CREATING SUSTAINABLE INSTITUTIONS

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1 CREATING SUSTAINABLE INSTITUTIONS 18 January 2012 ARMY NET ZERO INSTALLATIONS CONFERENCE

2 THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO Founded in acres 15,000 students 10,000 staff and faculty

3 INTEGRATING SUSTAINABILITY Understand Context Build framework with key policies, goals and indicators Influence behavior change Demonstrate Environmental and Economic Benefits

4 KNOW YOUR INSTITUTION

5 PEOPLE

6 PERSPECTIVE

7 INTEGRATING SUSTAINABILITY Understand Context Build framework with key policies, goals and indicators Influence behavior change Demonstrate Environmental and Economic Benefits

8 FRAMEWORK Multi-year Strategic Sustainability Plan Measurable indicators and goals ~100 distinct data points Fourteen policies, guidelines, and programs already in place or in progress

9 STRATEGIC PLANNING High Performance Buildings Climate & Renewable Energy Multi-Modal Transportation Waste Reduction Food Systems Green Space Water Conservation Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Advancing Knowledge and Building Constituencies

10 Student hrs in CS Cool Schools Report Sustainability Policy Sustainability Advisory Council Strategic Plan Master Plan (sust.) Planning & Policies New Construction LEED/ Energy Star Existing Buildings Performance Contracting Insulation Sustainability Plan Climate Action Plan Administration Energy Retrofits Windows HVAC Master Plan (ped & bikes) Construction LED lighting Student Green Fee Alumni Green Fund Revolving loan fund Investment pool & proxy voting Committee on investor responsibility Screening for negative investments Sustainability Investments Shareholder engagement Office of Sustainability Sustainability officer(s) Sust. Recognition Program Funding Sustainability Programs Investment Transparency Staffing Partnerships Financing & Investment Transparency Buildings Energy Efficient Technology Motion Sensors Timers Historic Preservation Temperture Life Cycle Analysis Energy Analysis Shadow Billing Footprinting/Space Optimization Total NC gross sq ft Baseline Data LEED NC/EB gross sq ft Energy Reduction/ Conservation Campaign Renewable En ergy Credits (RECS) Purchase Carbon Offsets CONNEC T Bathroom tissue Solar Computer and other paper Furniture Green Purchasing Policy Energy Star policy Life Cycle Analysis EPEAT policy Energy Star vending machines Green Cleaning Products En ergy Energy & Climate Wind Biomass Geothermal Renewable Energy Technologies Biodiesel Solar hot water Subtopic Total Electricity Consumed ( kwh) Non-electric building energy consumption (BTU) Local products and businesses MAFBE Vendor Selection Purchasing Conditioned floor space (gross sq ft) Heating & Cooling degree days Logo apparel Designated Suppliers Program Total expenditures Centrally tracked - % of total Energy Star EPEAT Green Cleaning Products Licensing Baseline Data Baseline Data Electricity generated from on-site renewable sources (hwh) Electricity generated by institutioncatalyzed renewable sources ( kwh) Green-e certified (equivalent) purchased ( hwh) Energy used for heating and cooling from all sources (btu) Energy generated for heating and cooling from on-site renewable sources ( btu) EPP Paper GHG emissions (eco2) EPP furniture GHG emission previous yr (eco2) Local food Organic Food Aliiance Sust. food buying policy Trayless dining Vegan & vegetarian at every meal Pr ocurement Sustainability Indicators Water System to detect & repair leaks Conservation technology measures H2O consumed (gall) H20 consumed last year (gall) Baseline Data Track conservation measures No trans fat Sust. policies for franchises Participates in the Real Food Challenge Campus garden or farm Meat Seafood Fresh frozen Milk and dairy Bakery goods Beverages Total food expenditures EPP food total % Operations Baseline Data Food Fuel economy standard GHG Emissions Collect air travel data $30 per month or pre-tax subsidy Telework program Transit Incentives Participate in employer-based commuter program Incentives to use alternative transportation Free on campus transit Free off campus transit Public Transit Options Shuttles from transit stations Lunchtime shuttle Rideshare or carpool matching New employee Parking at park-and-ride lots New student Orientation Staff sust. educators Student sust, educators Peer- to- Peer Learning Student sust. outreach campaign Building service workers Staff prof. dev. Training Sust. literary assessment Sust. website Competitions Materials Online listing of sust. courses Host major sust. events Sust. themed semester or yr Events Sust.-themed housing Outreach Transportation Real-time commuting information Car Sharing Options Parking incentives for carpool/ vanpools Employer provided car sharing program Employee commuting awards programs Discounts/Cupons for bikes and shoes Compressed work schedules Commuter Options Telework that reduces commute by <6% Proximate Commute Secure parking, showers, lockers Electric bicycle recharging stations Bike Sharing Bike share program Best Workplaces for Commuters designation Transportation Mgmt Assoc. Member Memberships Participate in VRAQ Program Model dorm room Housing Fleet Student sust. focused publication Student newspaper covers sust. regularly News Sust. organizations Sust. run enterprise Student Run Outdoor club Student Groups/ Initiatives Baseline Data Passenger miles traveled by the fleet Fleet CO2e GHG per mile traveled % of individuals that commute Air travel CO2e Sust. jobs/internships Student trustee Prof. Dev. Pests Landscape Pest Management Organic Herbicide/Pesticide Interdisciplinary for tenure and promotion Sustainability research Sust. research inventory Departments involved in sustain. research Incentives Research Water Reduce potable water for irrigation Rainwater management plan Native plant species policy Policy to protect/create habitat Use pervious paving

11 MEASUREMENT MODEL CURRENT MESSAGING MESSAGES ABOUT: POTENTIAL IMPACTS REPUTATION IMPACT INDEX PERFORMANCE OUTCOMES Leadership Reduce Campus Footprint Predicted Performance Impacts of 1pt Impact Index change 65 Governance Revenue Communication Climate Planning Cost to Implement Innovation Advancing Knowledge SUSTAINABILITY IMPACT INDEX TM Retention Yield Alumni Support Social Responsibility Extra-Mural Funding Building Constituencies Campus Visibility.85

12 INTEGRATING SUSTAINABILITY Understand Context Build framework with key policies, goals and indicators Influence behavior change Demonstrate Environmental and Economic Benefits

13 INFLUENCING BEHAVIOR CHANGE Nudge Availability Risk Choice Architecture Status Quo Bias

14 CAMPAIGNS Social Influence Peer Pressure Group Think

15 BEFORE

16 AFTER

17 LANGUAGE & LEXICON

18 BRANDING

19 INTEGRATING SUSTAINABILITY Understand Context Build framework with key policies, goals and indicators Influence behavior change Demonstrate Environmental and Economic Benefits

20 REPORTING & FEEDBACK Exceeded projected savings $200,000 per year Payback of 4.3 years

21 SUSTAINABILITY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO

22 SUSTAINABILITY: WHAT DOES IT MEAN? Sustainability embraces and pursues the precept that human well-being is ultimately sustained by the natural world, which is increasingly impacted by human activity. This calls for balancing development with attention to and investment in the health and productivity of the environment.