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GreenBVSD: A School District's Path Toward Sustainability

GreenBVSD: A School District's Path Toward Sustainability. Ghita Carroll Office of Sustainability Boulder Valley School District ICEE Workshop June 16, 2010. It combines a sustainability framework and where you want to go…. with a management system and a vehicle for getting there.

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GreenBVSD: A School District's Path Toward Sustainability

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  1. GreenBVSD: A School District's Path Toward Sustainability Ghita Carroll Office of Sustainability Boulder Valley School District ICEE Workshop June 16, 2010

  2. It combines a sustainability framework and where you want to go….. with a management system and a vehicle for getting there. What is an SMS? Engineering Sustainable Change

  3. Process: Boulder Valley School District • SMS Development Process: • Baseline Inventory • Benchmarking • Interviews with Key Staff Members and Departments • Focused Building Assessments • Vision Statement and Strategies • SMS Framework: • Long-term “Stretch Goals” • 3-5 Year Goals • Metrics to Measure Progress • Annual Actions, Practices, Opportunities, Metrics Engineering Sustainable Change

  4. Vision “The Boulder Valley School District is committed to becoming a leader in environmental sustainability by creating healthy learning environments while providing students with the skills to address the systemic challenges faced by the world in this new century.”

  5. Focus Areas “Buckets” • Buildings • Material Flows • Transportation • Education • Cross Cutting Theme: Climate

  6. Greening of the Bond:Nederland Solar Awning

  7. Chair Mountain

  8. New Vista Earth Task Force

  9. Renew Our Schools:Flip the Switch Event @ BCSIS/HP

  10. Flip the Switch

  11. Green Star Schools

  12. Ph.D. Environmental Studies, University of Colorado, BoulderDissertation INTERACTION BETWEEN RENEWABLE ENERGY MARKETS AND CARBON MARKETS: OPTIMAL POLICIES TO MEET SOCIETAL GOALS

  13. Ghita.Carroll@bvsd.org bvsd.org/green

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