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Name: Rob Larson
Title: Exec. Director of Communications and Marketing
Date survey submitted: July 27, 2009
ADMINISTRATION
SUSTAINABILITY POLICIES
1) Does your school have its own formal sustainability policy?
[ X ] No
[ ] Yes. Please describe and provide URL, if available:
2) Has the president of your institution signed the American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment (ACUPCC)?
[ ] No
[ X] Yes. If completed, please provide the date the GHG Report was submitted to the ACUPCC: Charter Signatory, June 2007.
3) Has your institution signed the Talloires Declaration?
[ X ] No
[ ] Yes
4) Is there a sustainability component in your institution's master plan and/or strategic plan (check all that apply)?
[ ] No
[ ] Yes, in the master plan. Please describe and provide URL, if available:
[X ] Yes, in the strategic plan. (Not available by URL but hard copy enclosed.)
ADVISORY COUNCIL
5) Does your school have a council or committee that advises on and/or implements policies and programs related to sustainability?
[ ] No
[ X] Yes
If you answered "No" to question 5, please proceed directly to question 11.
6) Please provide the name of the committee and list the number of meetings held since August 2008.
Name: Campus Sustainability Council
Number of meetings: 7
7) Please provide number of stakeholder representatives on the committee.
[3] Administrators
[3] Faculty
[2] Staff
[3] Students
[1] Other. Please describe: Decorah community member
8) Please provide the name of the chair(s) of the committee for the 2009-2010 academic year, and indicate which stakeholder group the chair(s) represents.
If 2009-2010 academic year information is not yet available, please provide information for 2008-2009 instead.
Name of chair(s): Dr. Craig Mosher
Position(s) (e.g., administrator, faculty, staff, student): Faculty, Associate Professor
9) To whom does the committee report (e.g., president, vice president)? President
10) Please list key issues/programs that the committee has addressed or implemented since August 2008.
Key issues/programs that the group has addressed/implemented since August 2008:
1. Sustainability Council and four Task Groups were established: food and waste, energy and water, student learning, and land use.
2. Goal of 35% local food in dining services; reduce food waste.
3. Reducing carbon footprint and water consumption.
4. Student learning goals are to make sustainability a part of every student’s learning experience, educate people to reduce energy use and increase recycling, and nurture a stronger connection to place among people here.
5. The land use group aims to reduce student car use, develop the college garden, and begin planning for the colleges’ 800 acres of off campus lands.
6. Hired a Sustainability Coordinator who carried out a number of projects to raise awareness, conserve energy, and reduce waste.
7. Another goal is to create a Center for Sustainable Communities to provide assistance to local churches, businesses, school districts, and governments to become more sustainable through the work of ten student interns with faculty support.
Progress made on each of these issues since August 2008:
1. The Sustainability Council and the four Task Groups held monthly meetings throughout the year.
2. Food: Increased local food from 2% to 12%. Cafeteria went trayless. Established relationships with local farmers. Began planning for food processing and storage facilities (private businesses). College contracted with Sodexo for food service – may help increase local food used.
3. Energy: Reduced college electricity use 20% over 4 years through efficiency measures with $1.5 Million investment. Calculated accurate carbon footprint data over a four year period. Commissioned four feasibility studies re: efficiency, wind, biomass, solar options. We are working to install one or two large wind turbines near campus. Working with Rocky Mountain Institute (we were one of twelve selected) on energy efficiency projects. Studying a biomass boiler for heat; also considering solar hot water. Working to better monitor electricity use in dorms and involve students in conservation. Drafting action plan for ACUPCC.
4. Student Learning: Collected information on student conservation activities. Surveyed faculty on teaching of sustainability in existing courses. Two capstone courses were taught – one on ethics and sustainability and the other a three-week trip to Iceland, Germany, and Denmark to study sustainability. Faculty development seminars were held in June of 2008 and 2009 using the AASHE model to help faculty infuse sustainability into their courses.
5. Land Use: Parking policies were changed to encourage students to park in an outlying “storage” lot to reduce car use. The college is negotiating a conservation easement on 128 acres of flood plain land to protect it from development. Federal funds received from the easement will endow maintenance work on the off-campus lands. Brush is being cleared to restore some of the savanna on the edge of campus. The college garden was expanded and now includes faculty and staff garden space.
6. The Coordinator carried out several projects including: he created a bike share program and winter bike storage space. Organized an Energy Evolution challenge – competition with a rival school to save energy in February. Organized a “Live Green” workshop in each first year dorm to orient new students to sustainability. He supervised five student workers who worked to reduce waste, save food, promote local food, and conserve energy. Launched a sustainability website and wrote news releases on sustainability initiatives. Conducted waste audits in three dorms – found that 50% could have been recycled.
7. Center for Sustainable Communities – the college launched a campaign to raise $5 million endowment. One student calculated carbon footprints for two banks and city government after doing Luther’s footprint work. One bank established its own sustainability committee with two faculty representatives. We held a Greening the Churches workshop for 100 church leaders from five states followed up by student interns who continue to work with the churches. An Energy Group including faculty and local business, school, and government leaders meets to plan community projects and access federal stimulus money. Faculty are working with a Kellogg Foundation funded five county project, the Food and Fitness Initiative, to develop more local food production and provide more fitness opportunities for school children and citizens. Faculty helped establish the Sustainable Futures Network to encourage and coordinate community efforts – including planning and development workshops on inauguration day, January 20th, and on Earth Day this spring. Another is planned for the fall.
SUSTAINABILITY STAFF
11) Does your school employ sustainability staff (excluding student employees and interns)?
[ ] No
[ X] Yes. Please provide titles and number of sustainability staff.
[2 ] Number of full-time staff (in FTE). Titles: Sustainability Coordinator and Assistant Sustainability Coordinator
[# ] Number of part-time staff (in FTE). Titles: [ ]
12) Does the head of the sustainability staff report directly to the president or another high-level administrator (e.g., vice president, vice chancellor)?
[ ] N/A
[ ] No
[ X ] Yes. Please describe: Executive Director of Communications and Marketing
OFFICE OR DEPARTMENT
13) Does your school have an office or department specifically dedicated to furthering sustainability on campus?
[ ] No
[ X ] Yes. Please describe (including name of office or department and year created): Sustainability Department is the name of the office. It was formed in 2007.
WEBSITE
14) Does your school have a website detailing its sustainability initiatives?
[ ] No
[ X ] Yes. Please provide URL: www.luther.edu/about/sustainability
GREEN PURCHASING
15) Does your school have a formal green purchasing policy?
[ X ] No
[ ] Yes. Please describe policy and provide URL to full policy, if available:
16) Does your school purchase ENERGY STAR qualified products?
[ ] No
[ ] Some. Please describe:
[ X ] All
17) Does your school purchase environmentally preferable paper products (e.g., 100 percent post-consumer recycled content, certified by the Forest Stewardship Council)?
[ ] No
[ X ] Some. Please describe: Acid-free, 30% post-consumer recycled content paper products.
[ ] All. Please describe:
18) Does your school purchase Green Seal, Environmental Choice certified, or biorenewable cleaning products?
[ ] No
[ X ] Some. Please describe: We purchase Spartan green solution neutral disinfectant cleaner, green solution all purpose clean by peroxy, green solution glass cleaner, and green solution rest room cleaner. We also purchase Bay west paper that is green, and all the garbage bags we use are green.
[ ] All. Please describe:
19) Are your school's computer/electronics purchase decisions made in accordance with standards such as the Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT)?
[ ] No
[ X ] Some. Please describe: Energy Star electronics and uses an internal standard to evaluate environmentally friendly products.
[ ] All
20) Does your school use only pesticides that meet the standards for organic crop production set by the U.S. Department of Agriculture or Canadian Organic Standards (excluding on-campus farms)?
[X] No
[ ] Some. Please describe:
[ ] All
CLIMATE CHANGE & ENERGY
GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS INVENTORY
21) Has your school completed a greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions inventory?
Please check all that apply.
[ ] No.
[ ] In progress. Please describe status and provide estimated completion date:
[ X] Yes. Please provide total annual GHG emissions (in metric tons of CO2e). Also, include the start date for each year as well as the URL to each inventory, if available online, or attach the document.
2008: June 1, 2007 – May 31, 2008: 17,671 MT
2007: June 1, 2006 – May 31, 2007: 17,640 MT
2006: June 1, 2005 – May 31, 2006: 18,117 MT
2005: June 1, 2004 – May 31, 2005: 19,236 MT
2004: June 1, 2003 – May 31, 2004: 20,928 MT
2003: June 1, 2002 – May 31, 2003: 19,846 MT
Luther’s GHG data is available online at http://acupcc.aashe.org/ghg-report.php?id=150
COMMITMENT TO GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS REDUCTION
The purchase of carbon offsets does not count toward greenhouse gas (GHG) reductions for this indicator. They are counted in a subsequent indicator. They are counted in a subsequent indicator.
22) Has your school made a commitment to reducing GHG emissions by a specific amount?
[ ] No
[ X ] Yes. Please list details.
Reduction level: 50%
Baseline year: 20,928 MT of peak emissions in 2003-04 academic year.
Target date: Our new five-year strategic plan adopted in May 2008 includes the following goal: “Reduce Luther’s carbon footprint by 50 percent and develop a plan to achieve carbon neutrality.” Ideally, we would like to meet this goal by 2011 when Luther celebrates its sesquicentennial.
If you answered only "No" or "In progress" to question 21, please now skip to question 27.
REALIZED GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS
23) Has your school achieved a reduction in GHG emissions?
[ ] No
[ X ] Yes. Please list details.
Percentage reduced: 15.5%
Baseline year: 20,928 MT of peak emissions in 2003-04 academic year
Date achieved: 17,671 MT of emissions in 2007-08 academic year
24) Please provide the total heating and cooling degree days averaged over the past three years.
Data on total degree heating and cooling days is available at: http://www.degreedays.net/. This information will be used to help reduce bias between schools in different climates.
Cooling degree days average over the past three years: 774
Heating degree days average over the past three years: 7,272
25) Please provide GHG emissions figures on a per-thousand-square-foot basis for the past three years.
Per-Thousand-Square-Foot Emissions = Total CO2e in metric tons / Total maintained building space in thousands of square feet.
2008: 12.6 metric tons of CO2e
2007: 12.6 metric tons of CO2e
2006: 13.1 metric tons of CO2e
2005: 13.9 metric tons of CO2e
2004: 15.1 metric tons of CO2e
2003: 14.4 metric tons of CO2e
26) Please provide GHG emissions figures on a per-full-time-student basis for the past three years.
Per-Student Emissions = Total CO2e in metric tons / Total number of full-time enrolled students.
2008: 7.2 metric tons of CO2e
2007: 7.2 metric tons of CO2e
2006: 7.2 metric tons of CO2e
2005: 7.6 metric tons of CO2e
2004: 8.3 metric tons of CO2e
2003: 7.8 metric tons of CO2e
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
27) What programs or technologies has your school implemented to improve energy efficiency (e.g., cogeneration plant, retrocommissioning of HVAC systems, performing system tune-ups, temperature setbacks)?
In 2004 Luther College signed an energy services contract with our electric utility, Alliant Energy. After a preliminary audit of 17 campus buildings, several potential projects with significant savings were identified and the best selected. Luther then invested $1.5 million in various initiatives that had an average estimated pay-back period of seven years. The project with the most significant savings was the installation of an energy management and control system. The system controls the heating, ventilating, air-conditioning, and lighting systems for almost every room of every building on campus. Other energy saving initiatives included the installation of more efficient lighting systems but the time and expense was well spent. Luther has reduced its peak 2004 electricity consumption by approximately 20 percent (4 million kilowatt hours). These investments—together with a decision to fuel our heating plant with cleaner burning natural gas rather than dirtier fuel oil—have resulted in a 15.5 percent reduction in Luther’s GHG emissions.
The same firm that conducted our first energy audit did a second study in the spring of 2008 to identify additional opportunities to reduce energy costs and greenhouse gas emissions through investments in energy efficiency. The study identified 21 possible projects that had paybacks ranging from 2 to 74 years. After reviewing these options, Luther recently made a second investment of $171,318 in various measures that have a 4.1 year payback and a estimated to produce a 3.1% reduction in Luther’s current electricity consumption. These initiatives include the installation of daylighting controls and occupancy sensors, more efficient lighting systems, VFDs on hot and chilled water pumps, and also improved HVAC controls in five-buildings. Luther is currently considering the recommissioning of one major academic building as well as a large dormitory.
ENERGY CONSERVATION
28) Do you facilitate programs that encourage members of the campus community to reduce energy use (e.g., cash incentives, signs reminding individuals to turn off lights and appliances)?
[ ] No
[ X ] Yes. Please describe:
Luther has participated for the past two years in the national “Energy Evolution” program, and we have made some other efforts to develop a culture of conservation on campus, but the amount of financial resources we have devoted to this task pales in comparison to that spent on implementing energy efficiency and studying the potential of renewable energy for our campus. As a result, we recently applied to the Rocky Mountain Institute and expect soon to receive a $35,000 - $50,000 seed grant to develop a comprehensive and sophisticated approach to energy conservation and management that will benefit the college over several years. This will primarily involve a focus on training and education among students, faculty, and staff, but it will also include the acquisition of some hardware and software that will better enable us to monitor and evaluate energy consumption on campus. Funds from the seed grant will be used to retain the services of a professional consulting firm to help us design and implement an energy conservation campaign. Funds will also be used to purchase supplemental metering and communication technology equipment. We believe this investment in and focused attention upon energy conservation will help us expand the level of support for the American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment on our campus while reducing our energy use and carbon footprint.
RENEWABLE ENERGY GENERATION
29) Does your school generate renewable electricity?
[ X ] No
[ ] Yes. Please specify percentage of overall electricity generated from each of the following sources and describe details below.
[ %] B100 biodiesel
[ %] Clean biomass
[ %] Concentrating solar power (CSP)
[ %] Geothermal
[ %] Low-impact hydropower
[ %] Solar photovoltaics
[ %] Wind
[ %] Other
Description:
30) Does your school have solar hot water systems?
[ X ] No
[ ] Yes. Please specify number of systems and total BTUs generated annually, if available:
RENEWABLE ENERGY PURCHASE
31) Has your school purchased electric energy from renewable sources or renewable energy credits (RECs)?
RECs and electricity from renewable sources must be Green-e certified or meet the requirements of the Green-e standard.
[ ] No
[ X ] Yes. Please describe.
Luther has contracted to purchase all of the RECs from a single turbine, community-wind project in St. Ansgar, Iowa. The turbine was commissioned in November 2008 and is projected to produce at least 2.5 million kilowatt hours of electricity per year. The RECs meet the requirements of the Green e-standard. Luther purchased 980.80 RECs from this project during the 2008-09 academic year.
Date of most recent contract: April 26, 2008 for 2008-2009, 2009-10, and 2010-2011.
Quantity (kWh): 980,800 kWh generated from October 22, 2008 to May 31, 2009.
Percentage of your total electric energy use that it represents: 6.5%
32) Has your school purchased non-electric energy from renewable sources?
[ X] No
[ ] Yes. Please describe.
Date of most recent contract:
Quantity (BTUs):
Percentage of your total non-electric energy use that it represents:
ON-SITE COMBUSTION
33) Please provide total BTUs of energy for heating and cooling from on-site combustion:
107,995 MMBtu (in 2007-08 academic year; 2008-09 data pending)
34) Please list each fuel source (e.g., coal, natural gas, oil) and the percent of overall BTUs derived from that source: 100% Natural Gas
35) Is any on-site combustion for heating and cooling derived from renewable sources?
[X ] No
[ ] Yes. Please describe.
Percentage on-site combustion derived from renewable sources: [ %]
Total BTUs of energy generated from renewable sources: [# ]
Description of renewable energy sources used for on-site combustion for heating and cooling:
FOOD & RECYCLING
The food portion of this category is covered in a separate dining survey.
RECYCLING OF TRADITIONAL MATERIALS
36) Please indicate which traditional materials your institution recycles (check all that apply).
[ ] None
[X] Aluminum
[X] Cardboard
[ ] Glass (No, local recycler will not accept at this time)
[X] Paper
[ ] Plastics (all)
[ X] Plastics (some)
[ X] Other. Please list: Phones, printer cartridges, computers, cooking oil, building supplies (broad category of items).
37) Diversion rate: [ NA]
RECYCLING OF ELECTRONIC WASTE
38) Does your institution have an electronics recycling program?
[ ] No
[X] Yes. If available, please indicate the total annual weight or volume of each material collected for recycling or reuse.
[X] Batteries
[X] Cell phones
[X] Computers
[X] Lightbulbs
[X] Printer cartridges
[ ] Other E-waste. Please list:
COMPOSTING (ASIDE FROM DINING FACILITIES)
39) What percentage of your campus's landscaping waste is composted or mulched?
[100 %]
40) Do you provide composting receptacles around campus in locations other than dining halls (e.g., in residence halls, offices, academic buildings)?
[X] No
[ ] Yes. Please describe:
SOURCE REDUCTION
41) Do you have any source-reduction initiatives (e.g., end-of-semester furniture or clothing swaps and collections)?
[ ] No
[X] Yes. Please describe: “Trash to Treasures”—One of the campus gymnasiums is established as a drop-off point for furniture, electronics, carpeting, beds, and other items from residence halls. The items are then sold at nominal costs or given away to students or community members. On a permanent ongoing basis Luther makes computers, printers, monitors and other technology related items available for purchase via on online auction. Annually the library conducts a book sale of holdings pulled from circulation.
GREEN BUILDING
GREEN BUILDING POLICY
42) Does your school have a formal green building policy?
[ ] No
[ X] Yes. Please describe policy and provide URL to the full policy, if available: All new campus construction will be built to LEED Silver certification standards. http://www.luther.edu/about/sustainability/commitments.html
GREEN BUILDING STANDARDS
43) Please indicate LEED-certified buildings.
[ 1 ] Total number of LEED-certified buildings.
[ sq ft] Certified-level (combined gross square footage). Please list building names:
[ sq ft] Silver-level (combined gross square footage). Please list building names:
[ 71,977 sq ft] Gold-level (combined gross square footage). Please list building names: Updated 9/16/2009 by Rob Larson: Sampson Hoffland Laboratories
[ sq ft] Platinum-level (combined gross square footage). Please list building names:
44) Please indicate buildings that meet LEED certification criteria but are not certified.
[ 2 ] Total number of buildings that meet LEED criteria
[ 5,275 sq ft] Certified-level criteria met, but not certified (combined gross square footage). Please list building names: Norby House
[103,212 sq ft] Silver-level criteria met, but not certified (combined gross square footage). Please list building names: Valders Hall of Science
[ sq ft] Gold-level criteria met, but not certified (combined gross square footage). Please list building names:
[ sq ft] Platinum-level criteria met, but not certified (combined gross square footage). Please list building names:
45) Please indicate buildings that are ENERGY STAR labeled.
[ 0 ] Total number of ENERGY STAR buildings. Please list building names:
[ sq ft] Combined gross square footage.
RENOVATIONS AND RETROFITS
46) Please indicate LEED-EB certified buildings.
[ 0 ] Total number of LEED-EB certified buildings. Please list building names:
[ sq ft] Combined gross square footage.
47) Please indicate buildings that meet LEED-EB certification criteria but are not certified.
[ 1 ] Total number of buildings that meet LEED-EB criteria but are not certified. Please list building names: Norby House
[ 5,275 sq ft] Combined gross square footage.
48) Please indicate renovated buildings that are ENERGY STAR labeled.
[ 0 ] Total number of renovated buildings that are ENERGY STAR labeled. Please list building names:
[ sq ft] Combined gross square footage.
49) What energy-efficiency technologies have you installed in existing buildings (e.g., HVAC systems, motion sensors, ambient light sensors, T5 lighting, LED lighting, timers, laundry technology)?
For each technology, please indicate the number and type of fixtures installed, and the number of buildings in which those fixtures are installed. If possible, include either the percentage of the overall campus fixtures each type represents or the percentage of overall maintained building space that has been renovated with the technology (e.g., 20 buildings representing 10 percent of maintained building space have been retrofitted with motion sensors; thus, 10 percent of the total maintained building space in square feet would be the desired data).
For HVAC systems we have retrofitted the following into EXISTING buildings, not new construction:
Building Automation systems retrofitted to HVAC equipment for control of outside air. Jensen Noble, Preus, Union, Regent's Center, Miller, Dieseth, Ylvisaker, CFL, Farwell. Represents 58% of buildings.
Motion Sensors retrofitted into 8 rooms represents about .8% for control of HVAC.
T5 lighting has been installed in 76 fixtures at the Regent's Center. Represents about 5%
Ambisnt light sensors added to 12 fixtures in about .25%
LED lighting retrofitted into exit lamps, and a couple o f fixtures. most likely in that .25 % range again.
Timers have not been retrofitted.
We have retrofitted some laundry machines with the front load machines in the residence halls. About 1/4 of the machines are front load.
In new buildings and renovation construction, we have installed Ground Source Heat Pumps, Super T-8, motion sensors on all classroom and offices lights, ambient light sensors on large open meeting spaces, and some more minimal T-5 and LED lighting where it has made sense.
50) What water-conservation technologies have you installed in existing buildings (e.g., low-flow faucets, low-flow showerheads, waterless urinals, dual-flush toilets, gray water systems, laundry technology)?
For each technology, please indicate the number and type of fixtures installed, and the number of buildings in which those fixtures are installed. If possible, include either the percentage of the overall campus fixtures each type represents or the percentage of overall maintained building space that has been renovated with the technology (e.g., 20 buildings representing 10 percent of the maintained building space have been retrofitted with low-flow faucets; thus, 10 percent of the total maintained building space in square feet would be the desired data).
Have installed low-flow faucets, low-flow shower heads and dual flush toilets.
51) What percentage of your institution's non-hazardous construction and demolition waste is diverted from landfills?
[75+%]
STUDENT INVOLVEMENT
RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITIES
52) Are there any sustainability-themed residential communities or housing options at your school?
[X] No
[ ] Yes. Please provide details below.
Name of program:
Type of community (e.g., hall, building, house):
Number of students involved:
Additional details:
NEW STUDENT ORIENTATION
53) Does a portion of your new student orientation specifically cover sustainability?
[ ] No
[X] Yes. Please describe how sustainability is incorporated (e.g., information sessions, green tour): Information session, introduction to specific practices in residence hall orientation, service learning project on recycling.
INTERNSHIPS/OUTREACH OPPORTUNITIES
54) Does your school offer on-campus office-based sustainability internships or jobs for students?
[ ] No
[X] Yes. Please provide number of students and average number of hours worked weekly per student:
[5 ] Paid positions. Average hours worked weekly per student: 5 hours
[# ] Unpaid positions. Average hours worked weekly per student:
55) Does your school have residence hall Eco-Reps or other similar programs to promote behavioral change on campus?
[X] No
[ ] Yes. Please provide details below, and indicate URL if available:
[# ] Paid positions. Average hours worked weekly per student:
[# ] Positions that award academic credit. Average hours worked weekly per student:
[# ] Uncompensated positions. Average hours worked weekly per student:
STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS
56) Does your school have active student-run organizations devoted to sustainability efforts on campus?
[ ] No
[X] Yes. Please provide total number of active organizations, names of organizations, a brief description of each, and URLs, if available: Environmental Concerns organization
SUSTAINABILITY CHALLENGES AND COMPETITIONS
57) Does your school organize any sustainability challenges/competitions for your campus and/or with other colleges?
[ ] No
[X] Yes. Please list details for all competitions.
Name of competition: Energy Challenge
Year initiated: 2009
Frequency of competition: Annual
Participants: Broad camps participation by students and staff.
Incentives:
Goal of competition:
Percent of energy/water/waste reduced:
Lasting effects of competition:
Website:
TRANSPORTATION
CAMPUS MOTOR FLEET
58) How many vehicles are in your institution's fleet?
[ 74 ]
59) Please list the number of alternative-fuel vehicles in each class.
[ 8 ] Hybrid. Please list makes and models:
[ 6 ] Electric. Please describe type of vehicles:
[ X ] Biodiesel. Please describe type of vehicles and list biodiesel blend(s) used: Biodiesel fuel used in grounds lawn equipment and gators
[ 1 ] Other. Please describe: Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) pickup
60) What is the average GHG emission rate per passenger mile of your institution's motorized fleet?
[ .768 ] pounds of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) per passenger mile traveled. (19.2 #CO/Gal & average of 25 MPG fleet)
LOCAL TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVES
61) Does your school offer incentives for carpooling?
[ ] N/A. Please explain:
[X] No
[ ] Yes. Please describe details of the program including the type of the incentive and eligible community members (e.g., faculty, staff, students):
62) Does your school offer public transportation subsidies?
[X] N/A. Please explain: There is no public transportation in Decorah.
[ ] No
[ ] Yes. Please describe the program including the size of the discount (as a percent of full price) and eligible community members (e.g., faculty, staff, students):
63) Does your school provide free transportation around campus?
[X] N/A. Please explain: Our campus is small and this service is not required.
[ ] No
[ ] Yes. Please describe:
64) Does your school operate a free transportation shuttle to local off-campus destinations?
[ ] N/A. Please explain:
[X] No
[ ] Yes. Please describe:
BICYCLE PROGRAM
65) Does your school offer a bicycle-sharing/rental program or bicycle repair services?
[ ] No
[X] Yes. Please provide details below.
Year created: 2008
Number of bikes available: 10
Fees for participation: 0
Repair services provided: Yes
CAR-SHARING PROGRAM
66) Does your school partner with a car-sharing program?
[X] No
[ ] Yes. Please provide details below.
Year created:
Total number of vehicles:
Number of hybrid vehicles:
Fee for membership:
PLANNING
67) Does your school have policies that support a pedestrian-friendly or bike-friendly campus (e.g., in the school's master plan, a policy prohibiting vehicles from the center of campus)?
[ ] N/A. Please explain:
[ ] No
[ X] Yes. Please describe: The master facility plan calls for decreasing vehicle traffic within the campus. To support this Luther has done the following:
· Luther offers to store student bikes during the winter
· A road that runs through campus was removed in order to make the campus safer for walkers and bikers
· Bike racks have been added in several locations on campus
68) What percentage of individuals commute to campus via environmentally preferable transportation (e.g., walking, bicycling, carpooling, using public transit)?
[ 90%] This is an estimate. Only a very small number of students live off campus. Virtually all live in apartments and houses within one or two blocks of campus.
STATISTICS
69) Campus setting:
[X] Rural
[ ] Suburban
[ ] Urban
[ ] Other. Please describe:
70) Total number of buildings: [42]
71) Combined gross square footage of all buildings: [1,475,067]
72) Full-time enrollment (undergraduate and graduate): [2,385 ]
73) Part-time enrollment (undergraduate and graduate): [ 38 ]
74) Part-time enrollment as a proportion to a full-time course load: [less than 1% ]
75) Percent of full-time students that live on campus: [ 88%]
Questions 76-87 are for informational purposes only; responses will NOT be included in the Report Card evaluation process.
OTHER AREAS OF ENVIRONMENTAL ENGAGEMENT
Please mark an "X" next to each item that applies to your institution.
76) Outdoors club: [X]
77) Disposable water bottle ban: [ ]
78) Participation in Recyclemania: [ ]
79) Student trustee position: [ ]
80) Environmental science/studies major: [X]
81) Environmental science/studies minor or concentration: [ ]
82) Graduate-level environmental program: [ ]
83) Student green fee: [ ]
84) Alumni green fund: [ ]
85) Revolving loan fund for sustainability projects: [ ]
86) Campus garden or farm: [X]
87) Single-stream recycling: [ ]
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