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SUSTAINABILITY at

SUSTAINABILITY at. UH Manoa. CONTENTS. DEFINE UH COMMITMENT SUSTAINABILITY ON CAMPUS CLUBS OUR ROLE AS STEWARDS STAY ENGAGED. WHAT IS SUSTAINABILITY?. “Meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs”.

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  1. SUSTAINABILITY at UH Manoa

  2. CONTENTS • DEFINE • UH COMMITMENT • SUSTAINABILITY ON CAMPUS • CLUBS • OUR ROLE AS STEWARDS • STAY ENGAGED

  3. WHAT IS SUSTAINABILITY? “Meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs”

  4. UH ManoaCharter of Sustainability:9 Essential Strategic Goals • Use energy wisely • Practice sustainable water use • Enhance the quality of the campus experience • Create sustainable buildings • Promote alternative transportation • Minimize material waste • Adopt green purchasing policies • Minimize negative impact on the land • Teach the principles of sustainability

  5. UH Climate Commitment • 25% of Energy from Renewables by 2020 • Energy and Water Self-Sufficiency by 2050

  6. Sustainability Measures at Manoa(completed and current) • Lighting retrofits • Photovoltaic panels and wind turbines • Hybrid and electric vehicles • Public transportation use • (UPASS) and car pooling • Improvements to pedestrian and cyclist access on campus • Discouragement of vehicle use • Efficient laboratory equipment &chemical • fume hood ventilation • New and efficient IT building to consolidate servers • Revert to natural ventilation. • HVAC retrofits • Improve building envelopes

  7. Sustainability Measures at Manoa(cont…) • Consolidation of building use • Purchase more local products and recycled content • Increase waste recycling • Mulching of green waste from landscaping • Elimination of chemical fertilizer and herbicide • Vegetated roofs • Tree preservation and landscaping improvements • Composting food waste •

  8. Sustainable building LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) projects JABSOM (John A. Burns School of Medicine) 2005

  9. Sustainable building FREAR HALL 2009

  10. Sustainable building C-MORE (Center for Microbial Oceanographic Research and Education) 2010

  11. Sinclair Library Photovoltaics Passive lighting August 2011 • Sinclair Library • solar photovoltaic panels • to be completed August, 2011

  12. Inherent to Sustainability Hawaiian values Aloha- respect Laulima- cooperation Malama- stewardship

  13. ahupua'a

  14. Environmental Clubs at UH • Ecology Club -To increase environmental awareness among UHM students. • Provide hands-on experiences through campus service and community outreach activities • Field trips and educational programs • Part of the Strategies for Ecology Education, Diversity and Sustainability (SEEDS) of the Ecological Society of America • Connected with 70 University Chapters Nation wide. contact: Damian McPherson damianmc@hawaii.edu • HukilauHui • Promoting positive change in Hawaii • carrying out invasive algae clean ups • Beach clean ups • Community education contact: Veronica Gibson limuhui@gmail.com

  15. clubs • Net Impact • A community of leaders focused on making a positive environmental, social, and economic impact through the power of sustainable business. • Contact: Andre Bisqueraandreb@hawaii.edu • SOFT-Student Organic Farm Training • Promotes sustainability through local food production and community health • Develops sustainable agriculture based skills in business management, marketing, organization, writing, and leadership • Contact: Anne Quidez • soft@hawaii.edu • Cycle Manoa • Promoting bicycling at the University • of Hawaii at Manoa and in the greater community • on the island of Oahu. Contact: Daniel Alexander cycle@hawaii.edu

  16. clubs • USGBC at UH Manoa • Dedicated to promoting green building and sustainability on Manoa campus and in our community. • On campus job shadowing • LEED test prep • Raising Campus and Community environmental awareness • Contact: Aaron Geer • usgbc@hawaii.edu • Sustainable UH • Our mission is to be of service to those establishing the UH system as a world leader in sustainable education, research and practices by providing “student-power” for energy audits. • Contact: ShanahTrevenna • trevenna@hawaii.edu • Manoa Sustainability Corps • A forum for all of us to share information, ideas, data, and • suggestions regarding sustainability on campus. • Contact: Mark Gilbert • markdgil@hawaii.edu

  17. clubs • Surfrider Foundation Club • Engaged with environmental issues that affect our coastlines Contact: Cara Wilson carabw@hawaii.edu • Spear Fish and Free Dive Club • Improve Oahus’ reef ecosystem through removal of invasive species • Contact: Noah Drazkowski • noahmd@hawaii.edu

  18. Collaboration between clubs Environmental Center Adopt-a-Landscape

  19. What We Can Do: Conserve Energy • Unplug electronics • Wash laundry in cold water and only use as much water as necessary • Take short showers • Turn lights off

  20. What We Can Do: • Reduce Waste • Use re-usable bags for grocery shopping • Reduce, reuse, recycle, repair • Refuse one time use products. • Use cloth napkins instead of paper • Use cloth rags instead of paper towels • BYO Cup to the coffee shop

  21. What We Can Do: • Eat Sustainably • Shop at locally-owned stores to get local products • Eat at local restaurants that use local ingredients • Drink fair trade coffee and buy other fair trade products • Go to the farmer’s market for fresh, local produce

  22. Alternative Transportation theBus Ride a bike Skateboard Share rides Walk

  23. Academic options • Agribusiness Management –Cert • Architecture -DArch • Botany - BA,BS, Minor, MS, PhD • Environmental Studies -BA, Cert. • Ethnobotany - BS • Geology - BA • Geology and Geophysics- BS, Minor, MS, PhD • Natural Resources and Environmental Management - BS, MS, PhD • Global Environmental Science - BS • Global Health & Population Studies • Hawaiian Studies - BA, MA • Historic Preservation • Interdisciplinary Studies- BA • Marine Biology - BS • Marine Option Program - Cert.

  24. Academic options • Ocean and Resources Engineering – • MS, PhD, Minor • Ocean Policy • Oceanography - MS, PhD • Planning Studies • Plant and Environmental • Biotechnology - BS • Plant and Environmental Protection Services - BS • Plant Production and Management – • Public Policy • Resource Management • Sustainable Tourism - Cert. • Tropical Plant and Soil Sciences - BS, MS, PhD • Urban and Regional Planning - MURP, PhD

  25. How to get involved ? Join a club Do your part Have a voice Attend Manoa Sustainability Corps meetings

  26. For more info • http://www.hawaii.edu/envctr • http://manoa.hawaii.edu/chancellor/sustainability • http://usgbcatuhmanoa.wordpress.com • http://sustainable.hawaii.edu • http://reis.manoa.hawaii.edu

  27. Earth Day 2011

  28. Questions?

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