What is sustainability?

1. Sustainability Report Card for Franklin Pierce University: Progress towards Environmental Responsibility ES340: Creating Sustainable Communities Emmy Andersen, Katie Bogaard, Pat Deane, Sean Doyle, Greta Frost, Derrick Gardner, Patti Gillen, Katie Hadsell, Andrew LaFleur, Reid Lichwell, Tom Merkt, Catherine Owen Koning

2. What is sustainability? • If our activities are sustainable, then we are meeting the needs of our present society without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. • Recognizing the limits of the earth’s resources

3. Ecological Footprint (EF) • Measures resource use in terms of acres of land or sea needed to produce food, material goods, shelter, absorb waste, etc. • If all earth divided equally between all people on earth: 4.5 acres per person • Avg. for Americans: 24 acres

4. With 0% of the earth set aside for other species,it takesFIVE EARTHSto support human population at average American’s standard of living!!! http://www.nasm.si.edu/earthtoday/realvapor.htm http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets/nineplanets/gif/Earthbig.jpg

5. Footprint – 22.5 acres

6. Sustainability Goal • Reduce the Ecological footprint of the average FPC student from 22.5 acres in 2006 to 5 acres by 2026 • Difficult to achieve in the context of modern American society!

7. Environmental Responsibility Goal • Based on a comparison with the most environmentally committed colleges • Reduce resource use by 25% by 2026

8. Student presentations • BUILDINGS & GROUNDS • ENERGY • FOOD • PURCHASING • WASTE • Baseline data • Results from similar colleges • Goals – Short-term and Long-term • Suggested Actions • “Grade” for the FPC community

9. Grading system A= Best possible/excellent effort B= Better than most/good effort C= Average; what most colleges are doing/some effort D= Less than average/little effort F= Much less than average/no effort

10. Buildings & Grounds Katie Hadsell Tom Merkt

11. Water Heating

12. Avg. Response Time to Resource-wasting Problems

13. % of Metals & Furniture Recycled

14. Sand, Salt, Fertilizer, & Pesticide Use

15. Erosion & Flora Species

16. Land Use on Campus

17. Native Fauna on Campus

18. New Building Design

19. Overall Grade • B+ • Response time is good • % of metals and furniture being recycled needs work • Water heater insulation is good, but can improve • Salt, fertilizer and pesticide use is good • Land use on campus is good • Native Flora and Fauna are great • Building Design can improve

20. Energy Sean Doyle Andrew LaFleur

21. Electricity 1999 kWh usage median per capita 3,733 kWh (Yearly), 311.08 kWh (Monthly) of Colleges surveyed (National Wildlife Federation 2001).

22. PSNH Audit Recommendations • Replace Chiller in Marcucella (Summer 2006) • Energy Efficient light bulbs (T-5) in some buildings. • Replacing conventional light bulbs with compact fluorescent • Purchasing energy efficient products • Etc.

23. Survey Information • Sample Size: 60 Students • 50% of students leave their lights on, while not in their room. • 83% of students leave their computer on, while it is not in use. • 65% of students leave their windows open during the winter. • 0% of students have compact fluorescent light bulbs

24. Oil

25. Propane

26. Gasoline

27. Average Costs • Oil • $2.28 per gallon • Estimated FPC Cost of Oil per year • $2,559,713 • Gasoline • $2.50 • Estimated FPC Cost of Gasoline per year • $57,957 • Propane • $2.23 • Estimated FPC Cost of Propane • $354,422

28. Energy Information Administration. (2006, April 11). Short Term Energy and Summer Fuel Outlook. http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/steo/pub/contents.html

29. Grade For Energy • B+ • Electricity • Our increase in electricity has been manageable over the past 10 years. Following the recommendations by PSNH the college has installed energy saving techniques and products. • Oil/Propane/Gasoline • Some steps have been taken to reduce the use of the these fuel sources, and more actions are planned for the future to reduce our usage of these energy sources. Room for improvement exists, isn’t planned.

30. Food Services Reid Lichwell Katrina Bogaard

31. Baseline Data • Average number of meals served per week: 8,936 for the month of Feb. 2006 • Percent of locally grown foods (NH,VT, MA, ME and CT): unknown, 47.7% of Sodexho purveyors are local • Beef Purchased per month: 146.2 lbs per month or 0.004lb/student (Feb. 2006) • Fish Purchased per month: 105 lbs per month or 0.003lb/student (Feb 2006)

32. Baseline Data Continued • Percent of organic food prepared per meal: 0.0% • Amount of disposable dining material purchased per month: 1,500 plates, 5,250 cups, 2,000 lids, 1,000 forks, 500 knives (Feb 2006)

35. What Other Schools Are Doing • Raising awareness about food sources and the environmental effect of obtaining those foods • Raising Food waste awareness • Increasing local and organic food purchases • Establish a fish and seafood purchasing policy using “Fish List” • More efficient cooking techniques like “just in time” cooking • Provide Organic snack options for purchase

36. What Other Schools Are Doing Continued • Reducing disposable dining materials: plates, cups, forks, knives • Donating excess food to shelters • Organizing organic dinners • Buying coffee that has been shade grown

37. What FPC and Sodexho Are Doing • Collecting data to make the analysis more accurate • Being open to possible change • Providing data and cooperating with the effort in reaching sustainability • Sodexho will soon feature foods from farms and ranches endorsed by the Food Alliance

38. Franklin Pierce Goals

39. Food Sustainability Grade • Grade: C+ • A little better than the average school • Good vegetarian and vegan alternatives • Sells plastics mugs to reduce disposable cups • But… • No organic food • Could work more with local food purveyors • There is room for improvement

40. Purchasing Derrick Gardner and Emmy Andersen

41. Environmental Criteria in Contracts • At this time FPC has no environmental criteria in any contracts. • Short Term Goals: Incorporate policy for purchasing recycled products. • Long Term Goals: Improve upon short term goals and mandate the use of “green” materials in all bidding contracts.

42. Purchased Items Containing “Green” or Recycled Products • 5.4% ($5,368.43) of total sales ($99,491.90) from central purchasing department are recycled or “green” products • Short Term Goals: Increase purchasing of recycled or “green” products to 20% by 2012. • Long Term Goals: Increase purchasing of recycled or “green” products to 65% by 2026.

43. Purchases From Local Vendors • ~ 80% of items purchased are from local vendors. • Short Term Goal: Increase this amount to 85%. • Long Term Goal: Increase this amount to 95%

44. Appliances With Energy Star Rating • At this time all washers, dryers and refrigerators are energy star rated. • Short Term Goal: Upgrade copy machines and printers to energy star rated ones. • Long Term Goal: Purchase only electronics/appliances with maximum energy efficiency

45. Committee/Student Group to Help With Purchasing of Env. Friendly Products • At this time no committee or student group exists • Short Term Goal: Establish a committee or student group. • Long Term Goal: Have committee or student group play an active role in all purchasing.

46. Purchasing • 49% of colleges have established programs to encourage environmentally sound purchasing. • Franklin Pierce does not have any program to encourage environmentally sound purchasing. • 29% of colleges require a minimum of 25% post consumer waste for purchased paper. • Franklin Pierce currently has no requirement for purchasing paper that contains any post consumer waste.

47. Purchasing • 8% of colleges require chlorine-free paper. • Franklin Pierce has no purchasing requirements for chlorine free paper. • At the present time, Franklin Pierce’s grade is D.

48. Grade • No Env. Criteria in purchasing (49% of colleges have it) • Low percentage of recycled products purchased • Less than average amount of recycled paper used (29% of colleges require recycled paper) • High percentage of local vendors • Most appliances purchased are energy star rated • No established group to help make environmentally sound purchasing • Final Grade: D

49. Waste Pat Deane Greta Frost Patti Gillen

50. Monthly Solid Waste