william leahy, director institute for sustainable energy at eastern connecticut state university...
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William Leahy, DirectorInstitute for Sustainable Energy
at Eastern Connecticut State
University
Campus Climate Action PlanNorwalk Community College
June 9, 2009
Green Campus Initiative
Twelve Steps to a Sustainable (Green)
Campus1. Teaching and Research2. Purchasing and
Administrative Services
3. Solid Waste Reduction and Recycling
4. Energy Conservation5. Energy Purchasing6. Water and Waste
Water Management
7. Hazardous Waste Management
8. Transportation9. Food and Food
Service10. Campus Grounds
and Land Use11. New Construction12. Campus Planning
and Design
Teaching and Research• Teach Environmental Literacy
• The Campus as a “Learning Laboratory”
• Engage in Community Outreach
• Take an Interdisciplinary Approach
• Strengthen Core Programs• Encourage undergraduate
research in sustainability
Purchasing and Administration
• Only buy what you need• Buy environmentally
friendly products• Use Energy Star
Standards• Buy post consumer
recycled materials• Include in all
requirements for providing all goods and services
• Use your Buying Power and Investor Influence to recognize and encourage responsible behavior in suppliers
Solid Waste Management and Recycling
• Establish a Waste Reduction Ethic
• Perform Analysis • Minimize• Work with facilities• Provide Convenient
Stations• Special Collection
Days• Promote Repair and
Swap• Recognize
Performance• Encourage student
participation
• Track Use and Cost• Meter & Sub-meter• Benchmark• Life Cycle Analysis• Retrofit and Renovate• Participate in Existing
Utility Programs• Encourage Student
Involvement• Investigate Performance
Contracts• Energy saving contests
Energy Conservation
Energy Purchasing• Improve Campus
Efficiency First• Improve Campus
Load Profile• Convert from High
Emission Fuels• Purchase Green
Power • Install Renewables• Consider CHP• Consider Carbon
Sequestering
Water and Waste Water Management
• Report, Respond and Repair
• Retrofit with “Water Savers”
• Try Waterless
• Minimize Irrigation
• Capture Rainwater
• Protect Groundwater
• Take shorter showers
Hazardous Waste Management
• Exceed Haz-Mat requirements
• Educate Generators• Develop Tracking• Implement Swapping• Switch to Non-Toxics• Recycle & Recover
CFCs• Ensure Proper
Disposal
Transportation
• Encourage Car- Pooling• Support Zip-Car & Ride-Share• Use Public
Transportation• Support Bikes and
walking• Convert Vehicles to
Alternate Fuels
Food and Food Service
• Buy Locally in Season
• Eat “Low on the Food Chain”
• Minimize Disposable Trays, Plates, Utensils
• Support Organic Food Producers
• Promote Reusable Mugs
• Promote local foods through increased student demand
• Redefine Campus Beauty• Reduce Lawn Areas• Protect Wetlands,
Watershed and Wildlife• Protect Trees• Plant Native Species• Natural Walkways Evolve
Campus Grounds and Land Use
• Don’t Oversize & Overbuild• Use High Performance
Building Standards• Exceed Energy Codes• Use Natural Systems• Incorporate Renewables• Use Environmentally
Friendly Materials• Use Life-Cycle analysis• Recycle Construction
Debris• Consider suggestions from
undergraduate research
New Construction
• Develop a Master Plan• Preserve Green Space• Minimize On-Campus
Driving• Maintain Indigenous
Plantings• Preserve Solar Access• Perform Impact Review of
All Expansion Plans• Have students work with
the town to ensure that the town and campus plans are sustainable
Campus Planning and Design