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C2E2 Tools to Assess Campus Environmental Performance in the U.S.

C2E2 Tools to Assess Campus Environmental Performance in the U.S. Thomas Balf & Peter Schneider. Higher Education in the U.S. 4,100 colleges and universities $300 billion in revenues Employs more than 3 million Enrolls 15 million students Spends $20 billion annually on operations

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C2E2 Tools to Assess Campus Environmental Performance in the U.S.

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  1. C2E2 Tools to Assess Campus Environmental Performance in the U.S. Thomas Balf & Peter Schneider EAUC Conference 4/11/06

  2. Higher Education in the U.S. • 4,100 colleges and universities • $300 billion in revenues • Employs more than 3 million • Enrolls 15 million students • Spends $20 billion annually on operations • Spends $14 billion annually in construction EAUC Conference 4/11/06

  3. Mission • To support the continued improvement of environmental performance in higher education through: • environmental professional networking, • information exchange, • the development of professional resources and tools, and • the advancement of innovative regulatory models. • Environmental performance includes campus regulatory compliance, environmental management and sustainability initiatives. EAUC Conference 4/11/06

  4. Rhode Island School of Design Trinity College Tufts University of Alaska University of Connecticut University of Massachusetts University of North Carolina University of Pennsylvania University of Vermont Vanderbilt Wellesley Williams Worcester Polytechnic Institute Yale Boston College Boston Brown Columbia Cornell Duke Georgetown Harvard Howard Michigan State MIT Northeastern Olin College Princeton Who Are We? EAUC Conference 4/11/06

  5. Our Organization • Not-for-profit association • National Organization/New England Based • Member Driven Priorities • Governance and Dues Structure EAUC Conference 4/11/06

  6. Profile of C2E2 MemberBoston University • 29,000 students on urban campuses • 350 buildings ,14 colleges and 11,000 students in dorms • Environmental health and safety (EHS) staff of 35 professionals • Compliance orientation • Task Force on Campus Environment EAUC Conference 4/11/06

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  8. What Do Our EH&S Directors Do? Hazardous Waste Environmental Health Waste Water General Safety Air Quality Controlled Substances Radiation Emergency Response Laboratory Safety Fire Protection Workplace Safety EAUC Conference 4/11/06

  9. Risk Management on a U.S Campus • Health risks • Enforcement actions • Pollution impacts • Property loss • Public perception EAUC Conference 4/11/06

  10. What tools have we developed or host? How are tools being used? EAUC Conference 4/11/06

  11. EMS Self-Assessment Checklist (2000) EPA Best Practices Catalog (2001) Environmental Virtual Campus (2002) Series of Posters (2003 and 2005) White Papers (2004) EPA Sector – Performance Measurement Workgroup (2004) “An Introduction to Campus Environmental Sustainability Indicators” (2005) Hiring a Sustainability Professional (2005) EMS Benchmark Survey (2006) Web-Based Training Database (2006) Networking, Sharing, Networking – meetings, workshops, web C2E2 Tools EAUC Conference 4/11/06

  12. Environmental Virtual Campus Almost 10,000 visitors last month EAUC Conference 4/11/06

  13. Best Practice Guide Example – Performance Reporting • University of Vermont • Data • Trends • University of North Carolina • Projects • Narrative • Yale University • Impacts • Internal EAUC Conference 4/11/06

  14. 7 Indicators Identifies resources Connect management with indicators First Poster – Dialogue EAUC Conference 4/11/06

  15. Develop a PLAN If you don’t know where you are going, any road will get you there. Second Poster – Develop a Plan EAUC Conference 4/11/06

  16. White Papers EAUC Conference 4/11/06

  17. Sustainability and Environmental Tracking The next wave??? EAUC Conference 4/11/06

  18. Source: New Yorker EAUC Conference 4/11/06

  19. An Introduction to Campus Environmental Sustainability Indicators • New strategy for C2E2 – fund and build bridges with sustainability colleagues • Start at the beginning • Tools and guidance for the journey ahead EAUC Conference 4/11/06

  20. National Self-Tracking Tool • Track, analyze, and benchmark environmental performance • 120 schools registered • Types of data • Energy use • Hazardous waste • Solid waste/recycling • Water consumption • Institutional interest • EPA Interest? EAUC Conference 4/11/06

  21. Hazardous Waste Aspiration Challenges Persist EAUC Conference 4/11/06

  22. What’s Next For C2E2? • EMS Benchmark Survey • Web-Based Training Database • Laboratory Reporting Initiative • Support our “sustainability” colleagues • Compliance Assistance Center • EcoCampus EAUC Conference 4/11/06

  23. Looking for opportunities to partner with our colleagues from around the world. EAUC Conference 4/11/06

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