean, Renewable Energy Resources

3. Improved Transportation Options

4. Improved Grounds Operations

5. Recycling & Reduced Waste Streams

6. Employment Strategies7. Education, Research &

Public Engagement

sustainability.uic.edu/climateactionplan

UIC Energy Consumption

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 20110

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UIC Energy Consumption with Purchased GasTotal campus energy use, MMBtu

Linear (Total campus energy use, MMBtu)

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Sources:NOAAUIC Utilities Dept.UIC Capital Programs

Recycling Matters!

Improved Transportation Options• Expand transit incentives

– Pre-tax transit benefit in NESSIE• Electric vehicle charging stations• Creating Campus bike plan• Car sharing/car pool program

• Improve campus fleet efficiency

Employee/student cost savingsHealthier commuteReduced infrastructure costs

Grounds: Tree Campus USA

OS Student Engagement

FY2008 FY2009 FY2010 FY2011 FY20120

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Interns/VolunteersCapstone Students

275,000 metric tons eCO2

= 50,344 cars

= 62,472 acres pine or fir forests

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Connections

• http://sustainability.uic.edu• http://facebook.com/SustainableUIC• http://twitter.com/SustainableUIC• cindy@uic.edu

Outcomes of Thinking

• Consensus around what sustainability means• Basis for Sustainability Strategic Plan• Four products of working groups• Broader campus engagement• Earth Day (April 22) community engagement

event• Multi-media report• Metrics

Rosa Cabrera:Director, Latino Cultural Center

Civic Cinema

Bill Knight:Executive Associate Dean for Academic Affairs,College of Dentistry

Dental ClinicPediatric Dentistry Retrofits

Dentistry Tour

Douglas Hall Video

Douglas Hall:LEED Gold

Sustainable Buildings

Frank Goldberg:Vice Provost for Resource Planning and Management

Campus Budget OfficeFiscal Management

Lisa Sanzenbacher:Laboratory Sustainability Analyst,Environmental Health and Safety Office

Green LabsPipette Tip Box Recycling Program

Pipette Tip Box Recycing

Hull House Farm

Lisa Junkin:Project Coordinator

Jane Addams Hull HouseHull House Farm

Kellen Marshall-Gillespie:Doctoral Candidate,Department of Biological Sciences

Urban Health and FoodUrban Gardens and Food Quality

Urban Food Research

Making Connections: How our vignettes are intertwined

Vign

ettes

Topical Areas

Making Connections: How our vignettes are intertwined

1. Project, Unit, Person

2. Description: how does it relate to topic?

3. Anything interesting or creative to pay attention to?

4. Is this work related to: Research, Curriculum, Operations, Community?

5. Who is the best person to contact about this work?

6. Name of person who suggested this—and are you comfortable following up with contact?

Brainstorm Exercise 1 (10:25 – 10:40)Projects, Units, and People Working on

Issues Related to Our Topic

Brainstorm Exercise 1 (10:25 – 10:40)Most Creative or Cutting Edge Projects, Units,

and People on Campus or Related to UIC1. Project, Unit, Person

2. What’s creative or cutting edge about the work?

3. Any immediate connection between this work and sustainability or this Working Group topic?

4. Is this work related to: Research, Curriculum, Operations, Community?

5. Who is the best person to contact about this work?

6. Name of person who suggested this—and are you comfortable following up with contact?

Making Connections: How our vignettes are intertwined