sustainability and rit ’ s climate commitment
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Sustainability and RIT ’ s Climate Commitment. Making Sustainable Tracks. “ Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. ” - Brundtland Commission, “ Our Common Future ”. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Sustainability and RIT’s Climate Commitment
Making Sustainable Tracks
“Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.”
- Brundtland Commission, “Our Common Future”
Earth Image: NASA
Population chart: SUSPS
Source: http://www.vspop.org/htm/cartoons.htm
Source: Capacity Evolution Blog http://ikan.biz/blog/sustainability-framework/the-value-web/
Academics
• Degree programs and concentrations• Golisano Institute for Sustainability• Institute for Business Ethics and
Corporate Social Responsibility• Sustainable University IdeaLab• P3 Working Group• Journal of Environmental Sustainability
Outreach
• Clinton Global Initiative Commitment• NYSP2I• Community/University Partnership• Future Stewards Program• International Campuses• Rochester City Scholars Program• Clean Energy Incubator
Operations
• Climate Commitment• Waste Reduction• Local Foods• Active Transportation Initiatives• Green Cleaning• FSC Certified Print Shop• Metrics within Procurement• LEED Buildings
From: US Green Building Council, 2008
From: US Green Building Council, 2008
From: US Green Building Council, 2008
The Golisano Institute for Sustainability will be designed to maximize its energy performance and environmental goals to achieve a LEED-Platinum rating.
The building will serve as a teaching tool for the greater community, displaying its systems and processes and serving to attract worldwide talent to RIT.
Sustainability
Maximize Energy Efficiency / Minimize CO2 ▫
Daylighting ▫ Habitat Regeneration ▫
Promote Occupant Health ▫ Controllability of Systems ▫
Local Resources/Material ▫
Promote Alternative Transportation ▫ Indoor Air Quality
▫ Limit Light Pollution ▫ Performance M&V ▫ Thermal
Comfort ▫ Recharge Local Aquifer ▫ Rainwater
Management Teaching Opportunity ▫ Integrated with
Natural Environment ▫
Beyond LEED Platinum ▫ Renewable Resource Use ▫
Celebrate Integrated Recycling Process ▫
Source: SWBR Architects
Goals
LEED-NC 2009 Credit Goals
SS Sites 23/26
WE Water 10/10
EA Energy 30/35
MR Materials 7/14
EQ Indoors 10/15
ID Innovation 6/6
Re Regional 4/4
90/110
LEED Certification Levels
points 40 50 60 80
Golisano Institute for Sustainability
Rochester, NY
Gross Area: 83, 670 SF
Source: SWBR Architects
Campus Size (ft2)
Campus Utilities compared to Size
2009 2010 2011 2012
RIT GHG INVENTORY MT eCO2 MT eCO2 MT eCO2 MT eCO2
Scope 1 On-Campus Stationary 22337 18009 19159 16321
Fleet 481 455 513 443
Refrigerants and Chemicals 358 51 261 375
Agriculture 688 538 613 0
Scope 2 Purchased Electricity 14589 14408 10257 10285
Scope 3 Faculty/Staff Commuting 7115 7115 7115 7115
Student Commuting 5173 5306 5444 5536
Air Travel 6370 6529 6579 6579
Solid Waste 374 308 355 384
T&D Losses (from Scope 2) 676 668 671 673
Offsets RECs -44 -1411 -1539 -1534
Totals Scope 1 23864 19053 20547 17139
Scope 2 14589 14408 10257 10285
Scope 3 19709 19926 20164 20286
All Scopes 58162 53387 50968 47709
Net Emissions 58118 51976 49430 46175
Emissions Trends
Source: http://hotrock-sustainabilityeducation.blogspot.com
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change the consumer.”
-Yvon Chouinard, Founder of Patagonia
" We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them." - Albert Einstein
Enid L. Cardinal, LEED APSenior Sustainability Advisor to the President
Rochester Institute of Technology585-475-7942