Sustainability Partnerships with Athletics
Sustainability Partnerships with AthleticsApplying the CSU Long Beach Case StudyLong Beach Athletics PartnershipFrom the perspective of facilities management
Paul WingcoCSULB Energy and Sustainability Manager
Why this case study should be replicated
Taylor McAdamPowerSave Campus Lead: CSULB, UCLA, SDSU, UCSD, and UC Merced Physical Planning and Facilities ManagementRole in Campus Sustainability
PowerSave Stakeholder
Pyramid Green InitiativePartnering with Athletics
Finding Common Goals
Project Ideas
Name:Walter PyramidYear Built:1994Total GSF:157,335Primary Use:Athletics/Special EventsFloors:3AHUs: 5Cooling:Central Plant - Chilled WaterHeating:Natural Gas Local BoilersElectricity:1,870,693 kWh (annual)Natural Gas:21,797 ThermsChilled Water:4,844 MMBTU
Building ProfileLighting Load Game Time = 111 KW6PowerSave & PPFMBenchmarkingEnergy Star Portfolio Manager
The Lighting Audit
Water Efficiency (Future)
The Lighting Audit
Why is Athletics an important Ally? 1. Physical Scale of Facilities
UC Berkeley2. Educational Impact with Fans
SDSU Viejas ArenaOhio State:Physical Scale of Facilities
Ohio State:Educational Impact with Fans
100,000 Fans
Ohio State Zero-Waste Campaign (2013)Amount of recyclable material every game day: 14 tons!
The GoalSustainability PartnershipIts not about one-off projectsHolistic PartnershipFacilities
Game Day & Marketing
Student Athletes and Coaches
Athletic Directors & Program Buy-inFacilities Improvements
Large ScaleASU Solar Panels (7.5 MW)U North Texas Wind Turbines (30% of game day energy use)
Smaller ScaleUCSB and Cal Poly SLO Pool Cover Campaigns
Gyms 21 Database! Great resource.Game Day and MarketingZero-Waste Events
Go Green Game at CSULBLights OffHalftime ShowSustainable Vendors
Student Athletes & CoachesGreen Sports Alliance
Time to get in the GameThanks!