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Sustainability Initiatives

Dr. Edgar Class

October 30, 2012

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Why Universities Care

The purpose of higher education has always been to seek understanding of the emerging concerns of society and the forces that influence society …

And then to produce research and leadership that apply knowledge to shaping the future through technological advances and new ideas.

If sustainability describes the emerging concerns of society, then university business and academic models will adapt to exemplify sustainability principles in the classroom, in the machine room and throughout campus life.

Office of Sustainability

Purpose Our mission is to promote the sustainability-related activities

and ideas of all academic and operations units on campus,

and to pursue new activities and ideas with these units and

in collaboration with students, faculty, staff and other

campus stakeholders.

Campus Policy (adopted 2008)

www.utexas.edu/policies/hoppm/01.A.03.html

sustainability.utexas.edu

Academic side

President’s Sustainability Steering Committee

Annual Symposium

Lecture Series

New researchers in new buildings

Green Labs Initiative

Degree programs are emerging

External pressure to show authentic progress

On real world issues

Academic Directory

Operations side

President’s Sustainability Steering Committee

Natural Resources Management Plan

Recycling programs are ever evolving

Greenhouse Gas Inventory/ Climate Action Plan

Green Buildings

Green Fee Committee

Student organizations

Staff Council

Faculty Council

STARS Silver (stars.aashe.org)

Natural Resources Management Plan

CPFM will maintain utility system performance at, or

above, an annual average plant efficiency of 88%,

average electrical generation performance of 8,500

BTU/kWh and chilling station performance of 0.70

kW/Ton.

By August 31, 2020, we will reduce energy demand

by an average of 20% per square foot.

By August 31, 2020, 5% (17M kWh) of energy on the

Main Campus will be from renewable sources.

By August 31, 2020, we will reduce domestic water

use by 20%, with at least 40% of total water use

coming from reuse/reclaimed sources.

Natural Resources Management Plan

By August 31, 2020, we will divert 90% of the total

waste stream from landfill.

By August 31, 2020, we will reduce overall gasoline

and diesel fuel consumption for the campus vehicle

fleet by 20%, while shifting 50% of the campus

vehicle fleet to 50% E85 gasoline and other

alternative fuels.

During the 2012-13 fiscal year, and in collaboration

with the AVP of Purchasing, the PSSC will build on

the new green purchasing policy.

The PSSC will guide the integration of sustainability

in the Campus Master Plan Update.

Irrigation Upgrade Case Study

Greenhouse Gas Inventory

http://utaustin.sasakistrategies.com

Thank You

Jim Walker, AICP

Director of Sustainability

jim.walker@austin.utexas.edu

512-475-6549

sustainability.utexas.edu

utaustinsustainability

@UTAustinGreen

Campus Masterplan Process

Establish direction for

sustainability within

overall effort

Identify existing goals

and gaps

Identify priorities

Integrate with big ideas

and emerging initiatives

Identify metrics

(STARS, others)

Follow through

Process

This process identified seven

key themes which will form the

basis for benchmarking

progress as the plan is

implemented.