usfsp sustainability white paper

7/23/2019 USFSP Sustainability White Paper

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USFSP Going Green

The Tie Pilots ENC3250.795F15Brandon Zulli Editor/esi!ner "nstru#tor$ r. To%ienne& 'r.

E(il) *lasser +ead"nter,ie-er/esear#her ni,ersit) o outh Florida

'ared ille) esear#her 10 7th4,e & t. Peters%ur!& F+33701

*rant iles esear#her No,e(%er 11th& 2015

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Ta%le o Contents

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FP *oin! *reen o#ial 8edia666666666..

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Part 2 *reen Ener!) *)(6666666666666.9

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"ntrodu#tion

The =ur=ose o this=a=er is to do#u(ent thee?orts that the ni,ersit) oouth Florida has -entthrou!h to (o,e to-ards!oin! !reen. This =a=er -ill

!o into detail a%out -hat theni,ersit) has done to rea#hout to students to !o !reen&ho- the s#hool re#ei,edundin! or these =roe#ts&-hat =roe#ts the s#hool hasdone alread) and ho- the)-or>& and -hat uture =roe#tsthe s#hool has =lanned. 4

series o etensi,e resear#h-ill %e the =ri(ar) oundationo this -hite =a=er.

Ee#uti,e u((ar)

The ni,ersit) o outhFlorida is one o the to=uni,ersities in the nation to

=ush to @!o !reenA. F isetre(el) #o((itted to %uilda health)& sustaina%le#o((unities. E?orts to !o!reen ha,e %een re#o!nied%) or!aniations su#h ase#)#le8ania and T4 as

-ell as the undin! or the=roe#ts ro( on #a(=us!rou=s su#h as the tudent*reen Ener!) Fund on ea#h

#a(=us. The *reen Ener!)Fund on ea#h #a(=us has%een res=onsi%le or undin!(ost o the s#hoolDs lar!es#ale =roe#ts. o(e o these=roe#ts in#lude the solararra) on to= o the F t.Peters%ur! #a(=usDs =ar>in!!ara!e& the -ater %ottlerein! !ara!es.These are ust so(e =roe#tsthe s#hool has done to (o,e(ore to-ards !oin! !reen.

The results ro( these=roe#ts ha,e i(=ro,ed ea#h#a(=us si!nih =er)ear. hile the a,era!eener!) #onsu(=tion or thes#hool is relati,el) hi!h& thisa(ount that the =anels sa,eis ,er) si!ni


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to #ontinue to =ush to-ards(ore sustaina%ilit) (ethodsor e,er) #a(=us.

FP ; *oin! *reen

The Green movement has taken

a high priority in many different

schools, universities, business,

corporations, and government

projects. How can we complete the

task at hand while being as

environmentally efficient as possible?

That is the question that is assessed

before all of these green projectstasks

are started. There are many pre!

requisites needed and much

preparation necessary before any

environmentally safe project can be

started. "t takes a lot of planning,

critical thinking, and innovation to be

made possible. #$% $t. &etersburg

makes a great effort to take on this

tough task of green innovation. Thesetype of things can be very costly, the

type of equipment, '(), and time to

be put in require much more time,

money, and effort to implement.

*lthough this can seem unnecessary

to implement, it can be very beneficial

once started for #$% and it will save

many resources, we are preserving the

earth one step at a time. +hy would

people go through so much trouble to

be green or energy and resource

efficient? +hy wouldnt we just keep

going on the same path we have been

this whole time? -bviously the

worlds resources are finite, but by the

time we can put this into action would

it be worth it? The answer is an

absolute yes. The reasoning behind

this goes beyond just being energy

efficient and saving resources, it is

our duty to protect and be smart with

what we are blessed to live with.

verything we see, use, and create are

made from finite resources, none of

these things are unlimited, and if we

are smart while using it we can

continue to live without worrying

about scarcity. "f we run everything

dry our normal lives as we know it

will change drastically. *s a group,we will soon e/plain how #$% $t.

&etersburg utili0es green methods and

innovation to protect what we love.

#$%$& Going Green $ocial

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ne-s on #a(=us is throu!hFa#e%oo>& t-itter& and thes#hools -e%site. This is due tothe a#t that students are

alread) so a#ti,e on thesesites that the) -ill not (issthe o==ortunit) to learn (orea%out the !oin! !reen=ro#ess. ur s#hool hasalread) oined these threesites and ha,e alread) ta>enste=s to use the( to raisea-areness. Ea#h so#ial (ediasite is used a little %it

di?erentl) de=endin! on theor(at o the site. FPDs!oin! !reen t-itter na(e isGBulls*o*reen. This t-ittera##ount is still ,er) ne- andhad its e that etra e?ort to hel=the en,iron(ent.GBulls*o*reen also o?ers theo==ortunit) to #o((uni#ateand as> uestions -ith thesta? o the site %) in,itin!their ollo-ers to (essa!ethe( throu!h t-itter. 4nother%ene. *EFFP is the userDs na(e onthis =a!e -hi#h stands or&tudent *reen Ener!) Fund

ni,ersit) o outh Florida t.Peters%ur!. This site #o(=ilesa %un#h o thin!s su#h asne-s stories& #hallen!es&inor(ation& and (oreo==ortunities o#o((uni#ation. First& and(ost re#entl)& the (e(%erso *EP FP ha,e started a

#hallen!e %et-een di?erent#lu%s and or!aniations on#a(=us. This #hallen!e is#alled a#e or the atts. "thas not onl) raised a-areness%ut has hel=ed !enerate etraener!) on #a(=us. a#e orthe atts ta>es =la#e )earl)&%e!innin! in 2013& in theFP !)(. The e,ent ta>es=la#e o,er a =eriod o ti(eand -as etended this )ear in2015 due to su#h a hi!hinterest and a#ti,it). The=arti#i=ants used the !)(s o?the !rid ener!) eui=(ent

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-hi#h is =o-ered %) its users.The %i>es& #ur,e tread(ills&ro-ers& and elli=ti#als are all=o-ered %) the ener!)

#reated -hen %ein! used. Thisreal ti(e ener!) is used to=o-er the (a#hineDs ans andli!hts rather than =lu!!in! itinto an outlet. This #hallen!eraises a-areness to =eo=le-ho are (e(%ers o thisFa#e%oo> =a!e& as -ell as the(e(%ers that are=arti#i=atin! in the #hallen!e.

*EF FP >ee=s the #lu%s(oti,ated %) =ostin! u=dateson -ho is 1st& 2nd& and 3rd.There is also an indi,idual#hallen!e that re#o!niesstudents or their o-n usa!e.This Fa#e%oo> =a!e alsoin,ites students to do theiro-n resear#h on ne- e?orts

to !o !reen on #a(=us. Thesite in#ludes ste=s on ho- to!et )our o-n idea unded. Therest o this site in#ludesinor(ation and o,erall(oti,ation to !et studentsa#ti,e on #a(=us and s=readideas o a-areness or !oin!!reen. The !round inor(ation as toho- the or!aniation is run&

-ho a==ro,ed the(& (eetin!ti(es& and the #hair. The %od)=ara!ra=h tells the readersthat the =roe#ts are unded%) J0.75 =er #redit hour !reenee ro( ea#h student. B)#ontri%utin! this a(ountstudents ha,e the o==ortunit)to ,ote on thin!s related tothe !rou= on #a(=us. E,er) 3

)ears students ha,e the#han#e to reaKr( the eeasso#iated -ith the !rou=.The unds are used to assist inthe !oin! !reen e?ort %)=ro(otin! =o-er& #lean u=&rene-a%le ener!)te#hnolo!ies& and lo-erin!!reenhouse !as e(issions.

This site also has other ta%s tohel= students understand&=arti#i=ate& and #o((uni#ate-ith the !rou=. o(e o theseta%s are titled& Co((ittee8e(%ers& Proe#t Pro=osals&B)la-s& 8inutes& #hedule/E,ents& and 4==ro,edProe#ts.

FP *oin! *reenProe#ts

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The F t. Peters%ur!#a(=us has #o(=leted anu(erous a(ount o

sustaina%ilit) and !oin! !reen=roe#ts that =eo=le #an seeall o,er #a(=us. The s#hoolhas (ulti=le (ethods to !etundin! or e,er) =roe#t thatis %rou!ht to the ta%le. o(eo these undin! sour#esin#lude the !o !reen ee-hi#h has the uni,ersit)

#har!in! J0.75 =er #redithour& The *reen Ener!) Fund!rou= that is on #a(=us& and!rants !i,en to the uni,ersit)%) %i! ener!) #or=orationssu#h as u>e Ener!). The=roe#ts that -ill %e dis#ussed(ore in de=th in this =a=er-ill in#lude solar =anelener!)& !reen #leanin!&reno-& the sun isthe lar!est sour#e o ener!) inour solar s)ste(. ith thea(ount o ener!) that #o(eso? the sun ea#h )ear& -h) notta>e ad,anta!e o that ener!)and harness it or oursel,esL

The a(ount o ener!) thathits our =lanet in the durationo an hour& is (ore ener!)that the entire -orld -ill usein a )ear. olar ener!)te#hnolo!) harnesses the sunor hu(an use. But -e ha,eonl) %e!un to ta= into this=lentiul ener!) sour#e. 4s

ti(e =ro!resses& thete#hnolo!) that is %ein!#reated to harness this ener!)-ill %e#o(e (ore ad,an#edand less e=ensi,e. This -illallo- e,er)da) =eo=le to=ur#hase and use solarener!) or their o-n ho(esand ele#tri# #ars.

History of Solar Energy

Iu(ans ha,e al-a)stin>ered -ith the idea o solarener!). 4n#ient =eo=le and#i,iliations ha,e learned to

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harness solar ener!) to heattheir ho(es at ni!ht. Peo=leha,e e,en

li!ht no-n to us assolar =anels. The %asi#s#ien#e o =hoto,oltai#te#hnolo!) -as o solar=anels& the


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one o the (ost #o((onsolar =anels used in ourda) to da) lie.

Solar Photovoltaic:

olar =hoto,oltai#te#hnolo!) is used or=rodu#in! ele#tri#it)ro( the sun usin! solar#ells& t)=i#all) en#ased in=anels.Concentrated Solar:Con#entrated solarte#hnolo!) is used or=rodu#in! ele#tri#it)ro( the sun usin!(irrors heliostatsQ to#on#entrate a lar!e areao solar ther(al ener!)into a s(all area.Ele#tri#al =o-er is=rodu#ed -hen the#on#entrated li!ht is#on,erted to heat& -hi#h

dri,es a heat en!ineusuall) a stea( tur%ineQ#onne#ted to anele#tri#al =o-er!enerator.

USFSP and Solar Energy

4s FP #ontinues their!oin! !reen =roe#ts& there-as one =roe#t that thes#hool -anted to do or thet. Peters%ur! #a(=us. This=roe#t in,ol,ed installin! a

100>ilo-att R-Q solar=hoto,oltai# s)ste( on theto= o the uni,ersit)Ds Fith4,enue outh =ar>in! !ara!e.

These sells (easure 7&100suare eet& -ith 32Mindi,idual =anels. The ener!)needs o FP a,era!ea==roi(atel) 19.1 (illion>h =er )ear and solar =anelso this sie #an =rodu#e ona,era!e a%out 1:&250> >ho ener!) a )ear. Toda)& -e#an see this =roe#t #o(=leted

and %ein! =ut to !ood use.These solar =anels are %ein!used to =o-er the li!hts in the=ar>in! !ara!e and the) arealso %ein! used to =o-er theele#tri# #har!in! stations onthe in!!ara!e. e#entl)& u>eEner!) Florida and the

ni,ersit) o outh Floridat.Peters%ur! un,eiled a ne-solar %atter) =roe#t that -ille=lore ho- to store and useener!) ro( the sun. Theundin! or this resear#h is#o(in! ro( a one (illiondollar !rant !i,en to FPro( u>e Ener!). The %atter)=roe#t in,ol,es installin! Pele#tri# %atteries to store an)e#ess ener!) that !ets#olle#ted ro( the solar=anels. The !rant alsoin,ol,es undin! resear#h or(ore sustaina%le =roe#ts the

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s#hool has =lanned or theuture.

Part 2

USFSP Green Energy Gym

The FP !)( has a loton their se#ond Ooor #alled*reen Cardio +ot. This =art othe !)( is run %) the ener!)#reated %) its users. Theeui=(ent in#ludes ood-a)Cur,e tread(ills& elli=ti#als&and t-o t)=es o (a#hine

ener!) %i>es. The tread(illsare not =lu!!ed into the -all.The ans and dis=la) li!hts are#o(=letel) =o-ered %) itsusers. The %i>es and elli=ti#alsare #onne#ted to a #ord thatsends the =o-er !enerated %)its rider to a !rid. This !rid is#alled o? the !rid ener!) and

is #o((onl) used in-orld-ide !)(s to de#reasethe o,erall =o-er usa!e o the!)(. ther e?orts our !)(has (ade to %e#o(e (oresustaina%le has %een addin!re#)#lin! %ins throu!hout the%uildin!. Thin!s -e #ould doto urther this !oin! !reene?ort at the s#hool and the!)( #ould %e lo- =o-er#onsu(in! a==lian#es.Ea(=les o these -ould %e+E tele,ision (onitors& lo-Oo- a==lian#es in %athroo(ssu#h as lo- Oo- au#ets&

toilets and sho-er heads.Thou!h the !)( -as ustreno,ated -e #ould also ha,eused %a(%oo as the Ooorin!

in the )o!a roo(. e also#ould ha,e re=la#ed an)eui=(ent -ith =arts ro(ones that are ust sittin! inland the!)( has !enerated. This -illhel= users understand ho-(u#h their #ontri%ution hel=s.

Thou!h not at in!these e?orts& our !)( -ill seelo-er #osts as a result os-it#hin! to ener!) eK#ienteui=(ent. The =ri#e oele#tri#it) is (u#h less thanthe #ost o the eui=(ent.

Part Green Cleaning ! "ecycling

*reen #leanin! is a(ethod that the F t.Peters%ur! #a(=us ado=tedthat o#uses on #leanin! u=the #a(=us. There are (an)

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!rass& trees& and other t)=eso %rush around #a(=us.estro)in! these thin!s #andestro) ani(als and inse#ts

that rel) on the( to sur,i,e. "-e destro) these ani(als and=lants ho- are -e %ein!!reen %) an) standardsL ealso har( (arine -ildlie %eusin! these har(ul #he(i#alsoutside near the %a). hen itrains or s=rin>ler s)ste(s-ash -ater do-n into the %a)throu!h draina!e s)ste(s it

also %rin!s alon! the har(ul#he(i#als& ertiliers& andother thin!s #olle#ted in the-ater dire#tl) into the o#ean.E,er) (arine or!anis( su#has s& #ra%s& other#rusta#eans all a%sor% thesehar(ul #he(i#als or eats(aller or!anis(s that ha,e

a%sor%ed the(. This #ausesthe a?e#ted (arine lie toeither die& or !o throu!h(utations %e#ause theiror!aniational stru#ture isnDt(eant to #o(e into #onta#t-ith su#h thin!s. Then -e ashu(ans #at#h these or ha,eso(e other issue %)#onsu(in! the ee=in! ouren,iron(ent health) at thesa(e ti(e. The #o(=ounds orsu%stan#es =ut to!ether la#>

a lot o the har(ul =rodu#ts%ut instead onl) #ontainsu%stan#es su#h as$ Ba>in!soda& ,ine!ar& and le(ons.These thin!s donDt har( theen,iron(ent and are%iode!rada%le& -hi#h (eansthe) donDt last ater used inthe en,iron(ent the) slo-l)disa==ear not lon! ater usedso the en,iron(ent isnDte=osed to the( ,er) lon!4%out.#o(/house>ee=in!/!reenQ. ther than this other!reen =rodu#ts use re#)#led=a#>a!in! and/or donate their=roee=in!/!re

enQ. These are (ethods orthe interior o %uildin!s. Thereare (an) alternati,es toeterior =re,ious #leanin!(ethods& this in#ludes$=esti#ide (ana!e(ent& use o#he(i#als and =ressure

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-ashin!s to #lean eteriorsides o %uildin!s&lands#a=in!& eK#ient use oener!) and -ater utilied or

all outside #leanin! (ethods&-aste stea( (ana!e(ent&en,iron(entall) =reerred andsae =rodu#ts i(=le(ented inthese =ro#esses& outdoor#leanin! ualit) not doneui#>l) %ut eK#ientl) and#areull)Q& and #ontinuin!!reen =ro!ra(s to #ontinuei(=ro,e(ent o eterior !reen

#leanin! (ethods"ssa.#o(/!reen#leanin!Q.8ost #o(=anies in#ludin!FP ha,e to !o throu!h#ertiin!it to a !ar%a!e dis=osal orre#)#lin! %in. hat is the=oint o !reen #leanin! tolea,e the site al(ost as %ado? as -hen the) #o(=an) or%usiness #leanin! it arri,edL4lso& the eui=(ent used inthese (ethods& not the#leanin! =rodu#ts& %ut

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sold a#ross state lines.4nother ris> in usin! =lasti#-ater %ottles are =hthalatesand BP4 Bis=henol 4Q %oth

are #ar#ino!eni# #he(i#alsand #an see= into the -ater.

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4nnotated Bi%lio!ra=h)

1.Q Green Cleaning and (EE)* for E+isting 'uildings, -perations and.aintenance &hat/s the Connection0n.d.Q$ n. =a!. e%.

htt=$//---.issa.#o(/data/(oiestora!e/re!ulator)Uedu#ation/!reenU#leanin!/!reen#leanin!andleede%o(U11209.=d

This =d s. This -as an etre(el) hel=ul e Ener!) to "n,est J1 8illion in FP esear#hProe#t.A Uniersity of South Florida St Peters%urg. N.=.& n.d. e%. 1M No,.2015.

htt=$//---.uss=.edu/%lo!/201/09/1M/du>eener!)toin,est1(illioninuss=resear#h=roe#t/

This sour#e !oes into detail on the solar =anel =roe#t. The) also tal> a%outthe one (illion dollar !rant that u>e Ener!) !a,e the uni,ersit) to #ontinue

doin! (ore sustaina%le !o !reen resear#h. The) also !o on to e=lain -hatuture =roe#ts the s#hool -ill %e doin!.

.Q @F ne o NationDs To= *reen Colle!es.A Uniersity of South Florida.N.=.& n.d. e%. 1M No,. 2015.

htt=$//ne-s.us.edu/arti#le/te(=lates/LaW2295

This arti#le des#ri%es -here the s#hool is standin! as ar as sustaina%ilit)and !o !reen status. The) !i,e a lot o !reat inor(ation that -e used or theee#uti,e su((ar) and in so(e areas o the %od) o the -hite =a=er.

5.Q @olar Ener!)$ Past& Present and Future *reen 8ountain Ener!)Co(=an).A Green .ountain Energy Company. N.=.& 0 'une 201. e%. 1MNo,. 2015.

htt=s$//---.!reen(ountainener!).#o(/201/0:/solarener!)=ast=resentuture/
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This site hel=ed -ith all the solar =anel and solar ener!) inor(ation. This-as a ,er) ,ital site that !a,e a lot o !ood and ,ital inor(ation on the solarener!) se#tion.

:.Q @4n "nno,ati,e a) to 8a>in! Xour Ca(=us 8ore ustaina%le$ Thetudent *reen Ener!) Fund.A Pri.Etime. N.=.& 17 e#. 2012. e%. 1M No,.2015.

@ustaina%ilit) Y *EF.A Sustaina%ility. N.=.& n.d. e%. 1M No,. 2015.

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This arti#le (ainl) tal>s a%out the !o !reen ener!) und. The) also !o on tosho- -hat =roe#ts !ot unded %) the !o !reen ener!) und !rou= and -hat

=roe#ts are %ein! =lanned or the uture.

7.Q @FP "(=a#t in the *reen 8o,e(ent.A Scri%d. N.=.& n.d. e%. 1M No,.2015.

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This 4rti#le is a !eneralied inor(ation re!ardin! The tudentEn,iron(ental 4-areness o#iet) E4Q and The tudent *reen Ener!)Fund *EFQ. "t !oes into detail on the =roe#ts and (o,e(ents the

uni,ersit) is ta>in! to >ee= (o,in! or-ard in the !oin! !reen (o,e(ent.

M.Q @E+R4X Y El>a) n,eils @Net *enerationA Bottle Fillin! tation.A E(345 6El7ay Uneils 89e+t Generation: 'ottle Filling Station. N.=.& n.d. e%. 1M No,.2015.

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