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Portland Community College STARS Update

Portland Community College STARS Update . October 14 , 2012. About PCC . Largest higher educational institution in the state of Oregon PCC has 10 campuses and centers throughout the Portland-metro area Approximately 90,000 students 3205 staff and faculty members

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Portland Community College STARS Update

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  1. Portland Community College STARS Update October 14, 2012

  2. About PCC • Largest higher educational institution in the state of Oregon • PCC has 10 campuses and centers throughout the Portland-metro area • Approximately 90,000 students • 3205 staff and faculty members • Collectively, our square footage combined is larger than the state of Rhode Island.

  3. Timeline of Sustainability at PCC • 2006: Board passes Sustainable Use of Resources Policy B-707 • 2006: President Pulliams signs ACUPCC • 2006: First GHG inventory is completed • 2008: Second GHG inventory is completed • 2009: First Climate Action Plan is completed • 2012: Third GHG inventory is completed • 2012: First STARS report is completed

  4. PCC Sustainability Overview • Three certified LEED buildings in the district • Have committed to the following GHG reduction goals: • Reducing GHGs 10% below 2006 levels by 2012 • 40% below 2006 levels by 2030 • 80% below 2006 levels by 2050 • Pre-consumer composting has been implemented district-wide; post-consumer is being piloted at one campus. • Diversion rate is 5 pounds per student

  5. STARS at PCC • Being a signatory of the ACUPCC, we did not want to develop our own tracking system to report our sustainability progress with. STARS was our obvious choice. • Implementation began in summer 2012.

  6. Tracking Data: Who, What, When and Where • Who: Sustainability Manager, departmental managers, internal Data Analysts • What: breaking up the STARS data needs into department-specific groups • When: every two years, as reporting requirements per the ACUPCC • Where: PCC, district-wide

  7. Example of Data Collection

  8. Methodology Used • Sustainability Manager made these spreadsheets for each subject area and sent them out to departments and managers • Departments provided data, but only the Sustainability Manager input data into the STARS tool

  9. Lessons Learned • Start early! You can never start too early with data collection for STARS • Create foundational knowledge about STARS that is easy to understand • Be consistent with outreach and overall message

  10. Post-Completion • We are working on putting the report on our sustainability website • Are planning to re-submit next summer • Have looked at our weakest areas in the report as a roadmap for improvement

  11. Questions? • Thank you!! • erin.stanforth@pcc.edu • www.pcc.edu/sustain

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