1 Going Green on Campus: Going Green on Campus: The Legal and Business Issues The Legal and Business Issues The University of Florida as a Case The University of Florida as a Case Study Study Charles J. Kibert, Ph.D., P.E. Charles J. Kibert, Ph.D., P.E. Professor & Director Professor & Director Powell Center for Construction & Powell Center for Construction & Environment Environment University of Florida University of Florida [email protected]+1 352 273 1189 +1 352 273 1189
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Going Green on Campus:Going Green on Campus:The Legal and Business IssuesThe Legal and Business Issues
The University of Florida as a Case The University of Florida as a Case StudyStudy
Charles J. Kibert, Ph.D., P.E.Charles J. Kibert, Ph.D., P.E.Professor & DirectorProfessor & Director
Powell Center for Construction & EnvironmentPowell Center for Construction & EnvironmentUniversity of FloridaUniversity of Florida
Programs/ InitiativesPrograms/ Initiatives The Motivators: climate change and rapidly rising The Motivators: climate change and rapidly rising
energy costsenergy costs Sustainability at UF TodaySustainability at UF Today Historical PerspectiveHistorical Perspective
Greening UFGreening UF Office of Sustainability (College of DCP)Office of Sustainability (College of DCP) Sustainability Task ForceSustainability Task Force Sustainability CommitteeSustainability Committee Office of Sustainability (VP F&A)Office of Sustainability (VP F&A)
Sustainability at UF TodaySustainability at UF Today Zero Waste Campus by 2015Zero Waste Campus by 2015 Carbon Neutral UF by 2015Carbon Neutral UF by 2015 LEED Silver buildings requiredLEED Silver buildings required Greatest concentration of green buildings on any Greatest concentration of green buildings on any
university campus (25)university campus (25) Second highest bus ridership in FloridaSecond highest bus ridership in Florida Sustainable Purchasing DirectiveSustainable Purchasing Directive Livable Wage PolicyLivable Wage Policy Interdisciplinary major in SustainabilityInterdisciplinary major in Sustainability Masters Track in Sustainable ConstructionMasters Track in Sustainable Construction Bachelor’s in Environmental DesignBachelor’s in Environmental Design First “Energy Dashboard” installed in Rinker HallFirst “Energy Dashboard” installed in Rinker Hall
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Grassroots BeginningsGrassroots Beginnings
Greening UF was Greening UF was formed in 1997 by formed in 1997 by students, faculty and students, faculty and staff from a wide staff from a wide variety of academic variety of academic and administrative and administrative units.units.
1997
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Documenting SuccessDocumenting Success
First Sustainability First Sustainability Indicators Report Indicators Report sets baseline against sets baseline against which improvements which improvements are measured (1999)are measured (1999)
1998
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High VisibilityHigh Visibility
First GUF First GUF Conference casts Conference casts national spotlight on national spotlight on UF’s mission (2000)UF’s mission (2000)
1999
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Office of Sustainability createdOffice of Sustainability created
Formed by Dean of Formed by Dean of College of Design, College of Design, Construction, and Construction, and Planning (2000)Planning (2000) Research FacilitationResearch Facilitation Healthy CommunitiesHealthy Communities University wideUniversity wide
University of Florida
Office of Sustainability
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Second GUF ConferenceSecond GUF Conference
True sustainability more of True sustainability more of the focus (2001)the focus (2001) Greens work with social, Greens work with social,
fiscal interestsfiscal interests
2001
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Going GlobalGoing Global
Sustainability Sustainability Indicators Report Indicators Report launches UF into launches UF into global leadership global leadership (2001)(2001)
2001
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Sustainability Task Force MandateSustainability Task Force Mandate1) To review UF1) To review UF’’s assets and deficits relative to advancing s assets and deficits relative to advancing
sustainability in the areas of research, education, sustainability in the areas of research, education, campus operations, and community outreach; campus operations, and community outreach;
2) Facilitate communication of UF2) Facilitate communication of UF’’s sustainability initiatives s sustainability initiatives and their benefits to the campus and community; and their benefits to the campus and community;
3) To survey global institutional trends towards 3) To survey global institutional trends towards sustainability and identify UFsustainability and identify UF’’s best niche(s) or role(s) in s best niche(s) or role(s) in that movement, and; that movement, and;
4) To make recommendations to the President and the 4) To make recommendations to the President and the Faculty detailing specific actions and resources required Faculty detailing specific actions and resources required to to make the University of Florida a global leader in make the University of Florida a global leader in the field of sustainability.the field of sustainability.
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Report: The Case for a Sustainable Report: The Case for a Sustainable UFUF
“ “A comprehensive approach towards A comprehensive approach towards sustainability at the University of Florida is sustainability at the University of Florida is needed not only to remain a competitive needed not only to remain a competitive research-extensive institution, but as an research-extensive institution, but as an integral tool for achieving world-class integral tool for achieving world-class prominence.”prominence.”
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ResearchResearchGoalsGoals
The University of Florida should stimulate and The University of Florida should stimulate and coordinate its extensive research efforts and promote coordinate its extensive research efforts and promote its achievements to become a global leader in its achievements to become a global leader in sustainability-related research. sustainability-related research.
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Indicators: ResearchIndicators: Research
Estimated Sustainable Research Aw ards in Dollars by Year
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Sustainability Research as Percent of Total Research
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EducationEducation GoalsGoals
The University of Florida should build bridges among The University of Florida should build bridges among existing sustainability-related courses and programs, existing sustainability-related courses and programs, strengthen key resources, and stimulate the creation strengthen key resources, and stimulate the creation of curricula focusing on sustainability. of curricula focusing on sustainability.
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Indicators: educationIndicators: educationCourses with Environmental Sustainability Content
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Agriculture
Architecture
Building Construction
Environmental Engineering Sciences
Family, Youth, &
Community Sciences
Forest Resources and Conservation
Geography
Geological Sciences
Health Science Education
Horticultural Sciences
Interior Design
Landscape Architecture
Political Science
Process Biology - Multi D
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Sociology
Urban Planning
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Campus OperationsCampus Operations The University of Florida should manage its lands in a The University of Florida should manage its lands in a
sustainable manner to further research, education, and sustainable manner to further research, education, and recreation. recreation.
The built environment of the University of Florida should The built environment of the University of Florida should be constructed to very high standards of energy, water, be constructed to very high standards of energy, water, and materials efficiency and its impacts on local and materials efficiency and its impacts on local ecosystems should be minimized. During the renovation ecosystems should be minimized. During the renovation and remodeling of existing building stock, building systems and remodeling of existing building stock, building systems should be upgraded to these same high standards. should be upgraded to these same high standards.
The University of Florida should analyze energy and The University of Florida should analyze energy and resource consumption patterns, eliminate waste, and resource consumption patterns, eliminate waste, and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. .
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Campus OperationsCampus Operations Provide and increase incentives for walking, bicycles, Provide and increase incentives for walking, bicycles,
buses, and ridesharing, and link transportation planning to buses, and ridesharing, and link transportation planning to land-use planning. land-use planning.
The campus waste stream, especially paper products and The campus waste stream, especially paper products and plastics from offices, dormitories, and food operations plastics from offices, dormitories, and food operations should be drastically reduced. The long-range goal should should be drastically reduced. The long-range goal should be to promote closed-cycle materials practices. be to promote closed-cycle materials practices.
Assess the environmental and social impacts of Assess the environmental and social impacts of procurement policies and contracting policies and revise procurement policies and contracting policies and revise them to reflect a concern for sustainability.them to reflect a concern for sustainability.
The University of Florida should explore options to engage The University of Florida should explore options to engage in socially and environmentally responsible investing.in socially and environmentally responsible investing.
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Indicators: EnvironmentalIndicators: EnvironmentalRTS Passenger Trips (in thousands)
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Greenhouse Emissions excluding Cooling Process Emissions (millions kg CO2)
475480485490495500505510515520525530
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Greenhouse Emissions excluding Cooling Process Emissions (millions kg CO2)
475480485490495500505510515520525530
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
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Campus CommunityCampus CommunityThe University of Florida should set aggressive The University of Florida should set aggressive
hiring and retention goals to ensure the hiring and retention goals to ensure the university reflects society’s racial, ethnic and university reflects society’s racial, ethnic and gender diversity. gender diversity.
The University should also strive to ensure that The University should also strive to ensure that all personnel are rewarded with at least a all personnel are rewarded with at least a living wage with benefits appropriate to a living wage with benefits appropriate to a world-class institution. world-class institution.
The University of Florida organizational The University of Florida organizational structure should be adjusted to support structure should be adjusted to support actions that enhance the attainment of actions that enhance the attainment of sustainability-related goals sustainability-related goals
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Rinker HallRinker Hall
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Hume Hall to Rinker Hall: Deconstruction & Reuse
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Law School Library Library West Addition
Orthopaedics InstituteGenetics and Cancer Research
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Remaining challengesRemaining challenges
Embedding practices and principles in Embedding practices and principles in education, research, and opeationseducation, research, and opeations
Sustaining political willSustaining political will Incentivizing changeIncentivizing change Increasing environmental and Increasing environmental and
sustainability literacy of students and sustainability literacy of students and facultyfaculty
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““The illiterate of the 21The illiterate of the 21stst Century will Century will not be those who cannot read or not be those who cannot read or
write,write, but those who cannot learn, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn.”unlearn, and relearn.”
- Alvin Toffler - Alvin Toffler
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LegacyLegacy
““It is our task in our time and in our It is our task in our time and in our generation to hand down undiminished to generation to hand down undiminished to those who come after us, as was handed those who come after us, as was handed down to us by those who went before, down to us by those who went before, the natural wealth and beauty of the the natural wealth and beauty of the Earth which is ours.”Earth which is ours.”
