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Name:
Title:
Date survey submitted:
ADMINISTRATION
SUSTAINABILITY POLICIES
1) Does your school have its own formal sustainability policy?
[ ] No
[ x] Yes. Please describe and provide URL, if available: But as part of the charge of the Sustainability Committee.
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:
12/15/2008
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)?
[ ] 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:
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: University of Oklahoma Sustainability Committee
Number of meetings: 7
7) Please provide number of stakeholder representatives on the committee.
[3] Administrators
[2] Faculty
[13] Staff
[1] Students
[ ] 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): Byron Burr Millsap
Position(s) (e.g., administrator, faculty, staff, student): Administrator
9) To whom does the committee report (e.g., president, vice president)? Vice President
10) Please list key issues/programs that the committee has addressed or implemented since August 2008.
Key issues/programs that the group has addressed/implemented since August 2008:
Signed a windpower agreement with Oklahoma Gas & Electric Company
Participated in Recyclemania
Implemented behavioral approaches to energy conservation (thermostats and lights)
Implemented performance contracting for older buildings
Purchased 5 new CNG busses, replacing gas/diesel buses
Converting 5 gas/diesel buses to CNG
Converted numerous outdoor trash receptacles to re-cycle
Embarked on paper conservation campaign
Dump the Pump campaign for greater use of public transport
Behavioral campaign to adjust thermostats, turn off lights and computers
Going trayless in the dining facilities
Focusing more on local suppliers for food services
Progress made on each of these issues since August 2008:
Ongoing; good
SUSTAINABILITY STAFF
11) Does your school employ sustainability staff (excluding student employees and interns)?
[x] No
[ ] Yes. Please provide titles and number of sustainability staff.
[ ] Number of full-time staff (in FTE). Titles: [ ]
[ ] Number of part-time staff (in FTE). Titles: [ ]
12) Does the head of the sustainability staff report directly to the president or another high-level administrator (e.g., vice president, vice chancellor)?
[x] N/A
[ ] No
[ ] Yes. Please describe:
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: Under construction; will be operational September 2009
GREEN PURCHASING
15) Does your school have a formal green purchasing policy?
[x] No. Not yet, but in progress.
[ ] Yes. Please describe policy and provide URL to full policy, if available:
16) Does your school purchase ENERGY STAR qualified products?
[ ] No
[x] Some. Please describe: most appliances
[ ] 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: As much as we can
[ ] All. Please describe:
18) Does your school purchase Green Seal, Environmental Choice certified, or biorenewable cleaning products?
[ ] No
[x] Some. Please describe: Most custodial supplies
[ ] 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
[ ] Some. Please describe:
[x] 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
[ ] 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.
[x] In progress. Please describe status and provide estimated completion date: Working on it; should be ready September 2009.
[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: Not yet available
2007: 257460
Start date: 1/1/07, URL: http://acupcc.aashe.org/ghg-report.php?id=143
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: In accordance with our participation in the Chicago Climate Exchange
Baseline year: 1998 through 2001
Target date: Ongoing target of 1% annually off baseline.
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. Since our involvement in the Chicago Climate Exchange in 2003, we’ve met our target in 2004 and 2005, but not in 2006 and 2007, due mainly to campus growth.
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: 7,286
Heating degree days average over the past three years: 10,505
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: Not yet available
2007: 26.1
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: Not yet available
2007: 9.8
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’ll be adding cogeneration in 2011. We have a performance contract with Johnson Controls for several of our older buildings. By 2013, 100% of our purchased electricity will be from wind generation.
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: Through our performance contract we are installing automatic light shut-offs in several buildings. We have placed decals on all lights and thermostats encouraging that lights be turned off when not in the room and that thermostats be set to 68ºF in the winter and 75ºF in the summer. We are also working with our IT department to put computers into automatic sleep mode after a defined period of inactivity.
RENEWABLE ENERGY GENERATION
29) Does your school generate renewable electricity?
[x] No, but we are in contract with our electricity company to purchase, in a phased-in plan, 100% of our purchased electricity from windpower, by 2013. We have cogeneration capability, and will be increasing that capability in 2011 such that cogeneration will be able to supply 60% of our need.
[ ] Yes. Please specify percentage of overall electricity generated from each of the following sources and describe details below.
[ %] B100 biodiesel
[ %] Clean biomass
[ %] Concentrating solar power (CSP)
[ %] Geothermal
[ %] Low-impact hydropower
[ %] Solar photovoltaics
[ %] Wind
[ %] Other
Description:
30) Does your school have solar hot water systems?
[x] No
[ ] Yes. Please specify number of systems and total BTUs generated annually, if available:
RENEWABLE ENERGY PURCHASE
31) Has your school purchased electric energy from renewable sources or renewable energy credits (RECs)?
RECs and electricity from renewable sources must be Green-e certified or meet the requirements of the Green-e standard.
[ ] No
[x] Yes. Please describe We are in contract with our electricity company to purchase, in a phased-in plan, 100% of our purchased electricity from windpower, by 2013. OU signed a contract with OG&E to be entirely wind-powered by 2013. The wind energy will come from a nearby windfarm (The OU Spirit) that will not be fully operational until 2010. Until then, OU will purchase as much wind power as is available to it under governing regulations.
Date of most recent contract:
Quantity (kWh): 51304000
Percentage of your total electric energy use that it represents: 3%
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:
977,777 mmbtu
34) Please list each fuel source (e.g., coal, natural gas, oil) and the percent of overall BTUs derived from that source: Natural gas 100%
35) Is any on-site combustion for heating and cooling derived from renewable sources?
[x ] No
[ ] Yes. Please describe.
Percentage on-site combustion derived from renewable sources: [ %]
Total BTUs of energy generated from renewable sources: [# ]
Description of renewable energy sources used for on-site combustion for heating and cooling:
FOOD & RECYCLING
The food portion of this category is covered in a separate dining survey.
RECYCLING OF TRADITIONAL MATERIALS
36) Please indicate which traditional materials your institution recycles (check all that apply).
[ ] None
[x] Aluminum
[x] Cardboard
[ ] Glass
[x] Paper
[ ] Plastics (all)
[x] Plastics (some)
[x] Other. Please list: antifreeze, waste oil, and tires
37) Diversion rate: [ %] Not tracked
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: 1,000 per year approx
[ ] Cell phones
[1,213] Computers; 73 pallets or 45,000 lbs, approx
[ ] Lightbulbs
[x ] Printer cartridges: 2,000 per year approx
[ ] Other E-waste. Please list:
COMPOSTING (ASIDE FROM DINING FACILITIES)
39) What percentage of your campus's landscaping waste is composted or mulched?
[100.00%]
40) Do you provide composting receptacles around campus in locations other than dining halls (e.g., in residence halls, offices, academic buildings)?
[x] No
[ ] Yes. Please describe:
SOURCE REDUCTION
41) Do you have any source-reduction initiatives (e.g., end-of-semester furniture or clothing swaps and collections)?
[ ] No
[ x] Yes. Please describe: Clothes and items are collected and donated to local charities.
GREEN BUILDING
GREEN BUILDING POLICY
42) Does your school have a formal green building policy?
[x] No. Not formalized yet although we have declared intent and are trying to make progress to a formal one.
[ ] Yes. Please describe policy and provide URL to the full policy, if available:
.
GREEN BUILDING STANDARDS
43) Please indicate LEED-certified buildings.
[# ] 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.
[# ] 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:
[ 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.
[# ] 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.
[# ] 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.
[# ] 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.
[# ] 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).
Numbers unavailable. We have several of these technologies installed and are increasing through performance contracting.
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).
Numbers unavailable. We have a few waterless urinals. We have plans to install low-flow urinals. We have installed a reduced-water-consumption dish washing machine in our cafeteria.
51) What percentage of your institution's non-hazardous construction and demolition waste is diverted from landfills?
[ %] Information is unknown / unavailable.
STUDENT INVOLVEMENT
RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITIES
52) Are there any sustainability-themed residential communities or housing options at your school?
[x] No
[ ] Yes. Please provide details below.
Name of program:
Type of community (e.g., hall, building, house):
Number of students involved:
Additional details:
NEW STUDENT ORIENTATION
53) Does a portion of your new student orientation specifically cover sustainability?
[ ] No
[ ] Yes. Please describe how sustainability is incorporated (e.g., information sessions, green tour):
INTERNSHIPS/OUTREACH OPPORTUNITIES
54) Does your school offer on-campus office-based sustainability internships or jobs for students?
[x] No
[ ] Yes. Please provide number of students and average number of hours worked weekly per student:
[# ] Paid positions. Average hours worked weekly per student:
[# ] 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:
[# ] Paid positions. Average hours worked weekly per student: Just as overall part of every-day activity.
[# ] Positions that award academic credit. Average hours worked weekly per student:
[# ] Uncompensated positions. Average hours worked weekly per student:
STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS
56) Does your school have active student-run organizations devoted to sustainability efforts on campus?
[ ] No
[x] Yes. Please provide total number of active organizations, names of organizations, a brief description of each, and URLs, if available:
-OUrEarth, Website: http://ourearth.ou.edu/
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: Live Green Challenge
Year initiated: Unknown
Frequency of competition: Annual
Participants: Unknown
Incentives: Informational
Goal of competition: Increase awareness
Percent of energy/water/waste reduced: Unknown
Lasting effects of competition: Unknown
Website: N/A
We also participated in the Benchmarking portion of Recyclemania this past year.
TRANSPORTATION
CAMPUS MOTOR FLEET
58) How many vehicles are in your institution's fleet?
[458] Road vehicles
59) Please list the number of alternative-fuel vehicles in each class.
[3] Hybrid. Please list makes and models: 2 Honda Civic sedans and 1 Ford Escape SUV
[47] Electric. Please describe type of vehicles: golf car style vehicles including low speed electric vehicles
[45] Biodiesel. Please describe type of vehicles and list biodiesel blend(s) used: transit buses, heavy trucks and equipment
[52] Other. Please describe: flex fuel vehicles (that use E85): this includes sedans, pickups and vans
[15] Other: CNG vehicles comprising transit buses, sedans, vans and pickup trucks
60) What is the average GHG emission rate per passenger mile of your institution's motorized fleet?
[0.75 to 1.00] pounds of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) per passenger mile traveled.
LOCAL TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVES
61) Does your school offer incentives for carpooling?
[ ] N/A. Please explain:
[x] No; Not currently but are considering
[ ] Yes. Please describe details of the program including the type of the incentive and eligible community members (e.g., faculty, staff, students):
62) Does your school offer public transportation subsidies?
[ ] 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):
Cleveland Area Rapid Transit (CART) services the university campus as well as the surrounding area and is free to the university community.
63) Does your school provide free transportation around campus?
[ ] N/A. Please explain:
[ ] No
[x] Yes. Please describe:
Cleveland Area Rapid Transit (CART) services the university campus as well as the surrounding area and is free to the university community.
64) Does your school operate a free transportation shuttle to local off-campus destinations?
[ ] N/A. Please explain:
[ ] No
[x] Yes. Please describe:
Cleveland Area Rapid Transit (CART) services the university campus as well as the surrounding area and is free to the university community.
BICYCLE PROGRAM
65) Does your school offer a bicycle-sharing/rental program or bicycle repair services?
[x] No. It has been tried in the past but student maintenance of the program from year to year has suffered.
[ ] Yes. Please provide details below.
Year created:
Number of bikes available:
Fees for participation:
Repair services provided:
CAR-SHARING PROGRAM
66) Does your school partner with a car-sharing program?
[x] No; but are considering
[ ] Yes. Please provide details below.
Year created:
Total number of vehicles:
Number of hybrid vehicles:
Fee for membership:
PLANNING
67) Does your school have policies that support a pedestrian-friendly or bike-friendly campus (e.g., in the school's master plan, a policy prohibiting vehicles from the center of campus)?
[ ] N/A. Please explain:
[ ] No
[x] Yes. Please describe:
The university is in the process of constructing a network of bicycling, walking, and jogging trails and has formed a committee to help enhance the bicycle-friendly nature of the campus. This effort is being coordinated with the adjoining community of Norman, Oklahoma and will ultimately connect with the community’s trails.
68) What percentage of individuals commute to campus via environmentally preferable transportation (e.g., walking, bicycling, carpooling, using public transit)?
[ %] Unknown but probably less than 1%.
STATISTICS
69) Campus setting:
[ ] Rural
[x] Suburban
[ ] Urban
[ ] Other. Please describe:
70) Total number of buildings: [325 approx]
71) Combined gross square footage of all buildings: [#10,000,000 approx]
72) Full-time enrollment (undergraduate and graduate): [19,462]
73) Part-time enrollment (undergraduate and graduate): [3,570]
74) Part-time enrollment as a proportion to a full-time course load: [18%]
75) Percent of full-time students that live on campus: [50 % approx]
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: [ ]
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: [ x]
82) Graduate-level environmental program: [ ]
83) Student green fee: [ ]
84) Alumni green fund: [ ]
85) Revolving loan fund for sustainability projects: [ ]
86) Campus garden or farm: [x]
87) Single-stream recycling: [ ]
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