Transcript Green Office Reps Meeting - Johns Hopkins University

SUSTAINABILITY AT JOHNS HOPKINS
MT WASHINGTON CAMPUS
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
SUSTAINABILITY OFFICE: A BRIEF
OVERVIEW
Established in 2006
 Currently 4 full time staff
 Resource for ALL University divisions
 Coordinate the University Sustainability
Committee and the JHU Climate
Implementation Plan
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SUSTAINABILITY OFFICE
GOALS FOR FY2011
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Reduce Greenhouse Gas emissions by 51% by 2025
Annual Target:
7,300 MTCDE
(Roughly 3% per
year)
SUSTAINABILITY OFFICE
GOALS FOR FY2011
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Increase University recycling rate to 40%
SUSTAINABILITY OFFICE
GOALS FOR FY2011
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Increase use of 30% post-consumer recycled content
paper to 90%
Lifecycle Environmental Impact
The following is a breakdown of the environmental impacts.
Red Top
Green Top
Savings
3 tons
2 tons
1 ton
37 million BTU's
33 million BTU's
4 million BTUs
5,479 lbs CO2 equiv.
4,952 lbs CO2 equiv.
527 lbs CO2 equiv.
Wastewater
18,200 gallons
16,013 gallons
2187 gallons
Solid Waste
2,166 pounds
1,885 pounds
281pounds
Wood Use
Total Energy
Greenhouse Gases
SUSTAINABILITY OFFICE
GOALS FOR FY2011
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Reduce total paper consumption
University Paper Purchases
FY '07
FY '08
FY '09
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5,000
10,000
15,000
Pounds of Paper Purchased
20,000
25,000
SUSTAINABILITY OFFICE
GOALS FOR FY2011
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Expand the deployment of 1E Nightwatchman
PC Power Consumption
Garland Hall
Annual Savings:
Business as Usual
1E Nightwatchman
0
200
400
kWh/Year
600
800
•94,000 kWh
•56 MTCDE = 6,200 gal. of
gas
•$10,000
SUSTAINABILITY OFFICE
GOALS FOR FY2011
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Launch “Every job is a green job” campaign
HOW MT. WASHINGTON CAN HELP SUPPORT
JHU’S SUSTAINABILITY GOALS:
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Greenhouse Gas emissions
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Recycling
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Use CLFs in task lighting
Use natural light when possible
Use energy saving power strips or plug
multiple peripherals into a regular power
strip and turn off at the end of the day.
Use shades to block summer sun
Do not use portable heaters
Report problems
Recycle everything you can – including toner
cartridges, electronics, batteries
Limit the use of disposables in break room
Recycling challenge!
Purchasing
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Purchase at a minimum 30% post-consumer
recycled content paper
Purchase office supplies with green attributes
like made from recycled content, nontoxic,
reduced packaging, etc.
Reduce frequency of deliveries like Office
Depot
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Paper Reduction
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Deploy 1E Nightwatchman software
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Set all copiers to default double-sided
Distribute meeting materials electronically
and don’t print agendas, slides, etc.
Default print jobs to double-sided
Reduce print jobs by sharing documents
electronically
Paper challenge!
Underway already
Enable energy management settings on
computers
Remove screensavers
Advocate
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Identify opportunities to reduce waste and
share with Sustainability Office
Talk to your colleagues
Become a Green Campus Rep
QUESTIONS?
CONTACT.
Leana Houser, Sustainability Coordinator
516-4002
[email protected]
www.sustainability.jhu.edu