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Name: Linda Riley and Carrie Wittmer
Title: Part-time Energy Analyst and Part-time Sustainability Coordinator
Date survey submitted: July 28, 2009
ADMINISTRATION
SUSTAINABILITY POLICIES
1) Does your school have its own formal sustainability policy?
[ X ] No – We do not have a policy, but a Sustainability Plan was developed in 2007/2008 with 3-yr and 10-yr goals. See file downloads at: http://www.oit.edu/sustainable-OIT
[ ] 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: May 15, 2009.
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. Please describe and provide URL, if available: http://www.oit.edu/oit2017
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: OIT Sustainability Committee
Number of meetings: 9, one per month during fall, winter, and spring academic terms.
7) Please provide number of stakeholder representatives on the committee.
[# 7 ] Administrators
[# 28 ] Faculty
[# 15 ] Staff
[# 15 ] Students
[# 8 ] Other. Please describe: Local community attend meetings or volunteer their time to help with certain activities. This includes members of the Klamath Sustainable Communities organization and owners of the local solar installation business, Ecosolar.
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): The 2008-2009 Sustainability Committee Chair was Joe Stuart, Assistant Professor in the Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering Department. The 2009-2010 has not been determined yet. The Chair collaborates with the Executive Committee of the Sustainability Committee which consists of the Director of the Oregon Renewable Energy Center, two faculty Sustainability Coordinators, and the Energy Analyst. The committee also has subcommittees working on topics in the Sustainability Plan such as energy, water, waste, and transportation.
Position(s) (e.g., administrator, faculty, staff, student): The committee consists of administrators, faculty, staff, students, and local community members.
9) To whom does the committee report (e.g., president, vice president)? President Chris Maples
10) Please list key issues/programs that the committee has addressed or implemented since August 2008.
The Sustainability Committee has 13 subcommittees addressing the topics in the Sustainability Plan: 1. Sustainability tracking and planning, 2. Academics, 3. Campus Community, 4. Energy, 5. Facilities, 6. Food, 7. Greater Community, 8. Landscape, 9. Procurement, 10. Research, 11. Transportation, 12. Waste, and 13. Water. Each of these areas included several issues to be addressed, and progress is being tracked through a Sustainability Assessment Tracking system. The final Sustainability Assessment Report for 2008-2009 will be available in October 2009.
Progress made on each of these issues since August 2008:
All efforts at OIT in sustainability are under the auspices of the Sustainability Committee and the Executive Committee of the Sustainability Committee. The committee is a multiple stakeholder group committed to collaboration, inclusiveness, transparency, and progress on the creation of a sustainable institution. The list below details just some of the progress made towards sustainability within each of the subject areas of the Sustainability Plan, but a complete list of accomplishments and goals will be available in the Sustainability Assessment Report in October 2009.
1. The OIT Sustainability Tracking System consists of a list of long and short term goals for the next ten years and people in the institution responsible for goal accomplishment. Each person is contacted once a year for updates on whether or not the goal has been initiated, is in progress, or has been achieved. The final Sustainability Assessment Report will be available in October of 2008. The main goal for 2008-2009 was to acquire a sustainability coordinator. A .5 FTE sustainability coordinator was hired in April of 2009 and a part time Energy Analyst was hired in February of 2009.
2. Faculty have been involved in the development of a plan to incorporate sustainability across OIT’s curriculum. A preliminary plan has been drafted and will be presented to the faculty during convocation, September 2009. Additionally, a course inventory was conducted to determine the number of courses that are sustainability related and sustainability focused. Final numbers will be made available in the Sustainability Assessment Report in October.
3. Exceptional progress was made during 2008-2009 in terms of the campus community. There were three educational events hosted by the Sustainability Committee: the Sustainability vision of the President, tours and a presentation about the deep water geothermal well OIT drilled in January 2009, and Sustainable OIT tours for staff, students, and the local community. The Sustainability Club was very effective in improving dining services with compostable take-out containers; Earth Day 2009 was a successful event and included a recycled art contest; weekly announcements about sustainability topics were posted in the on-line school newspaper; and OIT participated in Recyclemania. Awareness about sustainability topics on a campus-wide scale increased dramatically this academic year.
4. Energy conservation measures continue to be implemented at OIT in addition to the geothermally heated facilities, a new deep-water well drilled for new geothermal resources, and a new low temperature power plant that will provide 10% of OIT’s electricity. More information about Energy is provided under “Climate Change and Energy.” Committee members work with facilities services on new ideas for energy conservation. Committee members will also be instrumental in creating a Climate Action Plan for submission to the ACUPCC later this year. The Sustainability Committee also sponsored a Psychology program student in conducting a research project on behavioral changes focusing on turning off lights in classrooms. The project consisted of letters to faculty requesting that lights be turned off after classes and reminders posted above light switches.
5. A new facility, the Center for Health Professions, was finished this year. It is LEED silver equivalent and a new residence hall, the Village for Sustainable Living, is also LEED silver equivalent. Committee members work with facilities services to identify green building practices that can be incorporated into design elements for new facilities as well as renovations.
6. Committee member Chris Dalla is the director of Dining Services and worked with Sustainability Club members to replace Styrofoam and plastic take-out containers with compostable containers, educate customers about food and container choices, create a food waste composting program in conjunction with a local farmer, and provide vegetarian dishes.
7. Several members of the committee are members of Klamath Sustainable Communities (KSC), a local non-profit sustainability organization. The Sustainability Committee collaborated with KSC on providing student volunteers for local activities, Earth Day events, and educational materials. Additionally, faculty members of the committee consulted with nearby towns such as Lakeview and Chiloquin on renewable energy options such as biodiesel production and use of biomass for energy production.
8. An area of campus was designated for a native plant garden and educational path. The garden was proposed by an associate faculty member and committee member and designed by first-year civil engineering students. Funding has been donated for the acquisition of native plants. Planting will begin in September of 2009. The garden is a test area for what types of plants will work on campus and what types of planting procedures are successful. Once success in the garden is established, other native plant and xeriscaping projects can be approached in other areas of campus.
9. The Sustainability Committee supported an OREC intern in researching, writing, and proposing an Energy Star Appliance Purchasing Policy that was adopted in May 2009. Another member is working with the Procurement Office on recording and tracking purchases so that Scope 3 Emissions can be calculated. More work needs to be done on this in 2009-2010.
10. Two OIT faculty and committee members were funded by the Oregon Built Environment and Sustainable Technologies Center for research on Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine Free Wake Model for AeroDYN and Biodiesel Grade Oil Extraction Automation and Control. Other research projects are conducted by Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Psychology, Renewable Energy Engineering, Civil Engineering, and Environmental Science students on a variety of topics. The Sustainability Committee provides administrative support or hosts student presentations of research topics in response to student or faculty requests.
11. The Transportation subcommittee piloted a carpooling incentive program in spring of 2009. Students, staff, administrators, or faculty could receive a full refund for parking passes for carpooling 50% or more of the academic quarter. The program will be evaluated and considered for permanent implementation.
12. A member of the committee facilitated purchase of a trash compactor for the campus. The trash compactor will be in use beginning September of 2009. The compactor will decrease the number of trips made by Waste Management to the campus, cutting costs and CO2 emissions. It will also enable OIT to measure waste output consistently for the creation of a baseline upon which to monitor improvements in recycling and composting.
13. Water sources and use data was collected by a committee member. The next step will be to identify areas of conservation possibilities and to adopt water conservation policies.
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.
[# 1.75 ] Number of full-time staff (in FTE). Titles: [One .5 FTE Sustainability Coordinator who is also a .5 FTE Assistant Professor, one .5 FTE Energy Analyst who is also the .5 FTE Oregon Renewable Energy Center (OREC) Assistant, and one .25 FTE Sustainability Coordinator who is also a full time Associate Professor.]
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: The .5 FTE Sustainability Coordinator reports to the Provost, the Energy Analyst reports to the Director of Facilities and the VP of Finance, the OREC Assistant reports to the Director of OREC, and the .25 FTE Sustainability Coordinator reports to the Director of OREC.
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):
OIT has a small Sustainability Office housed in the OREC laboratory staffed by two OREC Planning Assistants (part-time student positions). Funding and support for a larger office is being solicited.
WEBSITE
14) Does your school have a website detailing its sustainability initiatives?
[ ] No
[ X ] Yes. Please provide URL: www.oit.edu/sustainable-OIT and http://oitsustainability.pbwiki.com
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 – May of 2009, OIT adopted a revised purchasing policy which stipulates that Energy Star products be purchased when possible.
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: All copy paper purchased has 30% post-consumer recycled content.
[ ] All. Please describe:
18) Does your school purchase Green Seal, Environmental Choice certified, or biorenewable cleaning products?
[ ] No
[X ] Some. Please describe: All Green Seal products are purchased when possible (i.e., when a Green Seal option exists for the product used).
[ ] 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: Our Portland Campuses have been purchasing EPEAT Gold Standard Computers since the 2008/2009 school year started. Before that, the Portland campuses were purchasing EPEAT Silver Standard Computers. For our main campus in Klamath Falls, we do not use the EPEAT tool formally, but our Dell Energy Star Desktops fall into the EPEAT Gold Category.
[ ] 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 30, 2008 (FY 2008 to FY 2009) 5,732 metric tonnes CO2e*
2007: June 30, 2007 (FY 2008 to FY 2009) 5,308 metric tonnes CO2e*
2006: June 30, 2006 (FY 2008 to FY 2009) 5,144 metric tonnes CO2e*
2005: June 30, 2005 (FY 2008 to FY 2009) 5,045 metric tonnes CO2e*
*Total emissions calculated by Sightlines Company (www.sightlines.com), contracted by the Oregon University System.
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.
22) Has your school made a commitment to reducing GHG emissions by a specific amount?
[ ] No
[ X ] Yes. Please list details.
Reduction level: Climate Neutral by 2017
Baseline year: 1990 baseline in process of being established
Target date: 2017
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?
[ X ] No
[ ] Yes. Please list details.
Percentage reduced:
Baseline year:
Date achieved:
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: 644 (from 2006 to 2008, based on base temperature of 65 degrees F.)
Heating degree days average over the past three years: 7,462 (from 2006 to 2008, based on base temperature of 65 degrees F.)
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: 9.3
2007: 9.3
2006: 9.0
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: 2.4
2007: 2.3
2006: 2.2
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)?
McKinstry Mechanical Engineering company conducted a building-commission inventory for all seven Oregon University System campuses in May of 2009. Specifically, McKinstry has inspected and analyzed four buildings at OIT to identify opportunities for retrofits, tune-ups and upgrades to improve performance and efficiency. Their report is in progress.
In addition, fourteen HVAC systems on OIT’s Klamath Falls campus are DDC’d, (under Direct-Digital-Control) which allows for remote and more prompt adjustment of each HVAC system. CO2 sensors have been installed in the Center for Health Professions building, which regulate air exchanges based on room occupancy.
Finally, as described in question #30, OIT is entirely heated geothermally, which saves approximately 10,000 tons of CO2 annually.
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: A psychology professor conducted a class project, with support of the Sustainability Committee, which included letters to faculty requesting that lights be turned off at the end of class. The project group also made reminder signs that were posted near light switches.
RENEWABLE ENERGY GENERATION
29) Does your school generate renewable electricity?
[ X ] No. OIT has a low-temperature power plant connected to a pre-existing geothermal well. The power plant will begin electricity generation in September of 2009. The plant will generate 10% of OIT’s electricity. In January 2009 a deep well was dug for additional geothermal resources and will be used for additional low temperature power plants.
[ ] 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?
[ ] No
[ X ] Yes. Please specify number of systems and total BTUs generated annually, if available:
Water and space heating at OIT are provided by geothermal resources, not solar energy. In the early 1960’s, three deep wells were drilled tapping geothermal hot water at 192°F. This hot water now heats the entire Klamath Falls campus of about 620,000 sq. ft. saving about $1,000,000 annually in heating and domestic hot water costs. The installed capacity of this system is 6.2 MWt and the annual energy use is about 47 billion Btus, saving 10,000 tons of CO2 emissions annually.
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.
Date of most recent contract: February 5th, 2009. – Blue Sky program with Pacific Power
Quantity (kWh): 43,700 kwh per month
Percentage of your total electric energy use that it represents: 6%
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:
No on-site combustion at OIT.
34) Please list each fuel source (e.g., coal, natural gas, oil) and the percent of overall BTUs derived from that source:
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
[ X ] Glass
[ X ] Paper
[ ] Plastics (all)
[ X ] Plastics (some)
[ X ] Other. Please list: Steel and other ferrous metals.
37) Diversion rate: [ %] Has not yet been quantified. Not all of OIT’s waste is weighed.
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.
Weight and volume of material collected is not currently measured.
[ ] Batteries
[ ] Cell phones
[ X ] Computers
[ X ] Lightbulbs
[ X ] Printer cartridges: Cartridge recycling envelopes are available in the campus bookstore.
[ X ] Other E-waste. Please list: Used electronics go to Monitors & More in Roseburg, OR, a not-for profit organization that refurbishes computers and other equipment. Plastic and metal components of non-refurbishable items are recycled. The best working equipment is donated to local schools, Integral Youth Services, or the Klamath Children's Museum. High dollar electronic equipment gets sold on the DAS Surplus E-Bay site. Currently nothing electronic goes to the landfill.
COMPOSTING (ASIDE FROM DINING FACILITIES)
39) What percentage of your campus's landscaping waste is composted or mulched?
[ 100 %] Grass clippings and leaves are collected, composted, and then blended with compost from the Klamath Falls Sanitation department and then re-distributed on the campus grounds as fertilizer. Branches and brush are collected and stored until there is enough material to justify paying for a grinder. These ground-up chips are used in flower beds on campus.
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.
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: Text books can be sold back to campus bookstore or swapped using a book swap bulletin board. A faculty member also collects unwanted textbooks and donates the books to institutions in Uganda.
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 OUS schools must construct new bldgs to LEED silver equivalent.
http://www.oregon.gov/DAS/FAC/docs/1256010.pdf
They must also meet SEED (State Energy Efficiency Design) program requirements. http://oregon.gov/ENERGY/CONS/SEED/index.shtml
GREEN BUILDING STANDARDS
43) Please indicate LEED-certified buildings.
[# 0 ] 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:
[ sq ft] Gold-level (combined gross square footage). Please list building names:
[ 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
[ sq ft] Certified-level criteria met, but not certified (combined gross square footage). Please list building names:
[ 187,920 sq ft] Silver-level criteria met, but not certified (combined gross square footage). Please list building names: Martha Ann Dow Center for Health Professions (95,000 sq. ft.), and the Village for Sustainable Living (bldg 1: 23,598 sq. ft., bldg 2: 30,935 sq. ft., bldg 3: 38,387 sq ft.).
[ 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.
[# 0 ] Total number of buildings that meet LEED-EB criteria but are not certified. Please list building names:
[ 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).
The numbers of sensors and light bulbs, etc. have not yet been counted, but it is possible to provide the number of buildings in which these systems/items have been installed.
The following total square footage for the Klamath and Portland Campuses includes buildings that were not included in the previous GHG inventories. Therefore, the total square footage below of 971,868 is greater than the 614,008 sq ft used in for the past GHG inventories. Future GHG inventories will reference the 971,868 sq ft.
HVAC Systems:
Direct, Digital Control (DDC) installed in 14 bldgs, representing 83.1% (807,811 square feet) of the 971,868 total square feet of maintained building space.
Motion Sensors
Installed in 15 buildings, representing 856,593 square feet, 88.1 percent of the total
Ambient light sensors
Installed in 6 buildings, representing 274,907 square feet, 28.3 percent of the total
T5 lighting
Installed in 14 buildings, representing 684,134 sq. ft., 70.4 percent of the total
LED lighting
None installed at this time
Timers
None installed at this time
Laundry Technology
Installed in 7 buildings, representing 368,199 sq. ft., 37.9 percent of the total
CO2 Sensors (for regulating air exchanges based on occupancy)
Installed in 2 buildings, representing 95,000 sq. ft., 9.8 percent of the total
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).
Low-flow faucets
Installed in 9 buildings, representing 345,078 sq. ft., 35.5 percent of the total
Low-flower showerheads
Installed in 5 buildings, representing 269,164 sq. ft., 30.5 percent of the total
Low-flow urinals
Installed in 1 building, representing 17,000 sq. ft., 1.7 percent of the total
Waterless urinals
OIT does not currently have any waterless urinals.
Dual-flush toilets
Installed in 3 buildings, representing 133,127 sq. ft., 13.7 percent of the total
14 dual-flush toilets in phase one of the Center for Health Professions bldg.
Grey water systems
OIT does not currently have any grey water systems.
Laundry technology
Installed in 7 buildings, representing 368,199 sq. ft., 37.9 percent of the total
Note: In Semon hall, the building that houses the Dental Hygiene program, there is only one washer and dryer for washing scrubs and other fabrics for the program.
STUDENT INVOLVEMENT
RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITIES
52) Are there any sustainability-themed residential communities or housing options at your school?
[ ] No
[X ] Yes. Please provide details below.
Name of program: The first phase of the Village for Sustainable Living will come on-line in September 2009. These three buildings are apartment style dorm rooms.
Type of community (e.g., hall, building, house):
Number of students involved: 264
Additional details: Geothermally heated (space and water) - Built to LEED Silver Equivalency. The initial goal was for this building to be a net-zero energy building. This goal will have to be accomplished over a number of years, as funds are not currently available for the solar panels that were considered in design.
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): The manager of the residence halls reviews the OIT recycling program with residence hall students at the beginning of each year. In addition, there is a new-student orientation class (consisting of about 100 students in Fall, 2008) that has a sustainability-related core component. Students were presented with sustainability-related projects and were required to present on these projects at the end of the term.
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:
[# 2 ] Paid positions. Average hours worked weekly per student: 10 hours – funded by the Oregon Renewable Energy Center (OREC)
[# 6 ] Unpaid positions. Average hours worked weekly per student: 3 hrs – OREC interns
55) Does your school have residence hall Eco-Reps or other similar programs to promote behavioral change on campus?
[ ] No
[ X ] 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:
During the week surrounding Earth Day, the Sustainability Club and the OREC Planning Assistants worked with janitorial staff to hand out ‘caught green-handed’ buttons to anyone caught recycling, choosing reusable dining ware, etc. This was the first time this was implemented and only for one week of the 08/09 academic year.
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:
OIT Sustainability Club: Student-run club working on advocacy and education campaigns.
OREC Intern Program: Student interns choose sustainability projects to work on.
http://www.oit.edu/sustainable-OIT/studentsgetinvolved
Engineers Without Borders: Civil Engineering students travel abroad to work on sustainable development projects
http://www.oit.edu/programs/civil
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: Recyclemania
Year initiated: 2007
Frequency of competition: Annually
Participants: Entire campus
Incentives: In 2009, gift certificates to the Greenway Ecomart and a monetary award were given to campus community members who recycled the most material.
Goal of competition: To recycle as much as possible and divert as much waste as possible.
Percent of energy/water/waste reduced: Data not available. OIT currently does not have a method for measuring total waste weight or volume.
Lasting effects of competition: Increased awareness of ability to recycle at OIT campus, and worldly consequences of not recycling.
Website: http://www.recyclemania.org/
TRANSPORTATION
CAMPUS MOTOR FLEET
58) How many vehicles are in your institution's fleet?
[# 40 ] This includes forklifts, lawnmowers, plows and tractors.
59) Please list the number of alternative-fuel vehicles in each class.
[# ] Hybrid. Please list makes and models:
[# 4 ] Electric. Please describe type of vehicles: We have two EZGO golf carts used by our maintenance crew, and two GEM NEVs - 1 used by campus police and the other as a demonstration vehicle for the Oregon Renewable Energy Center.
[# ] Biodiesel. Please describe type of vehicles and list biodiesel blend(s) used:
[# ] Other. Please describe:
60) What is the average GHG emission rate per passenger mile of your institution's motorized fleet?
[# 69.9 lbs / mile ] pounds of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) per passenger mile traveled.
Our total fleet emissions in CO2e were 74 tonnes for 2008 (in the form required for the CACP GHG inventory).
LOCAL TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVES
61) Does your school offer incentives for carpooling?
[ ] N/A. Please explain:
[ ] No
[ X ] Yes. Please describe details of the program including the type of the incentive and eligible community members (e.g., faculty, staff, students):
A carpooling pilot project was conducted in Spring of 2009. Students, staff, administrators, or faculty received a refund on parking passes if they carpooled more than 50% of the quarter.
62) Does your school offer public transportation subsidies?
[ ] N/A. Please explain:
[ ] No
[ X ] 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):
Faculty, staff, administrators, and students can get a free public bus pass in Klamath Falls.
63) Does your school provide free transportation around campus?
[ X ] N/A. Please explain: All of our campuses are small enough to walk from end-to-end and do not require on-campus transportation.
[ ] 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: 2009
Number of bikes available: 0
Fees for participation: 0
Repair services provided: Tools, repair space, and advice/help are provided free of charge in the Outdoor Program office.
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)?
[ X ] N/A. Please explain: We do not have a formal policy, but our main campus in Klamath Falls is quite small and there is no formal vehicle access to the center of campus which maintains a safe pedestrian area at the center of the campus grounds. However, the ring-road around the campus is a popular jogging route, and could be improved as such by adding sidewalks and bike lanes. While biking on campus is fairly easy and safe, the biking corridor to campus could be improved by adding bicycle lanes on the road or by widening the pedestrian sidewalk and marking a division between the pedestrian and bicycle sides.
The Portland Campuses consist of one building each; there is no need to bicycle or walk between buildings.
[ ] No
[ ] Yes. Please describe:
68) What percentage of individuals commute to campus via environmentally preferable transportation (e.g., walking, bicycling, carpooling, using public transit)?
The following percentages were entered into our FY 2008 CACP campus carbon calculator by Sightlines. We have not yet attempted to quantify a percentage of bike commuters, though this would be difficult on a yearly timeline, as most bicycle commuters only commute part of the school year.
[ 10 %] Students commuting by carpooling
[ 20 %] Faculty commuting by carpooling
[ 10 %] Staff commuting by carpooling
[ 20 %] Students commuting by bus
[ 8 %] Faculty commuting by bus
[ 2 %] Staff commuting by bus
STATISTICS
69) Campus setting:
[ X ] Rural
[ X ] Suburban
[ X ] Urban
[ ] Other. Please describe: Our Portland East Campus is in an Urban setting, and our Portland West Campus is in a Suburban setting.
70) Total number of buildings: [# 20 ] (Counting our Portland campuses)
71) Combined gross square footage of all buildings: [# 971,868 ]
72) Full-time enrollment (undergraduate and graduate): [# 1,745 (from Fall, 2007. 2008 #s not yet published ]
73) Part-time enrollment (undergraduate and graduate): [# 713 ]
74) Part-time enrollment as a proportion to a full-time course load: [# Please clarify – I don’t believe we calculate this number. All we have is a total number of part-time students, but I don’t believe we know whether these part-time students are only taking one credit or 6 credits ] available for reference is our fact book at: http://www.oit.edu/Default.aspx?DN=9735aed3-9b1d-457f-adc2-96e053d20817
75) Percent of full-time students that live on campus: [ 25 %]
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: [ X ]
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 ] (Native plants arboretum)
87) Single-stream recycling: [ X ] Yes, except glass is not included.
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