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Nick Miller

REAE 5304

Sustainability Presentation


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Eco-Municipality

Concord, Massachusetts


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Concord, Massachusetts

Concord is a small town 20 miles west of Boston.It is probably best known as the scene of the first

battle of the American Revolutionary War on April

19, 1775, it is considered the birthplace of the

nation, where the shot heard round the world forliberty and self government was fired.

Concord does not only have a rich history, but the

town is a very progressive town in terms of

sustainability and is a great example of an eco-

municipality.


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What is an Eco-Municipality?

An eco-municipalityis one that has adopted aparticular set of sustainability principles as

guiding municipal policy and has committed to a

bottom-up, participatory approach for

implementing this.

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Four Sustainable Objectives

On July 25, 2011,the Town of Concord voted toadopt the following four sustainability principles

(based on the American PlanningAssociations 4

Sustainability Objectives):

Reduce dependence upon fossil fuels,

underground metals, and minerals;

Reduce dependence upon synthetic chemicals

and other manufactured substances;

Reduce encroachment upon nature; and

Meet human needs fairly and efficiently.


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General Behavioral Adaptation

Strategies

The following acronym L.E.S.S. should helpaddress a number of inquiries regarding small

things we can do, as employees, to reduce energy

use in our buildings. It is taken from the Municipal

Energy Use Reduction Plan available for downloadfrom the webpage.

Behavioral Adaptation Lights , Equ ipment ,

Suppl ies, Season (LESS)


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Lights

Turn off whenever leaving a room (any room)

Check all spaces before leaving at night

Adjust according to amount of natural lightavailable


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Equipment

Power down equipment

Turn off power strips and/or unplug devices at

night

Allow remote turn-on/turn-off for system upgradesat night (work with IT department on this)

Device Reduction assess devices versus staff

needs (we may have too many)


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Supplies

Set printer default to duplex

Send documents electronically whenever

possible

Reuse envelopes, scrap paper, etc. Recycle all paper, cardboard, cans, bottles,

containers, plastics, toner/printer cartridges,

batteries/cell phones, etc.


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Seasons Limit use of heat/ac in shoulder seasons Close/open blinds and/or windows

In summer months, set AC between 74-76 degrees

In summer months, indoor humidity should betolerated up to 60%

In winter months, set thermostats between 65-68degrees when the building is occupied. Setthermostats between 55-58 degrees when thebuilding is not occupied.

In all months, set thermostats at lower temperaturesfor evenings/weekends

Dress appropriately (i.e., keep sweater in office)

Do not use space heaters in the summer


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Current Highlights

Bike Racks - On a yearly basis since 2009,theTown has received grants from the Metropolitan

Area Planning Council (MAPC)to install bike

racks on publiclycontrolled lands

Fuel Efficient Vehicles - The Town purchases only

fuel-efficient vehicles for municipal use whenever

such vehicles are commercially available and

funding permits

Community Gardens - Concord offers community

gardening at three locations, available on a first-

come, first-serve basis

Water Filling Station Ban on single-use waterbottles


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Corporate Responsibility


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Starbucks

C.A.F.E. Practices C.A.F.E. Coffee And Farmer Equity

Starbucks approach to sourcing responsibility and

ethically traded coffee A Comprehensive set of social, economic, environmental,

and quality guidelines developed by Starbucks in

collaboration with Conservation International


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C.A.F.E. Practices Set of

Measurable Standards

Product Quality:

All coffee must meet standards for high quality

Economic Accountability: Economic transparency is required. Suppliers

must submit evidence of payments made

throughout the coffee supply chain to

demonstrate how much of the price that we payfor green coffee gets to the farmer


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Social Responsibility:

Measures evaluated by third-party verifiers help

protect the rights of workers and ensure safe, fair

and humane working and living conditions.

Compliance with minimum-wage requirements

and prohibition of child and forced labor is

mandatory


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Starbucks Goal

100% of coffee ethically sourced by 2015

93% of coffee was ethically sourced in 2012

86% of coffee was ethically sourced in 2011


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Green Commercial Building

Bahrain World Trade Center


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Highlights The Kingdoms first intelligent building

Built in 2008

Two 50 story office towers

First skyscraper in the world to integrate wind turbines

into its design

Two towers are linked via three sky bridges, each

holding a 225kW wind turbine, totaling 675kW of wind

power capacity

Each turbine measures 95 feet in diameter

Two sail-shaped towers are designed to funnel wind

through the opening to create more flow and to

increase electricity generation potential


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The wind turbines are expected to provide 11% to15% of the towers total power consumption,

equivalent to providing the lighting for about 300

homes

Turbines are expected to operate 50% of the timeof an average day

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