Green ROUTES:Redirecting Our campUs
TowardEnvironmental Sustainability
ENV 302 Spring 2009 & BUS 321 Fall 2008
Green ROUTES gathered information that has an impact on carbon emissions.
This required the team to reach out to various departments within CSC as well as various town services.
Lessons Learned:
Colby-Sawyer needs improvement in data records
Valuable communication skills necessary for data collection
How we impact the environment
RESULTS
All sources considered, Colby-Sawyer College emits 7,637 metric tons of CO₂ per year, the equivalent of 212 dump trucks full of coal!
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HOW DO WE COMPARE TO OTHERS?
We researched other colleges that have signed the commitment
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GAINING PERSPECTIVES
Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests
Green Mountain College
PROCTOR ACADEMY
This is an institution that strives for carbon neutrality
Major recycling effort All food waste is composted Ban on bottled water Building energy efficient buildings
GREEN MOUNTAIN COLLEGE
“Cow Power” fuels electrical demands Their electric demand is 2% of total emissions Ours is 44% of our total emissions
Student voice Greening Fund helps to drive student initiatives
Windmill Recycling Bins Duplex Printing
FRANKLIN PIERCE
Altered mission statement in 1998 to include environmental awareness
Changed appliances, expanded outdoor programs
Challenges
CAMPUS APPLICATIONS
POSTER CAMPAIGN
Displayed in the dining hall
101 series provides students with facts to help them become more environmentally aware
201 series begins this semester
LIGHTS OUT EVENT
Lights ON Lights OFF
McKean Hall
President’s House
BATTLE OF THE SEXES
Males and Females battled for a week to see who could waste less food
Measured per student per week Females wasted 2.7 ounces Males wasted 3.7 ounces
Males wasted 30% more than Females
FIVE FOCUS AREAS
Biodiversity & Water
Food
Consumption & Waste
Investment, Curriculum & Culture
Energy
WATER
Fiscal Year Gallons Cost per year
2006-2007 694,266 $11,802.52
2007-2008 404,902 $6,883.34
Total Savings 289,363 $4,919.17
Dorms56%
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Ware12%
Campus Water Use
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BIODIVERSITY
Some of the invasive Species atColby-Sawyer College:
Japanese Barberry Oriental BittersweetNorway MapleMultiflora RoseBurning Bush
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FOOD
Sustainable food practices by other Colleges
Middlebury: buy local organic food and produce their own food
Brown: harvest program to help farmers
University of Vermont: reusable mugs for all students
FOOD
Sodexho provides our distributors Kettle Kup Bakery North Main Distributors Coco Cola Black River Produce
Changes: Reusable mugs for all students More Local and organic food in the dining hall
This Spring Campus farm Food Map
WASTE & CONSUMPTION• Last year CSC spent $16,573.23 on
paper• Average paper use amounted to 3,000
sheets per student• Currently, CSC does not purchase any
recycled paper
WASTE & CONSUMPTION
Initiative:
Increase recycling bins on campus Incorporate duplex printing to reduce paper
consumption Begin purchasing 100% post consumer paper Purchase containers to recycle compact batteries
and electronics
CULTURE
We requested a campus-wide Light’s Out Event from the SGA, which was hosted November 6, 2008, with SGA members.
Challenges
Annual Light’s Out Event (November 6, 2008)
o Sustainability Day
o Green fund for CSC
o Sustainability Pledge(s)
CURRICULUM
We researched CSC’s curriculum to find ways to incorporate sustainable themes in classrooms and on campus
Developing two plans for sustainable themes Optional sustainability focused pathway
readings and films Implement green curriculum ideas in freshmen
pathways
Both plans will be further researched and developed to be implementable within the college curriculum
INVESTMENT We continued the analysis of green funds vs.
current CSC funds for 2006 - 2008.
It was difficult to make accurate comparisons of datao Challenging because CSC portfolio changes over
time, finding data for funds
o CSC is not practicing green investingo CSC needs to continue researching green investing
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45% total emissions attributed to electrical demands alone
Energy
Scope 1: Direct Transportation, Other on-campus stationary
Scope 2: Purchased
Electricity
Scope 3: Various Commuting,
Wastewater
“No Incandescent bulbs” Policy
Energy
Savings = $10,468
(1,520 student bulbs burning 6 hours per day for 244 days)
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Focusing on Energy
Explore ways to develop a greater culture of energy conservation
Gain a better understanding of different energy resources Nuclear Biomass Wind Solar
SUMMARY
Completed the ACUPCC report
Compared with other colleges
Raised awareness on campus
Gathered data and conducted research essential for final recommendations
FUTURE GOALS
Complete a comprehensive sustainability analysis
Develop a data management plan for future ACUPCC reports
Raise more awareness on campus
Recommend policies to make this a greener campus
SOURCES Green ROUTES (2006). Students in the CES program (combined with BUS321 students)
conducted a comprehensive campus sustainability assessment. See the web page for details of presentations, reports and articles.
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