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OPPORTUNITIES SUSTAINABILITY
2015 MONTHLY FOCUS AREAS
January & February
March & April
September - October
May & June
July & August
November - December
LAND
WATER
PEOPLE
AIR
ENERGY
MATERIALS
A Look Back Before We Look Ahead
Internal NASA Links
Upcoming Events
Featured Story: “Natural Holidays”
How Can I Be More Sustainable?
Find this online at http://www.nasa.gov/centers/johnson/about/sustainability
In This Issue
15 20 DEC
We are doing great things at our center.
We have over 100 free range bikes for you to ride around JSC for
your own wellness as well as saving fuel. JSC has reduced its
footprint by demolishing old, energy intense buildings, and we’ve
built a new clinic and are working on the new Human Health &
Performance Building and a Combined Heat & Power Generator.
Our first electric fleet vehicle has been ordered from the GSA.
Water recirculation projects are saving millions of gallons of water.
And we continue to divert over 60% of our waste from landfills.
Read the FY2016 Sustainability Engagement Strategy
to discover even more ways to live, work, and play more
sustainably.
SUSTAINABILITY OPPORTUNITIES DEC 2015
A LOOK
BACK
BEFORE
WE LOOK
AHEAD
2015 has been a good year!!! Great foundation for 2016.
JSC’s Environmental Webpage
How do I monitor the energy usage in my JSC building?
JSC Environmental Brown Bag Presentations JSC Environmental Newsletter Archives
INTERNAL
PHOTOS &
LINKS
EARTH DAY 2015
(SAFETY, HEALTH &
ENV FAIR) CAMTRAP WILDLIFE 2015
NATURAL
CHAMPIONS MEET-
UP WILDLIFE 2014 EARTH DAY 2014
SUSTAINABILITY OPPORTUNITIES DEC 2015
UPCOMING EVENTS
Do you bike to work? Know someone who does? We're collecting stories of your commuting adventures on two wheels as
we plan for Bike to Work Day 2016! Email [email protected] with a note about your experiences, and whether or not we
can republish it as we develop a communications strategy for the event.
Every Saturday or Sunday – Enjoy the Armand Bayou Nature Center
From Breakfast on the Bayou to Nature Hikes, from Farm Life Demonstrations to Canoe Trips, check out this
local gem for a weekend of nature-filled fun!
Daily through Jan 9th, 2016 – Zoo Lights
6:00PM – 10:00PM
Houston Zoo
Dec 1st – NASA JSC Sustainability Leads Strategic Planning Meeting
Join the discussion with your JSC Sustainability Leads to celebrate 2015 & lay the foundation for 2016
3:00 – 5:00PM
B57 R106 (Rio Grande Room)
POC: Laurie Peterson
Dec 1st – 3rd Clean Air Through Energy Efficiency (CATEE) Conference
Interested in connecting with government, commercial, and general thought-leaders regarding energy
and water efficiency in the built environment (buildings, facilities, homes, etc.)?
Hotel Galvez, 2024 Seawall Blvd, Galveston, TX 77550
Dec 3rd – Environment & Sustainability Happy Hour for Non-Profit, Business & Government
5:30 – 7:30PM
Springbok, 711 Main Street, Houston TX
POC: Citizen’s Environmental Coalition (MaDiana Diaz)
Dec 5th – The Wildlife Center of Texas Open House 2015
Come out and take the only opportunity each year for a behind-the-scenes tour* and meet our Wildlife
Education Ambassador Animals, participate in our raffle, bid in the silent auction, and win prizes!
3:00 - 6:00PM
Wildlife Center of Texas, 7007 Katy Rd, Houston TX 77024
Dec 8th – NASA JSC Environmental Brown Bag Presentation: “What’s in JSC’s Master Plan?” with Perry Bennett
12:00 – 1:00PM
B12 / R200-200A
POC: Jeni Morrison
Dec 9th – NASA JSC Sustainability Partnership Team Meeting
3:00 – 4:30PM
B45/R751
POC: Mike Ewert
Learn more at Citizen’s Environmental Coalition and City of Houston’s Code Green website.
NOTE: Italics indicate a JSC internal event
SUSTAINABILITY OPPORTUNITIES DEC 2015
For those that celebrate this time of year with a tree, there are environmental
impact pros and cons to your tree of choice. Consider these tips from
ChristmasTreeAssociation.org before cutting and/or buying:
1. Purchase locally grown Christmas trees if possible.
2. Consider “Tree miles.” How far did the tree travel to get to your home? How far did
you travel to get it?
3. If you have purchased more than nine cut trees over the last nine years, consider
purchasing an artificial tree to minimize your environmental impacts.
4. If you own an artificial tree, make sure and keep it in use for at least six to nine years.
If you plan to replace an artificial tree, donate it before you dispose of it.
5. Properly dispose of your natural cut Christmas tree by checking with your local waste
authority.
Consider green gifts like http://eartheasy.com/gifts and purchase locally made products where ever possible.
FEATURED STORY:
Natural
Holidays
HOW CAN I BE
MORE SUSTAINABLE?
Calculate your ecological footprint! How many
Earth’s does it take to sustain your lifestyle if everyone in the world lived like you?
“My goal as the JSC Center Operations
Director is to create a working environment
where JSC employees feel happy,
comfortable, and productive to support our
mission. Similarly, my vision for sustainability is
that it’s something we don’t even think about;
it’s ingrained in our thinking. We just do it.”
Joel Walker, JSC Center Sustainability Officer