University of South Florida

White Paper

On

USFSP Green Movement

Team Diversity

Brian May

Oanh Nguyen

Brenden Morando

Ian Papenheim

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Table of Contents

Table of Contents………………….………………………………………………………………......................2

Executive Summary……………………………………………………………………………………..……….3

What is Sustainability?..........................................................................................................................................3

History of USF sustainability…………………………………………………………………………..…4

USF Office of Sustainability………………………………………………………………………….…..5

Sustainability checklist……………………………………………………………………………………6

USFSP stance on sustainability…………………………………………………………………….……..8

Green Movement Summary……….....................................................................................................................9

Strategies.....................................................................................................................................................9

Initiatives.....................................................................................................................................................9

Resources.....................................................................................................................................................9

First Strategic Strategy.........................................................................................................................................9

Duke Energy grant.................................................................................,.....................................................9

Tesla Battery..............................................................................................................................................10

Green Environmental Programs........................................................................................................................10

Sustainability Types............................................................................................................................................12

Transportation Sustainability……………………………………………………………………………12

Building Sustainability…………………………………………………………………………………..13

Climate and Energy Sustainability………………………………………………………………………14

Reinforcing Sustainability………………………………………………………………………………..…….15

Future Projects……………………………………………………………………………………….…..17

Glossary of Terms………………………………………………………………………………………………19

Work cited Page……………………………………………………………………………………………...…20

Annotated Bibliography………………………………………………………………………………….….…22

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Executive Summary

The university of south Florida is dedicated

to the process of becoming green and creating a

sustainable campus. In order to accomplish the

objective, the university has been making progress

by saving water, managing waste, green purchasing,

reducing carbon footprint, also involving and

educating students, faculty and staff about campus

climate. For this white paper project, our team will

focus on the university of south floridas

sustainability achievements, efforts, and strategies

to become a green campus.

We will deliver various definitions of

sustainability followed by the reasons why we

believe sustainability is important and why we care.

We are also addressing the most current

environmental issues that the world is facing right

now. The university has accomplished many

achievements and have more goals to reach in the

future. The university of south Florida has taken

many steps to going green. They are devoted to

developing strategies to improve climate and

energy, transportation, green buildings, waste

management, water efficiency, and green

purchasing. Without the involvement of our

students and staff, our progress in the going green

movement wouldn’t be possible.

WHAT IS SUSTAINABILITY?

According to United States Environmental Protection Agency

(EPA), sustainability is “everything that we need for our survival

and well-being depends, either directly or indirectly, on our natural

environment.” (United States Environmental Protection Agency) It

also is the broad collection of policies and strategies that we use to

reduce the impact on ecological environment for future

generations. It gives people the capacity to gain an accurate and

deep intuitive understanding into most aspects of the world from

business to technology to environment and the social science.

In order to practice sustainability, building and maintaining

the surrounding environment under which individuals and nature can

live in a beneficial way to each other. “The University of South

Florida Office of Sustainability coordinates and builds partnerships

Photo courtesy of

Jameschawke.wordpress.com

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for university-wide initiatives that advance the University of South Florida’s strategic goal of creating a

sustainable campus environment.” (Patel College of Global Sustainability)

Why is Sustainability important? And why should

we care? – First and foremost, we care about the

conditions of life including environmental, social,

economic, and other impacts, which would affect

present and future generations. Second, we rely

upon the Earth, on the surrounding environment to

survive. We cannot give back to the Earth what it

gave to us; therefore, we believe that we are

obligated to create a productive harmony

relationship with the environment, the Earth. And

right now, our Earth, our environment is facing

many challenging issues and it needs our helps.

The environmental problems that our Earth is facing

right now include the increasing levels of pollution,

global warming, widespread devastation of natural

species, biodiversity loss, overpopulation, waste

disposal, natural resource depletion, deforestation,

ocean acidification, ozone layer depletion, water

pollution, acid rain, public health issues, and many

more. These issues make us becoming more

vulnerable to disasters now and future

However, there are still plenty of examples due to

increasing recognition and understanding of global

issues, for instances: natural parks preserved, efforts

to save energy and waste management, technical

innovations that have helped the environment and

improving our life qualities as well.

Sustainability practices are designed to help our

generations, future generation, as well as the world.

Sustainability is more than being green; it’s a way

to show our appreciations.

HISTORY OF SUSTAINABILITY AT USF

The University of South Florida has been

committing to sustainability goals and practices

since 1995. University of South Florida’s

sustainable goals and practices have been described

and continuing updated in the USF Tampa Campus

Master Plan since then. The commitment is also

extended to off-campus local community.

According to the Office of Sustainability, the major

concept of sustainability, which the University

focused in, is Smart Growth. In the first 10 years of

1995 plan; over 2,000 trees had been planted. In

order to reduce sprawl, traffic, and level of air

pollution, the University carried out a free off-

campus shuttle system, which powered by biofuel

technology. Moreover, the University provided bike

lanes and sidewalks to improve pedestrian and

bicycle access as well as safety. The University

took recycle and waste management seriously.

Around the campus, there are recycled trash bins,

which are sectioned for regular trash, aluminum and

plastic. For the purpose of reducing green house gas

emission, USF only purchases Energy Star certified

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products, which are energy-efficient appliances.

Plus, the office of Campus computing offers a more

eco-friendly environment to reduce carbon

footprint. They have done so by taking strong

responsibilities in disposing and recycling computer

parts, promoting saving energy in the classroom,

and also purchasing recycled paper and recycling

used paper. Energy conservation has also been a

priority of the University. Energy intake has been

decreased by approximately 3% even though there

is a growth in energy demand. Early this year -

2015, the Solar Battery Project has been installed on

the top deck of USFSP’s garage for energy

conversion as well as research and study purposes.

Recently, several buildings of University of South

Florida have qualified the LEED certified. The new

Kate Tiedemann College of Business at St.

Petersburg campus is expected to be another green

building on campus.

In 2006, Dr. Linda Whiteford, Professor of

Anthropology, has been chosen as Associate Vice

President for Academic Affairs and Strategic

Initiatives. The position is responsible finding target

areas for development and investment by

recognizing sustainability around campus and local

community. In 2007, the Sustainability Initiative

Steering Committee was founded. In April 2008

University of South Florida President Judy Genshaft

signed the ACUPCC during the “Going Green

Tampa Bay EXPO”.

In 2010, the Patel College of Global

Sustainability has been established. The school

promotes the development of sustainable urban

communities and environments through

collaborative research, education and community

involvement.

USF OFFICE OF SUSTAINABILITY

“Institution Gains…For a Cleaner, Greener USF”

Mission: to coordinate and builds partnerships for

university‐wide initiatives that advance the

University of South Florida's strategic goal of

creating a sustainable campus environment (Patel

College of Global Sustainability)

The Office of Sustainability encourage students, alumni,

faculty and staff, also local community and partners to

join the effort of transforming the University of South

Florida into a “Green University”, “where decision –

structural and routine – consider both individual and

collective impacts to our campus, economy, community,

and environment.” (Patel College of Global

Sustainabilty)

The University of South Florida has become one of the

small numbers of universities whose determination is to

create a green campus and advance sustainability efforts.

The school has earned a “GOLD” rating from

Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in

Higher Education – the nation’s leading advocacy group

for the green campus movement (Chachere). Plus

University of South Florida is one of the nation’s tops

Green Colleges, based on Princeton Review.

Dr. E. Christian Wells

Director of the Office of Sustainability

“The gold STARS rating USF received proves that

we are truly “green” and gold. The STARS system

helps us track our sustainability efforts and

allows us to find our weak spots. While the Office

of Sustainability is only 500 days old, we’ve

managed to address most of the easy targets, like

increasing recycling and changing the light bulbs.

Now we need to focus on the bigger picture, what

a sustainable campus should look like over the

longer term.” (Chachere)

Sustainability Checklist

Mahayudin’s research article offers the necessary

criteria for a sustainable campus. The spheres of

sustainable development are represented by social,

economic, and environmental needs. The social

sphere consists of standard of living, outdoor

learning and study, and programs and events. The

economic sphere consists of economic

development, and research and development. The

environmental sphere consists of landscape

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resources, and environmental management. These

needs represent the criteria that USFSP has to meet

to be and continue to be a green campus. These can

be broken down further into more specific

categories. These categories act as a checklist for

Universities that are going green. If the Sustainable

Campus Criteria is met, this

will allow the campus to provide a community that

is welcoming to students, staff and visitors, creating

a better quality of life.

Figure 2 above shows the depth that creating a

sustainable campus can have. This relates to all of

the green programs that have been implemented on

campus. USF is a green campus. However, the USF

community is always in the process of “greening.”

This is possible by conserving resources and

boosting environmental quality through the

education of sustainability. USF has created many

green programs that fall under the environmental,

social, and economic categories.

Environmental

USF is set in a suburban area surrounding the major

cities of Tampa and Saint Petersburg. Geologically

USF is close to the Gulf of Mexico. The topography

is flat at USF. A lot of the landscape setting is

covered in vegetation in the forms of lawns, gardens

and trees. The water bodies near campus consist of

the Gulf of Mexico and Tampa Bay. There is a

diversity of native plants that increase the air quality

on campus. Multiple green spaces on campus allow

students to enjoy the environment and study

outdoors. There is also recreational green space

where intramurals are held. There are many natural

areas on campus that provide a living space for a

variety of animal species. The home environment

that USF creates allows for plants and animals to

live. There are linkages that allow students and

faculty to travel by foot or bike to get on and off or

around campus. From the environmental standpoint,

USF has reached and exceeded its expectations for a

sustainable campus.

Social

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USF has an aesthetically pleasing campus landscape

and garden. Outdoor study can be held in any of the

yards. Health and wellness is a big part of the USF

community. There is a bay walk that can be used for

biking walking or jogging. The final and most

important parts of the social aspect are campus

programs and activities that raise sustainability

awareness.

Economic

There are multiple areas of shade provided by trees.

Also USF provides a café and convenience shop.

There are multiple recycling stations placed around

campus to help prevent the environment from

pollution. USF promotes walking and cycling on

campus to reduce carbon emissions and protect the

environment from pollution by starting the Bike-a-

Bull program. The school must continue the

greening process by conducting research and

development.

In summary, the University of South Florida has

done its part in creating a sustainable campus that

not only benefits its students and faculty but the

environment as well.

USFSP Stance on Sustainability

The Univ. of South Florida is one of just a handful

number of universities nationwide who has

managed to receive a Gold rating by the Association

for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher

Education. USF signed the American College and

University President’s Climate Commitment

(ACUPCC) in 2008 and submitted its climate action

plan in 2010 with a goal of ten percent reduction in

its carbon footprint by 2015. Since signing to the

commitment, the university has introduced multiple

sustainability devices and initiatives. These include

water bottle filling stations, reusable plastic food

containers in the Reef dining hall, recycling

programs in the residence halls, solar panels atop

tables and umbrellas used as charging stations for

laptops, phones, etc., and even green-energy devices

such as treadmills and other cardio equipment is

used to give power to the Student Life Center.

Upon the LEED certification, the University

of South Florida St. Petersburg has become a

holistic academic environment, which integrates

sustainability research and teaching. Additionally,

the USFSP campus has introduced the Student

Green Energy Fund, which allows the students to

vote on projects and propose ideas to aim to reduce

the campus’ carbon footprint, energy consumption,

green house gas emissions as well as promote

sustainable technologies.

Green movement

summary

Strategies:

Duke energy solar energy research grant in

new battery systems

Green environmental programs

Sustain and construct green energy

infrastructures

Transportation programs

Green cleaning recycling

Initiatives:

Adopted energy-efficient appliance

purchasing policy requiring purchase of

ENERGY STAR certified products

Free electric charging stations installed on

campus and parking spaces dedicated for

low emission vehicles available at parking

lots on campus

Local battery recycling centers;

Automatically powering off idle lab and

classroom computers; Purchasing recycled

paper and recycling used paper for all

campus computing needs

USF/Duke Energy PV Solar Array – Duke

Energy grant that will fund research to

explore the integration of storing solar

energy in new battery systems.

Resources:

The Environmental Science and

Sustainability Club (ESSC)

LEED Certified Buildings – Science and

Technology building first to be certified in

LEED in Fall2014 followed by the Student

Center and College of Business

USF one of nations top green colleges

according to the Princeton’s Review Guide

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First Strategic Strategy

Duke Energy Grant

University of South Florida has received a one

million dollar grant investment from Duke Energy

to construct and explore a clean energy output

system of new batteries to further enhance a green

movement at the University. The first of this

movement is to be installed on the 5th avenue

parking lot garage. This installation is a 100 kW

solar photovoltaic (PV) system or a power

system designed to supply usable solar power by

means of photovoltaics. It consists of an

arrangement of several components, including solar

panels to absorb and convert sunlight into

electricity, a solar inverter to change the electric

current from DC to AC, as well as mounting,

cabling and other electrical accessories to set up a

working system.

This embarks a great opportunity to be energy

efficient and show collaboration and effort for the

teachers, staff, and students in going green. This

effort shows true example of being energy efficient

and accordance with Duke Energy to make the

environment a lean type of manufacturing or 5S

movement for the university. Lean, 5S, and kaizan

are an example of cutting waste products and costs

and to promote a safe and healthy movement for

any workplace and institution. This solar project

will provide Duke Energy and the University

research on the Tesla’s battery output and

renewable solutions. For example, finding the

complete output and throughput of energy from the

318 individual panels and constructed 7,100 square

foot battery will be able to help utilize other

efficient energy needs and eliminate cost effective

energy savings from other wasteful products such as

multiple computer outlets, fans, and other high

usage electrical needs. Energy allocation plays a

big part on efficiency. The Tesla battery project is a

great placement for the University. Given the fact

that Florida’s reputable “sunshine state” statement

gives maximum sun output throughout the year.

The research entailed by both the university and

Duke Energy includes finding the amount of storage

capacity, allocation of the energy stored, and energy

innovation. Appropriating energy is the challenge.

In contrast, energy that is stored is vaguely used in

general. Upon the research, is finding the medium

point of energy efficiency on how to better utilize

and cut costs to save the University from capital

expenditures.

Tesla battery

The Tesla battery on top of the parking garage

building has the capacity to power the facilities

lights, cameras, elevators, and charging stations

throughout the day and night for a day. The Tesla

battery is the same concept battery from the Tesla

electric carmaker.

Green Environmental

Programs

The University of South Florida has a renowned

reputation of going green overall. In another

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example of going

green, USF’s utilizes

many recycling

programs including

community clean

ups, standardized

recycling of paper,

aluminum, and other

waste products. Part

of the green

movement affiliated

with the university is

global disaster clean

ups, hurricane

awareness or other disaster relief programs. The

USF College of Marine Science has many programs

for the environment. In expedition Antarctica, a

marine science program sponsored by USF defines

sedimentary climatic changes in global warming

research. The research will help better understand

how the ice shelves daunt any global changes to

weather and high-rise of global sea levels. In

addition, programs from OSHA and clean ups are

heavily utilized around the local environment. In

affiliation with OSHA, USF offers semi-annual

clean up of the Hillsborough River and local parks.

These clean ups rid of waste that are hazardous to

the environment to not only animals but also any

influences of harm towards drinking water,

chemical waste elimination, and other factors.

Maya Lea, a marine biologist for NOAA, conducts

annual clean ups around regional parks and

recreation. Maya, who’s a local kite surfer, helps

organize the local kite surfer group of movement in

beach clean ups. The last clean up was done at

Lassing park in St. Petersburg near the USF St.

Petersburg campus. Kite surfers mostly utilize the

park for recreation during windy days and safety

wise clean up potential hazards of broken glass,

straws, cans, and other hazardous waste to the

environment. USF offers many club organizations

including SEA, or Student Environmental

Association. The Student Environmental

Association (SEA) is an active student organization

at the University of South Florida in Tampa. They

engage in volunteer activities, educate the

community and our members about the environment

and related issues, and work towards making USF

more environmentally friendly.

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The research icebreaker Nathaniel B. Palmer, with a

team including two professors and three graduate

students from the University of South Florida, sails

along the Antarctic ice sheet, University of South

Florida. Amongst the many green movements on

campus, one of the main attracted green sculptures

made by Current Collections is in the shape of a

vortex located near the library and Marine science

building. Its representation is of an ocean vortex

made of plastics and coastal debris is a symbolic

symbol of effort in going green. The S.E.A.S

program at USF sponsored and implanted a

WaterGoat boom amongst its coastal sea walls and

other outlying areas to collect storm debris and trash

from spreading into the ocean or waterways.

Sustainability Types

Sustainability Transportation

Currently USF has many projects in operations

including installing four electric car charging ports

located on Lot 2 and parking garage which is open

24 hours a day. The ports are 240-volt charges,

which should only take a couple hours to fully

charge. Amongst the transportation of

sustainability USF added value to its students by

including free PSTA transportation for free amongst

students, teachers, and staff under the U-PASS

program provided by the PSTA, USFSP pays PSTA

a flat rate to provide the unlimited access to busses

and trolleys. Enterprise car rentals offer a car share

program for students. Its program offers a mutual

alternative than regular pricing for the general

public. It was initiated by the Urban Transportation

Center at USF Tampa campus originally that

evolved on to St. Petersburg campus in affiliation

with Enterprise rental car. This membership based

automated rental offers two vehicles, the Nissan

Cube and a FIAT 500. Both vehicles have reserved

parking spots on campus for rental, which rates can

start at $8.50 an hour. The last transportation

program offered on campus is a Bike a Bull Bike

share program; it officially opened its program last

January 2015. Students need only to show their

student ID to rent a bike for up to 24 hours. Hours

of operation are from 11 am to 5 pm by the

Waterfront.

Students are assigned a Sea Wind beach

cruiser, a helmet, lock, and two lights. The only

notation required is a signature of a waiver. In

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conclusion, USF makes it easier for it’s students

who have to travel long distances from campus.

This is a huge benefit for students who do not have

there own transportation and that have to rely on

others in order to meet scheduled class demand.

Whether it’s biking, renting a vehicle or through

PSTA bus transportation. For example, a student

living outside of downtown St. Petersburg can

easily take the transit bus miles away from campus.

Transit times vary by day but the convenience is

there to plan ahead without the worries of

reliability.

Sustainability Buildings

USF as a whole has taken initiative in the green movement of sustainability. Upon its building structures and

organized plans of construction, its USF’s plan to certify each building into a green LEED certified gold

building. The Science and Technology building was the first one to go green. LEED certification provides

independent verification of a building or neighborhood’s green features, allowing for the design, construction,

operations and maintenance of resource-efficient, high-performing, healthy, cost-effective buildings. LEED

certification means healthier, more productive places, reduced stress on the environment by encouraging energy

and resource-efficient buildings, and savings from increased building value, higher lease rates and decreased

utility costs. 88 of the Fortune 100 companies are already using LEED. The Science and Technology building

has grown into a highly abundant green building that includes many features.

Construction pollution reduction - Light Pollution Reduction

Roof that reduces urban heat island effect - Water efficient landscaping

Energy efficient building - Storage and Collection of Recyclables

Environmental Tobacco Smoke Control - Minimum Indoor Air Quality Performance

Thermal Comfort - Water efficient landscaping

20% Recycled Content used in building materials - Water use reduction

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Sustainability Climate & Energy

Amongst one of the heavily used buildings around

campus is the parking garage. The lighting had a

high levels of mercury of which caused

environmental concerns, which were disposed of

into hazardous waste. In counteraction, two phases

were planned, the first project was to install LED

lights that last longer and have better energy

efficiency on the first floor of the parking garage.

46 new lights were installed. These new LED lights

use and consume 75% less energy and lasts 10x

longer that its counterpart. Phase 1 reduced energy

usage by 69,250KWH/Year, enough to offset the

consumption of 6 single-family American homes

for 1 year. Phase two installed LED lights on all

floors of the parking garage retrofitting 342 light

fixtures. Phase two reduce the consumption of the

garage by an additional 340,000 KWH/Yr, enough

to offset the consumption of 33 single-family

American homes. It reduced the electricity

consumption by a total of 65%.

One of the climalogical attributes found on campus

is the butterfly garden designed and paid for by

students features only native Florida plants and is

certified as both a North American Butterfly

Association Butterfly Garden, and a Wildlife

Habitat through the National Wildlife Foundation.

The garden was designed to enlighten and improve

the entrance, promote interaction amongst students,

and encourage growth amongst bee and butterfly

population. The garden provides a calm natural

setting to de-stress. The garden is located on 6th

Avenue and 2nd

Street.

Reinforcing Sustainability

How can USF continue its success in creating a sustainable environment? One way that can be done is by

student led organizations.

The longest running club at USFSP is the Student

Environmental Awareness Society (SEAS). This

club is open to any students who would like to

advocate the awareness of a greener environment.

Sustainability, design and development are very

important to the members of this club. For SEAS,

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Sustainability does not end now. It is an ongoing

effort to create a sustainable campus. They have

shown this by holding monthly beach cleanups on

campus. In addition, SEAS continues to spread

environmental awareness by holding events such as

an earth day celebration. All the cleaning supplies

will be provided for those who volunteer their time.

To help aid this organization, SEAS was funded

$3,500 Bay Mini-Grant from Tampa Bay Estuary

Program for the installation of a watergoat. The

watergoat is a contraption seventy-five feet in

length designed to capture waste and debris

pollutants, which causes pollution in our water. The

watergoat is designed to catch debris from

surrounding cities and bodies of water.

SEAS is not the only club that has contributed a

great amount of effort into the sustainability of the

University of South Florida’s campus. The Garden

Club likes to focus on informing students and

faculty about sustainable urban firing techniques.

The club handles the 19 raised bed gardens, and

Bayboro Garden on campus. Everyone on campus is

welcome to join and learn about multiple gardening

techniques. This club also organizes many events

to help spread the awareness on topics such as

urban farming, healthy foods, shopping local, and

more.

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The Environmental Science and Sustainability has been created to spread awareness of environmental education

and scientific practices. They have been able to do so on campus by sustainability projects and collaboration.

The Marine Adventures Club is an activity based

club that can give students an opportunity to learn

about the environment and safety through a laid

back hands on approach. This will help enhance the

sustainability if students can take what they learn

from this club and apply it to their every day lives.

Future Projects

Campus clubs aren’t the only way that USF can

help reinforce sustainability. USF has many

proposed projects to keep its campus green

movement going forward. There are limitless

possibilities to greening the campus. The Student

Green Energy Fund has approved three

sustainability projects for the spring of 2015:

LED Lighting – USFSP Soccer Field

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Proposed by Mike Legget

Mike Legget has proposed a project that was

accepted for the spring of 2015. The project consists

of LED lighting for the USFSP soccer field. In

terms of sustainability, this would save 9,311.99

kW of annual energy compared to metal halide or

similar non-LED design. The project also has a 10-

year guarantee. The 25-year savings would be

$49,819.20 after installation in comparison to other

non-LED designs. There would be a 75% energy

use reduction.

Recycle Stations

Proposed by Mike Legget

This project is the next phase of a plan that has

proven to be efficient for USFSP. The plan is to add

four more outdoor recycle stations to the campus.

The recycle stations themselves are composed of

recycled parts. They have been built to last many

years to assist in creating a sustainable campus.

Each pound of the recycle stations are made up of

8-10 recycled milk jugs. The installations of these

stations are estimated to save 3 dumps of trash per

week, which are 126 dumps per year. In terms of

cost, this is about $10,836.

Keeping Our Environment Fit

By Kaitlin McKeever

This project is for reducing energy consumption in

the USFSP fitness center. This can be achieved by

replacing older cardio equipment for recycled

equipment that consumes less energy. If this can be

done, the money that is saved can be directed to

other important areas of campus recreation. This

project would allow for SGEF to expand and build

new relationships with different departments of the

USFP campus. The switch to LED lighting would

save USFSP around $3,406 per year.

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Glossary of Terms

Current Collections public art display consisting of

marine debris compromised into a sculpture.

Duke Energy headquartered in Charlotte, North

Carolina, is the largest electric power holding

company in the United States, with assets also in

Canada and Latin America.

EV Charging Station electric car chargers funded

through a DOE grant.

Green Building infrastructure with department

certified coded towards green movement

Leadership in Environmental and Energy Design

(LEED) a program managed by the U.S. Green

Building Council that rates green-energy design

buildings based on design, construction and

operation of a building in directive to advance

environmental and human health performance.

Student Environmental Awareness Society of

USFSP (SEAS) program on campus open to all

students, faculty, staff, and members of the

community designed to spread marine pollution

awareness and clean up the harbor.

Sustainability is defined as a requirement of our

generation to manage the resource base such that

the average quality of life that we ensure ourselves.

Tesla Battery rechargeable lithion-ion battery

optimized for daily usage and recycling of electric

power

Topography the arrangement of the natural and

artificial physical features of an area.

WaterGoat WaterGoat is a stormwater debris boom

that delivers an inexpensive, indestructible and low

maintenance solution to any stormwater debris

challenge.

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McKeever, Kaitlin. "Google Docs." USFSP Sustainability Projects. 17 November 2015

<https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1gKJHUJ1As6tsVLX4sdcnUJFe8aJ69mGwS1KzWUcIoHc/edit#slide

=id.g2f39c206f_0164 >.

Patel College of Global Sustainabilty. Patel College of Global Sustainability - Office of Sustsainability. 2010.

17 11 2015 <http://psgs.usf.edu/usf-office-of-sustainability/usf-office-of-sustainability/history>.

Sustainability | Green Buildings. 11 November 2015 <http://www.usfsp.edu/sustainability/green-buildings/>.

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United States Environmental Protection Agency. EPA. 21 9 2015. 17 11 2015 <www.EPA.gov>.

University of South Florida Saint Petersburg. 11 October 2015

<http://www.usfsp.edu/sustainability>.

Unknown. "USFSP." 28 March 2012. 15 November 2015

<http://www.usfsp.edu/blog/2012/03/28/free-electric-charging-stations-installed-on-campus>>.

"USF Saint Petersburg." 10 November 2015 <http://www.usfsp.edu/home/2015/05/22/usf-st-petersburg-duke-

energy-unveil-solar-battery-project/>.

USFSP. Sustainability. 17 November 2015 <http://www.usfsp.edu/sustainability/clubs/ >.

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Annotated Bibliography

Cash, Jacqui. University of South Florida News. 5 May 2010. 15 November 2015

<http://news.usf.edu/article/templates/?a=2295>.

USF’s inclusion in the list of the nations most environmentally responsible college campuses are a reflection of the

university’s many sustainable activities, supported by the inclusion of sustainability in USF’s strategic plan. The Office of

Sustainability serves as the university’s hub for environmental initiatives by faculty, staff and students in accordance to

the author.

Chachere, Vickie. "Sustainability Gold." University of South Florida News (2011).

<http://news.usf.edu/article/templates/?a=3116>

The article talked about how sustainability and environmentally determined initiatives on campus have earned USF a

Gold rating. The article also mentioned about the ranking the school had achieved in a competition for college and

university in recycling programs, as well as the contribution of Student Government, Emerging Green Builders, USF

Community Garden, and others.

Diez, Cherie. Tampa Bay Times. 14 October 2014. 10 November 2015 <http://www.tampabay.com/news/poynter-park-

sculpture-fashioned-from-coastal-cleanup-debris/2202272>.

A sculpture made up of plastic and metal debris was revealed in Poynter Park October of 2014. The sculpture spans 40

feet across and reaches a height of 30 feet with five steel arms covered with a multi-colored translucent plastic skin, made

from melted bags and debris collected from area waterways by the City of St. Petersburg. This trash clean up was

transformed into an aesthetic art piece and made possible by the University of South Florida's College of Marine Science.

Lea, Maya. NOAA Marine Biologist and member of Student Environmental Awareness Society Brian May. Saint

Petersburg, 27 October 2015.

Maya Lea reflected insight upon projects for NOAA and sustainability projects on campus. She referenced and sighted

other members for interviews for more in depth detailed projects. Insights include a water goat project, Poynter Park

sculpture, and coastal cleanups.

Legget, Mike. "Google Doc." USFSP Sustainability Projects. 17 November 2015

<https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1o-dnPOJSc6SSRAnVd20BYvqgcE0emjIK0NNVIwja2Ys/edit#slide=id.p6>.

This link refers to the proposal of a sustainability project that was accepted for the spring of 2016.

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—. "Google Doc." USFSP Sustainability Pojects. 17 November 2015

<https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1zpi6u2KsEygoJwcX2YTFHhdIVVvdTMU7Yd3U1cLPoOk/edit#slide=id.p11

>.

This link refers to the project that was proposed and approved for the semester of spring 2016.

McKeever, Kaitlin. "Google Docs." USFSP Sustainability Projects. 17 November 2015

<https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1gKJHUJ1As6tsVLX4sdcnUJFe8aJ69mGwS1KzWUcIoHc/edit#slide=id.g2f39c

206f_0164 >.

This link refers to the project that was proposed by Kaitlin McKeever and approved for the spring of 2016.

Patel College of Global Sustainabilty. Patel College of Global Sustainability - Office of Sustsainability. 2010. 17 11 2015

<http://psgs.usf.edu/usf-office-of-sustainability/usf-office-of-sustainability/history>.

The Patel College of Global Sustainability is a program that sustains urban communities through research. This site was

helpful in gathering information of our buildings and other green-energy sustainability programs spread throughout the

Universities’ campus. This site also helped aid our group by diving more into depth in programs like LEED and tell of

sustainability events and programs offered at USF.

Sustainability | Green Buildings. 11 November 2015 <http://www.usfsp.edu/sustainability/green-buildings/>.

This website introduced and briefly covered the University’s plans and inputs of sustainability. This link dealt more

directly with going into detail about what buildings were apart of the Duke Energy sustainability program, but also went

into depth by discussing what was placed in those buildings to contribute to the Green movement.

United States Environmental Protection Agency. EPA. 21 9 2015. 17 11 2015 <www.EPA.gov>.

University of South Florida Saint Petersburg. 11 October 2015 <http://www.usfsp.edu/sustainability>.

This link summarizes the sustainability efforts at USF.

Unknown. "USFSP." 28 March 2012. 15 November 2015

<http://www.usfsp.edu/blog/2012/03/28/free-electric-charging-stations-installed-on-campus>>.

Charging stations, paid for with a U.S. Department of Energy grant awarded to USFSP by Progress Energy, which is free

to the public for usage. Upon usage the University and Progress Energy will monitor supply and demand in the next

couple years to determine future projects.

"USF Saint Petersburg." 10 November 2015 <http://www.usfsp.edu/home/2015/05/22/usf-st-petersburg-duke-energy-

unveil-solar-battery-project/>.

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This site further introduced Duke Energy and the impact that is projected to have on the St. Petersburg campus. This link

also includes the plans for the parking garage renovation including the solar panels, lights within the garage to illuminate

the garage and additional sustainability items funded by Duke Energy’s grant donation.

USFSP. Sustainability. 17 November 2015 <http://www.usfsp.edu/sustainability/clubs/ >.

This site lists the clubs that help the current actions in the green movement and provide a future for a green campus at

USF.