CIVE 4900: Sustainability Engineering

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1 CIVE 4900: Sustainability Engineering Kathleen Gallagher (P) Ken Samoei Defne Apul Josh Quinlan(P) Chad Pietkowski(P) Brian Prenger Andrew Kulikowski Cory Williams Joe Luthman (P) Greg Kemper Mitch Thobe (P) Rachel Beres Jon Lockie (P) (P): Presenter Missing in the photo: Neale Mahon (env. sciences dept.), Colin Serne, Joe Wcislak, Tom Tomassini

2 Civil Engineering Strategic Goals Goal C: We will introduce sustainability in the CE programs. Strategy: C1. Create a sustainability course at the graduate level C2. Develop a matrix of topics and undergraduate courses for possible changes C3. Create sustainability modules for easy adoption in undergraduate courses C4. Educate faculty about the need and available material C5. Explore sustainability initiatives across the campus to nurture collaborations

3 Problem Based Learning Meetings with multiple UT and Toledo members Meeting with Harvey Vershum, Michael Green, Michael Valigosky Support and endorsement from Aaron Baker, Chuck Lehnert, and Dr. Jacobs Project launched with Juliana Goodlaw-Morris Students do the work (report, presentation)

4 Sustainability Engineering Class Course Instructor: Dr. Defne Apul U T (Team leader, Presenter) (Presenter) (Team leader, Presenter) (Presenter) (Team leader, Presenter) (Presenter) (Presenter) Chad Pietkowski Jon Lockie Rachel Beres Ken Samoei Andrew Kulikowski Cory Williams Joe Luthman Mitch Thobe Greg Kemper Brian Prenger Thomas Tomassini Josh Quinlan Neale Mahon Kathleen Gallagher Colin Serne Joe Wcislak

5 Carbon Footprint of University of Toledo Main Campus CIVE 4900 Sustainability Engineering Students April 28, 2010

6 Outline Introduction Methods Scope 1 emissions Scope 2 emissions Scope 3 emissions Total emissions Comparison to OU

7 Presidents Climate Commitment Climate change is one of the most important challenges of our generation College and University commitment to find current carbon footprint and work to reduce President Lloyd Jacobs signed in 2009

8 Who is a Signatory in Ohio? Case Western Reserve University Ohio University The Ohio State University University of Cincinnati University of Toledo 5 of 16 doctoral granting institutes in Ohio.

9 Who is a Signatory in Michigan? Western Michigan University 1 of 9 doctoral granting institutes in Michigan.

10 Carbon Footprint and LCA LCA-Life Cycle Assessment Investigation and evaluation of the environmental impacts of a given product or service caused by its existence Image taken from:

11 Greenhouse Gas Protocol Greenhouse Gas Protocol Initiativeaccounting firm to help manage greenhouse gas emissions World Resource Institute World Business Council for Sustainable Development

12 Objectives of This Study To compile and document the first greenhouse gas inventory for UT Determine where most emissions are coming from Compare data to Ohio University

13 University of Toledo Institutional Data University of Toledo Operating Budget $513,339,034 Research Budget $80,000,000 Energy Budget $19,800,000 University of Toledo Ohio University Total Full-time Students 25,280 20,672 Faculty 1,679 1,178 Staff 4,900 2,466 Total Building Space sq. ft. 6,795,583 7,814,103 *Data obtained from UT Institutional Research; UT Budget and Office Planning; OU Climate Action Report

14 How Carbon Footprint Analysis was Conducted in This Study Scope 1 Direct on campus emissions Scope 2 Indirect/Purchased Energy U T Scope 3 Upstream and Downstream Emissions

15 Data Collection Process Contact staff Evaluate data Estimate CO 2 emissions Write report

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17 Data Source

18 Model Platform

19 SCOPE 1 EMISSIONS Direct emissions from sources that are owned and/or controlled by the University of Toledo UT

20 On Campus Steam Plant

21 Fertilizers Used on Campus

22 University Buses, Maintenance and Police Vehicles

23 Scope 1: Data Collection Type of Data Transportation Natural Gas Consumed Fertilizers Provided By Head of Transit Services Director of Energy Management Grounds Department

24 Scope 1: Raw Data Summary Data Collected FY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2009 Natural Gas (MCF) 307, , ,900 Gasoline (Gallons) 75,000 82,000 80,400 Biodiesel B20 (Gallons) 52,000 43,000 45,500 Organic Fertilizer (pounds) 2,000 2,000 2,000 Synthetic Fertilizer (pounds) 4,000 4,000 4,000

25 Gasoline to CO 2 emissions

26 Calculation to Normalize Emissions to CO2 Equivalence

27 Scope 1 Emissions MTeCO2 19,500 19,000 18,500 18,000 17,500 17,000 16,500 16,000 15,500 15,000 14, Agriculture Transportation Stationary

28 MTeCO 2 Emissions of Other Entities US 2006 :5,752,000,000 MTeCO 2 Ohio 2005 : 265,000,000 MTeCO 2 Average American: MTeCO 2 UT Undergrad student: 12.2 MTeC0 2

29 Scope 1 Emissions Compared to OU MTeCO2 80,000 70,000 60,000 50,000 40,000 30,000 20,000 10,000 0 University of Toledo Ohio University Agriculture Transportation Stationary

30 SCOPE 2 EMISSIONS Indirect emissions from sources that are neither owned nor operated by UT but whose products are directly linked to on-campus energy consumption.

31 Scope 2: Data Collection Type of Data Purchased Electricity Purchased Steam Chilled Water Provided By Director of Energy Management N/A N/A

32 Scope 2: Raw Data Summary Purchased Electricity, Steam & Chilled Water Electricity (kwh) Steam (MMBTU) Chilled Water ,444, ,118, ,115,

33 Electricity to CO 2 Calculation Where: CO 2 E elec = emissions resulting from electricity use (metric tons CO 2 equivalence) Elec input = electricity used by the university (kwh) Elec EF = emission factor for electricity use. Elec EF = kg CO 2 /kwh for RFCW region which includes Ohio (egrid 2007)

34 Scope 2 Emissions UT Scope 2 Carbon Emissions 70,000 60,000 50,000 MT eco2 40,000 30,000 Electricity 20,000 10,

35 Scope 2 UT vs OU Carbon Emissions 2009 UT vs OU Scope 2 Carbon Emissions 140, , ,000 MT eco2 80,000 60,000 Electricity 40,000 20,000 0 The University of Toledo Ohio University

36 SCOPE 3 EMISSIONS Optional, upstream, and downstream emissions. Put a photo of scope 3 group

37 Scope 3 Emission Sources

38 Scope 3: Data Collection Type of data Number of parking permits Frequency of TARTA stops on campus & miles traveled Sports Teams miles traveled to away events Study Abroad miles traveled Potable Water Usage Solid Waste Transported to Landfill Pounds of paper per year Offsets Provided by ID Card & Parking Services Manager TARTA Marketing Athletic Department Study Abroad Department Facilities Planning/Bay View WWTP Building Services and Recycling Building Services N/A

39 Scope 3: Data Summary Commuting (passes issued) Sports Travel (Miles) Study Abroad (miles) N/A N/A 26, , , ,456 1,435,112 1,298, ,078 Wastewater(gal) 1,458,100 1,347,900 1,369,400 Solid Waste 1,123 1,123 1,123 Paper (lbs. of uncoated freesheet) Paper (lbs of corrugated unbleached) 509, , , , , ,778 Offsets N/A N/A N/A

40 Scope 3 Data Summary: Commuters 1,000,000 Fual Consumption (gal) 800, , , , Students Commuting Faculty Commuting Students Using Public Transportation

41 Scope 3 Data Summary: Travel Abroad and Athletics Miles traveled 1,600,000 1,400,000 1,200,000 1,000, , , , , Sports Travel Study Abroad

42 Scope 3 Data Summary: Wastewater Gallons of wastewater 1,500,000 1,475,000 1,450,000 1,425,000 1,400,000 1,375,000 1,350,000 1,325,000 1,300,000 1,275,000 1,250,

43 Scope 3 Data Summary: Solid Waste 1,200 Yd 3 of Solid Waste 1,

44 Scope 3 Data Summary: Paper 1,200,000 1,000,000 Pounds of paper 800, , , ,

45 Scope 3 Emissions

46 Scope 3 Comparison to OU 25,000 Paper 20,000 Wastewater MTeCO2 15,000 10,000 Solid Waste Air Travel Sports Travel (Bus) Commuting 5,000 0 Ohio University University of Toledo

47 Total Carbon Footprint at UT

48 Total Emissions Scope 1, 2, & 3 Combined MT eco2 120, ,000 80,000 60,000 40,000 20,000 Scope 3 Scope 2 Scope

49 Total Emissions Faculty/Staff Commuting 7.7% Student Commuting 13.5% Sports Travel 0.1% Electricity Consumption 52.1% Study Abroad Travel 0.3% Solid Waste 1.5% Wastewater 0.0% Paper 1.4% Direct Transportation 1.3% Stationary 22.1%

50 Total Emissions: UT vs. OU 250,000 MT eco2 200, , ,000 50,000 Scope 3 Scope 2 Scope 1 0 UT OU

51 Emission Projections Why are they useful? Allows people to see the upward trend in emissions if no action is taken Visually shows the difference when action is taken

52 UT Carbon Emission Projections 110, , ,000 95,000 *20% Reduction In Carbon Emissions From 2004 to 2014 MT eco2 90,000 85,000 80,000 75,000 70,000 65,000 Without Action Reduction 60,

53 Ways To Reduce Emissions Energy efficiency, renewables Offsets Forestry, 1MT eco2 = $10 Change the way we do things Online Courses, e-books, carpooling Office of Sustainability

54 Conclusions First GHG inventory for UT Rigorous data collection Total emissions: 82,300 MTeCO 2 Most emissions: 52 % electricity, 21 % commuting, 22 % natural gas Lower than Ohio University

55 What is next? LEED buildings Greenroads roads STARS universities Sustainability Leadership Launched in January universities registered so far Carbon footprint only 2 of 300 pts

56 Acknowledgements Dr. Lloyd Jacobs, UT President Aaron Baker, President s office Juliana Goodlaw-Morris, National Wildlife Foundation Harvey Vershum, Director of Energy Management David Wahr, ID Card & Parking Service Manager Steve Atkinson, Marketing Director for TARTA Shelly Lawniczak, Sports Department Secretary Dan Royer, Building Services and Recycling Arlene Fell, Director of Environmental Resources James Zeller, Institutional Research Joyce McBride-Hamer, Budget & Planning Office Steve Wise, Head of Transit Services Matthew Hemming, Grounds Foreman

57 Call to Action Being a part of the ACUPCC, it is imperative that the University of Toledo as a whole continue to monitor our impact on the environment and that we make changes in our normal operations and habits that will result in minimizing our carbon footprint. *It is absolutely necessary that actions must be taken not only by the university but by its students in order to reach our long term goal of carbon neutrality.

58 Thank you

59 Climate action plans of other universities Brown University Reduce emissions by 80% below 1990 levels by 2050 Johns Hopkins University - 50 % reduction from projected levels in 2025 Oberlin College, Colorado State University Carbon neutral by 2020 Ohio University: 20 % reduction (in Scope 1 emissions) by 2014 relative to baseline in 2004

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61 Departmental Commitment