SUSTAINABILITY AT MUSC [email protected] or www.musc.edu/gogreen Overview MUSC Enterprise University/Research Hospital MUSC Physicians/Outpatient Basic Stats 7.8 million Sq Feet 82 acre campus 709 licensed beds in 3 Hospitals over 800 Research Labs 12,000
Download ReportTranscript SUSTAINABILITY AT MUSC [email protected] or www.musc.edu/gogreen Overview MUSC Enterprise University/Research Hospital MUSC Physicians/Outpatient Basic Stats 7.8 million Sq Feet 82 acre campus 709 licensed beds in 3 Hospitals over 800 Research Labs 12,000
SUSTAINABILITY AT MUSC [email protected] or www.musc.edu/gogreen Overview MUSC Enterprise University/Research Hospital MUSC Physicians/Outpatient Basic Stats 7.8 million Sq Feet 82 acre campus 709 licensed beds in 3 Hospitals over 800 Research Labs 12,000 employees and 3,000 students Economic Impact of more than $2.3 Billion in 2007 Sustainability Focus Areas Climate Energy: Green Building Energy: Transportation Water: Green Building Waste Management & Recycling Grounds Food Academics Climate “There is no longer any credible scientific debate about the basic facts: our world continues to warm, with the last decade the hottest in modern records deep oceans warming faster than the earth’s atmosphere Sea level is rising Arctic Sea ice is melting years faster than projected 4 past EPA Administrators 8/1/13 Is human activity a substantial cause of global climate change? Yes, according to the US National Academies of Science, NASA and NOAA Climate Global Change Data Downtown Charleston with 6 ft sea level rise Lake Mead drought 2013 What is MUSC doing about this? Signed American College and University President’s Climate Commitment MUSC Greenhouse Gas Inventory FY09 255,466 MTCO2e FY11 215,045 MTCO2e (purchased offsets for BEB) Achieve climate neutrality as soon as possible Set target date for achieving climate neutrality Need to do this Set interim goals and actions See following slides Energy: Green Building Bioengineering Building LEED Gold 21.5% energy cost savings Occupancy sensors, lighting controls, and task lighting Wall insulation of R20 High-reflectance R20 roof Double pane PPG windows Window and building overhangs Exterior lighting (savings of 36.1%) Highly efficient HVAC system with heat recovery Energy: Green Building Energy Performance Contract Lighting and Lighting Controls Changed out ~ 49,000 lights Annual savings $664,700 Fume Hood Upgrades 96 fume hoods replaced: 50% less air used Automatic buffer, shuts off air when not in use Annual savings $288,523 Overall Energy and Water Savings of $2.5 M/Yr Energy: Green Building Results FY 09 215 Million KWH or $15.1M FY 10 213 Million KWH or $16.7M Opened Dental building 5.5M KWH added Cost of 1 KWH went up by $0.0084 on average FY 11 214 Million KWH or $17.6M Opened 2 new LEED research buildings 5.2 M KWH added Cost of 1 KWH went up by $0.0037 on average FY 12 222 Million KWH or $19.3 M Cost of 1 KWH went up by $0.0044 on average Energy: Transportation How we are reducing our impact: 10,000 daily commuters Walking Biking Riding CARTA EXPRESS bus (600+ day) Riding a Motorcycle Carpooling Trident Rideshare – Free Emergency Ride Home Occasional Parker - $5 day pass Carpooling to conferences/training Learning on-line and attending webinars Telecommuting instead of traveling Videoconferencing with colleagues Practicing Telemedicine Energy: Education Water: Green Building Energy Performance Contract Water Conservation Projects 1815 new low flush toilets, 211 Urinals 2571 Flow Restrictors, 100 Shower Heads Annual savings $509,760 Grounds uses computerized timed watering Extreme Emergency Middendorf Aquifer 2,075 ft deep well Waste: Reuse Reusable Office Supplies Two locations on-campus All items free to students, faculty & staff Pens, pencils, calculators, staplers, rubber stamps, staples, scissors, notebooks, notepads, 3-ring binders – all sizes!, folders, envelopes, manila & hanging file folders, paperclips, rubber bands, small desk top accessories, laser toners and ink jet supplies Donations are welcome: call us for a pick up if you have a box or more Waste: Recycling Single Stream for some residential areas Dual Stream at MUSC Paper is separate Cardboard and Paperboard Are baled together and sold Glass, Plastic and Steel Cans Paper must be shredded for confidentiality Clean, shredded paper gets a better price Magazines and books must be separated These materials get sorted at the County facility Metals Sold to offset the cost of recycling services Waste: Recycling Work Requests University: 2-4119 MUHA: 2-5600 Request a Recycling Service: When you can expect service Furnish recycling bin (specify materials) within a week Furnish clean out or temporary recycling bin (specify materials) two days notice required Empty recycling bin (specify materials) same day or next day Unlock Confidential Paper recycling bin within two hours M-F 7AM - 3PM Waste: Bin Selection Waste: Bin Location Paper • Near copier/fax/printer • Behind Nurses station • In Mailroom Plastic Glass Steel • • • • • Break Room Next to Beverage machine Classroom/meeting room Patient waiting rooms Cafeterias/lobbies Waste: Recycling Collection Schedule Campus Address ART - Ashley River Tower Central Energy Plant Children's Hospital CMH/McClennan Banks CSB Family Medicine IOP Rutledge garage;OT/PT outpatient clinic Rutledge Tower - tower section Rutledge Tower - older section Rutledge Tower Annex Rutledge Tower Physical Plant Univ Hospital 135 Cannon 163 Rutledge Plastic/Glass/Steel & Aluminum Monday & Thursday Monday Mon/Wed/Fri (OR only) Monday Wednesday Friday Monday Wednesday Wednesday Wednesday Wednesday Wednesday Tuesday & Thursday Thursday Wednesday To request a collection UNIV call 2-4119 -MUHA call 2-5600 Paper Thursday Monday Friday Monday Monday Monday Wednesday Thursday Wednesday Friday Thursday Thursday Tuesday Friday Thursday Waste: Paper Shredding/Recycling 1,458 bins emptied once a week 16,500 lbs./week average shredding Off campus service to Satellite Clinics • Slim jim – 24 gal All Paper is • Console – 30 gal shredded! • Locked Tote – 90 gal Waste: Cardboard & Paperboard Corrugated Cardboard • Flatten the box to prevent litter • Flatten the box to help housekeeping • Use one box to collect flattened boxes Paperboard • • • • • Glove Boxes Suture supply Boxes Frozen Dinner and Cereal Boxes Tissue Paper Boxes Envelopes and Office Supplies Boxes NOTE: There are ten locations on the MUSC campus that collect or bale cardboard. Go to musc.edu/gogreen for a full list! Waste: Mixed Plastic, Glass & Metal NO Styrofoam NO Plastic Wrap Plastics #1 - #7 Aluminum Cans Other Steel 661 bins emptied once a week Current avg. per week 1 ton Glass Bottles Waste: Mixed Plastic, Glass & Metal Put the lid back on! Waste: Recycling Electronics E-Waste Recycling: CD’s, floppy disk, cords, plugs, calculators, speakers, printers, phones, random scientific equipment Surplus: monitors, CPU’s, tagged property 7 bins emptied as needed Total collected in FY2012 = 21 tons All MUSC issued cell phones must go back to Communications (2nd floor Harborview) All MUSC information must be wiped out from hard drives before disposal of CPU to preserve confidentiality! Waste: Recycling Batteries Batteries 100’s of locations Create free recycling bins from plastic containers we receive from pathology & Environmental Services Give bins away at all public events, presentations, on-call Accept lead acid, Li-Ion, Ni-Mh, Ni-Cad, Alkaline Total collected in FY2012 = 7 tons Batteries Plus collects for free Waste: Recycling Results FY 12 Tons Tons Office Paper 520 Restaurant Grease 5 Cardboard 309 Fluorescent Tubes 4 Yard Waste 120 Medical Products 4 Plastic, Glass & Steel 49 Toner Cartridges 4 Books 39 Radiology Film 2 Wooden Pallets 36 Oil & Oil Filters 2 Scrap Metal 32 Tires 1 Electronic or E-waste 21 Chemicals Batteries 7 Total .11 1,155.11 Grounds Arboretum Medicinal Garden Butterfly Garden Rain Garden and Bioswale Organic Urban Farm 3000+ trees on campus, 64 different species Weekly work and learn sessions, health education Biodegradable motor oil use Composting of all yard waste Diversity in plantings with emphasis on native species Tulip Poplar at Anderson House Food MUSC Cafeteria Eat for Health Fresh on the Menu Certification: 25% local Meatless Monday program and Mindful Eco-mugs: $.25 discount for use of refillable mug On-line ordering for patient meals/catering Rainforest Alliance Certified Coffee & Tea Biodegradable and compostable containers Food waste is collected for compost = 2,000 lbs./week Education program at Urban Farm Farmer’s Market in various locations three times a week CSA drop-off points in three locations Academics Student Life Sustainability Pledge is offered on line Student events: recycling and waste reduction Eco Friendly regalia for graduation Research Marine Biomedicine and Environmental Science Dr. Louis Guillette: studying the impact of toxic chemicals on reproductive development and functioning. Environmental Research Dr. David Hoel: research & evaluation of the potential health effects of ionizing radiation. Microbiology Dr. Michael Schmidt: Dr. Harold D. May: Microbes and the Future of Fuel Production antimicrobial properties of copper to prevent HAI (4th leading cause of death in US) Sustainability & Recycling Staff Christine von Kolnitz Cooley Sustainability Manager 843-792-1804 [email protected] Pete Rock Operations Manager 843-792-4668 [email protected] Kathy McKay Administrative Assistant 843-792-2723 [email protected] Caroline Davila Communications 843-792-9745 [email protected] Equipment Operator Staff: Michael Peavy Jerome Frazier Robert Turner Mark Bonnett How to reach us: Service phone number: 2-4066 Email: [email protected] More information: http://www.musc.edu/gogreen