Our Live Green Journey at Our Live Green Journey at Iowa State UniversityIowa State University
Merry RankinISU Director of Sustainability
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Topics for DiscussionTopics for Discussion
• Defining Sustainability• Sustainability at Iowa State University– Foundation–Highlights – Focus for 2011-2012
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Defining SustainabilityDefining Sustainability
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Defining SustainabilityDefining Sustainability
“Sustainable development”meeting the needs of the present withoutcompromising the ability of future generations tomeet their own needs.
UN World Commission on Environment and Development (WCED) "Our Common Future"(The Brundtland Report)
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Defining SustainabilityDefining Sustainability
“Triple Bottom Line“…expanding the traditional reporting
framework to take into account ecological and social performance in addition to financial performance.
John Elkington, 1994
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Sustainability Sustainability FoundationFoundation
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Sustainability FoundationSustainability Foundation
• Reuse• Recycling • Composting• Green Cleaning• Building
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Sustainability FoundationSustainability Foundation
• Council on Sustainability– … committed to protect and enhance the
environment through our teaching, research, service, and administrative operations
• Curriculum• Student Organizations• Research
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Live Green! initiative at Iowa Live Green! initiative at Iowa State UniversityState University
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Live Green InitiativeLive Green Initiative
• Challenge by President Geoffroy– “…a university that leads the way in conserving
energy and minimizing its impact on global climate change.”
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Live Green InitiativeLive Green Initiative
• Call to Action by President Geoffroy– “…being as passionate about conserving energy
on our own campus as we are about solving national energy problems...”
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Live Green InitiativeLive Green Initiative
• Establishment of President’s Advisory Committee on Energy Conservation and Global Climate Change
• Establishment of the Live Green Loan Fund• Hiring of a Director of Sustainability• Hosting a Sustainability Symposium
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Campus EngagementCampus Engagement
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• President’s Advisory Committee• Sustainability Working Group• Loan Fund Advisory Committee• Reporting Committee• Student Engagement Working Group• Green Teams• Government of the Student Body
Sustainability Committee• Council on Sustainability
Sustainability Infrastructure
Student EngagementStudent Engagement
• Curriculum
• Service Learning
• Organizations
• Living Green
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Curriculum and Curriculum and Service LearningService Learning
• 350 “Green” Courses• Multiple opportunities
to “Build a Sustainable Future” in Iowa, the US, and around the world
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Organizations and Organizations and Living GreenLiving Green
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Closets Collide Closets Collide
• Two Community Clothing Swaps since last Symposium
• Engaged hundreds of university and community members
• Leftover donations benefitted the Ames community and other Midwest communities
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Engineers for a Engineers for a Sustainable World Sustainable World • Diversity of local and international projects
incorporating and empowering sustainability (i.e. Global Fast)
• Participation in the EPA Game Day Recycling Challenge in collaboration with ISU Athletics, Live Green!, FP&M, Iowa Waste Exchange, and the Ames Area Redemption Center.
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GreenHouse Group GreenHouse Group • Residence Recycling Program – 18 tons
in first six months, 20 tons Fall 2010• VEISHEA Recycling – 2000+ containers • Earth Hour awareness and involvement• Residence Hall Recyclemania
participation
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The SHOP The SHOP • Students Helping Our Peers – student
fun food bank for students• Open every Tuesday during classes• Donation boxes throughout Ames• In conjunction with ISU Dining,
students can donate (the value) of unused meals
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Live Green Interns Live Green Interns • Live Green Monthly Newsletter• Live Green at the MU• Assistance to Student Events and
Organizations• Marketing – Website, FB, and Twitter• Photojournalism of our Live Green!
journey
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ResearchResearch
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• USDA Grant $20m Climate and Corn Cropping Systems
• Award Winning and Diverse Sustainability- Related Research
Community Community EngagementEngagement
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Iowa State Fair – August 12-22, 2010
Community EngagementCommunity Engagement
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• Shared Sustainability Position with ISU• Facilitating a Seven Sector, 13 Member
Sustainability Task Force• Focused on cost-effective energy reductions
throughout all community sectors• Initial focus on electrical energy consumption and
the associated carbon emissions
Sustainability Highlights Sustainability Highlights
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Energy Energy
• Building Utility Metering
• Renewable Energy
• Holiday Shutdown
• Building Competitions
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Energy ConservationEnergy Conservation
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WindWind
Energy ChallengeEnergy Challenge
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LLeadership in eadership in EEnergy and nergy and EEnvironmental nvironmental DDesignesign
• National Green Building Certification System• Based upon a point system in five areas of
construction–Sustainable Sites–Water Efficiency–Energy and Atmosphere–Materials and Resources– Indoor Environmental Quality– Innovation and Design Process
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ConstructionConstruction
• LEED Buildings at ISU– Silver, Platinum, Gold
(Pending)– Annual Energy usage
reduction of over 53,400 KBtu ($785,000 savings)
– Capture of 90% of the storm water
– Annual savings of 530,000 gallons of water
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Operations – Campus ServicesOperations – Campus Services
• Transportation– Four electric vehicles– Car sharing program –
Fall 2011• Grounds Keeping– Veenker exploring
Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Certification
• Custodial• Remodel and Maintain
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Operations – CommunicationsOperations – Communications
• Informational Technology– Virtualization and
Remote– Power Management– Papercut Printing– Paperless– Purchasing
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OperationsOperations• CyRide
• University Bookstore
• Memorial Union
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Operations – Waste Operations – Waste ManagementManagement
• ISU Dining– Trayless Dining– Food Donations– Composting Food Waste– Refillables
• Department of Residence– Recycling– Reuse (SAVE)
• Facilities Planning and Management– Solar Trash Compactors
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Waste Management Waste Management ChallengeChallenge
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What will be ISU’s Live What will be ISU’s Live Green Adventure in 2011-Green Adventure in 2011-
2012?2012?
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The “Footprint” of ISUThe “Footprint” of ISU
• Energy
• Water
• Solid Waste
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What Can You Do?What Can You Do?
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Inputs… Inputs…
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Outputs… Outputs…
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Just Do Something…Just Do Something…
It’s a Journey… and Every
Step Counts
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We’re a TeamWe’re a Team
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We don't accomplish anything in this world alone ... and whatever happens is the result of the whole tapestry of one's life and all the weavings of individual threads from one to another that creates
something.
Questions, Thoughts, Questions, Thoughts, OpportunitiesOpportunities
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