Sustainability at Trinity College Karen Misbach, CHMM EH&S Manager & Sustainability Coordinator
American College & University Presidents’ Climate Commitment • Signed by President Jones in July 2007 • Sustainability Task Force assembled Fall 2007 • Campus Greenhouse Gas inventory completed Sept. 2008 • All new construction will be LEED silver design • All appliance purchases will be energy star • Promote mass transportation
Trinity College’s Carbon Footprint FY 2007 and 2008 Carbon Footprint in Tons and Metric Tons FY 2007 Trinity College Scope 1 & Scope 2 CO2 FY 2008 FY 2007 (MT FY 2008 (MT (tons Scope Emissions (tons CO2e) CO2e) CO2e) CO2e) 2 Electricity 9,583 9,730 8,696 8,830 1 Natural Gas 6,455 9,158 5,857 8,310 1 Heating Oil #6 fuel oil 3,831 - 3,476 - 1 Gasoline (Trinity vehicles) 193 223 175 203 3 439 321 399 291 Gasoline (travel & athletics) 1 22 20 20 18 Diesel (Grounds) 3 27 35 24 32 Diesel (U-Pass) 3 290 325 264 295 Air Travel (Athletics and Business) 1 58 5 52 4 Refrigerants 1 Fertilizer 20 23 18 21 3 -- (9.0) -- (9.9) Solid Waste TOTAL 20,918 19,831 18,981 17,994 - - - -
Trinity College’s Carbon Footprint FY07 & FY08 Carbon Footprint 20,000 18,000 16,000 14,000 12,000 MT CO2 10,000 8,000 6,000 4,000 2,000 - FY07 GHG (MT CO2 eq) FY08 GHG (MT CO2 eq) Electricity GHG generation Natural Gas GHG generation #6 Fuel Oil GHG generation Gasoline (Scope 1) GHG generation Gasoline (Scope 3) GHG Diesel (Scope 1) GHG generation Diesel (Scope 3) GHG Air Travel GHG generation Refrigerants GHG generation Fertilizers GHG generation
Climate Action Plan • Building Energy Analysis • Development of Plan – Energy Conservation – Renewable resources – Improving efficiency • Carbon neutrality by __?
Other Initiatives • Recycling Task Force • Carpooling Intranet Site • Vending Misers • Mini-grant program • The Treehouse • Chartwells’ social responsibility programs
Recycling Performance Trinity College Recycling Data June 1, 2007-May 31, 2008 TONS WTE Landfilled Recycled Total Solid Waste Bulky Cardboard Containers Paper Metals Cost $ 77,760 1,126.73 882.71 151.18 55.66 8.00 5.87 23.31 tons Percent 100% 78.3% 13.4% 4.9% 0.7% 0.5% 2.1% $ 69 $ 96 $ - $ - $ - $ - Per Ton Price 92.84 tons 8.48% Recycled-CRRA 7.41tons Surplus Furniture Grand Total 100.24tons WTE= Waste-To-Energy Facility Sources: CRRA Invoices and IRN Recycling Certificate Nexus Notes: 1. Landscape waste is composed on campus Oct.9.2008 2. Construction & demolition waste handled by contractor contractors
Future Planning • Recyclemania • Bike sharing program • Composting food waste • Electrical metering • Improvements to infrastructure • Renewable energy possibilities
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