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The Power of Green

The Power of Green. Discussing Broader Implications of Institutional Decisions. Heather Soyka Assistant Archivist/Head of Preservation, Texas Tech University. Power + Green. Getting to know you…. Understand what you have HVAC care and feeding

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The Power of Green

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  1. The Power of Green Discussing Broader Implications of Institutional Decisions Heather Soyka Assistant Archivist/Head of Preservation, Texas Tech University

  2. Power + Green

  3. Getting to know you… • Understand what you have • HVAC care and feeding • Relationship with maintenance- build a team • What’s a “setpoint”? • Small fixes • Building map of usage

  4. For archivists and collection stewards -Know thy collection -Climate- indoors and out -Collect data– and check it -Avoid too much fixation on climate targets -Make sure you know what you need- and that you are asking for the right thing

  5. Evaluating your space

  6. Archives and resource consumption • Electricity/fossil fuel use determined by environmental controls > archivist/conservator • Tight control means higher energy consumption • Increase in mechanical sophistication > decrease in tolerance for deviation on T/RH • Sophisticated systems require expertise

  7. A few energy facts • Buildings consume 2/3 of all electricity in the US and produce almost 1/3 of greenhouse gases • 80% of that energy comes from coal • Between 10-20% of energy is wasted Peter Pfeiffer, “Real and Relevant Green Buildings,” 2007

  8. Impact of electricity usage • Loss at each conversion step- only 30-50% reaches destination http://seco.cpa.state.tx.us/energy-sources/

  9. Conservation versus Efficiency • Can we change behavior? • “Do less to use less”

  10. What is the relationship between heritage and sustainability? • How can we balance presentation, workspace, and preservation needs? • Ongoing conversation and evaluation

  11. Outreach and Advocacy Effects of evaluation/”greening”: -direct $ savings, but also indirect benefits Other ways to make a difference: -recycling program, shredding -building tours/discussion of sustainability

  12. A few more resources • Climate data tracking • myclimatedata.com (IPI); PEM2s, Onset/Boxcar • Energy audit -- TX- SECO http://seco.cpa.state.tx.us/ • Environmental guidelines for collections (Getty) • http://www.getty.edu/conservation/science/environmental/index.html

  13. Thank you! Heather Soyka heathersoyka@gmail.com

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