Sustainability Partnerships with Athletics

Sustainability Partnerships with AthleticsApplying the CSU Long Beach Case StudyLong Beach Athletics PartnershipFrom the perspective of facilities management

Paul WingcoCSULB Energy and Sustainability Manager

Why this case study should be replicated

Taylor McAdamPowerSave Campus Lead: CSULB, UCLA, SDSU, UCSD, and UC Merced Physical Planning and Facilities ManagementRole in Campus Sustainability

PowerSave Stakeholder

Pyramid Green InitiativePartnering with Athletics

Finding Common Goals

Project Ideas

Name:Walter PyramidYear Built:1994Total GSF:157,335Primary Use:Athletics/Special EventsFloors:3AHUs: 5Cooling:Central Plant - Chilled WaterHeating:Natural Gas Local BoilersElectricity:1,870,693 kWh (annual)Natural Gas:21,797 ThermsChilled Water:4,844 MMBTU

Building ProfileLighting Load Game Time = 111 KW6PowerSave & PPFMBenchmarkingEnergy Star Portfolio Manager

The Lighting Audit

Water Efficiency (Future)

The Lighting Audit

Why is Athletics an important Ally? 1. Physical Scale of Facilities

UC Berkeley2. Educational Impact with Fans

SDSU Viejas ArenaOhio State:Physical Scale of Facilities

Ohio State:Educational Impact with Fans

100,000 Fans

Ohio State Zero-Waste Campaign (2013)Amount of recyclable material every game day: 14 tons!

The GoalSustainability PartnershipIts not about one-off projectsHolistic PartnershipFacilities

Game Day & Marketing

Student Athletes and Coaches

Athletic Directors & Program Buy-inFacilities Improvements

Large ScaleASU Solar Panels (7.5 MW)U North Texas Wind Turbines (30% of game day energy use)

Smaller ScaleUCSB and Cal Poly SLO Pool Cover Campaigns

Gyms 21 Database! Great resource.Game Day and MarketingZero-Waste Events

Go Green Game at CSULBLights OffHalftime ShowSustainable Vendors

Student Athletes & CoachesGreen Sports Alliance

Time to get in the GameThanks!