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Engaging the RIT Campus in Sustainability

Engaging the RIT Campus in Sustainability . Defining Sustainability. Is it one of those “I know it when I see it” things?. “Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.”

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Engaging the RIT Campus in Sustainability

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  1. Engaging the RIT Campus in Sustainability

  2. Defining Sustainability Is it one of those “I know it when I see it” things?

  3. “Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.” - Brundtland Commission, “Our Common Future”

  4. Food for Thought • The average American generates 1600lbs of trash annually (that’s 4.4lbs/day)! • The typical food product we consume travels 1500 miles before reaching our table. • In the last century, 90% of all large fish have disappeared from the ocean. • The Colorado River no longer reaches the Pacific Ocean

  5. Source: http://www.zerowaste.org

  6. Population chart: SUSPS Earth Image: NASA

  7. Source: http://www.vspop.org/htm/cartoons.htm

  8. Green… Sustainable… Aren’t They the Same Thing?

  9. reliableprosperity.net

  10. At RIT

  11. Sustainability Tracking Assessment & Rating System

  12. Academics • Degree programs and concentrations • Golisano Institute for Sustainability • Institute for Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility • Sustainable University IdeaLab • P3 Working Group • Journal of Environmental Sustainability

  13. Outreach • Clinton Global Initiative Commitment • NYSP2I • Community/University Partnership • Future Stewards Program • International Campuses • Rochester City Scholars Program • Clean Energy Incubator

  14. Operations • Climate Commitment • Waste Reduction • Local Foods • LEED Buildings • Active Transportation Initiatives • Green Cleaning • FSC Certified Print Shop • Metrics within Procurement

  15. Current Initiatives • Dining • 34% of overall purchases are locally sourced • Fair trade coffee available • Trayless dining and reusable mugs • Waste Reduction • Single stream recycling • Landscape waste composting • Recycling electronics, ink and toner cartridges, lamps…..

  16. Current Initiatives Cont. • Transportation • Increased bike paths and bike parking • Shuttle service • Low emission vehicle parking • Alternative fueled vehicles • Buildings • Commitment to LEED Silver or better • Existing building retro-commissioning project

  17. Current Initiatives Cont. • Energy • Centralized heating and cooling systems • Lighting retrofits • Building Automation System • Increased metering • Climate Commitment • Annual GHG Inventories • Climate Action Plan (CAP)

  18. GHG Inventory • 2009 – baseline year • Scope 1 & 2: 49,641 metric tons of CO2e • Scope 3: 35,996 metric tons of CO2e • Net Total: 85,637 metric tons of CO2e • 2010 • Scope 1 & 2: 44,791 metric tons of CO2e • Scope 3: 30,436 metric tons of CO2e • Offsets: 2,548 metric tons of CO2e • Net Total: 72,679 metric tons of CO2e

  19. Facilities Food Service Grounds Outreach Purchasing Recycling Transportation Climate Action Plan Focus Areas

  20. Going Forward • Save resources (financial and natural)!!! • Develop baseline data and establish metrics • Increase student engagement • Expand opportunities for collaboration • Leverage purchasing and work with suppliers • Make it easy (office and events certifications) • Encourage behavior change

  21. Source: http://hotrock-sustainabilityeducation.blogspot.com

  22. Enid L. Cardinal, LEED AP Senior Sustainability Advisor to the President Rochester Institute of Technology 585-475-7942 Enid.Cardinal@rit.edu " We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them." - Albert Einstein

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