Transcript SUNY Fredonia

R E T H I N K . R E A C T. R E S T O R E .
Campus Sustainability
Committee
Sustainability Committee Mission
“Our mission is to integrate sustainability into all aspects
of campus life by:
educating students, faculty, staff, and the community
about environmental, social, and economic issues;
promoting environmental awareness and
responsibility in personal and institutional choices;
and inspiring innovative environmental solutions,
behavioral changes, and ethical stewardship of the
natural world.
To accomplish these goals, we have adopted the Natural
Step framework for achieving sustainability.”
Committee & Subcommittees
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Campus Sustainability Committee
Campus-wide committee established March 2007
 Charged with review of full range of sustainability
topics related to campus.
 Includes 29 faculty, staff, and students
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Sustainability Subcommittees
14 subcommittees
 Over 60 members
 4 new subcommittees added during 2009-2010
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Sustainability Subcommittees
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Academics
Department of
Environmental Affairs
Earth Week
Energy Conservation
Food
Green Building
Green Cleaning
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Green Landscaping
Green Purchasing
Presidents’ Climate
Commitment
Public Relations
Recycling
Student Activities
Transportation
Academics
Subcommittee
Goals & Events
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Developing, implementing 1st year sustainability
pledge
Promoting student/faculty sustainability in
disciplines and interdisciplinary programs
Developing Environmental Studies program
Promoting campus-community environmental
education collaboration
Drafting “Education, Research and Public
Engagement,” President’s Climate Action Plan
Additional Accomplishments
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Sustainability Section of New Student
Orientation
Natural Step and Leadership Training
Professional Development Center Workshop
Creation of New Sustainability Courses
Acquisition of Sustainability Education
Resources
Department of
Environmental Affairs
Subcommittee
Events & Accomplishments
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Green Initiative Fund
Surveyed 1505 students
 Continuing work on its establishment
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Strengthen Power Shift New York
Broaden membership through regional summit
 Plan state-wide conference
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Earth Week 2010 - Educating peers
Participation on sub-committees
 Earth Week presentations
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Additional Events & Goals
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Trayless Dining Halls
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Bagless Campus Campaign
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Education; tray waste audits
Received grant for education, re-useable bags; to
be distributed to dorm residents in fall 2010
Build relationship with local community
Coordinated events through FACE
 Partnerships with students
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Earth Week
Subcommittee
Goals
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Educating campus/local community about
prominent environmental, social justice issues
Promoting student/faculty participation in
sustainability events
Encouraging campus community engagement
in making campus, society more sustainable
Tapping local expertise
Showcasing campus/Sustainability Committee
accomplishments and goals
Earth Week Highlights 1
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Keynote: Lois Gibbs,
“30 Years after Love Canal”
Community-Wide “Shake
the Habit” of Plastic Bags
“Connections” Duathlon
(bike/run)
Chautauqua County “
Green Expo”
Earth Week Highlights 2
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Greening Local Businesses
Two Eco-Film Festivals
“Eco-Talk”:
12 panels, 12 hours
“Eco-Art”, “Eco-Dance”
& “Eco-Theatre”
Recycled Instrument
Recitals
Earth Week Highlights 3
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“Sun Salutations”
“Meatless Monday” &
“Trayless Tuesday”
3rd Annual “Dumpster Dive”
“Spring Cleaning” &
Beach Clean-Up
Invasive Species Plant Pull
and Panel Discussion
Energy Conservation
Subcommittee
Highlights
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Athletic Complex lighting
NYSERDA Grant approved to fund project
 Reduce electrical consumption by 200,000 KW, saving
$30,000 annually
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Jewett Hall basement lighting
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Project underway to install occupancy sensors
throughout basement
More Highlights
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Campus Building Automation System
Added several more building functions to the system,
including the new satellite boilers
 Remote temperature settings, staging of street
lighting, other building functions
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Residence halls CFL exchange program
Goals
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NYSERDA
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Campus Building Automation System
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Continue to apply for NYSERDA grants and rebates for
energy conservation projects
Continue to add more equipment to the system: hot
water tanks, lighting, exhaust fans, etc.
Recommend all appliances be Energy Star labeled
Promote use of occupancy sensors to control
lighting
Continue installing energy efficient exit signs
Additional Goals
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Recommend all appliances be Energy Star
labeled
Promote use of occupancy sensors to control
lighting
Continue installing energy efficient exit signs
Food
Subcommittee
Highlights
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Continued Dining Services Sustainability
Program
Developed sustainability components for
vendors
Maplevale Farms in Clymer;
more local vendors
 greener disposables; other
distributor synergies
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Highlights
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Rainforest Alliance Certified Guatemala coffee
Food offerings:
Expanded earth friendly non-meat proteins
 Increased fresh fruit and vegetable
 Maintained completely organic Erie salad bar
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Additional Accomplishments
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Green prototype, Science &Technology café
Greener disposables/packaging
Developed annual “trayless” experimental model
for Erie Dining Center
Created FSA Dining Services Waste Cmte
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Mission: reducing operational waste
Contributed Earth Week functions and activities
Green Building
Subcommittee
Accomplishments
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Guiding cost effective reduction in
environmental impacts of new buildings
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Energy efficiency, water conservation reduce
operating costs
Construction/operational waste reduction and
recycling efforts lower disposal costs
Indoor air quality, day lighting create healthy/
productive work environments
Conserve natural resources for future generations
Communicate positive community relations
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Establishing contractor guidelines for
sustainability during construction
Looking into managing of storm water:
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green roofs, Vortex filter systems, retention ponds,
rain gardens
Involved with SUNY Fredonia Master Plan
related to various sustainability objectives
Goals
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Continue developing sustainable guidelines for
building materials and contraction practices
Ensure new construction meets state standards
for green buildings
Promote campus environmental stewardship
Monitor development of additional sustainability
and energy efficiency construction guidelines
Adopt best practices regarding sustainable
building design and construction
Green Cleaning
Subcommittee
Accomplishments
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Installed resource-reducing products:
Touch-less auto flush valves
 En-Motion touch-less paper towel dispensers
 Green Seal Certified cleaning systems/products
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Purchased environmentally-friendly products:
HEPA filtered vacuum cleaners
 Water only floor scrubbers
 Stone care maintenance
 New microfiber cleaning cloths
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Provided ongoing campus recycling support
Goals
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Review, enhance staff training on Green
Cleaning Technologies
Complete installation of Green Seal Certified
cleaning systems/products
Continue assessment, purchasing of
environmentally friendly products &equipment
Increase usage and installation of
environmentally-friendly products
Green Landscaping
Subcommittee
Accomplishments
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Trees
1st annual Arbor Day tree planting ceremony
 Campus-wide tree inventory
 Ongoing new tree plantings
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Planting Beds & Natural Areas
Increased perennials in planting beds
 Developed new planting beds at entrances
 Created new native garden planting area
 Removal of invasive non-native honeysuckles
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Additional Projects & Goals
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Use of environmentally friendly ice control
Reduce planting beds watering
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installation of perennials, native species
Develop grey watering program
Review use of herbicides and pesticides
Reduce use of gasoline powered equipment
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convert green lawn areas to native planting beds
Green Purchasing
Subcommittee
Overview
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Established fall 2009
Mission:
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providing guidance and sound purchasing
practices for SUNY Fredonia
Goals
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Disseminate information to campus on
current practices
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In-place green purchasing practices
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100% recycled copy paper, 88% energy efficient
computers
How our vendors support green practices
 What campus members can do to support
purchasing practices
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E.g., double sided printing
Continue recommending purchasing of
green office products
Presidents’
Climate Commitment
Subcommittee
Accomplishments
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Worked for three years
to complete all ACUPCC
membership
requirements
Campus Greenhouse Gas Audit submitted
May, 2009
 used Clean Air Cool Planet calculator
 included scopes one and two carbon
emissions
Goals
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Submit campus Climate Action Plan by May 15,
2010
Work with other subcommittees, depts to
complete scope three of greenhouse gas audit
Develop templates for future greenhouse gas
audits
Oversee implementation of Climate Action Plan
Participate in AASHE’s STARS program
Public Relations
Subcommittee
Mission
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Publicize on-campus events and initiatives
Look for opportunities to position Fredonia as
proactive and environmentally responsible to both
internal and external audiences
 Position SUNY Fredonia as a thought-leader on the
subject of sustainability
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2009-10 Accomplishments
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Publicized and assisted with all Earth Week programming
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‘Shake the Habit,’ Lois Gibbs, Local Foodservice Supplier
Weekly “Sustainability Comment” ads in The Leader
Maintained “SUNY Fredonia Sustainability Cmte”
Facebook group and campus Go Green website
Created sustainable-themed electronic newsletter
Created PSA with students from WNYF-TV and Fredonia
Radio
Work with departments and groups to help change
behaviors
Goals for 2010-11
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Create campus events that partner with existing
successful ones
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Leverage their success, built-in audience, decrease
“cannibalization”
Continue to leverage relations with on-campus
media
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Regular appearances, PSAs, etc. on Fredonia radio, TV
Goals for 2010-11
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Inform, educate campus community about
environmentally-friendly lifestyles
Continue to allow students to take the lead
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Peer-led initiatives gain more traction, credibility than those
perceived to be led by the Administration
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Work with athletics, SA, FSA, other student-centric groups to
improve recycling, reduce waste, etc.
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Best ambassadors for the cause
Recycling
Subcommittee
Accomplishments
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Created Waste Wipeout Program,
May move-out
Managed annual Earth Week Dumpster
Dive
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Residence Assistants/ Residence Halls contests
Sponsored Community Electronics
Recycling
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Collected & recycled
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Mattresses; materials & cardboard; scrap
metal; used tires, motor oil, automotive
batteries; electronics; furniture; doors
Recyclemania 2010
Business Incubator
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New construction & demolition debris
recycling program
Add recycling requirement to all capital
construction projects
Residence Halls move-out awareness program
Participate in national RecycleMania 2011
Continue Residence Halls mattress recycling
program
Student Activities
Subcommittee
Goals & Accomplishments
Goal 1: Introduce new students to sustainability,
first-year pledge
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Introducing GO GREEN sustainability message and
pledge at New Student Convocation in fall 2010
Goal 2: Work with Student Association to increase
awareness, buy-in for Green Initiative Fee
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Progressing on having student body vote on,
approve, and ratify Fee
Goals & Accomplishments
Goal 3: Educate campus on plastic bags, trays
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Bookstore asking customers if they want bags
Disseminated information to students about
benefits of going trayless at dining halls
Goal 4: Assist with Earth Week
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Team of 5 student groups to assist with “Spring
Cleaning” event in Fredonia community
Goals & Accomplishments
Goal 5: Create long-term student leadership
Engaging broader groups of students in
sustainability
 Nurturing future student leaders
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Transportation
Subcommittee
Accomplishments
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Developed vision and mission statements
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Developed goals and objectives, strategies to
accomplish them
Provided data for Greenhouse Gas Audit,
Scope three
Provided data to Facilities Master Plan
project
Additional Accomplishments
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Developed, distributed transportation survey
to campus community
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Analyzed data from 457 surveys
Target commuters 10 miles
and under to campus
 Created temporary
Transportation Committee
logo
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Recruit new members
Goals
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Initiate cultural and behavioral change relating
to campus transportation
Provide educational materials to campus
community
Partner with community transportation
organizations
Partner with campus transportation services to
work toward increasing efficiency, usage
EARTH WEEK 2010
BE
THE
CHANGE
www.fredonia.edu/gogreen/
Questions or Interest?
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Academic Subcommittee
Sherry Mason, Associate Professor,
Chemistry Christina Jarvis, Associate
Professor, English
Department of Environmental Affairs
Adam Malchoff, Student, History &
Geology
Earth Week Subcommittee
Sherry Mason, Associate Professor,
Chemistry
Energy Conservation Subcommittee
Robert Lawson, Assistant Director of
Facilities Services
Food Subcommittee
Mike Proffer, Director of Dining Services,
FSA Association
Green Building Subcommittee
Markus Kessler, Director of Facilities
Planning
Green Cleaning Subcommittee
Mark Delcamp, Asst. Director of Facilities
Services – Custodial
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Green Landscaping Subcommittee
Kevin Cloos, Director of Facilities
Services
Green Purchasing Subcommittee
Shari Miller, Director of Purchasing
Presidents’ Climate Commitment
Sarah Laurie, Environmental Health and
Safety
Public Relations Subcommittee
Sarah Laurie, Environmental Health and
Safety
Recycling Subcommittee
Kevin Cloos, Director of Facilities
Services,
Soteris Tzitzis, Director of University
Services
Student Activities Subcommittee
Mark Suida, Assistant Director of
Campus Life
Traffic Subcommittee
Anne Podolak, ,Director of
Environmental Health & Safety
BE THE CHANGE