sefe final white paper

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The University of

South Florida is GoingGreen!


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Team SEFE: Students

for EcoFriendly

EnvironmentCompilatorsTaylor Beckman

Cara Boyd

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,/.) ;DK,$oing $reen> as said by the *PA means practicing anen#ironmentally friendly and ecologically responsible lifestyle as

well as making decisions to help protect the en#ironment andsustain natural resources. There are lots of reasons to considergoing green these could include too much trash& greenhousegases& air and water pollution& damage to the ozone layer& andsa#ing money. The start of the *PA has also prompted the statesto de#elop their own agencys regarding the green mo#ement.Floridas lead agency is The Florida +epartment of*n#ironmental Protection protecting our air& water and land.+*P is di#ided into three primary areas; "egulatory Programs&)and and "ecreation& and !ater Policy and *cosystem"estoration. Florida?s en#ironmental priorities include;

8 +e#eloping a consistent and effecti#e regulatory

process.

8 *nsuring the 3uality and 3uantity of our states

water resources.

8 (ncreasing the access to our award@winning

state parks. 9y Florida& /-/:

The efforts of the *PA and State of Florida arefollowed by USFs commitment to the greenmo#ement. The students and faculty at USF ha#epaired with industry leaders to help promote thede#elopment of green technology and practices withinthe Uni#ersity and its partnerships. USFs efforts areconfirmed through their actions of implementing theuse of better buildings& technologies& transportationetc.

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Businesses in the United States& commercial and educational&

ha#e begun to specifically track their financial sa#ings due to

en#ironmentally friendly practices in the workplace. Accordingto sur#eys taken by Buck %onsultants& a Cero company&

companies ha#e sa#ed substantial amounts of money in e#ery

energy field. The most common practices enforced in the past

few years include recycling programs& increase in web pages

replacing paper products& and the use of light sensors to

automatically turn off unused lights and computer monitors.

These initiati#es were particularly beneficial during the

economic recession& because companies with sa#ings were often

o#er ,D e#en when costs of some programs were initially

epensi#e. !hile the Uni#ersity of South Florida is not the only

entity becoming ma'orly green& it still leads many in cost

reduction& specifically among uni#ersities. USF& like many

businesses& uses incenti#es such as awards and prizes to

moti#ate staff and students to demonstrate en#ironmentally

friendly beha#ior in the workplace. USF& like the ma'ority of the

companies sur#eyed& are showing etreme leadership in the

green mo#ement and pro#iding ecellent benefits for the 3uality

of the earth as well as gi#ing incenti#e on sa#ing money and

retrospecti#ely making each company that participates moreprofitable and successful.

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Buck Consultants show that companies that use greenproducts and procedures find that they are saving

themselves energy costs, and since 2009, the number of

companies using green programs has almost doubled.

U! was one of the first organi"ations in the nation to

adopt the green movement and put ma#or time, effort,

and money into green programs.

T&(ING INITI&TI#E

There are many ways that USFSP is takingthe initiati#e to Going Green. USF Tampacampus has many sustainable acti#ities thatare worth mentioning and these are from

article on USF One of Nation's Top GreenColleges.

E USF ranks second in Florida and /,thnationally inthe /- "ecycle ania waste minimization contestbased on the amount of municipal solid waste generated

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The S$*F 9Student $reen *nergy Fund: is responsible forthe all the amazing completed pro'ects pictured and listedbelow. The S$*F is a student led campaign that is doing greatthings for USF and $oing $reen. Becoming a member issimple and easy for students that are interested& and for studentsalready in the campaign its easy to submit a proposal of an ideato the committee.

8 USFSP offers priority parking for low emission cars#ehicles at designated lots

8 The parking garages areusing

)*+ motion censored lightson the first floor to conser#eenergy.

8 Solar +oks with multiple locations around campus& greatfor studying at hours when there is no sun

8 ultiple typesof $reen

achines areused in the gymtreadmills&bikes& andellipticals.

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8 ultip le refillable

water bottlestationsaroundcampus sostudents canrefill theirwater bottles

8 "ecyclablebins located

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different locations around the campus for con#enientdisposal.

OFFIE OF SUST&INI)I'IT*Sustainability is etremely

important to the USF campus.The Sustainability (nitiati#e atUSF began in /7 to address

how the uni#ersity can becomegreen. Programs such asAmerican %ollege 8 Uni#ersityPresidents %limate%ommitment 9A%UP%%:&%ampus *cology Program andSustainability TrackingAssessment 8 "ating System9STA"S: are all in#ol#ed in the

going green mo#ement to helpinitiate and practice USF goinggreen.

USF campus is doing its best

to spread knowledge andorganize programs byimplementing strategic goals tofurther inform the students andcommunity. The Uni#ersity ofSouth Florida has made greatstrides at $oing $reen andutilizing the student ledprograms.

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The four strategic goals of the office ofSustaina+ility

%! Strengthening and supporting integrated and synergisticinterdisciplinary research across disciplinary&departmental& college and campus boundaries

2! Building a sustainable campus en#ironment at USF

3! %onstructing an up@to@date clearinghouse of informationabout all the sustainability engagement acti#ities

currently occurring at USF and encouraging andrewarding faculty& staff& and student engagement insustainability initiati#e.

(! %reating a sustainable en#ironment that supports anepanded and impro#ed teaching and research mission& amore engaged residential community& and a uni#ersity@based global #illage

GREEN )UI'INGUSFSP anticipates se#eral of their buildings to be )**+certified and has made se#eral reno#ations of their building in

recent time. These buildings include the %hemistry& *ducation&

and Science %enter. The science center in particular has earned


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the $old )**+ certification for its en#ironmentally friendly

planning& design and construction materials.

!hat does )**+ %ertified meanL

8 )**+ stands for )eadership in *nergy and

*n#ironmental +esign

8 Buildings certified function and run to sustain

en#ironmentally friendly conditions includingUSF is deeply committed to building healthy& sustainablecommunities&> said USF President udy $enshaft. >That?s whywe launched our School of $lobal Sustainability this year. (t?swhy we?re committed to meeting the great demand of ourstudents. And it?s why we?re out in the $ulf of eico trying tosa#e the food chain from effects of the recent oil spill. (t isfantastic that The Princeton "e#iew?s own comprehensi#e

analysis of our educational offerings put USF on this list.

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%ash& ac3ui. >USF 1ne of =ation?s Top $reen %olleges.>-University of South Florida. , ay /-. !eb. -0 une /-K.

$adowski& *d. >$reen Programs Sa#e >$reen>& Buck%onsultants Sur#ey "e#eals ore U.S. *mployerseasuring %ost Sa#ings Stemming From *n#ironmental*fforts.> !orkplace Sur#ey by Buck %onsultants "e#ealsThat $reen Programs Sa#e. Cero& -- Apr. /--. !eb.-, une /-K.

$leason& Sean. >USF $oing $reen o#ement; SustainabilityFinal +raft.> Scribd. /K une /--. !eb. -7 une /-K.

$reen (nitiati#es.> Undergraduate Admissions. Uni#ersity ofSouth Florida St.Petersburg& /-5. !eb. - une /-K.

Shah& Anup. >*n#ironmental (ssues.> Global ssues.-6 an./-K. !eb. -, une /-K.

Sustainability Programs and (nitiati#es at USF and around the!orld.> !atel School of Global Sustainability "SS. /-KPatel %ollege of $lobal Sustainability& !eb.-7 une /-K.

USFSP Student $reen *nergy Fund.> Guidelines through the!roposal !rocess # USFS! Student Green $nergy Fund.!eb. -7 une /-K.

!ima. >$oing $reen and Sa#ing $reen; Uni#ersity of SouthFlorida %elebrates 1ne Rear All *cosAnni#ersary.>$cota%eouts.co&. $.*.T. *nterprises& (nc.& M Aug.

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&nnotated )i+liogra4hy

This is team S*F*s Annotated Bibliography for the Uni#ersityof South Floridas going green mo#ement. !e found ourinformation from #arious webpages and 'ournal articles. !iththe research done within our group we were able to collaborateall our information from the gi#en sources to create our finish!hite Paper. The sources pro#ided were #ery helpful for ourresearch on $lobal Sustainability and the Uni#ersity of SouthFloridas efforts in going green.

%ash& ac3ui. >USF 1ne of =ation?s Top $reen %olleges.>-University of South Florida., ay /-. !eb. -0 une /-K.

This source is an article written on USF being one of thenations top ranked $reen %olleges. (t eplains what The1ffice of Sustainability is and what is does for USF. Thissource lists a number of different of acti#ities andaccomplishes we can thank The 1ffice of Sustainabilityfor. ( will use this source to describe how the newlyfounded %ollege of Sustainability would be a great

addition to USF St. Petersburg& and how the campus is onits way to becoming ranked in the !rinceton "evie(sGuide to Green College along side the Tampa campus.

$adowski& *d. >$reen Programs Sa#e >$reen>& Buck%onsultants Sur#ey "e#eals ore U.S. *mployerseasuring %ost Sa#ings Stemming From *n#ironmental*fforts.> !orkplace Sur#ey by Buck %onsultants "e#ealsThat $reen Programs Sa#e. Cero& -- Apr. /--. !eb.-, une /-K.

This source eplains in detail how going green is not onlybeneficial to the en#ironment& but also sa#es businessesand companies& including uni#ersities& a substantialamount of money. (t also uses #isuals that illustrate


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eactly how much businesses ha#e sa#ed in different areasin the past few years. ( will use this source to eplain how

it relates to USFSP and the effects of its initiati#es. Also& (will use the info graph to support this e#idence.

$leason& Sean. >USF $oing $reen o#ement; SustainabilityFinal +raft.> Scribd. /K une /--. !eb. -7 une /-K.

This source analyzes the importance of Sustainability atUSF. Sustainability is defined as the strategies that meetsocietys needs without compromising the ability of futuregenerations to meet their own needs. The Uni#ersity is

making incredible efforts to reduce carbon by recycling&finding ways to reduce greenhouse gases and by gettingstudents and the community in#ol#ed. USF campus isdoing its best to spread knowledge and organizeprograms by implementing strategic goals to furtherinform the students and community.

$reen (nitiati#es.> Undergraduate Admissions. Uni#ersity ofSouth Florida St.Petersburg& /-5. !eb. - une /-K.

This webpage outlines the initiati#es that the St.Petersburg campus utilizes in regards to the $reeno#ement. (t also describes future efforts that the schoolplans on doing to help the en#ironment& ( will incorporatethis source by summarizes and using specific eamplesand eamples to eplain in the white paper what USFSP isdoing. ( also will reference it directly to link the paperback to the school to add credibility.

Shah& Anup. >*n#ironmental (ssues.> Global ssues.-6 an.

/-K.!eb. -, une /-K.

This source has #arious articles identifying theimportance of en#ironmental issues and highlights someof the concerns that ha#e an affect on earth and the


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human population. (t eplains the importance ofbiodi#ersity& animal conser#ation& climate change and

global warming among many other rising issues.

Sustainability Programs and (nitiati#es at USF and around the!orld.> !atel School of Global Sustainability "SS. /-KPatel %ollege of $lobal Sustainability& !eb.-7 une /-K.

This source gi#es a brief description of the goals for theoffice of sustainability. (t gi#es you a list of the plans theyare trying to implement in this program. (t also gi#es youa little about the history of the program and a list of waysyou as a student can get in#ol#ed and help the cause. This

source is also a gateway to recent and past newslettersabout the program.

USFSP Student $reen *nergy Fund.> Guidelines through the!roposal !rocess # USFS! Student Green $nergy Fund.!eb. -7 une /-K.

This source is a detailed webpage on the S$*F 9Student$reen *nergy Fund: at the St. Petersburg campus. Thesite eplains how the members of S$*F propose an idea

to the committee and steps that are taken to implementthe proposal. There are also eamples of completedpro'ects and presentations that the students of S$*F ha#edone. !ith this information ( will be able to eplain howimportant the role of student in#ol#ement is for the $reenmo#ement as well as how easy it is for students can beapart of S$*F.

!ima. >$oing $reen and Sa#ing $reen; Uni#ersity of SouthFlorida %elebrates 1ne Rear All *cos Anni#ersary.>$cota%eouts.co&. $.*.T. *nterprises& (nc.& M Aug. /--. !eb.

-7 une /-K.This source acknowledges the importance of theUni#ersity of South Florida Tampa campus participatingin the *co@Takeout o#ement. By eliminating allStyrofoam takeout containers and replacing them with


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*co@Takeouts containers& there are many benefits to thecommunity and school. Foodser#ice at USF is reducing

waste& helping the earth and sa#ing the budget.

G'OSS&R* OF TER$S

%arbon onoide@ a colorless& odorless toic flammable gasformed by incomplete combustion of carbon.*co@friendly not en#ironmentally harmful*n#ironmental Protection Agency@ 9*PA: The *PA is an agencyof the United States federal go#ernment whose mission is toprotect human and en#ironmental health.$reenhouse $ases@ a gas that contributes to the greenhouseeffect by absorbing infrared radiation& e.g.& carbon dioide andchlorofluorocarbons.4ybrid Truck@ A hybrid #ehicle is a #ehicle that uses two ormore distinct power sources to mo#e the #ehicle to utilizeenergy.)**+ %ertified@ )eadership in *nergy and *n#ironmental+esign is a suite of rating systems for the design& construction&

operation& and maintenance of green buildings& homes andneighborhoods.S"( 9Solar "eflecti#e (nde:@ A measure of the roof?s ability tore'ect solar heat& as shown by a small temperature rise.


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Sulfur +ioide@ a colorless pungent toic gas formed by burningsulfur in air.

Sustainability@ The endurance of systems and processes. Theorganizing principle for sustainability is sustainablede#elopment& which includes the four interconnected domains;ecology& economics& politics and culture.Jolatile 1rganic %ompounds@ 9J1%s: is organic chemicals thatha#e a high #apor pressure at ordinary room temperature. Theirhigh #apor pressure results from a low boiling point& whichcauses large numbers of molecules to e#aporate or sublimatefrom the li3uid or solid form of the compound and enter thesurrounding air.

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