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The Office of SustainabilityUM Facilities Services 32 Campus Dr MS 9288
Missoula MT, 59812
University of Montana Climate Action Plan
Planning to reduce greenhouse gas
emissionsThe Office of Sustainability
UM Facilities Services 32 Campus Dr MS 9288
Missoula MT, 59812
The Office of SustainabilityUM Facilities Services 32 Campus Dr MS 9288
Missoula MT, 59812
Purpose of Open House
• Present draft Climate Action Plan– www.umt.edu/greeningum
• Obtain feedback on goals and strategies of plan
The Office of SustainabilityUM Facilities Services 32 Campus Dr MS 9288
Missoula MT, 59812
Purpose of Open House• Initiate comment period
– December 8 – comments due– Submit comments via email
• [email protected]• [email protected]
– December 8th – feedback meeting• UC Room 330, 3:00 pm and 6 pm
The Office of SustainabilityUM Facilities Services 32 Campus Dr MS 9288
Missoula MT, 59812
The Commitment
• 2007 American College and University President’s Climate Commitment signed
• 2008 Greenhouse Gas Inventory
completed
• 2009 Climate Action Plan– Sustainable Campus Committee– Technical & Education Working Groups– Public Involvement– Clean Air Cool Planet campus carbon calculator
The Office of SustainabilityUM Facilities Services 32 Campus Dr MS 9288
Missoula MT, 59812
Team Effort Faculty Staff Students
Transportation Specialists COT
City of Missoula Alumni Relations
Building Managers ASUM
Biomass Experts Athletics
Renewable Energy Specialists
The Office of SustainabilityUM Facilities Services 32 Campus Dr MS 9288
Missoula MT, 59812
Just the Beginning• UM’s Climate Action Plan is a long range
plan pointing the direction to carbon neutrality.
• Will need to be updated as technology and conditions change.
• Success will take the involvement of the campus community.
Greenhouse Gas Inventory
The Office of SustainabilityUM Facilities Services 32 Campus Dr MS 9288
Missoula MT, 59812
Greenhouse Gas Inventory
Transportation
Purchased Electricity
Steam Plant
The Office of SustainabilityUM Facilities Services 32 Campus Dr MS 9288
Missoula MT, 59812
Strategies• Energy Efficiency and Conservation
• Renewable Energy Generation
• Green Buildings
• Transportation
• Offsetting Emissions
The Office of SustainabilityUM Facilities Services 32 Campus Dr MS 9288
Missoula MT, 59812
Strategies for Energy Efficiency
• Energy audits-Upgrade equipment, replace stream traps, modify ventilation, and improve building envelopes
• Lighting retrofits-Replace energy inefficient lighting
• Retro-commission HVAC systems-Optimize the operation of equipment and controls
The Office of SustainabilityUM Facilities Services 32 Campus Dr MS 9288
Missoula MT, 59812
Behavior modification-Turn off lights, adjust building temps, shut off equipment, use less hot water, and close windows and doors.
4-day work week -no classes held one day a week and staff works 4 ten-hour days
Energy-wise IT Policy -Replace monitors with Energy Star. Power management software. Cloud computing. Capture waste heat from servers
Strategies for Energy Conservation
The Office of SustainabilityUM Facilities Services 32 Campus Dr MS 9288
Missoula MT, 59812
Strategies for Renewable Energy
• Biomass-Biomass to syngas (synthetic natural gas) plant
• Solar photovoltaic
• Solar thermal- Solar water heating panels on south-facing roofs
• Wind- UM could take advantage of the state’s wind resource by funding, partially or completely, installation of one or more turbines off-site
The Office of SustainabilityUM Facilities Services 32 Campus Dr MS 9288
Missoula MT, 59812
Green Buildings• LEED New Construction (NC) Silver
certification-25% energy savings
• LEED for Existing Buildings, Operation and Maintenance (EBOM) certification
-Similar to energy audits and retro-commissioning but more comprehensive
The Office of SustainabilityUM Facilities Services 32 Campus Dr MS 9288
Missoula MT, 59812
*Athletics not included
Transportation
The Office of SustainabilityUM Facilities Services 32 Campus Dr MS 9288
Missoula MT, 59812
Transportation at UMASUM Office of Transportation -Provides education and incentives to bus and bike -Bike share program-park and ride busses
University Fleet -5 hybrid vehicles -1 electric maintenance truck-65 mph speed limit
Air Travel-Athletics consolidates trips -Increasing use of teleconferencing
The Office of SustainabilityUM Facilities Services 32 Campus Dr MS 9288
Missoula MT, 59812
Stakeholder Meetings Summer Public Open House
ASUM Office of Transportation
Mountain Line
University Fleet
Office of Public Safety
Athletics Department
Business Services
ASUM Off-Campus Rental Center
Missoula alternative transportation organizations
The Office of SustainabilityUM Facilities Services 32 Campus Dr MS 9288
Missoula MT, 59812
Strategies for Commuting Increase incentives to bike, walk and bus to campus
-Greater orientation outreach -Utilize latest technology for bus scheduling -Build a bike hub -Students can build up points for biking or bussing, receive credit toward graduation or tuition reduction
Location efficient housing -UM can play a greater role in community housing development -Create more affordable student housing within 3 miles of campus
Disincentives for parking on campus -Decrease number of parking permits sold -Convert all lots to daily fees only
The Office of SustainabilityUM Facilities Services 32 Campus Dr MS 9288
Missoula MT, 59812
Strategies for Fleet
Replace fleet with more fuel efficient vehicles-Replace midsize sedans with compact cars -Replace SUVS with minivans
Encourage academic departments to evaluate field trips -Departments can consolidate trips
Use more electric trucks in maintenance fleet
Use biodiesel in ASUM busses -Develop a lab on campus to make biodiesel
The Office of SustainabilityUM Facilities Services 32 Campus Dr MS 9288
Missoula MT, 59812
Strategies for Air Travel Increase Video and Teleconferencing-create a space designed for videoconferencing on campus
Evaluate necessity of departmental travel
Academic departments and Athletics to purchase carbon offsets for travel-funding for offsets
The Office of SustainabilityUM Facilities Services 32 Campus Dr MS 9288
Missoula MT, 59812
Offsetting Emissions
• Carbon Offsets-Carbon sequestration projects to offset emissions
• Renewable Energy Credits-Purchasing RECs at the same quantity as our electricity consumption offsets our use and supports renewable energy
The Office of SustainabilityUM Facilities Services 32 Campus Dr MS 9288
Missoula MT, 59812
Putting it all together in a Climate Action Plan
• Strategies evaluated by:– Implementation cost– GHG reduction potential– Annual savings/costs– Ease of implementation
Note: Metrics based on rough estimates and analyzed using Clean Air Cool Planet campus carbon calculator
The Office of SustainabilityUM Facilities Services 32 Campus Dr MS 9288
Missoula MT, 59812
The BIG ThreeMethods to directly reduce or replace
fossil fuel sourced energy
• Behavior modification– Building & equipment use– Transportation
• Energy efficiency• Renewable energy
– Biomass– Wind
The Office of SustainabilityUM Facilities Services 32 Campus Dr MS 9288
Missoula MT, 59812
How far do strategies go toward carbon
neutrality?
• Comparing reductions from strategies to emissions over time
The Office of SustainabilityUM Facilities Services 32 Campus Dr MS 9288
Missoula MT, 59812
Linear Growth Projection of UM’s GHG Emissions
Extrapolated by Clean Air Cool Planet campus carbon calculator
GHG Emissions Reduction from Strategies
Remaining emissions
10% below 2007 levels by 201530% below 2007 levels by 2020
2007 emissions level
Remaining emissions
30% below 2007
The Office of SustainabilityUM Facilities Services 32 Campus Dr MS 9288
Missoula MT, 59812
The Cost to Achieve Interim Goals
• Total cost = $84 million over 10 years
If biomass plant is externally funded:• Total cost = $25 million over 10 years• Annual cost = $2.5 million
• Annual energy savings = $2 million
The Office of SustainabilityUM Facilities Services 32 Campus Dr MS 9288
Missoula MT, 59812
Getting to Neutral• Carbon Neutral by 2020
– Upscale wind or other renewable energy projects
– Offset emissions • $330,000 to offset remaining
emissions in 2020
The Office of SustainabilityUM Facilities Services 32 Campus Dr MS 9288
Missoula MT, 59812
Getting to Neutral• Carbon Neutral by 2030, 2050
– Offset emissions • Main scalable strategy for achieving
neutrality by a given date
• Cost will grow as overall emissions grow
The Office of SustainabilityUM Facilities Services 32 Campus Dr MS 9288
Missoula MT, 59812
Next Steps
• Feedback on draft Climate Action Plan due December 8
• Feedback meeting December 8, UC Room 330, 3 pm and 6 pm
• Submit plan to ACUPCC by January 15, 2010