What is Green? 3/22/2016. Trivia - trash Americans comprise about 5% of the world's population but produce what % of trash?

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1 What is Green? Pamela Galera, LEED AP, ASLA Community Services Principal Project Planner Mike Dziurgot Facility Services & Sustainability Manager Anaheim Convention Center Trivia - trash Americans comprise about 5% of the world's population but produce what % of trash? 27% In a lifetime, the average American will throw away x times their weight in garbage? 600 times the adult weight or 90,000 pounds of trash in a lifetime. How many bottles do we throw away every hour? 25 Million About 75% of water bottles that could be recycled end up in landfills. About 80% of what Americans throw away is recyclable, yet the recycling rate is just what? 33% Trivia - energy Turning down your thermostat by one degree can cut what percentage off your fuel bill? 8% A desktop computer uses how much more electricity than a laptop? 5 times more electricity How much lower is the Temperature under trees? 5 15 degrees A neighborhood with mature street trees has what % lower energy bills? from 15 35%. What percentage of a tree is carbon? About half. Every 40 trees remove 80 lbs. of air pollutants annually. How? 1

2 Trivia - pollution Avoiding just 10 miles of driving every week would eliminate how many pounds of carbon dioxide emissions a year? 500 Which produces less carbon: flowers form Chili or potatoes from Iowa? Flowers. Why? A single quart of motor oil, if disposed of improperly, can contaminate how many gallons of fresh water? 1 million Eating one less burger a week is the equivalent of taking your car off the road for x miles? 320 Introductions Pamela Galera, LEED AP, ASLA Principal Project Planner Community Services Mike Dziurgot Facility Services & Sustainability Manager Anaheim Convention Center Session Objective Define the importance of green strategies such as: reduce/recycle/reuse carbon footprint California friendly landscape Identify simple strategies that can be implemented to create a more green program Consider complex environmental aspects at work and at home 2

3 Applications Use these lessons when: Designing the next Park or Community Center Maintaining the Park or Community Center Preparing for a Community Meeting Designing a Community Class or Event Managing g Programs Simple changes can have a big impact: purchasing of products scheduling or programing of events and classes In your everyday life! Triple Objective Profit Reduce Costs Increase Efficiency People Parks make life better! Maximize Benefit to the Community Planet Reduce Pollution Preserve Natural Resources Reduce/Recycle/Reuse 3

4 Exercise You have been assigned the task of implementing a Cinco De Mayo community event. What green decisions can you make? Require vendors to reduce waste and packaging Give away reusable water bottles Have recycling trash cans available Invite utility and local l environmental organizations to have a booth Have environmental activities- especially for kids Tree planting Pick up trash Environmental give aways Encourage carpooling and public transit Reduce Water Consumption Outdoor Water Use Reduction The majority of household water use takes place outdoors. While there are a variety of ways to conserve, outdoor conservation is often the easiest place to start and has the greatest impact. California Friendly Landscape Water Efficiency Indoor Water Use Reduction 4

5 Water Efficiency and Energy Efficiency It takes energy to transport water And it takes water to produce energy Energy 32% of all possible LEED Points are in this category, making it the largest of all categories. Materials and resources (recycling, green products) is 9%. Why? (Non clean/renewable) energy is one of the largest contributors to our carbon footprint. Carbon Footprint is caused by excess greenhouse gases emitted into the atmosphere during the process of burning fuel (energy.) 5

6 Transportation Energy What you can do in your facility? Orient a new building to reduce heat Add installation Install efficient equipment Change your light bulbs Use blinds to reduce heat Remote sensor light switches What can you do in your programs? Teach about energy conservation Materials and Resources Americans are generating more plastic trash than ever, and very little of it gets recycled. Plastics and their byproducts are littering our cities, oceans, and waterways, and contributing to health problems in humans and animals. At this rate by 2050 there will be more plastic than fish in the ocean (by weight). 6

7 Materials and Resources Programing events Reduce Packaging Reduce food waste Recycle Facilities Life-Cycle Adaptive Reuse Recyclables Renewable resources Landfill Diversion Materials and Resources Material and Waste Management What are you doing with your supplies during and after the event? Separating? Sorting? Reusing? Composting? Materials and Resources How can we use the Materials and Resources category as a guide to create a greener Cinco De Mayo Event? 7

8 Set Waste Management Goals Target Where do we want to be? How can we be greener? Increase diversion rate to 50% Baseline Where are we now? What do we want to change? Last Year s Waste Stats In 2015, we generated 500 pounds of trash. 125 pounds were diverted from the landfill, for a diversion rate of 25%. 8

9 Plan How will we accomplish our goal? Provide separate trash cans for recyclables. Results How d we do? What worked? What didn t work? Last year we generated 500 pounds, and 125 were diverted, for a diversion rate of 25%. This year we generated 520 pounds, and 210 were diverted, for a diversion rate of 40%. Results How d we do? What worked? What didn t work? Why didn t we achieve our goal? Was it not achievable? Was our plan insufficient? 9

10 Results How d we do? What worked? What didn t work? 125 pounds were recyclable 75 pounds were compostable. That is 14 % of the total waste. Next year, if we recycle the same amount (40%), and compost (14%,) we project we can increase our diversion rate to 54% Adjust the Plan What else can we do? What should we do differently? Provide separate trash cans for food composting. Air Quality- Pollution vs Carbon Footprint Pollution Heat Trapping Particulate Matter Volatile Organic Compounds Ozone Water Vapor Carbon Dioxide i Chlorofluorocarbons Methane Nitrous Oxide 10

11 Air Quality Do you have a no idling policy for vehicles/shuttlebuses? Air Quality Cinco De Mayo Event: Food for attendees. What type of fuel? Gas? Electric? Charcoal? Air Quality Cooking with natural gas/propane emits: 49% less carbon than charcoal. 63 % less carbon than electricity. 11

12 Air Quality and Transportation Access to Transit Bicycle Facilities- bike racks and showers Parking for Green Vehicles and carpooling Also Consider Light Are you in a rural area, and if so, will your light bleed into surrounding wilderness areas impacting wildlife? Sound Will there be live music, and if so, will you limit and monitor decibels to minimize impact on attendees and people/wildlife in surrounding areas? Plant a Tree 12

13 Session Objective How did we do? Define the importance of green strategies such as: reduce/recycle/reuse carbon footprint California friendly landscape Identify simple strategies that can be implemented to create a more green program Consider complex environmental aspects at work and at home Questions? Pamela Galera, LEED AP, ASLA Landscape Architect #3969 Principal Project Planner Community Services Department (714) pgalera@anaheim.net Mike Dziurgot Anaheim Convention Center Facility Services and Sustainability Manager MDziurgot@anaheim.net City of Anaheim 200 South Anaheim Boulevard Anaheim, CA