Sustainability Forum Fall 2019 Carrie Black Director, Energy Conservation & Sustainability cblack32@valenciacollege.edu
New Sustainability Faculty Fellow • Dr. Edie Gaythwaite
Sustainable Operations Update
Energy Update • Spring Break Shutdown Competition
Energy Update: Continued • City of Orlando Building Energy & Water Efficiency Strategy (BEWES) • OSC CIT Building – Green Building Initiative- Green Globes – Tracking: 2 Green Globes • Energy Efficiency Projects
Energy Update: Current and Upcoming • Greenhouse Gas Emissions (GHGe) Inventory: Fall 2019 – Update Climate Action Plan
Waste & Recycling: Graduation Gowns Valencia’s Graduation Gowns Traditional Graduation Gowns
Waste & Recycling Continued • Hand Dryers Project • Food Scrap Program – Partnership with City of Orlando – West Campus: Cafeteria Kitchen & Culinary Program – New Initiative: Front of House in West Campus Cafeteria
Transportation • Ridesharing – ReThink Your Commute • Matching, plan and ride your route, built-in incentives • Emergency Rides Home • Student Launch: Spring 2020
Transportation • Downtown Campus – Advertising alternative ways to get to campus • Social Media • Kudos: SunRail Passes • Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Stations
Grounds • Tree Campus USA (TCUSA) – Tree planting & native plant labeling event • Upcoming: November at East – Need students for committee • Osceola Landscape Master Plan – Progress meeting in July with faculty and staff representatives – Finalizing over next few weeks
Students • Campus Earth Day Events
Students • Valencia Earth Studies Association (VESA)
Community • Central Florida Higher Education Partnership for Sustainable Development – Interested faculty involvement opportunity • Downtown Orlando Partnership- Lunch & Learn Panelist • City of Orlando & Orange County Sustainability Departments • US Green Building Council Florida Chapter
Sustainability Assistant • Welcome Laura Betts!
Sustainable Operations Vision, Metrics, & Objectives
Sustainability Mission & Vision • Mission: Promote and execute operational practices in the service of environmental, economic, and social responsibility, while effectively communicating and educating about the significance of these practices for people and the planet. • Vision: Serve as a role model in our community by accomplishing sustainability goals.
Where Do We Stand? Measurements College-Wide 2017/18 2018/19 Change % Direction ELECTRIC Electricity Usage KWH 32,511,989 32,763,902 251,913 0.77% Higher Electric Usage kWh/SF actual 14.46 14.48 0.02 0.14% Higher Normalized Electrical Usage kWh/SF 14.23 13.84 -0.39 -2.82% Lower WATER Water Usage- Potable (1,000) gallons 48,916 49,731 815 1.67% Higher Water Usage- Non-Potable (1,000) gallons 13,481 12,558 -923 -6.85% Lower WASTE & RECYCLING Total Waste in tons (landfill and recycle) 792 618 -174 -21.97% Lower Total Recycle waste in tons 125 138 13 10.40% Higher Waste and Recycling $/SF $ 0.12 $ 0.11 -0.01 -8.33% Lower Total Waste (Trash & Recycle) in lbs per FTE 37.9 27.6 -10.28 -27.12% Lower (Spring EOT counts via Institutional Research) 6.0 6.2 0.19 3.12% Higher Total Recycle waste in lbs per FTE FTE Spring 2018: 41,774 Spring 2019: 44,724
Sustainability Objectives • Objective 1: Obtain Carbon Neutrality • Objective 2: Reduce the waste the College Generates • Objective 3: Improve Water Quality & Conservation Source: MWRA
Objective 1: Obtain Carbon Neutrality • Lower Energy Usage • Pursue Renewable Energy Options and Carbon Offsets • Reduce Transportation Emissions Measurement: Reduce consumption 20% from baseline year by 2025.
Objective 2: Reduce Waste • Establish day-to-day practices and guidelines that reduce and eliminate landfill waste streams and/or improve recycling rates. • Identify opportunities that would change current landfill waste items to recyclable or reusable items. • Measurement: Reduce the waste the College produces by 25% from baseline year by 2025.
Objective 3: Improve Water Quality & Conservation • Identify operational processes and capital projects to improve water use efficiency and/or reduce usage. • Stormwater Management- Design and construct parking and landscaping to implement stormwater runoff best management practices. Measurement: Reduce potable water usage by 5% from baseline year by 2025.
Questions & Open Discussion
Contact Information Carrie Black Director, Energy Conservation & Sustainability (College-Wide) Phone: 407-582-1706 Email: cblack32@valenciacollege.edu Office: West Campus, 14-104 Mail Code: 4-21
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