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Name: Josh Stoffel
Title: Sustainability Coordinator
Date Survey Submitted: July 28th, 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: September 19, 2008
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)?
[X] No
[ ] Yes, in the master plan. Please describe and provide URL, if available:
[ ] Yes, in the strategic plan. Please describe and provide URL, if available:
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 Environmental Performance Advisory Committee
Number of meetings: 9
7) Please provide number of stakeholder representatives on the committee.
[3] Administrators
[3] Faculty
[4] Staff
[4] Students
[0] Other. Please describe:
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): Pat Daly, Director of the Physical Plant
Position(s) (e.g., administrator, faculty, staff, student): Administrator
9) To whom does the committee report (e.g., president, vice president)?
The committee reports to the Vice Chancellor of Administration and Finance
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:
a) Supported the creation of a UMass Amherst Eco-Rep Program
b) Addressed the idea of educating staff and faculty about sustainability efforts they can be taking on their own, in their offices, labs, etc.
c) Addressed the need for a Climate Action Plan
Progress made on each of these issues since August 2008:
a) The Eco-Rep Program will be reaching out to approximately 60% of students living on campus during the Fall 2009 semester
b) Currently researching different programs that other universities use to educate the staff and faculty with the hope of launching our own program in early 2010.
c) Have begun the first steps in creating a Climate Action Plan and will be holding sessions for campus input in late September or early October.
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.
[0] Number of full-time staff (in FTE). Titles: [ ]
[1] Number of part-time staff (in FTE). Titles: Sustainability Coordinator
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 Sustainability Coordinator reports to the Associate Vice Chancellor for Facilities and Campus Services
OFFICE OR DEPARTMENT
13) Does your school have an office or department specifically dedicated to furthering sustainability on campus?
[X] No
[ ] Yes. Please describe (including name of office or department and year created):
WEBSITE
14) Does your school have a website detailing its sustainability initiatives?
[ ] No
[X] Yes. Please provide URL: www.umass.edu/epac and soon to be www.umass.edu/green
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: Partially. Paper purchases happen at an office/department level and each have the autonomy to purchase the paper they desire.
[ ] All. Please describe:
18) Does your school purchase Green Seal, Environmental Choice certified, or biorenewable cleaning products?
[ ] No
[X] Some. Please describe: The Auxiliary Department cleaning program is OS1 Green Certified and Custodial Services also uses some Green Seal Products.
[ ] 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)?
[X] No
[ ] Some. Please describe:
[ ] 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.
FY 2008: Total = 128,848. July 1, 2007. http://acupcc.aashe.org/ghg-report.php?id=256
FY 2007: Total = 141,531. July 1, 2006
FY 2006: Total = 137,938. July 1, 2005
FY 2005: Total = 162,269. July 1, 2004
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: 25% Reduction in Greenhouse Gases
Baseline year: Fiscal Year 2002
Target date: Fiscal year 2012
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: 22.84%
Baseline year: FY 2004
Date achieved: FY 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. Both calculated with 65oF
Cooling degree days average over the past three years: 797
Heating degree days average over the past three years: 6783
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.
FY 2008: 12.4 metric tons of CO2 à10,363,997 sq. ft
FY 2007: 14.2 metric tons of CO2 à 9,977,279 sq. ft
FY 2006: 13.1 metric tons of CO2 à 9,983,000 sq. ft
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: 6.6 metric tons of CO2 per full-time student
2007: 7.3 metric tons of CO2 per full-time student
2006: 6.7 metric tons of CO2 per full-time student
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)?
Five most recent efforts the Physical Plant Utilities division has done to improve energy efficiency on campus are:
1. At the Central Heating Plant we installed a Pegan Steam Line off the Backpressure Steam Turbine exhaust line to the DA Tank.
2. Installed electric feed from Central Heating Plant to the Effluent Recovery Trailer.
3. Replaced Goessmann (chemistry building) steam and condensate return line lateral.
4. Replaced steam and condensate return lines at Lincoln Apartments, Orchid Hill Housing Complex, Curry Hicks, and Flint to Stockbridge.
5. Installed East & West Cross Tie System for the main campus Electrical Distribution Systems. This allowed us to maximize onsite electrical generation at the new Central Heating Plant.
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: In certain areas on campus, there are signs that remind everyone to shut lights/appliances off when they are done with them. Also, the Student Government Association’s Environmental Committee created a ‘living document’ that states that all campus employees, and students alike will implement simple tactics to reduce their impacts on the environment. The University also chose temperature set points to which all office and academic building are to be heated and cooled to throughout the year.
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.
[0%] B100 biodiesel
[0%] Clean biomass
[0%] Concentrating solar power (CSP)
[0%] Geothermal
[0%] Low-impact hydropower
[>1%] Solar photovoltaics: Knowles Engineering Building features a 7.5 kW array of photovoltaic solar panels all made in Massachusetts. The Mullins Center parking lot is lit with 23 photovoltaic lights.
[0%] Wind:
[0%] Other
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.
[X] No
[ ] Yes. Please describe.
Date of most recent contract:
Quantity (kWh):
Percentage of your total electric energy use that it represents:
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: 808,079,101,808 BTUs
34) Please list each fuel source (e.g., coal, natural gas, oil) and the percent of overall BTUs derived from that source: ~70 % Natural gas and ~30 % ultra low diesel fuel.
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
[X] Plastics (all)
[ ] Plastics (some)
[X] Other. Please list: Metal scraps, paint, propane tanks, refrigerants, styrofoam peanuts, tires.
37) Diversion rate: [56%]
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
[ ] Cell phones
[X] Computers
[X] Lightbulbs
[X] Printer cartridges
[X] Other E-waste. Please list: CDs, DVDs, whole computer systems, printers, etc.
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: Some campus eateries (other than the Dining Commons) have composting available, but not all.
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: At the end of each year, bins are put out in every living area on campus to collect clothing and non-perishable foods that students are looking to get rid off when they are moving out. This is sponsored by Housing Services, Waste Management and Physical Plant.
GREEN BUILDING
GREEN BUILDING POLICY
42) Does your school have a formal green building policy?
[X] No
[ ] Yes. Please describe policy and provide URL to the full policy, if
available:
GREEN BUILDING STANDARDS
43) Please indicate LEED-certified buildings.
[0] Total number of LEED-certified buildings.
[0 sq ft] Certified-level (combined gross square footage). Please list building names:
[0 sq ft] Silver-level (combined gross square footage). Please list building names: The UMass Amherst Marching Band Building is currently being designed with the goal of achieving LEED Silver, but not certifying it.
[0 sq ft] Gold-level (combined gross square footage). Please list building names: The UMass Amherst police station is proposed to be the first LEED-certified building on campus, striving for LEED-Gold certification. The project is still in its design stages.
[0 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.
[0] Total number of buildings that meet LEED criteria
[0 sq ft] Certified-level criteria met, but not certified (combined gross square footage). Please list building names:
[0 sq ft] Silver-level criteria met, but not certified (combined gross square footage). Please list building names:
[0 sq ft] Gold-level criteria met, but not certified (combined gross square footage). Please list building names:
[0 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:
[0 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:
[0 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:
[0 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:
[0 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 University has replaced over 115,000 light bulbs on campus with CFLs or an energy efficient equivalent for the type and shape of bulb. All new buildings on campus are also designed with motion sensory lighting.
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).
The University has retrofitted 3,400 toilets, 771 urinals with flushometer valves, and 4,200 faucets with flow restrictors.
51) What percentage of your institution's non-hazardous construction and demolition waste is diverted from landfills?
[90-95%]
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 Sustainability Residential Academic Program (RAP)
Type of community (e.g., hall, building, house): Residence Hall Floor
Number of students involved: Between 30 and 60 depending on the year
Additional details: Students in the Sustainability RAP live together and take a few of the same courses that push them to consider their involvement in environment sustainability efforts both on and off campus.
Name of program: The UMass Amherst Eco-Rep Program
Type of community (e.g., hall, building, house): Numerous residence halls on campus
Number of students involved: 75 students during the Fall 2009 semester
Additional details: The UMass Amherst Eco-Reps attend weekly meetings in which they learn about current environmental issues, how college students can reduce their impacts on those issues and also how to talk about those issues with their peers. They then hold events and activities in their living areas to educate their peers about everything they learn each month.
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): Each new student orientation that is held has time dedicated to discussing the UMass Amherst Eco-Rep Program and the Student Government Association’s Environmental Committee, two of the largest opportunities for incoming students to get involved in campus environmental sustainability efforts.
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: Both work 10 hours a week
[0] 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?
[ ] No
[X] Yes. Please provide details below, and indicate URL if available: www.umass.edu/ecorep
[2] Paid positions. Average hours worked weekly per student: 10 hours per week
[~65] Positions that award academic credit. Average hours worked weekly per student: Between 3-9 hours depending on the position
[0] 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:
A) The UMass Eco-Rep Program: The UMass Amherst Eco-Rep Program is a peer-to-peer environmental education program that seeks to spread awareness about different environmental issues that affect students directly. We focus on educating about specific behaviors that students can alter that will positively affect their impact on the environment. Because students are in a unique situation when they are in the dorms, we as a Program are careful to choose issues that are relevant to that specific demographic. Each residence hall has an Eco-Rep for roughly every 150 students, these Eco-Reps are managed by an Area Eco-Rep in their living area. With each monthly focus, Eco-Reps are responsible for creating educational materials and interacting with their dorm-mates. They are also responsible for coordinating with the other Eco-Reps in their area to hold some type of educational event or display. Area Eco-Reps both monitor for quality, accuracy of information, and assist Eco-Reps in organization and planning. Eco-Reps meet weekly to discuss the monthly focus, plan for that month’s event, and reflect on their experience interacting with their peers that month. Nell Finnigan and Shalini Jayarama are the two student Program Managers and can be reached at ecorep@admin.umass.edu and the Program’s website is: www.umass.edu/ecorep.
B) The Student Government Association’s Environmental Committee (SGAEC): The SGAEC was created last year to give students the opportunity to work on environmental policies with the Student Government. This gives them a direct line to the campus administration including the Chancellor and the Environmental Performance Advisory Committee. The SGAEC works on creating new campus policies or altering existing ones to help make UMass Amherst more environmentally sustainable. http://sites.google.com/site/sgaenvirocommittee/about
C) Sustainable UMass Action Community (SUMAC): SUMAC was created during the last academic semester to give students a place to create community around environmental sustainability. One of its main goals is to give students a place to discuss current environmental issues in a setting where everyone is welcome, no matter their level of knowledge or understand about environmental sustainability.
D) Earthfoods Café: Earthfoods Café is a student run cooperative restaurant that provides vegetarian food at an inexpensive price to the UMass community. Simultaneously, Earthfoods provides a cooperative learning environment for students who are seeking experience in restaurant management. They can be reached at earthfds@stuaf.umass.edu and their website is: http://www.umass.edu/rso/earthfds/about/.
E) Gardenshare: Gardenshare is a Registered Student Organization that brings students together who want to learn how to farm organically and sustainability. There is a practicum offered at UMass for students wishing to get credit for their involvement with this student garden. Hannah Hardy-Jacobson coordinates this group and can be reached at hjacobso@student.umass.edu.
F) The Bike Coop: The Bike Coop is a a non-profit, collectively and student-run bicycle shop on campus located in the Student Union. They have been in business for nearly 30 years and are committed to bicycle community at UMass Amherst. They can be reached at bikecoop@stuaf.umass.edu and their website is: http://www.umass.edu/rso/bikecoop/2006/index.html.
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: America’s Greenest Campus
Year initiated: 2009
Frequency of competition: First time participation
Participants: Anyone on campus willing to participate. (Student focused)
Incentives: Cash prizes for campuses with the most pledges.
Goal of competition: To raise awareness about climate change and to get as many people involved in reducing campus impacts on the environment as possible.
Percent of energy/water/waste reduced: As much as the participants can achieve.
Lasting effects of competition: Increased awareness about climate change.
Website: http://americasgreenestcampus.com/
TRANSPORTATION
CAMPUS MOTOR FLEET
58) How many vehicles are in your institution's fleet?
[~560 vehicles]
59) Please list the number of alternative-fuel vehicles in each class.
[4] Hybrid. Please list makes and models: 2 Toyota Prius’, 1 Hybrid Honda Accord and 1 Ford Escape
[a few] Electric. Please describe type of vehicles: Currently compiling campus fleet inventory.
[All diesel cars/trucks] Biodiesel. Please describe type of vehicles and list biodiesel blend(s) used: The entire diesel part of the fleet runs on a B20 mix.
[0] Other. Please describe:
*We have purchased numerous hybrids and electric vehicles for our campus fleet, however, we are currently in the process of inventorying our campus fleet in an effort to get rid of older, less efficient vehicles and purchase more efficient vehicles for the fleet.*
60) What is the average GHG emission rate per passenger mile of your institution's motorized fleet?
[Unknown at this time] pounds of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) per passenger mile traveled.
**As stated above, we are currently in the process of inventorying our fleet and part of the inventory process will be calculating figures such as this one. We **
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 permits are available to UMass employees and students who regularly share rides to the University. Incentives include:
§ Reduced parking permit fees
§ Preferred parking spaces
§ Guaranteed Ride Home for emergency situations
§ Free one-day passes to accommodate occasional need to drive alone
§ Reduced auto maintenance costs
§ Reduced environmental impact
The University also offers half-priced parking permits for those driving fuel-efficient vehicles for 1 year only.
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): UMass Transit Services operates 37 buses owned by the Pioneer Valley Transit Authority, providing public transportation for the northern tier of the Pioneer Valley including the Five Colleges area. This bus service is funded through local share contributions from UMass, Five College Inc and Amherst tax payers. It is operated fare-free to all students, faculty, and staff of the Five College Community.
63) Does your school provide free transportation around campus?
[ ] N/A. Please explain:
[ ] No
[X] Yes. Please describe: UMass Transit Services operates 10 separate fare-free routes that service the Five College campuses and the communities that surround them. Two of those Routes are campus shuttles that circle the UMass campus every fifteen minutes throughout the academic year.
64) Does your school operate a free transportation shuttle to local off-campus destinations?
[ ] N/A. Please explain:
[ ] No
[X] Yes. Please describe: UMass Transit Services operates 8 fare-free routes that provide service to local off campus destinations.
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: About 30 years ago, the Bike Coop was created. It is a student run business that fixes bicycles for students, staff and faculty on campus.
Number of bikes available: 0
Fees for participation: Varies depending on the repairs.
Repair services provided: New tires, tubes, tune up, etc.
CAR-SHARING PROGRAM
66) Does your school partner with a car-sharing program?
[ ] No
[X] Yes. Please provide details below.
Year created: August 1, 2009
Total number of vehicles: TBA
Number of hybrid vehicles: TBA
Fee for membership: None. The University invited the vehicle rental company Enterprise to campus to set up in partnership with the University so that faculty, staff and students can rent cars as needed.
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: Last year, bike lanes were installed throughout the center of campus to make biking on campus easier. Also, many parts of the central part of campus have been restricted to only bicycle and pedestrian traffic. These efforts are part of the Campus Landscape Improvement Plan (CLIP), created back in 2007. Also, the town of Amherst sponsors a Bike Commuter program and most of its streets have bike lanes.
68) What percentage of individuals commute to campus via environmentally preferable transportation (e.g., walking, bicycling, carpooling, using public transit)?
[~50%]
STATISTICS
69) Campus setting:
[ ] Rural
[X] Suburban
[ ] Urban
[ ] Other. Please describe:
70) Total number of buildings: [98]
71) Combined gross square footage of all buildings: [10,309,326 sq. ft.]
72) Full-time enrollment (undergraduate and graduate): [20,861]
73) Part-time enrollment (undergraduate and graduate): [2,393]
74) Part-time enrollment as a proportion to a full-time course load: [11/100]
75) Percent of full-time students that live on campus: [~65%]
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: [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: [ ]
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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