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Sustainability in Facilities Management

Sustainability in Facilities Management. Pat King Landscape Architect / Sustainability Coordinator. www.odu.edu. About Old Dominion. Old Dominion University State-assisted, doctoral research institution Locations Main campus in Norfolk, Va situated on more than 188 acres

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Sustainability in Facilities Management

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  1. Sustainability in Facilities Management Pat King Landscape Architect / Sustainability Coordinator www.odu.edu

  2. About Old Dominion • Old Dominion University • State-assisted, doctoral research institution • Locations • Main campus in Norfolk, Va • situated on more than 188 acres • bounded on one side by the Elizabeth River and on another side by the Lafayette River • Northern section of the campus has shaded brick walkways and stately buildings • Southern end of the campus features newer academic buildings which line an eight-acre lawn • University operates centers in Northern Virginia, Virginia Beach, Tri-Cities and on the Peninsula.

  3. Sustainability Initiatives • The Facilities Management at Old Dominion University working to promote sustainability vision: • Minimize ecological foot print • Become a leader with other higher education institutions • Outdoor & water-related sustainability initiatives • Sustainable landscaping • Smart irrigation • Indoor water efficiencies • Rain catchment & underground water storage • Waste management & awareness

  4. Sustainable Landscaping Practices • Landscaping around low water requirements • Low maintenance, low water, plant pallet that is used for all landscape projects. • Bermuda sod used widely • Can survive during the drought months • Go dormant in extreme drought but recover once there is rainfall • Generally takes two years of irrigation to establish • Low water requirements for Established Plants • Extensive mulching and related sustainable landscaping practices

  5. Community & State Tree Programs • ‘ODU Urban Tree Trail’ • educates public visitors and residents about native and non-native trees on campus. • Self-guided trail running a .4 mile loop • Interpretive signage to educate on 30 different tree species. • ‘Remarkable Tree Places of Virginia’ • ODU added to the list • Documents the states' largest, oldest, most historic, beautiful and beloved trees

  6. Why Smart Irrigation? • Need Smart Irrigation that can minimize water (and operational) requirements • Flexible, controllable irrigation systems that are easy to use and manage • Based on weather system that replaces water lost through evaporation specific to a zone and landscape type • Rain gauges that keep system off when there is adequate rain fall • Chose WeatherTRAK by HydroPoint Data Systems • Leading provider with smart water management systems • Chosen Based off 4 criteria: Technology, Intellectual property, Team and Market potential • Worked with Smith Turf for selection and installation

  7. Smart Irrigation: The Solution • WeatherTRAK Pro2 Central • Installed 37 controllers in Norfolk, Portsmouth, Virginia Beach • How it Works • Zones through out Grounds are established with the controller and scheduling engine • HydroPoint Climate IQ Center delivers weather data to the controller • WEATHER-TRAK ET automatically schedules irrigation based on smart evapotranspiration (ET) to address landscape needs and local weather conditions • WeatherTRAK.net • Centralize tool that shows visibility into the whole system • No standalone PC - all information maintained in the cloud

  8. Achieving Operating Efficiencies • Operational efficiency • Able to manage the system from the internet or smart phones, minimize travel time • Customizable alerts

  9. WeatherTRAK saving on Water & Water-Related Costs • Plant Management • Eliminates landscape over/under watering, increasing plant health • Risks & Damage • Reduce hardscape damage from overwatering • Lower slip/fall damage from wet areas • Sustainability Impacts • Reduces water runoff that would enter the urban storm drain system • By July of 2013, reduce irrigation water consumption by 25%

  10. Indoor Efficiencies:Water Reduction in Dorms • 75% of shower heads in campus residences are low flow at 1.5 gallons per minute. • 75% of spigots in wash basins are low flow. • Standard water closets are being replaced with water reduction water closets where applicable. • Housing has increased the number of front loading washers requiring less water.

  11. Rain Water Collection • GOAL: • Establish additional rain barrel collection systems • By March of 2013, reduce Irrigation water consumption by 20% by using cistern collection • The Facilities Grounds Division has established two above ground water collecting Systems. • There are also two cisterns that can hold up to 24,000 gallons

  12. Storm Water Management • Storm Water Management Plan • Meet DCR guidelines to protect and improve water quality in the Chesapeake Bay. • ODU storm-water management program • The Grounds Division monitors and cleans up trash that falls into the ponds everyday.

  13. Rain Gardens to Manage Run-Off • Rain garden at Engineering and Computational Sciences Building • Temporarily hold and soak in rain water runoff that flows from roofs, driveways, patios or lawns • Removes up to 90% of nutrients and chemicals and up to 80% of sediments from the rainwater runoff • 30% more water to soak into the ground compared to a conventional lawn

  14. Waste Management Strategies • Converting to Power at Refuse Derived Fuel Plant • Wheelabrator Technologies Power Plant • Materials are sorted from 55 dumpsters from ODU • Waste is burned to create steam and electricity • Composting • 30 yard compost yard debris dumpster to the Tidewater Green • Grounds Department use Greencore bags • Compacting • 40 cubic yard compactor on site • Waste is taken to a Solid Waste Processing plant • Results: Waste to landfill reduced • 59 dumpsters on campus • Only 1 goes to the landfill

  15. Waste Awareness: The Elizabeth River Project • Goal: Making one of the most polluted rivers in VA safe to Swim by 2020 • Key Programs • RiverStar Homes with rain barrel system • “Scoop the Poop” Pet waste stations have been installed in campus areas. • Success to date • Removal of tons of toxic sediment • Restoration of wetlands • 17 species of native fish and shellfish have returned

  16. Waste Awareness:2012 Game Day Challenge • Contest for Universities to Promote Waste Reduction from pre-game events • Focusing on recycled, mixed and compostable materials • Targeting the tailgating community

  17. CONTACTS • Patricia King/ pking@odu.edu • Hydropoint / psreilly@nextgentoday.com • Smith turf & irrigation ted.kienast@smithturf.com

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