goizuetagreen and three initiatives to improve environmental sustainability at goizueta business...

GoizuetaGreen and Three Initiatives to Improve Environmental Sustainability at

Goizueta Business School

Presentation By: Elsy Belina, Alex Chadwick, Andre Jakubowski, Felishia

Mangla, and Michael Singer

Agenda

• Introduction to GoizuetaGreen

• Light Sensors for Every Room

• Visual Resource-Consumption Meters

• A Recycling Counter

• Bringing It All Together

• Questions and Answers

• Help Support GoizuetaGreen!

Introduction to GoizuetaGreen

Intro Light Sensors

Visual Meters

Recycling Counter

Bring It Together

Q & A Support Us!

Introduction to GoizuetaGreen

What is GoizuetaGreen?

• A student initiative for environmental sustainability at GBS

• GoizuetaGreen aims to:

• Reduce resource consumption at GBS

• Raise environmental awareness at GBS

Intro Light Sensors

Visual Meters

Recycling Counter

Bring It Together

Q & A Support Us!

Introduction to GoizuetaGreen

Intro Light Sensors

Visual Meters

Recycling Counter

Bring It Together

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Are my interests aligned with those of GoizuetaGreen?

• Simply, Yes

Global Warming = Not Good for Anyone

Cost Savings = More Money for Students

Green Goizueta = Better Image + More Prestige

Introduction to Our Three Initiatives

Intro Light Sensors

Visual Meters

Recycling Counter

Bring It Together

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GoizuetaGreen… Great. So, what will it do?

• Getting Started: Our Three Initiatives

Light sensors for every room

Visual resource-consumption meters for lobbies

Recycling counter

• Long Term: National Recognition as Most Green B-School

Light Sensors for Every Room at GBS

Intro Light Sensors

Visual Meters

Recycling Counter

Bring It Together

Q & A Support Us!

Light Sensors for Every Room at GBS

Intro Light Sensors

Visual Meters

Recycling Counter

Bring It Together

Q & A Support Us!

What are light sensors?•Switch or dim lighting based on time, occupancy,

lighting-level strategies, or a combination of all three

Light Sensors for Every Room at GBS

Intro Light Sensors

Visual Meters

Recycling Counter

Bring It Together

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What are the different sensor options?

• Occupancy-Based

• Light-Level-Based

Light Sensors for Every Room at GBS

Intro Light Sensors

Visual Meters

Recycling Counter

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Occupancy Sensors

• Best suited to spaces that have highly variable and unpredictable occupancy patterns

• Passive Infrared Sensors (PIR) and Ultrasonic Technology

• Used in: classrooms, computer labs, office rooms

Light Sensors for Every Room at GBS

Intro Light Sensors

Visual Meters

Recycling Counter

Bring It Together

Q & A Support Us!

Light-Level-Based Sensors

• Day lighting and task lighting

• Use natural light or situational light

• Used in: spaces with natural light

Light Sensors for Every Room at GBS

Intro Light Sensors

Visual Meters

Recycling Counter

Bring It Together

Q & A Support Us!

How effective are these sensors?

Before After

Light Sensors for Every Room at GBS

Intro Light Sensors

Visual Meters

Recycling Counter

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Why should we install them?

•Cut peak hour lighting usage by an average of 33%

•Conserve more than 90% of lighting energy used after 6 PM

•Save on average 48% of a buildings light energy

Intro Light Sensors

Visual Meters

Recycling Counter

Bring It Together

Q & A Support Us!

Visual Resource-Consumption Meters

Why do we want visual meters?

• Compare energy consumption per floor

• Encourage friendly competition between floors

• Reduces electricity usage 3%-15% a year

• Results in lower power bills

Intro Light Sensors

Visual Meters

Recycling Counter

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Visual Resource-Consumption Meters

Where do we put the visual meters?

• Place in central areas of school

• Add to main lobby

• Put on each floor of GBS

Intro Light Sensors

Visual Meters

Recycling Counter

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Visual Resource-Consumption Meters

Why do visual meters work?

• Psychological meaning behind concept

• Saved money is seen

• Unused electricity is turned off

A Recycling Counter in GBS

Intro Light Sensors

Visual Meters

Recycling Counter

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Function:• Weigh the amount of recyclables

• Turn the numbers into amount of resources saved

• Post the numbers and resources saved

A Recycling Counter in GBS

Intro Light Sensors

Visual Meters

Recycling Counter

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More Meaningful Translations of

Recycling Output:• Recycling 1 ton of paper saves:

– 6,953 gallons of water• Recycling 1 ton of plastic bottles saves:

– 318 gallons of gasoline (18 trips to the pump)• Recycling 6-pack aluminum cans saves:

– Enough energy to drive your car for 5 miles

A Recycling Counter in GBS

Intro Light Sensors

Visual Meters

Recycling Counter

Bring It Together

Q & A Support Us!

How to set up a Recycling Counter?• Recycling Counter = Investment in an Industrial

Weighing Scale• AdamLab Model CFW1320a• Capacity: 1320lb• Cost: $799.99• Overall dimension: 23.6"× 36.4" × 38.2" • Website: http://balances.com/adam/bench-scale.html

Bringing It All Together

Intro Light Sensors

Visual Meters

Recycling Counter

Bring It Together

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3 Initiatives:•Light sensors can save 48% on Goizueta’s Light

Energy Usage

•Visual meter may reduce the overall power bill up to 15%

•Recycling counter will help promote and quantify recycling goals

Bringing It All Together

Intro Light Sensors

Visual Meters

Recycling Counter

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What does GoizuetaGreen

look to accomplish?

Create Awareness Quantify Saving Benefit Students

Bringing It All Together

Intro Light Sensors

Visual Meters

Recycling Counter

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Questions and Answers

Intro Light Sensors

Visual Meters

Recycling Counter

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Help Support Us!

Intro Light Sensors

Visual Meters

Recycling Counter

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Please help support GoizuetaGreen and our three initiatives to improve environmental sustainability at GBS!

You can help by:

1. Signing a petition in support of our three initiatives

2. Having other Goizueta students sign this petition

3. Returning the petitions to us by December 15th, 2007

Contact Information

About GoizuetaGreen:

Alex ChadwickCell Phone: 215-850-7386

Alexander Chadwick on GBS FirstClass

About this Presentation:

Elsy Belina, Alex Chadwick, Andre Jakubowski, Felishia Mangla, or Michael Singer on GBS FirstClass

Sources

Funding

• Current GoizuetaGreen budget stands at $5,000

• Low-cost initiatives

• Grants from Office of Sustainability Initiatives

What’s Next?

• Full review of potential Green additions

• Charter GoizuetaGreen as an on campus club

• Solar Panels in the near future