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�Opening Remarks – Ron Cortez
�Composting Pilot – Mario Borgatello
�Functional Area Updates – Mo Lovegreen
�Change Agent Survey – Jill Richardson
�GHG Neutral Plan Update – Mo/Jill
�LRDP & Sustainability – Shari Hammond
�Coming Up
Change Agent Meeting Agenda________________________________________________________________________
Opening Remarks & UpdatesOpening Remarks & Updates
IBM Commercial
� Goals for 2008-09
� Fall media blitz� 93106
� Nooshawk
� News-Press – Green Dorms
� Convocation & KEYT Coverage
� Dining Commons Table Tents
� TV Screens in Res Halls and UCen
� Facebook Ads
� PSA’s on KCSB
� Update on Chancellor’s Committee
� Executive Committee
� Survey Intro
Opening Remarks and Highlights________________________________________________________________________
Pilot Composting ProgramPilot Composting Program
Mario BorgatelloMario Borgatello
Owner, MarBorg IndustriesOwner, MarBorg Industries
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Functional Area UpdatesFunctional Area Updates
Mo Lovegreen
Executive Officer, Geography
Chair, Executive Committee
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October 3, 2008
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Ten Change Agent Teams:Academics & ResearchBuilt EnvironmentCommunications
EnergyFood
Landscape/Biotic EnvironmentProcurementTransportation
WasteWater
UCSB Sustainability
October 3, 2008
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Other Active Teams/Committees:Compost
Indoor RecyclingGreenhouse Gas Neutral
Alternative EnergyAcademic Senate Working Group on Sustainability
FM Energy TeamH&RS Energy & Environment Office
UCSB Sustainability
October 3, 2008
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October 3, 2008
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Academics & ResearchAchievements:
�Establishment of the Academic Senate Working Group on Sustainability
�First draft of campus survey on curriculum and sustainability completed and human subjects approval attained
�Curriculum Development workshop hosted with faculty from 10 different departments on campus
�Sustainability Internship Program offers over 20 internship positions in 2007-2008
�LabRATS (Laboratory Research And Technical Staff) Program gets highlighted in SCIENCE magazine and receives the International Institute for Sustainable Laboratories Organizational “Go Beyond” Award
�Writing Program began Green Business Plan competition
UCSB Sustainability
October 3, 2008
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Academics & Research Goals:
�Get approval and year-one funding for a Sustainability Champion
�Develop a new General Education Requirement for Environmental Literacy
�Initiate a new interdisciplinary sustainability internship program designed by a committee of faculty from across campus
�Complete assessment of sustainability in curriculum and research
UCSB Sustainability
October 3, 2008
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Built EnvironmentAchievements:
�LEED EB-Girvetz Hall and Rec Cen
�Pending certification for SRB for LEED NC Silver
�Green cleaning products
UCSB Sustainability
October 3, 2008
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Built EnvironmentGoal:
�USGBC Pilot Portfolio Program-Continue to certify (a minimum of five buildings this year) under USGBC LEED EB (goal of 25 buildings in five years)
�Continue to certify structures completing new construction under LEED NC (silver level or higher)
UCSB Sustainability
October 3, 2008
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CommunicationsAchievements:
�Fall media blitz�93106�Nooshawk�News-Press – Green Dorms�Convocation & KEYT Coverage�Dining Commons Table Tents�TV Screens in Res Halls and UCen�Facebook Ads�PSA’s on KCSB
UCSB Sustainability
October 3, 2008
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CommunicationsGoals:
�Craft Sustainability Communications Plan�Partner with Nexus for regular sustainability coverage
�Branding efforts�Get UCSB sustainability into national publications as well as UCSB specific publications
�Obtain and post regular information from change agent teams
�Keep the web site current
UCSB Sustainability
October 3, 2008
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Energy Achievements:
�Saved $6.7M in electrical usage through energy conservation programs
�Reduced CO2 emissions by 7000 metric tons per year
�UCSB uses less energy per sq. ft than any other UC campus
�Phelps/Ellison energy competition
�Housing energy competition
UCSB Sustainability
October 3, 2008
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Energy Goals:Goal 1: By 2010, reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 2000 levelsGoal 2: Create strategies to source energy from 25-100% from renewable Goal 3: Implement measurement and verification enhancementsAction: (Initial work began in Fall 2006 and was completed in December 2006) Continue to review indicator data and assess gapsin data collection. Submit recommendations to Sr. Management with budget request. Goal 4: On-going commissioning (of existing buildings for improving performance)Action: Assess current practices for in-house commissioning (survey project managers, building occupants) and improve practices (Included in SEP)Goal 5: Complete annual report for energy useAction: Each fiscal year, pull in data and update indicators. Reassess where improvements are needed and make recommendations to Sr. Management for funding line.
UCSB Sustainability
October 3, 2008
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Food Achievements:
�Increase organic offerings in H&RS dining and various UCen dining
�Increase vendor organic offerings in stores on campus
�Increase contracts for locally grown organics
�In renovations, implemented more efficient equipment (energy and water savings)
�Re-use of cooking oils for fuels
UCSB Sustainability
October 3, 2008
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Food Goals:
�Continue to increase percentage of organic offerings
�If compost program is successful, convert packaging to bio-based products
UCSB Sustainability
October 3, 2008
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Landscape/Biotic EnvironmentAchievements (CCBER):�Compost green waste at nursery for potting soil�Use horse manure from stables in compost�Irrigate only during first year of establishment�Restoration Intern Training Program�Use only local genotypes of native plants, maintain native plant communities, reduce invasive species
�50% of vehicles are electric�Minimal use of gas powered machines�Minimal use of herbicides (only on bermuda grass, fennel, kikuyu grass)
�Providing support for food web, e.g. predators
UCSB Sustainability
October 3, 2008
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Landscape/Biotic EnvironmentAchievements (FM):�Use reclaimed water for most all irrigation, and using irrigation levels appropriate to the plant material �Capture all green waste and sending it clean to be mulched by Marborg �25 of our Grounds staff have taken the CEC Green Gardener courseGOAL:� Our next big push will be better metrics on turf area mapping and assessing all our mowing machines for fuel efficiency on an acres cut per unit of diesel rating, now that diesel is so expensive. We will then further tune our mowing, and look at phasing out less efficient machines
UCSB Sustainability
Landscaping/Biotic Environment - CSP Short-term Goals
Summary Achieved Person ResponsibleEstimated
Costs
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Goal #1
Collect data to determine baseline on: irrigation, energy usage, and chemical use. N
Lisa Stratton - CCBER; Jon Cook - Facilities, Dan Heedy - Housing
~ $10,000 per org. Mar-09
Goal #2
Support student and intern projects to evaluate sustainability of landscape practices. Initiated
CCBER funded a student to take a first stab at this. Some data not available
~$12,000 to expand the project
Goal #3
Identify opportunities to inform the campus community about current sustainable practices in landscaping. Initiated
CCBER has installed information signs about restoration on campus but not specifically about sustainability, FM & Housing have purple reclaimed water signs. Need to look for other ways to inform students, e.g. newspaper
~ 2,000 for a student intern
Goal #4
Initiate a project assessing the relative sustainability of native-dominated landscaping opportunities vs. traditional landscaping. Initiated
CCBER completed a poster on this with available data and presented it at Soc. For Ecological Restoration in 2006 and in their newsletter, but it needs more data (from goal 1) for broader publication.
October 3, 2008
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Procurement Achievements:
�Sustainability criteria now embedded into systemwide strategic sourcing agreements
�EPP catalog at Central Stores
�Central Stores decrease cost of recycled content paper - results 71% of paper purchases now have recycled content
UCSB Sustainability
October 3, 2008
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ProcurementGoals:�Electronic commerce:
Evaluate new systems and determine funding requirements to purchase electronic and paperless systems for all procurement and accounting operations
�CommoditiesExpand environmentally preferable purchasing across the spectrum of commodity buying at UCSB and system-wide
�Policy Education and OutreachDevelop clear guidelines for environmentally preferable procurement across a broad range of commodities and outreach sustainability practices to campus
UCSB Sustainability
October 3, 2008
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Transportation Achievements:Bus Pass Subsidy
The combination of UCSB Subsidized MTD Bus Pass and High Fuel Prices have increased Faculty/Staff bus use by 69% between, June 2007 and June 2008UCSB Vanpool
UCSB's 11 vanpools alone reduce vehicle miles traveled by campus commuters by up to 3.2 Million miles per year.
The Vanpool program in turn reduces the consumption of gasoline by campus commuters by 128,000 gallons per year which would have created 2.3 Million pounds of Carbon Dioxide, a common green house gas.Fleet
Increase alt fuel vehicles in the fleet
UCSB Sustainability
October 3, 2008
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Transportation Goals:
�Complete AASHE Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System (STARS)
�Assist with implementing an annual mode-split survey for campus faculty, staff, and students
�Identify other measurements we need to put in place
�Reevaluate fleet purchase process priorities and coordinate with Purchasing
�Re-assess goals and priorities for year
UCSB Sustainability
October 3, 2008
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WasteAchievements:�Pilot the zero waste program at Ellison Hall
�Determine current regulatory framework and adjust accordingly
�Determine the recyclability of lab plastics
�Work with Procurement Team on 50% catalogue reduction
�Work with Grounds Team to assist them with improving green waste practices
�Work with AS and all campus departments on standardization of recycling processes and campus education
�Evaluate and update current goals based on current years findings
UCSB Sustainability
October 3, 2008
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Waste Goals:
�Successful compost pilot (6 months)�Implement needed modifications to compost program and complete full roll-out to campus
�Indoor recycling pilot-2 months�Implement needed modifications and roll-out pilot to a sector of campus
�Craft campus recycling long-term plan�Conversion to bio based products for packaging food/drinks
�A successful Recyclemania program for winter quarter
UCSB Sustainability
October 3, 2008
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WaterAchievements:�Added low flow adapters in supply lines in Rec Cen� Installed waterless urinals: Girvetz remodel (2006 /2007),
50% of public urinals in residence halls (07-08)� Changed plumbing specs to include sustainability at
FM/HRS�Extended the reclaimed water irrigation�Added/installed new water meters � Extended the chilled water loop to include addition al
buildings
UCSB Sustainability
October 3, 2008
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Water Goals:Goal 1. Coordinate with FM and Planning to create GIS map o f the campus and assess missing data for three water type s: potable, reclaimed, and storm waterGoal 2. Develop budget and make recommendation for meters (including labor & connection to metasys) for monit oring water use of all typesGoal 3. Update water indicators, assessing data, and update list if low-hanging fruit we can go after for simple water reductions
UCSB Sustainability
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Change Agent Change Agent Survey ResultsSurvey Results
Jill RichardsonCampus Sustainability Coordinator,
Administrative Services
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How well do you think UCSB is doing in the area of campus sustainability?
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How well do you think UCSB is doing in implementing the Campus Sustainability Plan?
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How well do you think UCSB is communicating its sustainability efforts on campus?
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How well do you understand the organizational struc ture of UCSB's sustainability efforts?
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Top Three Sustainability Efforts
Waste Management (Recycling/Composting)
Energy Conservation (Audits/Metering)
Green Building (Retrofits)Alternative
Transportation/Green Fleet
Renewable Energy
Sustainability Communication/Education
Water Conservation
Institutional Support/Funding
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Top Three Sustainability Efforts As Reported By Change Agents��Waste ManagementWaste Management (18%)
�Campus Recycling�Composting�Waste Reduction
��Energy ConservationEnergy Conservation (15%)�Behavioral Changes�Retrofits�Increased Metering
��Green BuildingGreen Building (10%)�LEED Portfolio�Increased Retrofits
Perceived Obstacles
Resources/Budget
Not Enough Time
Not Enough Staff
Resistance to Change
Lack of Knowledge
Bureaucracy
No Centralized Office
Chancellor's Committment
Other
Main Perceived ObstaclesAs Reported By Change Agents
��Lack of money/BudgetLack of money/Budget (30%)
��Not enough time to work on sustainabilityNot enough time to work on sustainability(9%)
��Not enough staff to work on sustainabilityNot enough staff to work on sustainability(9%)
��Resistance to changeResistance to change (9%)
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Do you feel you have enough time and departmental support to participate in campus sustainability?
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Greenhouse Gas Neutral ReportGreenhouse Gas Neutral Report
Mo LovegreenJill Richardson
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Long Range Development PlanLong Range Development Planand Sustainabilityand Sustainability
Shari HammondSenior Planner, Campus Planning & Design
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�Next Meeting – January 2009�Biweekly email updates�Student group meetings:
�Green Campus Program�TODAY @ 11:00-1:00, Bren Hall 4016
�Ecological Coalition Town Hall Meeting�October 11 @ 1:00-2:30, UCen State St Room
Coming Up________________________________________________________________________