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Name: Dave Newport
Title: Director, Environmental Center
Date survey submitted:  July 2009

ADMINISTRATION

SUSTAINABILITY POLICIES
1) Does your school have its own formal sustainability policy?
[  ]  No
[ x ]  Yes. Please describe and provide URL, if available: There is an environmental policy statement and a comprehensive sustainability plan entitled “Blueprint for a Green Campus” that outlines goals and next steps.

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: 9/15/08

3) Has your institution signed the Talloires Declaration?
[  ]  No
[ x ]  Yes

4) Is there a sustainability component in your institution's master plan and/or strategic plan (check all that apply)?
[  ]  No
[ x ]  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: www.colorado.edu/flagship 2030

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: The Chancellors Committee on Energy Environment and Sustainability (CCEES)
Number of meetings: 2

7) Please provide number of stakeholder representatives on the committee.
[#   4]  Administrators

[#   2 ]  Faculty
[#   3 ]  Staff
[#   3 ]  Students
[#   3 ]  Other. Please describe: mayor, county commission chair, and director of governors energy office

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): Frank Bruno, Vice Chancellor For Administration (VCA)
Position(s) (e.g., administrator, faculty, staff, student):

9) To whom does the committee report (e.g., president, vice president)? Chancellor

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: development of climate action plan
Progress made on each of these issues since August 2008: Plan delivered to CCEES in July 2009

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.
[#  11  ]  Number of full-time staff (in FTE). Titles: [ Director of the Environmental Center; Associate Director of the Environmental Center; Recycling Program Development Director; Recycling Program Manager for the Environmental Center; Energy Program Manager; Office Manager of the Environmental Center; Campus Energy Conservation Officer; Sustainability Coordinator for Facilities Management; Recycling Manager for Facilities Management; Director of Sustainable Purchasing, Director of Environmental Health and Safety]
[#  >100  ]  Number of part-time staff (in FTE). Titles: Too numerous to count, see EC website for lengthy list of positions we hire. [ Recycling collections employees  for Facilities Management (exact number unknown~8FTE); Recycling and Local/Organic Foods Coordinator for Dining Services ]

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: We have developed a sustainability cabinet that reports to the VCA. The VCA is the Chair of the CCEES (above), the campus wide steering ctte. The cabinet (informal name) is comprised of the Conservation Resource Officer, the Director of the Environmental Center, the Director of Housing and Dining Services, the VCA’s Chief of Staff, and the VCA.

 

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): Environmental Center, also the Office of Conservation Management in Facilities, also the Sustainability Director in Purchasing, and the Sustainability Director in student government

WEBSITE
14) Does your school have a website detailing its sustainability initiatives?
[  ]  No
[ x ]  Yes. Please provide URL: http://ecenter.colorado.edu, and www.colorado.edu/sustainability (dated)

GREEN PURCHASING
15) Does your school have a formal green purchasing policy?
[  ]  No
[ x ]  Yes. Please describe policy and provide URL to full policy, if available: The Blueprint for a Green Campus document includes guidelines for campus purchasing. Also, Statement of Goals and Objections at www.cusys.edu/psc

16) Does your school purchase ENERGY STAR qualified products?
[  ]  No
[ X ]  Some. Please describe: when available
[  ]  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
[  ]  Some. Please describe:
[ x ]  All. Please describe: the Campus Printing Initiative uses 100 percent recycled paper, and campus stationary is made from 25 percent post-consumer recycled content. More than 50% of all paper purchased has >30 greater recycled content.

18) Does your school purchase Green Seal, Environmental Choice certified, or biorenewable cleaning products?
[  ]  No
[ ]  Some. Please describe: Housing and Dining Services uses only EcoLab products.
[  x]  All. Please describe: Exclusively in general fund and UCSU buildings.

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: Primary contractor (Dell) is developing a program to verify breadth of applicability.
[ ]  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)?
[  ]  No
[  X]  Some. Please describe: corn gluten for preemergents, goats in lieu of spraying on south and east campus, biocontrols in greenhouses attempted, biocontrols for noxious weeds (knapweed), root and seed-head eating weevils, no aerial mosquito spraying since 2003.
[  ]  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: 139,668 [S1&2 only] slightly revised since ACUPCC report due to new data and revised emissions factors.
2007: 164,140 / July 1, 2007 / http://acupcc.aashe.org/ghg-report.php?id=43
2006:
2005:

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: 20% by 2020, 50% by 2030, 80% by 2050 [Additional goal of 20% less energy/sf by 2012]
Baseline year: 2005
Target date: As soon as possible.

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. Per CAP.
Percentage reduced: -3.59% Pounds CO2e/square foot
Baseline year: 2005    
Date achieved: 2008

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: 413
Heating degree days average over the past three years: 3670

25) Please provide GHG emissions figures on a per-thousand-square-foot basis for the past three years. [Scope 1 and 2 only used here as scope 3 emissions include various different sources at various different campuses. We only use scope 1 and 2 when comparing on a sf basis.]
Per-Thousand-Square-Foot Emissions = Total CO2e in metric tons / Total maintained building space in thousands of square feet.
2008: 14.4
2007:
2006:

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: 4.5
2007:
2006:

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)? 
We have completed our Retrocommissioning of almost all major campus buildings ( more than 75 buildings) with very good energy conservation and comfort improvement. Our next focus of Re-Cx is our Student Housing buildings. Most buildings benefit from temperature setback through our Building Automation System (BAS). LED lighting has been used for our door lighting... 40,000 lighting units have been changed to T8s and compact fluorescent fixtures. All of the above and too numerous to detail here. See http://www.colorado.edu/conservation/

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: The Buff Energy Star (BES) program initiates competition among campus buildings to save energy and reduce waste. The minimum requirement for participation is to save 5 percent or more energy in the year previous to entering the competition. There is also a Turn Off Climate Change campaign that includes putting stickers on light switches and making green office presentations.

See http://www.colorado.edu/conservation/

RENEWABLE ENERGY GENERATION
29)  Does your school generate renewable electricity?
[  ]  No
[ x ]  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
[  <1  %]  Solar photovoltaics – solar powered parking kiosks (exact percentage not found) (small),  solar powered campus lights (small)
[  <1  %]  Solar photovoltaics – (2) 10kW arrays at Mountain Research Center, 7kw Chancellor’s Residence, & 7.5 kW UMC

[    %]  Wind
[    %]  Other

Description: Another ~200kW Solar PV to be installed this year on three buildings, Law, Coors, and Housing Maintenance.

30)  Does your school have solar hot water systems?
[ X]  No, but coming.
[  ]  Yes. Please specify number of systems and total BTUs generated annually, if available:

Will be added to Williams Village Phase 2.

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:
Quantity (kWh):
Percentage of your total electric energy use that it represents: 5 percent of electricity is compensated by  certified renewable energy credits and tradable ‘local’ carbon offsets from Colorado Carbon Fund.

 

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:

Avg 1,059,569 Dth (DeccaTherms)FY 05-08 for cogen heat and cooling.

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: Biomass feasibility study being performed now for replacement boilers in student housing and/or the expansion of east campus.

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
[ x ]  Plastics (all)
[  ]  Plastics (some)
[ x ]  Other. Please list: transparency sheets; block Styrofoam piloted; move in special collections (several rolloffs/year), textbooks, move-out surplus special collection (see below)

37) Diversion rate: [   35.2 %] [FY07] NOTE: C&D not included in that figure, FY08 data incomplete.

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—195 tons in FY08
[   X]  Lightbulbs
[  x  ]  Printer cartridges
[  x  ]  Other E-waste. Please list: disks and CDs, [Universal Hazardous Waste under CO law]

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)?
[  ]  No
[ X ]  Yes. Please describe: All food/compostables collected at football games (no public trash cans in stadium) in compost containers throughout stadium [first zero-waste NCAA Div ! football stadium]. All bathroom paper towels collected in compost containers in stadium. Bathroom towels collected in compost containers in student union building. All food/compostable collected in compost containers in several bistros, (Pisanos, Leeds, etc). All student-funded special events (est. several hundred-1000) are 100% zero-waste/compost collected.

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: Since early 1990s, all move-out left-behinds are collected and donated to an NGO, last five years Habitat for Humanity;16 tons last year. All surplus furniture is likewise distributed to NGOs.

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 buildings and renovations must meet LEED Gold standards. Currently reviewing this standard in order to upgrade it to a so-called “LEED Gold-plus” standard (LEED Gold + 40% over ASHRAE 90.1 in E&A).

GREEN BUILDING STANDARDS
43) Please indicate LEED-certified buildings.
[#   5   ]  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: UMC (268,951 sf)
[    sq ft]  Gold-level (combined gross square footage). Please list building names: Koebel, Wolf, Atlas, Arnett (506,960 sf combined)
[    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.
[#   11   ]  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:
[    sq ft]  Silver-level criteria met, but not certified (combined gross square footage). Please list building names:
[   1011959sq ft]  Gold-level criteria met, but not certified (combined gross square footage). Please list building names:

 

See:  http://www.usgbc.org/LEED/Project/RegisteredProjectList.aspx

[ X   sq ft]  Platinum-level criteria met, but not certified (combined gross square footage). Please list building names: Several of the above listed buildings could score LEED-Platinum; however, it is too early to tell.

45) Please indicate buildings that are ENERGY STAR labeled.
[#   1   ]  Total number of ENERGY STAR buildings. Please list building names: UMC
[    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. So far, our renovation projects have all been too big to qualify for EB. Instead they have been registered for NC (new construction) LEED levels. Arnett Hall (above) is an example of this; one of 14 residence halls that are scheduled for renovation it was entirely gutted and processed as a LEED NC project. This will keep on happening over the next ten years of scheduled residence hall renovations.

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.
[#    1  ]  Total number of renovated buildings that are ENERGY STAR labeled. Please list building names: UMC
[   268,951 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). 

Many Existing buildings have benefited from motion sensors ( large spaces), scheduling Restroom fans through BAS, converting pneumatic controls to DDC for better control and energy savings. Weather-stripping of doors and windows. Installing smart steam value to shut down steam to the buildings based on outdoor temperature, under roof insulation... Too numerous to list here. Please see http://www.colorado.edu/facilitiesmanagement/about/conservation/reports.html

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).  

We have been using 1/8 of Gallon urinals or water free urinals and dual-flush toilets in all new buildings. Existing buildings restroom have been modified with "Conservo-Kit" to reduce the water flow. Our campus potable water consumption has been reduced from 412 million gallons per year to 290 million gallons per year since 2003. Too numerous to list here. Please see http://www.colorado.edu/facilitiesmanagement/about/conservation/reports.html

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?
[  ]  No
[ X]  Yes. Please provide details below.
Name of program: Baker Residential Academic Program
Type of community (e.g., hall, building, house): Residence Hall
Number of students involved: ~200
Additional details: http://www.colorado.edu/E-RAP/

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): Students are given conservation information before they arrive and during orientation (all materials are recycled content, bags recycled etc), the new student convocation festival (Global Jam) is zero-waste, all student funded events are zero-waste, there are zero-waste lunches and there is sustainability information distributed at the information fairs.

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:
[#   ~100 ]  Paid positions. Average hours worked weekly per student: ~7
[#    Too hard to quantify ]  Unpaid positions. Average hours worked weekly per student: Many different programs offer these sorts of positions. Probably upward of 400-500 including volunteers etc.

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:
[#   18  ]  Paid positions. Average hours worked weekly per student: 5
[#     ]  Positions that award academic credit. Average hours worked weekly per student:
[#    TNTC ]  Uncompensated positions. Average hours worked weekly per student: Dorm storms etc happen constantly, hard to compute hours.

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:

- CU Biodiesel is dedicated to the development and implementation of biodiesel fuel at CU Boulder and in the surrounding community

- Earth Education teaches local school children about environmental problems and solutions through outdoor programs, classroom projects, and planning and discussion sessions.
- Ecopledge  works with environmentally destructive companies to lessen their impact

- CU-P.A.W. (Partnership for Animal Welfare) is focused on factory farming, vegetarianism/veganism, animal entertainment, vivisection, fur and wildlife issues

- Rainforest Action Group works to preserve rainforest ecosystems and encourage CU and the city of Boulder to adopt green purchasing policies.

- The CU Wildlife Initiative is dedicated to the recovery of native carnivores to the Southern Rocky Mountains

- The Student Environmental Action Coalition (SEAC) is dedicated to local and global social change through action and education

- Student Government (UCSU) itself has a paid Sustainability director position (student) to help coordinate clubs, Environmental Center, and Administration efforts.

- CU Go Local is a new student group that has partnered with a similar community group to increase the development of local organic food sources and utilization on campus.

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:
Frequency of competition: annual
Participants: campus wide
Incentives: competition and some schwag
Goal of competition: enhance awareness of recycling
Percent of energy/water/waste reduced: many different categories in this competition, overall diversion rate 35.2%
Lasting effects of competition: increased awareness and support for recycling/zero waste
Website: www.recyclemania.org

Name of competition: Buff Energy Star program
Year initiated: 2004
Frequency of competition: annual
Participants: facilities proctors campus wide
Incentives: Cash awards
Goal of competition: Improve energy conservation
Percent of energy/water/waste reduced: >5%
Lasting effects of competition: Increased conservation and awareness
Website: http://www.colorado.edu/facilitiesmanagement/about/conservation/energystar.html

 

Name of competition: Eco Star Challenge residence hall competition
Year initiated: 2007
Frequency of competition: annual
Participants: Res halls
Incentives: $100/category
Goal of competition: reduce energy, increase recycling
Percent of energy/water/waste reduced: n/a
Lasting effects of competition: n/a
Website:n/a

 

Name of competition: Campus Sustainability Awards
Year initiated: 1997
Frequency of competition: annual
Participants: Campuswide
Incentives: Award presented by Chancellor
Goal of competition: Stumulate innovative sustainability initiatives

Percent of energy/water/waste reduced: n/a
Lasting effects of competition: Elevated sustainability to executive level support
Website: http://ecenter.colorado.edu/article/id/37

TRANSPORTATION

CAMPUS MOTOR FLEET
58) How many vehicles are in your institution's fleet?
[#416        ]

59) Please list the number of alternative-fuel vehicles in each class.
[# 14       ]  Hybrid. Please list makes and models:
[#  11      ]  Electric. Please describe type of vehicles:
[#  48      ]  Biodiesel. Please describe type of vehicles and list biodiesel blend(s) used: B20
[#        ]  Other. Please describe:

60) What is the average GHG emission rate per passenger mile of your institution's motorized fleet?
[#   1.84     ]  pounds of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) per passenger mile traveled.

FY 08: 1,798,291 miles total, 3,136,616 total pounds of CO2 combined from gasoline, diesel, and biodiesel.

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): Carpool parking places reserved. Currently negotiating with Zimride for enhanced social networking carpool system.

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): The Student Bus Pass/Eco Pass allows students, faculty and staff to use public transit pre-paid by the student fees or the university respectively.

63) Does your school provide free transportation around campus?
[  ]  N/A. Please explain:
[  ]  No
[ x ]  Yes. Please describe: Buff Bus operates day and night throughout the fall and spring semesters. Late Night Transit provides free campus and entertainment-to-home transit Thurs-Sat nights. Night Ride provides free after dark transit to any student to/from campus.

64) Does your school operate a free transportation shuttle to local off-campus destinations?
[  ]  N/A. Please explain:
[  ]  No
[ x]  Yes. Please describe: Late Night Transit and Night Ride. LNT circulates three bus lines on Thursday-Saturday nights from 11PM to #AM between campus, local student neighborhoods, and the entertainment districts.

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: 1990
Number of bikes available: 50
Fees for participation: None
Repair services provided: Mobile Mechanics offer on-site repair services

CAR-SHARING PROGRAM
66) Does your school partner with a car-sharing program?
[  ]  No
[ x ]  Yes. Please provide details below. (Boulder Car Share) http://carshare.org/
Year created: 2008
Total number of vehicles: 5
Number of hybrid vehicles: 5
Fee for membership: $25

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: Extensive bike-ped arteries on campus linked to City bike-ped system. Extensive bike racks all over the campus. Central campus closed to vehicles during high-pedestrian hours.

68) What percentage of individuals commute to campus via environmentally preferable transportation (e.g., walking, bicycling, carpooling, using public transit)?
[   80 %]

STATISTICS

69) Campus setting:
[  ]  Rural
[  ]  Suburban
[ X ]  Urban
[  ]  Other. Please describe:

70)  Total number of buildings: [#      337   ]
71)  Combined gross square footage of all buildings: [#    10,334,473]
72)  Full-time enrollment (undergraduate and graduate): [#  29,950       ]
73)  Part-time enrollment (undergraduate and graduate): [#       2482  ]
74)  Part-time enrollment as a proportion to a full-time course load: [#         ]
75)  Percent of full-time students that live on campus: [         ~18  %]

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: [ X ] Planned
78)  Participation in Recyclemania: [  X]
79)  Student trustee position: [ X ]
80)  Environmental science/studies major: [  X]
81)  Environmental science/studies minor or concentration: [  X]
82)  Graduate-level environmental program: [ X ]
83)  Student green fee: [ X ]
84)  Alumni green fund: [  ]
85)  Revolving loan fund for sustainability projects: [  X]
86)  Campus garden or farm: [  X]
87)  Single-stream recycling: [  ] Pilot project in Housing was a failure, returning to dual stream plus while  phasing to zero-waste system campus wide.

 

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