How Universities Are Going Green

HOW UNIVERSITIES ARE GOING GREEN As the global population increases and more countries become industrialized, resource consumption has skyrocketed. Natural resources by their very nature are finite and this exponential development has made it necessary for the most advanced nations to research methods to conserve resources and develop a less wasteful future. As the centers of research and thaought in the country, universities are taking charge and standing as examples of how to consenve resources - take a look at the sustainable practices of some of these standout institutions. GOING GREEN with GREEN BUILDINGS LEED CERTIFICATION: The premier indicator of efficiency and sustainability 100 DISTRIBUTED FIVE TOTAL NUMBER OF MAJOR CATEGORIES: POSSIBLE LEEDS POINTS ACROSS SUSTAINABLE SITES WATER EFFICIENCY ENERGY & ATMOSPHERE MATERIALS & RESOURCES INDOOR ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY 6 ADDITIONAL ADDITIONAL POINTS ARE POINTS ARE AWARDED FOR AWARDED FOR INNOVATION IN DESIGN REGIONAL PRIORITY 40-49 CERTIFIED POINTS 50-59 SILVER POINTS 60-79 GOLD POINTS 80+ PLATINUM POINTS BRINGING SCHOOL BUILDINGS TO LEED CERTIFICATION STANDARDS HELPS CREATE A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE Colorado State LEED SILVER LEED GOLD BUILDINGS University BUILDING ALL NEW EXISTING BUILDINGS FACILITIES TO PRODUCE 25-50% -42%REDUCTION IN GREENHOUSE O O BROWN LESS EMISSIONS THAN REQUIRED GAS EMISSIONS BY STATE CODE FROM 2007 LEED SAVINGS 50% 25-30% AVERAGE BUILDING AVERAGE SAVINGS OF GOLD AND PLATINUM LEED CERTIFIED BUILDINGS PERFORMANCE OF LEED STRUCTURES .... ..... ...e .. More energy efficient than the national averoge OTHER INSTITUTIONS EMBRACING LEED louisVILLE ruditio t Relia 17 89 EMORY CARDINAL Duke GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY JOWA COLUMBIA UCSB VANDERBILT ARTERFD BY ACT OF CONGRESS THE AMERICAN ÚNIVERSITY TOLEDOCLEMSON HARVABD PRO DIOTTYATA UNIVERSITY SAVING ENERGY & CUTTING COSTS with SOLAR POWER SOLAR Colorado State 1 UNIT = 1,000 FARM AREA ......... 30 ACRES University EXPECTED ANNUAL OUTPUT OF THE 5.3 MW ARRAY 23,000 PANELS SOLAR THAT CAN POWER 33% OF THE FOOTHILLS 1 UNIT = IM CAMPUS! 8,500,000 KW/H • *. UNIVERSITIES EMBRACING SOLAR Carnegie Mellon University U) UNIVERSITY OF UTAH PENN THE P. OSU BLAFALD NORTHWESTERN Oregon State UNIVERSITY OF TE INSTITUTE UNIVERSITY TATE ARTERED BY A 1891 AMERICAN UNIVERSITY STUDENT INITIATIVES for a GREENER TOMORROW SMART PRINTING: Printing on both sides of paper takes minimal effort and can cut paper usage in half! AVG SHEETS OF PAPER EACH STUDENT USES YEARLY NUMBER OF U.S. COLLEGE STUDENTS 1 UNIT = IM 1 UNIT = 100 10,000 19.1M = 191 BILLION SHEETS OF PAPER! 95 8,333: NUMBER OF BILLION REDUCTION IN PAPER WITH SHEETS OF PAPER PRODUCED FROM 1 TREE DOUBLE SIDED PRINTING DOUBLE SIDED PRINTING COULD SAVE UP TO 11.5 MILLION PER YEAR STUDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED : USING BOTH SIDES OF THE TO REDUCE PAPER WAST PAPER WHEN WRITING, AND PRINTING DOUBLE SIDED SEWANEE THE UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH STORING SCRAP PAPER AND USING IT WHENEVER POSSIBLE FOOD: Food grown locally reduces the need for packaging and shipping. SEWANEE THE UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH SEWANEE UNIVERSITY IS CHANGING THE WAY STUDENTS LOOK AT FOOD BY OPENINGA FARM AND FOCUSING ON SERVING LOCAL, WHOLE FOODS IN THE DINING HALL WATER BOTTLES: Cut down on waste and cost. $1 BILLION IN PLASTIC BOTTLED WATER BOTTLES ARE THROWN WATER COSTS AWAY EACH YEAR 4,000 10,000 X IT CAN TAKE UP TO 1,000 YEARS FOR PLASTIC TO DISINTEGRATE MORE THAN TAP WATER 12.5 MILLION Without any health difference! TONS OF CO2 PRODUCED BY WATER BOTTLE MANUFACTURING PER YEAR UNIVERSITIES COMMITTED TO REDUCING BOTTLED WATER USE PENN PRINCETON UNIVERSITY Yale University DARTMOUTH The UNIVERSITY of VERMONT TAS HARVARI BROWN PROVIDED BY: MASTER-OF-EDUCATION.ORG SOURCES: HTTP://EN.WIKIPEDIA.ORG/WIKI/LEADERSHIP_IN_ENERGY_AND_ENVIRONMENTAL_DESIGN HTTP://www.BROWN.EDU/ABOUT/BROWN-IS-GREEN/NODE/118 HTTP://www.GREEN.COLOSTATE.EDU/GREEN-WALKING-TOUR.ASPX HTTP://FIRECHIEF.COM/STATION-DESIGN/STUDIES_SAVINGS_LEED_0410 HTTPS://WIKI.UMN.EDU/PUB/PA5721_BUILDING_POLICY/WEBHOME/LEEDENERGYSTAR_STUDY.PDF HTTP://WWWGREEN.COLOSTATE.EDU/GREEN-WALKING-TOUR.ASPX HTTP://WWWGREENSTUDENTU.COM/GREEN_CAMPUS/10_WAYS_TO_MAKE_YOUR_SCHOOL_A_GREEN_CAMPUS.ASPX HTTP://LIFE.SEWANEE.EDU/LIVE/CURBING-YOUR-CONSUMPTION-PAPER-WASTES HTTP://www.CENSUS.GOV/NEWSROOM/RELEASES/ARCHIVES/FACTS_FOR_FEATURES_SPECIAL_EDITIONS/CB10-FF14.HTML HTTP://CONSERVATREE.ORG/LEARN/ENVIROISSUES/TREESTATS.SHTML HTTP://WWWDROPTHEPROP.INFO/BOTTLED-WATER-STATISTICS HTTP://www.GREENWASTE.COM/RECYCLING-STATS HTTP://www.PRINCETONREVIEW.COM/GREEN-HONOR-ROLL.ASPX HTTP://LIFE.SEWANEE.EDU/LIVE/CURBING-YOUR-CONSUMPTION-PAPER-WASTES HTTP://wwW.ENVIRONMENTALLEADER.COM/2012/03/09/OVER-90-UNIVERSITIES-CURBING-BOTTLED-WATER-SALES-BOREALIS-BIOMASS-LAUNCH-PACKAGING/ HTTP://NEWS.SEWANEE.EDU/LIFE/2012/08/21/FARM-AND-UNIVERSITY-RUN-DINING-HALL-TO-CHANGE-FOOD-ON-CAMPUS LOGY ORNELL