SUSTAINABLE FLORIDA TECH

1. SUSTAINABLE FLORIDA TECH Presented by the Green Campus Group

2. OBJECTIVES • What is sustainability? • What are other campuses doing? • Why should we aim for a sustainable campus? • What should we do and how can we make it happen?

3. SUSTAINABILITY • Meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs http://www.japanfs.org/images/cartoon/23sustainability.jpg

4. SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAMS/GREEN CAMPUS INITIATIVES • University of Minnesota, Morris • University of Florida • Harvard • University of British Columbia http://www.sustainablecampus.org/universities.html

5. UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, MORRIS • Wind power supplies over 60% of electricity needs • First large-scale wind research turbine ever constructed at a U.S. public university • Biomass District Heating and Cooling System • Pride of the Prairie Local Foods Initiative • Recycling http://www.mrs.umn.edu/greencampus/

6. UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA • Environmental Purchasing Policy • Formal recycling program began in 1989 • LEED criteria • emphasizes state of the art strategies for sustainable site development, water savings, energy efficiency, material selections, and indoor environmental quality • Green Fleet http://www.sustainable.ufl.edu/operations.asp

7. Biodiesel is now used in all Harvard owned buses Waste Management and Recycling Service achieving 42%+ recycling rate Ongoing expansion of local & organic produce in Harvard University Dining Service Building energy assessments to identify and implement building upgrades. Recent building energy upgrades have achieved energy use reductions of 30% Addressing energy conservation in existing buildings. Invested $6.5 million in 85 different projects achieving an average payback of 3.4 years Green Campus Loan Fund an interest free revolving loan fund made available to anyone within Harvard who has a project that both demonstrably reduces Harvard environmental impact and directly generates associated utility or operating savings to pay back the loan within a five year period HARVARD http://www.greencampus.harvard.edu/

8. UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA • In 1997 UBC became Canada's first university to adopt a sustainable development policy • VisionTo earn the respect of future generation for the social, ecological and economic legacy we create • MissionTo create a culture of sustainability at UBC

9. UBC continued • Simple actions • Despite a 24-percent increase in students since 1998-99, UBC has reduced: • Energy use in core and ancillary buildings by 10 percent. This represents financial savings of $2.5 million in 2004/5. • CO2 emissions from buildings by 11 percent. However, since 1990, they have reduced the CO2 emissions per square meter of building area by 27 percent. • CO2 emissions from buildings and transportation combined by nine percent. • Water use in core and ancillary buildings by 32 percent—that’s enough water to supply 14,700 Vancouver residents for one year.

10. UBC continued • Green Energy certificates • LEED certified buildings • Green building • Many reused and recycled materials • Natural ventilation • Composting toilets • Use of high-volume fly ash concrete • This is an important innovation because the manufacture of cement in Vancouver produces almost as many greenhouse gas emissions as all of the city's vehicles combined

11. http://www.sustain.ubc.ca/

12. WHY SHOULD WE AIM FOR A SUSTAINABLE CAMPUS? • FLORIDA TECH will become a leader among universities in sustainable and green practices • A sustainability program will draw the attention of new students • Programs implemented will save money in the long run • Programs implemented will be beneficial to the environment

13. WHAT SHOULD FLORIDA TECH DO? • Encourage students and faculty to become aware of their actions and how their actions affect the environment • Increase the amount of recycling on campus with a UNIFIED campus effort • Decrease Styrofoam usage at campus dining facilities • Implement an Environmental Purchasing policy • Require new buildings/construction projects on campus to meet specifications set by LEED

14. HOW CAN FLORIDA TECH MAKE THIS HAPPEN? • Encourage environmental awareness • Purchase of bikes that would be painted maroon/gray/black and be available to students via an honor policy • Post signs around campus that remind students to turn off lights, computers, and faucets when not in use • Educational opportunities • Movie-nights • Educate student leaders, namely Resident Assistants

15. HOW CAN FLORIDA TECH MAKE THIS HAPPEN? continued • Unified recycling effort • Currently 2 organizations on campus with limited recycling programs • Cost for recycling: $25.00 for one 90 gallon bin for one month • Reduce Styrofoam use by making it more inconvenient • Environmental Purchasing • When purchasing items, buy “environmentally preferable” products, recycled products, and practicable products

16. HOW CAN FLORIDA TECH MAKE THIS HAPPEN? continued • LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) • 5 Key areas: • sustainable site development • water savings • energy efficiency • materials selection • indoor environmental quality • For both new building construction and existing buildings http://www.usgbc.org/

17. QUESTIONS? Contact: Gwen Valentine, gvalenti@fit.edu Frank Leslie, fleslie@fit.edu