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3 rd Party Certification: Overcoming Barriers & Unexpected Benefits. Dennis Carlberg , AIA, LEED AP BD+C Sustainability Director carlberg@BU.edu Sabrina Pashtan Sustainability Coordinator, Dining Services harpers@BU.edu. Quick Facts. Campus Development 2 Campuses
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3rd Party Certification: Overcoming Barriers & Unexpected Benefits • Dennis Carlberg, AIA, LEED AP BD+C • Sustainability Director • carlberg@BU.edu • Sabrina Pashtan • Sustainability Coordinator, • Dining Services • harpers@BU.edu
Quick Facts • Campus Development • 2 Campuses • 16 Schools and Colleges • 320 Buildings • 15,000,000 ft2 • 133 Acres • BU Community • 33,683 Students • 9,027 Faculty & Staff • 6,242,406 Meals Served
Quick Facts • Campus Development • 2 Campuses • 17 Schools and Colleges • 320 Buildings • 15,000,000 ft2 • 133 Acres • BU Community • 33,683 Students • 9,027 Faculty & Staff • 6,242,406 Meals Served • Certifications • Certified Green Restaurant • LEED Certified • LEED Registered
Green Restaurant • Non Profit Certifying Agency • Established in 1990 • Certify Restaurants • Endorse Products Standards For: • Water Efficiency • Waste Reduction/Recycling • Sustainable Furnishings • Sustainable Bldg. Materials • Sustainable Food • Energy • Disposables • Chemical Pollution Reduction
USGBC • Non Profit Certifying Agency • LEED Established in 2000 • Certify Buildings • Do not Endorse Products Standards For: • Sustainable Sites • Water Efficiency • Energy and Atmosphere • Materials & Resources • Indoor Environmental Quality
Stakeholders • Dining Services • Facilities • sustainability@BU • Faculty & Staff • Students Dining Services sustainability@BU Facilities Students Faculty & Staff
Participants • Dining Services • Facilities • sustainability@BU Dining Services sustainability@BU Facilities Students Faculty & Staff
Participants • Facilities • sustainability@BU Dining Services sustainability@BU Facilities Students Faculty & Staff
Challenges Benefits • Interdepartmental Communications • First Cost • Labor Inefficiencies • Stakeholder Pushback • Negative Perception • User Training • Interdepartmental Collaboration • Cost Savings • Labor Efficiencies • Source of Pride • Lends Credibility to Sustainability Efforts • Creates Healthy Competition • Within the University • With Peers • Environmental, Social, Economic • Educational Opportunities
3rd Party Certification: Overcoming Barriers & Unexpected Benefits • Dennis Carlberg, AIA, LEED AP BD+C • Sustainability Director • carlberg@BU.edu • Sabrina Pashtan • Sustainability Coordinator, • Dining Services • harpers@BU.edu