sustainable florida tech presented by the green campus group
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SUSTAINABLE FLORIDA TECH
Presented by the Green Campus Group
OBJECTIVES
What is sustainability? What are other campuses doing? Why should we aim for a sustainable
campus? What should we do and how can we make it
happen?
SUSTAINABILITY
Meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs
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SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAMS/GREEN CAMPUS INITIATIVES
University of Minnesota, Morris
University of Florida
Harvard
University of British Columbia
http://www.sustainablecampus.org/universities.html
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, MORRIS
Wind power supplies over 60% of electricity needs
First large-scale wind research turbine ever constructed at a U.S. public university
Biomass District Heating and Cooling System
Pride of the Prairie Local Foods Initiative
Recycling
http://www.mrs.umn.edu/greencampus/
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
Environmental Purchasing Policy Formal recycling program began in 1989 LEED criteria
– emphasizes state of the art strategies for sustainable site development, water savings, energy efficiency, material selections, and indoor environmental quality
Green Fleet
http://www.sustainable.ufl.edu/operations.asp
HARVARD
Biodiesel is now used in all Harvard owned buses
Waste Management and Recycling Service achieving 42%+ recycling rate
Ongoing expansion of local & organic produce in Harvard University Dining Service
Building energy assessments to identify and implement building upgrades. Recent building energy upgrades have achieved energy use reductions of 30%
Addressing energy conservation in existing buildings. Invested $6.5 million in 85 different projects achieving an average payback of 3.4 years
Green Campus Loan Fund– an interest free revolving loan
fund made available to anyone within Harvard who has a project that both demonstrably reduces Harvard environmental impact and directly generates associated utility or operating savings to pay back the loan within a five year period
http://www.greencampus.harvard.edu/
UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
In 1997 UBC became Canada's first university to adopt a sustainable development policy
VisionTo earn the respect of future generation for the social, ecological and economic legacy we create
MissionTo create a culture of sustainability at UBC
UBC continued
Simple actions – Despite a 24-percent increase in students since 1998-99,
UBC has reduced: Energy use in core and ancillary buildings by 10 percent. This
represents financial savings of $2.5 million in 2004/5. CO2 emissions from buildings by 11 percent. However, since
1990, they have reduced the CO2 emissions per square meter of building area by 27 percent.
CO2 emissions from buildings and transportation combined by nine percent.
Water use in core and ancillary buildings by 32 percent—that’s enough water to supply 14,700 Vancouver residents for one year.
UBC continued
Green Energy certificates LEED certified buildings Green building
– Many reused and recycled materials – Natural ventilation – Composting toilets – Use of high-volume fly ash concrete
This is an important innovation because the manufacture of cement in Vancouver produces almost as many greenhouse gas emissions as all of the city's vehicles combined
http://www.sustain.ubc.ca/
WHY SHOULD WE AIM FOR A SUSTAINABLE CAMPUS?
FLORIDA TECH will become a leader among universities in sustainable and green practices
A sustainability program will draw the attention of new students
Programs implemented will save money in the long run
Programs implemented will be beneficial to the environment
WHAT SHOULD FLORIDA TECH DO?
Encourage students and faculty to become aware of their actions and how their actions affect the environment
Increase the amount of recycling on campus with a UNIFIED campus effort
Decrease Styrofoam usage at campus dining facilities
Implement an Environmental Purchasing policy Require new buildings/construction projects on
campus to meet specifications set by LEED
HOW CAN FLORIDA TECH MAKE THIS HAPPEN?
Encourage environmental awareness– Purchase of bikes that would be painted maroon/gray/black
and be available to students via an honor policy– Post signs around campus that remind students to turn off
lights, computers, and faucets when not in use– Educational opportunities
Movie-nights Educate student leaders, namely Resident Assistants
HOW CAN FLORIDA TECH MAKE THIS HAPPEN? continued
Unified recycling effort– Currently 2 organizations on campus with limited recycling
programs– Cost for recycling: $25.00 for one 90 gallon bin for one
month Reduce Styrofoam use by making it more
inconvenient Environmental Purchasing
– When purchasing items, buy “environmentally preferable” products, recycled products, and practicable products
HOW CAN FLORIDA TECH MAKE THIS HAPPEN? continued
LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design)
– 5 Key areas: sustainable site development water savings energy efficiency materials selection indoor environmental quality
– For both new building construction and existing buildings
http://www.usgbc.org/
