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Community Sustainability

Community Sustainability Patrick Hossay The Richard Stockton College of NJ Why Address Sustainability? Green is Revenue Smart Green options are often revenue enhancing or revenue neutral. Energy Savings and Alternative Energy offer high return on investment

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Community Sustainability

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  1. Community Sustainability Patrick Hossay The Richard Stockton College of NJ

  2. Why Address Sustainability?

  3. Green is Revenue Smart • Green options are often revenue enhancing or revenue neutral. • Energy Savings and Alternative Energy offer high return on investment

  4. A Hedge against Future Energy Cost Increases

  5. Sustainable Development Creates Communities of Choice

  6. Energy Independence

  7. Carbon Dioxide Emissions (Million Metric Tons) How do we get from here . . . 7000 6000 5000 4000 3000 2000 1000 0 To Here? 1850 1870 1890 1910 1930 1950 1970 1990 2005 Positioning for Future Regulatory Changes and Incentives

  8. And it’s also good for the Planet

  9. The Sustainability Process • Identify Leadership • Clarify Long Term Scope, Aims and Responsibility • Define Stakeholders and Incorporate in the Process • Catalyze Buy-In from Key Constituents • Ensure Public Awareness

  10. Incorporate Key Stakeholders • City Council • Community Associations • Business Leaders (C of Commerce) • Major Employers • Schools • Builders • Sustainability has no enemies - only converts and those who need to be convinced

  11. Think Broadly • Development and Planning • Connectivity • Transportation • Alternative Energy and Buildings • Open Spaces and Trees • Recycling • Purchasing

  12. Sustainability Assessment • Greenhouse Gas Inventory • Set Clear and Measurable Goals • Comprehensive Energy Audit

  13. Carbon Inventory Community: municipality-wide evaluation of energy use and waste production Municipal: energy use by municipal buildings and operations

  14. Purpose • Measure - Dimensions, quantity, or capacity as defined according to a set standard. • Index – A useful device or procedure used to identify degree or rate of change and serves to guide, point out, or otherwise facilitate reference

  15. Local Governments for Sustainability

  16. Community Inventory • Energy Use • Residential • Commercial • Industrial • Transportation • Waste • Diagnostics

  17. Community Data Collection • Utilities • Surveys • Observation • Waste • Traffic • Transportation • DOT / Traffic Counters • Private Sources • Solar Installers • Propane providers • Waste Collection • School Bus

  18. Utilities • Electricity Use • Gas Use • Census projections • Other Energy • Contact private suppliers / installers to get • Solar Energy • Propane • Fuel Oil

  19. Green Power Purchase Program • NJ Clean Energy Program Clean Power Choice Program • This energy use should not be included in the community emissions

  20. Survey • Sampling Method: Cluster Sample • Identify clusters of housing types and demographic clusters for focused samples

  21. Sample Survey • Energy • Square footage of home? • Heating/cooling method? • How often is the lawn mowed? • Waste • Number of times/wk garbage and recycling is picked up? • Average number of bags of trash, average number of bags of recycling (define volume of bag) per pickup? • Transportation • # and type of vehicles? • Average mileage of each vehicle? • Frequency of public transportation use/ carpooling?

  22. Use the Survey for Additional Data • Ask diagnostic questions • If a town shuttle were available, would you use it? • If there was a bike path to shopping areas, would you take your bike to the store? • Would you consider a more fuel efficient vehicle? Why not?

  23. Waste • Estimate percentage of • Paper • Food Waste • Plant Debris • Wood/Textiles • Percentage of recyclable material mixed in with trash (diagnostic) • For commercial inspections note the trash hauler and estimate volume

  24. Transportation • Sources of Information • DOT • County and Municipal data • Survey data • Traffic counters

  25. Calculating VMT • Identify Road Types & Mileage • Collectors/Local Roads • Limited Access Highways • Major Arterial Street • Use traffic count data from NJ DOT www.nj.gov/transportation and county, municipality • Count traffic by road type • Vehicle Type • Number of passengers (diagnostic) • AADT

  26. Clean Air and Climate Protection Software • Community Analysis • Residential • Commercial • Government Analysis • Municipal

  27. Low Hanging Fruit

  28. Energy Efficiency • Municipality • Conservation • Energy Audit • in-house and out • Local Government Energy Audit Program, BPU • State Incentives for Upgrade

  29. Alternative Energy • Solar • Power Purchase Agreements • Solar Renewable Energy Credits

  30. Wind • Small wind is cost effective • Siting is key – anemometer loan program • State grants • Consider the small wind ordinance

  31. Fuel • Alternative Fuel Vehicle Rebate • Biodiesel Rebate • Infrastructure

  32. Addressing Community Energy Use • Resources for small businesses • Partnerships with energy providers • Community education/awareness

  33. Regional Cooperation • Planning / Public Transit / Connectivity / Open Space • Shared Services and CooperationEnergy / Fuel / Community Education • Purchasing

  34. Creativity • Enhancing public transit – Maplewood Concierge • Community transportation – Car Sharing • Bicycle connectivity / enhancement

  35. Sustainable by Choice

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