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National Park Service Climate Friendly Parks Climate Change NPS, photo Environmental Purchasing Waste Reduction Green Buildings

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National Park Service Climate Friendly Parks Federal purchasing power is $250 Billion! EP = environment + price + performance Every purchase has health and environmental impacts

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National Park Service Climate Friendly Parks By Buying Green We conserve foreign and domestic raw materials landfill space energy in securing, transporting, and manufacturing Create jobs, markets, and revenues Decrease greenhouse emissions earth

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National Park Service Climate Friendly Parks Environmental Purchasing recycled content products biobased products energy efficient products water efficient products non-toxic products EVIL

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National Park Service Climate Friendly Parks Environmental Purchasing Specifying Green Products Careful selection Buy locally produced materials Consider packaging Think Lifecycle Costs Plan (early) Prioritize Sustainability has to be incorporated into design at the beginning. It cant be an add-on at the end.

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National Park Service Climate Friendly Parks Incorporating Green Products into Specs SOW must reflect your commitment Identify criteria Include recycled content what %? Toxicity levels what levels? Know your federal requirements CPG Biobased Energy Star Watersense JOTR organic soil stabilizer

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National Park Service Climate Friendly Parks Challenges The less we consume in terms of products and packaging, the less energy is used and fewer GHGs are emitted. How do you evaluate and track purchasing? What are your incentives to waste? Decentralized spending Smart cards everyone has them

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National Park Service Climate Friendly Parks Opportunities green janitorial products biobased hydraulic fluids, greases, chainsaw fuels RC building products (i.e. insulation, restroom partitions) environmentally friendly paints and carpet and non-carpet sustainably harvested wood water-based solvents and adhesives; no VOCs alternatives to pressure treated lumber non-lead practice bullets buy green office products

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National Park Service Climate Friendly Parks Sustainable Design and Construction High performance, energy efficient, healthy Use green standards (LEED and SBIP checklists) Use Whole Building Design Guide specs www.wbdg.orgwww.wbdg.org PWR Directive 48: Sustainable Design and Construction Historic preservation is a sustainable practice Passive design and net zero energy Buildings contribute up to 48% of GHG emissions

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National Park Service Climate Friendly Parks Mt. Rainier NPs new Henry M. Jackson visitor center meets LEED standards

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National Park Service Climate Friendly Parks Lassen Volcanic NPs new Kohm Yah-mah-nee visitor center is certified LEED Platinum

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National Park Service Climate Friendly Parks All projects produce waste Include Construction Waste Management Plan (job recycling) in specs Whole Building Design Guide specs

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National Park Service Climate Friendly Parks Throwing away one less large bag of garbage every two weeks can reduce GHG gas emissions by more than half a ton a year. If we used 10% less paper, we would save 1.6 million T of GHG, and keep 280,000 cars off the road for one year.

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National Park Service Climate Friendly Parks Recycling - reduces use of virgin materials and emissions generated during production and transportation, reduces energy demand Composting - uses aerobic process to produce a usable product - does not produce methane, 23 X as potent as CO2 which is anaerobically produced in landfills Reuse and waste prevention - reduces the production of new materials, resulting in fewer GHG emissions, including less waste at end of products life

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National Park Service Climate Friendly Parks Integrated Solid Waste Alternative Plans (ISWAP) Evaluate system components Identify waste diversion rate Improve tracking Reduce system costs

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National Park Service Climate Friendly Parks

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National Park Service Climate Friendly Parks ISWAP Funding Criteria Infrastructure: containers, equipment, composting Cost difference for green products Further studies Educational materials and programs School and public outreach North Cascades Mount Rainier

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National Park Service Climate Friendly Parks Can your park improve its solid waste management? Tracking quantities and diversion rates Monitor fill rates Containers and signage in visitor use areas Remove more trash containers along drive-bys Recycling located next to trash Pack-in and pack-out Concessioner tracking and accounting Concessioner food packaging Reduce plastic drinking water bottles Electronics disposal

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National Park Service Climate Friendly Parks Tools, Guides, and Resources Solid Waste Mgnt. Handbook 2008 on-line Green Purchasing How-To Green Office Practices Best Management Practices Green Janitorial Products and Practices Waste and EP tracking sheets (free) EP training for parks Green Voice Newsletter

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National Park Service Climate Friendly Parks Education and Communication John Day Fossil Beds NM public education display on the energy use of its PV system Teach the children Point Reyes NS know your energy use campaign

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National Park Service Climate Friendly Parks Thank You Sonya Capek sonya_capek@nps.gov 206-220-4271