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School name: University of Rochester
Date submitted: July 21, 2010
ADMINISTRATION
SUSTAINABILITY POLICIES
1) Does your school have its own formal sustainability policy and/or sustainability plan? Check all that apply.
[ ] No
[ ] Yes, a sustainability policy. Please describe and provide the URL below.
[X] Yes, a sustainability plan. Please describe and provide the URL below.
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Description: Few issues present a more global challenge than sustainably "meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs." The University of Rochester aims to be a leader in promoting a sustainable society through our academic, educational, patient care and health programs, in the operation of our campuses and facilities, and in our interactions with the larger community of which we are a part.Mission as a Research UniversityOur mission is to pursue research and promote education and, through these often multidisciplinary activities, to increase understanding of sustainable development in local, national, and global communities.Operational StewardshipWe are committed to sustainable development and operating practices through the responsible management of building design, construction, and renovation, landscape practices, energy use, water and waste management, emissions, transportation, and procurement, within a framework of regulatory compliance and fiscal prudence.Community ResponsibilityAs a major employer and home to the premier medical research institution and health care provider in upstate New York, the University of Rochester has a special responsibility to promote sustainability in its research, curricular, clinical, and outreach efforts and to play a proactive and collaborative role in contributing to an environmentally healthy community.http://www.rochester.edu/sustainability/overview.html#vision
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2) Has the president of your institution signed any commitments related to environmental stewardship and/or greenhouse gas reductions? Check all that apply.
[X] None
[ ] American College and University Presidents’ Climate Commitment (ACUPCC)
[ ] Talloires Declaration
[ ] Other. Please describe:
3) 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 the URL below.
[X] Yes, in the strategic plan. Please describe and provide the URL below.
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Description: From the 2008 Master Plan - Develop a Sustainable Campus:The University of Rochester is committed to sustainable development and operating practices through the management of building design, construction, renovation, landscape, energy use, waste, emissions, transportation and procurement while maintaining regulatory compliance and exercising fiscal responsibility.The values of a sustainable future are embedded in the plan to create an enduring, vibrant campus. Sustainable campus development will permeate decision making at all levels to encourage environmental innovation and integration of achievable sustainable living on and off campus. Initiatives identified by the University of Rochester Council on Environmental Sustainability are laying the groundwork to green the campus. http://www.rochester.edu/adminfinance/masterplan/ExecutiveSummary_10-17-08.pdfFrom the 2007 Strategic Plan for the University - The University vision for the future is likely to include several themes:•We are proud to be one of the world's great research universities and look forward to substantially strengthening our ability to provide world class teaching, research, scholarship, and clinical care in the 21st century.•We intend to be a larger university.•We are planning to be a university with greater emphasis on interdisciplinary programs both within our academic divisions and among them.•We will reaffirm University wide commitments to academic freedom, diversity, and our community.•We will address the topics of alternative energy and sustainability at our University.http://www.rochester.edu/president/memos/2007/faculty_senate.htmlFrom the STATE OF THE UNIVERSITY, President Joel Seligman, Address to the Faculty Senate and University Community, September 8, 2009:Build upon our record of extraordinary achievement in multidisciplinary programs in such fields as Music Cognition, Laser Energetics, Biomedical Engineering, Political Economics, Advanced Imaging Engineering and environmental sustainability, to become an international leader in multidisciplinary research.http://www.rochester.edu/president/memos/2009/state_of_the_university/
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ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEES
4) Does your school have any administrative councils, committees or task forces that advise on and/or implement sustainability policies and programs?
You may provide detailed information for up to three committees. If you have one advisory committee that is broken down into subcommittees, please indicate that you have one committee and answer the questions on the following page for the entire committee (the sum of data for all subcommittees).
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Please provide the number of committees: Three committees
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Committee I
5) Please provide the name of the committee and note the number of meetings held since August 2009.
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Committee name: University Council on Sustainability
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Number of meetings: 6 Council and 24 subcommittees
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6) Please provide the number of stakeholder representatives on the committee.
When providing the data on each stakeholder group, you should provide the total number across all subcommittees (you do not need to numerate individual tallies for subcommittees).
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Number of representatives
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Administrators
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5
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Faculty
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5
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Staff
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4
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Students
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5
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Other. Please describe.
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Board member
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7) 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.
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Name
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Position
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Chair 1
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Sr. Vice President Ronald J. Paprocki
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Administrator
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Chair 2
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Provost Ralph Kuncl
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Administrator
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Chair 3
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8) To whom does the committee report?
[X] President/Chancellor
[ ] Vice President/Vice Chancellor
[X] Other: Faculty Senate
9) Please indicate the key issues/programs that the committee has addressed or implemented since August 2009. For each issue addressed, please indicate and describe progress made.
“Moderate” progress indicates that issues were discussed thoroughly and projects are in the early stages of planning. “Significant” progress indicates that new policies or programs were implemented, or are in the final stages of planning and approval.
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Addressed
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Progress
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Description
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Academics
Examples: minor, major and concentration programs, curricular additions, research projects
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[X]
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Significant
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Established a faculty committee on curricular initiatives in sustainability and two sustainability “clusters” in the college of Arts, Sciences & Engineering undergraduate curriculum: Energy and Sustainability and Society and Sustainability - 3 courses required for each cluster.
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Administration
Examples: procurement policies, institution-wide sustainability policy, sustainability-related staff positions
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[X]
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Moderate
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Established an Initiatives Working Group – developing a proposal for a CLEAR (Campus Loans for Environmental Action and Responsibility) Fund. First draft was reviewed by the Sustainability Council. A student internship was developed to detail the CLEAR Fund, develop a charter and formal proposal for approval.
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Climate
Examples: draft climate action plan, greenhouse gas emissions inventory
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Endowment
Examples: proxy voting guidelines, investment advisory committees
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Energy
Examples: conservation/behavioral change programs, retrofits and efficiency improvements
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Food
Examples: policies to increase purchase of local/sustainably produced foods, implementing campus gardens
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Green Building
Examples: design or construction policy
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Student Involvement
Examples: speaker series, peer-to-peer residential sustainability education programs, student guide to sustainable living on campus
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Transportation
Examples: incentives for use of environmentally-preferable commuting options, campus fleet improvements, connecting students with public transit
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[X]
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Moderate
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Initiated a public relations program to advocate carpooling; incentives offered including a 50% discount for a 2 person carpool, and free parking with a 4 person carpool.
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Waste Reduction
Examples: recycling, composting, reducing consumption
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[X]
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Moderate
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Established an Operations Working Group – implementing an outdoor recycling initiative; containers will be in place by August 2010. Containers will include plastic, metal and glass and solar operated trash containers.
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Water
Examples: water conservation, reducing campus pollution, bottled water campaigns
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Other
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[X]
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Significant
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Established a Communications Working Group - implementing the creation of a sustainability listserv to facilitate better communication and cooperation.
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Committee II
5b) Please provide the name of the committee and note the number of meetings held since August 2009.
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Committee name: Task Force Initiatives
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Number of meetings: 6
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6b) Please provide the number of stakeholder representatives on the committee.
When providing the data on each stakeholder group, you should provide the total number across all subcommittees (you do not need to numerate individual tallies for subcommittees).
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Number of representatives
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Administrators
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2
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Faculty
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Staff
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11
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Students
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Other. Please describe.
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7b) 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.
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Name
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Position
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Chair 1
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Richard Pifer
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Administrator
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Chair 2
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Chair 3
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8b) To whom does the committee report?
[ ] President/Chancellor
[X] Vice President/Vice Chancellor
[ ] Other:
9b) Please indicate the key issues/programs that the committee has addressed or implemented since August 2009. For each issue addressed, please indicate and describe progress made.
“Moderate” progress indicates that issues were discussed thoroughly and projects are in the early stages of planning. “Significant” progress indicates that new policies or programs were implemented, or are in the final stages of planning and approval.
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Addressed
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Progress
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Description
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Academics
Examples: minor, major and concentration programs, curricular additions, research projects
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Administration
Examples: procurement policies, institution-wide sustainability policy, sustainability-related staff positions
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[X]
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Moderate
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Environmental Preferred Purchasing Policy draft is complete awaiting approval. Home Ownership Incentive Program in place - $9K incentive for faculty and staff to purchase a home in Sector 4 and 6 in the city of Rochester. Policy to consider alternative fuel vehicles prior to purchasing any new vehicle is in place.
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Climate
Examples: draft climate action plan, greenhouse gas emissions inventory
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Endowment
Examples: proxy voting guidelines, investment advisory committees
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Energy
Examples: conservation/behavioral change programs, retrofits and efficiency improvements
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[X]
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Significant
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Completed retro commissioning study of Lattimore Hall. Completed retro commissioning work for Hutchison Hall, Frederick Douglas Building and NYS Optics building. Consultant began development of a Building Automation System master plan. Upgrade of condensate lines completed decreased make up water usage by 30%. Compact fluorescent light bulb program distribution program complete. Distribution of compact fluorescent light bulbs to freshmen ongoing. Participation in energy star program moving forward. Seven buildings are identified and application process to begin.
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Food
Examples: policies to increase purchase of local/sustainably produced foods, implementing campus gardens
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[X]
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Significant
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Of the approximately $6 million spent on food in calendar year 2009, more that 21% was spent on food grown or produced in the state of NY. Dining is currently working with 28 businesses in the Rochester area. In the fall of 2009 reusable take-out containers were introduced at Eastman Dining Center. The program will be expanded to Douglass Dining Center in the fall of 2010. The biodiesel fuel program is in full operations. Processing is performed by students and fry oil is used in a campus shuttle.
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Green Building
Examples: design or construction policy
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[X]
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Significant
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Establishment of LEED Silver criteria is the target and as the standard for all major construction projects. Clinical Translational Science Building is under construction and will be LEED silver certified, April 2011.
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Student Involvement
Examples: speaker series, peer-to-peer residential sustainability education programs, student guide to sustainable living on campus
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[X]
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Significant
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EcoReps Program began in the Fall 2009. EcoReps are responsible for involving the students on their halls in discussion of sustainability issues, and organizing 2 hall programs/semester that range from local foods dinners to guest speakers and presentations in order to teach and inspire their peers. They are also enrolled in an academic course as an introduction to sustainability in order to ensure that they are prepared to address problems and questions as they arise.
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Transportation
Examples: incentives for use of environmentally-preferable commuting options, campus fleet improvements, connecting students with public transit
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[X]
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Significant
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Free shuttles to and from local neighborhoods, shopping facilities and downtown arts area for students and staff in place. Subsidized Park-n-ride program from Greece in place. Working with Rochester Transit Service to develop a discounted transit pass.
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Waste Reduction
Examples: recycling, composting, reducing consumption
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[X]
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Moderate
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Recycling Coordinator hired in October 2008. Recycling as a percentage of total solid waste increased from 9.85% to 37.51% over the past three years.
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Water
Examples: water conservation, reducing campus pollution, bottled water campaigns
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[X]
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Significant
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Installed 19 water bottle refill stations across campus.
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Other
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[X]
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Significant
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Communications Campaign – Developed a UR sustainability network, continued the Go Green Pledge! where over 900 participants committed to a total of 7,343 sustainable practices, established a sustainability blog (blogs.rochester.edu/thegreendandelion), a sustainability facebook page (UR Sustainable), participated in over 20 sustainability events on campus, continued development of the sustainability website (http://rochester.edu/sustainability) including updating our 39 sustainability Milestones in 2009.
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Committee III
5c) Please provide the name of the committee and note the number of meetings held since August 2009.
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Committee name: Waste Minimization Comittee
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Number of meetings: 4
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6c) Please provide the number of stakeholder representatives on the committee.
When providing the data on each stakeholder group, you should provide the total number across all subcommittees (you do not need to numerate individual tallies for subcommittees).
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Number of representatives
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Administrators
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1
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Faculty
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Staff
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9
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Students
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Other. Please describe.
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7c) 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.
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Name
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Position
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Chair 1
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Marvin Stillman
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Staff
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Chair 2
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Chair 3
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8c) To whom does the committee report?
[ ] President/Chancellor
[ ] Vice President/Vice Chancellor
[X] Other: Senior Administration
9c) Please indicate the key issues/programs that the committee has addressed or implemented since August 2009. For each issue addressed, please indicate and describe progress made.
“Moderate” progress indicates that issues were discussed thoroughly and projects are in the early stages of planning. “Significant” progress indicates that new policies or programs were implemented, or are in the final stages of planning and approval.
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Addressed
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Progress
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Description
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Academics
Examples: minor, major and concentration programs, curricular additions, research projects
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[ ]
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Administration
Examples: procurement policies, institution-wide sustainability policy, sustainability-related staff positions
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[X]
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Moderate
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In Progress; establishing a system for recycling various types of media containing confidential information
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Climate
Examples: draft climate action plan, greenhouse gas emissions inventory
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Endowment
Examples: proxy voting guidelines, investment advisory committees
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Energy
Examples: conservation/behavioral change programs, retrofits and efficiency improvements
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Food
Examples: policies to increase purchase of local/sustainably produced foods, implementing campus gardens
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Green Building
Examples: design or construction policy
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Student Involvement
Examples: speaker series, peer-to-peer residential sustainability education programs, student guide to sustainable living on campus
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Transportation
Examples: incentives for use of environmentally-preferable commuting options, campus fleet improvements, connecting students with public transit
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Waste Reduction
Examples: recycling, composting, reducing consumption
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[X]
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Significant
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Ink Jet Recycling, Surplus Property Program 2010 (for reusing furniture in office spaces), 4 solar powered trash compactors introduced on campus with recycling bins
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Water
Examples: water conservation, reducing campus pollution, bottled water campaigns
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[X]
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Moderate
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Construction of 19 Water Bottle Refill Stations along with the provision of water bottles to all students at orientation
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Other
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OFFICE OR DEPARTMENT
10) Does your school have an office or department exclusively dedicated to furthering sustainability on campus? Please note: this does not include academic programs focused on sustainability.
Please provide the number of staff in the office in terms of full-time equivalent (FTE). FTE for a full-time staff member would be 1, FTE for a half-time staff member would be 0.5.
Please provide details below.
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Office name:
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Year created:
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Description:
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Number of staff in office (in FTE):
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SUSTAINABILITY STAFF
Please provide your answers to questions 11-12 in terms of full-time equivalent (FTE). For example, FTE for a half-time staff member would be 0.5.
11) Does your school employ a sustainability coordinator, director, or manager?
Your response may include faculty/staff who, in addition to their regular responsibilities, are overseeing campus sustainability initiatives (similar to the responsibilities of a full-time sustainability coordinator). For those faculty/staff partially assigned to sustainability work, please indicate time allotted for sustainability efforts in full-time equivalent (FTE).
Please provide details below.
Title:Director, Support Operations
Department:Facilities and Support Operations
Time worked (in FTE):0.25
Job description:Oversees recycling program, communication of sustainability practices, sits on Sustainability Council, recommends sustainability initiatives; made The Princeton Review’s Guide to 286 Green Colleges in 2009.
12) Please list the titles and a brief job description for all other full- and part-time staff who are engaged in planning, implementing or managingsustainability initiatives on your campus (e.g. Assistant Sustainability Coordinator, Food Services Sustainability Coordinator, Green Office Program Manager).
Your response may include faculty/staff who, in addition to their regular responsibilities, are overseeing campus sustainability initiatives (similar to the responsibilities of a full-time sustainability coordinator). For those faculty/staff partially assigned to sustainability work, please indicate time allotted for sustainability efforts (in FTE).Your response may include graduate assistants.
Your response should exclude academic researchers, administrative assistants, technical support staff, and recycling/compost collections staff. Your response should also exclude information about undergraduate student interns and student employees. This information should be provided in the Student Involvement section of the survey (questions 56-61).
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Title
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Department
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Time worked (in FTE)
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Job description
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Recycling Coordinator
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University Facilities and Services
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1.0
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Manages university of Rochester’s recycling program, collects data, provides training and promotes recycling initiatives; received an Environmental Leadership Award by the Rochester Business Journal (RBJ) for the university's recycling programs.
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Interim Recycling Coordinator
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University Facilities and Services
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0.5
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Assists recycling coordinator
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Student Recycling Assistant
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University Facilities and Services
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0.25
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Assists recycling coordinator
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Training Coordinator
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Human Resources and Finance
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0.07
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Promotes sustainability initiatives, holds training sessions, writes Clay’s Corner on sustainability blog: http://blogs.rochester.edu/thegreendandelion/
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Manager, Horticulture/Grounds
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University Facilities and Services
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0.25
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Manages horticulture and grounds department utilizing sustainable practices, manages University of Rochester’s Integrated Pest Management (IPM) program, manages the University’s involvement in the Global Sports Alliance, received 2007 Excellence in Integrated Pest Management Award from New York State.
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Program Manager, Facilities Condition Assessment
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University Facilities and Services
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1.0
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Manages University of Rochester energy projects, coordinates all reporting to NYSERDA.
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Trades Supervisor
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University Facilities and Services
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0.3
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Manages implementation of energy programs on the River Campus, develops plans and implements energy and sustainability initiatives including lighting, variable speed drives, biodiesel, etc.
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Director, Campus Dining and Auxiliary Operations
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Dining and Auxiliary Operations
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0.1
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Works with 5 student employees to find innovative ways of integrating sustainability into dining; oversees local purchasing and operations within dining.
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Student Sustainability Coordinator (2)
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Dining and Auxiliary Operations
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0.6
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To evaluate existing systems of local purchasing, composting, recycling and food services, and propose improvements and/or new measures where needed
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Student Sustainability Marketing Intern (2)
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Dining and Auxiliary Operations
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0.6
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To evaluate current education and marketing programs and establish new ones to better reach the students, staff, and faculty with information regarding sustainable foods and living
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Student Sustainability Manager
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Dining and Auxiliary Operations
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0.3
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To act as liaison between staff and the student team, keeping the student team on track and working toward common long term goals.
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Energy Manager
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Central Utilities
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1.0
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Develops energy conservations programs and ideas, manages the University of Rochester’s Pi (utility tracking) program, monitors utility consumption and electric output of the co-generation utility plant, etc.
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Justin Ramsey, Assistant Professor, Department of Biology
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Biology
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0.1
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Professor Ramsey’s education and outreach efforts are focused on natural areas on and adjacent to the university’s south campus. These habitats – which include old growth forests, meadows, and wetlands – provide students with excellent educational opportunities within walking distance of campus.
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WEBSITE
13) Does your school have a website detailing its sustainability initiatives?
If yes, please provide URL
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http://www.rochester.edu/sustainability/
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GREEN PURCHASING
14) Does your school have a formal green purchasing policy?
If yes, please indicate the areas to which your policy pertains, and whether purchase is required or encouraged:
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Required
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Encouraged
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Appliances
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[X]
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Cleaning products
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[X]
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Computers/electronics
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[X]
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Lighting
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[X]
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Office supplies
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[X]
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Paper products
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[X]
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Reduced packaging for purchases
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[X]
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Other. Please describe below.
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[X]
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Other description:Policy is in draft form.
15) Please indicate in which categories you regularly purchase ENERGY STAR qualified products. Check all that apply. If possible, provide the percentage of products purchased that are ENERGY STAR qualified for each category.
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Percentage purchased
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Description
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[X]
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Appliances
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100%
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Refrigerators
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[X]
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Building products
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Insulate Pipes, Seal cracks in building around doors and windows
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[X]
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Computers/electronics
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85%
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Computers, monitors, printers, copiers, fax machines
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[X]
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Heating and cooling
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70%
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Dehumidifiers, AC units, Fans
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[X]
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Lighting and fans
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90%
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T8, T5, and Led
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[X]
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Plumbing
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Vents insulated, holes caulked
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16) Does your school purchase environmentally preferable paper products (e.g., 100 percent post-consumer recycled content, certified by the Forest Stewardship Council)?
If yes, please provide details below.
For each of the items below, please indicate the percentage of purchases that contain post-consumer recycled content, are chlorine-free processed, and/or are Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified. Please provide approximate data, to the best of your ability, if your institution uses a decentralized purchasing structure.
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Percentage
post-consumer
recycled content
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Percentage
Forest Stewardship
Council certified
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Percentage
chlorine-free
processed
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Description
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Envelopes
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Facial tissues
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100%
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100%
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100%
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Kimberly Clark
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Napkins
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95%
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95%
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Notepads
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80%
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80%
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Office Max
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Office paper
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Paper towels
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100%
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100%
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100%
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Kimberly Clark
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Other. Please describe.
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100%
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Stationery
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17) Does your school purchase computers or electronics that are Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT) certified?
If yes, please describe below.
Please indicate the portion of computer or electronics purchases that are EPEAT certified. Please provide the percentage of each product purchased that is EPEAT certified, where data are available. Note which products have been purchased in the “Product description” column (e.g., desktop computers, laptops).
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Portion
EPEAT certified
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Percentage
EPEAT certified
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Product description (e.g. computers, printers)
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Product 1
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All
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10
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Apple Computers
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Product 2
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All
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90
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Dell Monitors
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Product 3
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FUNDING MECHANISMS
18) What mechanisms does your school use to fund sustainability projects on campus? Check and describe all that apply. If no specific mechanisms are in place, indicate as such and move on to question 19.
Data collected for this question is for informational purposes only and will not be evaluated for grading.
[ ] No specific mechanisms are in place.
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Description
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[ ]
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Alumni green fund
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[X]
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Capital budget
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Projects are identified each year, approved and implemented.
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[ ]
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Endowment investment in on-campus sustainability projects
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[X]
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Operating budget
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Typically used for lower cost projects with payback from 1-3 years
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[ ]
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Revolving loan fund for sustainability projects
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Under development by the Initiatives Group of the University Council on Sustainability
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[ ]
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Student green fee
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[ ]
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Other. Please describe.
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EMPLOYEE OUTREACH OPPORTUNITIES
19) What programs does your school facilitate that encourage sustainable behavioral change among departments, offices, faculty and staff? Check all that apply.
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Description
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[ ]
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Departmental sustainability liaisons
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[ ]
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Green office certification program
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[X]
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Green office tips posted online or on staff bulletin boards
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We have a sustainability blog for all staff with weekly sustainability tips, as well as bi-monthly "go green" articles in the @Rochester, an online daily newsletter that goes to over 15,000 members of staff. We also have a facebook page with 105 fans to post articles to, and contribute to the “BLUEprint,” the facilities print newsletter, printed 8 times annually.
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[ ]
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Incorporation of sustainability issues into new employee orientation
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[X]
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Other
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Well U, an integrated health awareness program that focuses on outdoor exercise and fresh foods; The Go Green Pledge for all staff, faculty, and students; Annual events such as electronic waste recycling to encourage employees to bring in their electronics for recycling rather than throwing them out; "Tidy-Up Tuesdays" used to encourage regular cleaning and recycling in each department; the provision of electric cars and vehicles for official use by many members of staff to prevent the use of personal vehicles; Additional bike racks installed for student and staff use.
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CLIMATE CHANGE & ENERGY
Please note: Unless otherwise indicated, when providing data about greenhouse gas emissions levels, please provide data based on scopes 1 & 2 emissions. Scope 1 emissions refer to GHG emissions directly resulting from sources owned or operated by the institution (e.g. on-campus combustion of fossil fuels, emissions from campus vehicles). Scope 2 emissions refer to emissions generated indirectly due to the production of electricity that the institution consumes. Scope 3 emissions refer to all other indirect emissions that result from activities of the institution (e.g. employee travel).
GREENHOUSE GAS INVENTORY
20)Has your school completed a greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions inventory?Please check all that apply.
The year the inventory was started (rather than ended) should be the year of the inventory. For example, if you began an inventory in June 2008, this would be your 2008 inventory.
[ ] No
[]In progress. Please describe status and provide estimated completion date:
[X] Yes. Please provide total annual GHG emissions (Scopes 1 & 2, as well as scopes 1, 2 & 3 in metric tons of CO2e). Include the start date for each year as well as the URL to each inventory, if available online, or attach the document.
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Start Date
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Emissions level
(Scopes 1 & 2)
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Emissions level
(Scopes 1, 2 & 3)
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URL
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Notes
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2009
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07/2009
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39,562
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2008
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07/2008
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40,376
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2007
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07/2007
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43,945
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2006
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07/2006
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45,525
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2005
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07/2005
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46,259
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COMMITMENT TO GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS REDUCTION
21) Has your school made a commitment to reduce GHG emissions a specific amount by a target year?
The commitment should be to reducing actual campus greenhouse gas emissions, and does not include offsets or renewable energy credits (purchase of RECs is addressed in question 31). For example, if the university is committed to reaching carbon neutrality by 2030, and aims to do so by reducing campus emissions by 50 percent and buying offsets for the remaining 50 percent, you would indicate “50%” as the reduction level.
If yes, please list details below.
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Reduction level (percentage):
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Baseline year:
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Baseline emissions level:
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Target year:
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REALIZED GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS
22) Has your school achieved a reduction in GHG emissions? Answer should be based on scopes 1 & 2 emissions.
Please indicate whether your school has achieved actual reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. This does not include the purchase of carbon offsets or renewable energy credits. (Purchase of RECs is considered in question 31.)
If yes, please list details below.
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Percentage reduced:14.5%
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Baseline year:2005
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Baseline emissions level:46,259
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Year achieved:2009
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23) Please provide GHG emissions figures in terms of gross square feet on campus for the past four years. Answers should be based on scopes 1 & 2 emissions.
Per-gross-square-foot emissions = Total CO2e in metric tons / Total maintained building space
The year the inventory was started (rather than ended) should be the year of the inventory. For example, if you began an inventory in June 2008, this would be your 2008 inventory.
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2009:
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0.011188
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2008:
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0.011527
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2007:
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0.012580
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2006:
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0.013085
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2005:
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0.013109
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24) Please provide GHG emissions figures per full-time student equivalent for the past four years. Answers should be based on scopes 1 & 2 emissions.
Per full-time student equivalent emissions = Total CO2e in metric tons / Total number of full-time equivalent students.
The year the inventory was started (rather than ended) should be the year of the inventory. For example, if you began an inventory in June 2008, this would be your 2008 inventory.
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2009:
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4.475
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2008:
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4.663
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2007:
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5.316
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2006:
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5.788
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2005:
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6.117
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ENERGY EFFICIENCY
25) Has your school achieved a reduction in building energy consumption compared to a 2005 baseline?
If yes, please list details below.
Data must be provided in terms of MBtus (one thousand British thermal units).
2005 baseline year
Building energy consumption:509,647,976
Gross square feet of building space:3,528,716
Performance year (most recent year for which data are available)
Building energy consumption:436,847,564
Gross square feet of building space: 3,536,192
26) Please indicate which programs or technologies your school has implemented to improve energy efficiency since 2000. Check all that apply.
[X] Cogeneration
[X] Temperature setbacks
[X] Steam trap systems
For the following technologies and programs, please indicate the percentage of possible campus building space in which they have been implemented.
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Percentage of building space
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[X]
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Back pressure turbines
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100%
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[X]
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Economizers
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100%
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[X]
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Energy management system; building automation system, energy information system, or monitoring-based commissioning (MBCx) system
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100%
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[X]
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Gas-fired hydronic heating systems
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100%
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[X]
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Heat recovery systems
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25%
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[X]
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LED lighting
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2%
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[X]
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Lighting sensors
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40%
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[X]
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Metering—chilled water
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100%
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[X]
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Metering—electric
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100%
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[X]
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Metering—steam
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100%
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[X]
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Other energy-efficient lighting (e.g. T5 or T8)
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100%
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[X]
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Performing system tune-ups
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35%
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[X]
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Retrocommissioning of HVAC systems (buildings must have been commissioned, retrocommissioned or re-commissioned within the last 10 years)
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40%
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[X]
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Steam turbines
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100%
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[X]
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Steam-line insulation
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20%
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[X]
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Timers for temperature control
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95%
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[X]
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Variable speed drives
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80%
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[ ]
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Vending machine sensors
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[ ]
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Other. Please describe below.
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.
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27) What programs does your school facilitate that encourage members of the campus community to reduce energy use? Check all that apply.
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[X]
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Audits or investigations of individual energy use
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[ ]
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Cash incentives for energy reductions among departments
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[X]
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Energy monitoring website or dashboard displays for buildings
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[X]
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Energy reduction competitions among departments and/or offices
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[X]
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Fume hoods in science buildings
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[X]
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Green IT policies (e.g. enabling power management)
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[X]
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PR campaigns (increased/innovative signage, newsletters, slogans, saturation), demonstrations to raise awareness, pledge drives
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[X]
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Trade-in or rebate programs for inefficient appliances (e.g. CFLs, refrigerators)
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[X]
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Other. Please describe: Mortgage incentives provided to encourage employees to live close to the university; Temperature setbacks in progress
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RENEWABLE ENERGY GENERATION
28) Does your school generate renewable energy?
If yes, please provide details below.
Please check all types of renewable energy that are generated, and provide data on the percentage of your total energy consumption fulfilled by each renewable source listed. If less than one percent is fulfilled by a given source, leave percent box blank. For each type of renewable energy, please describe the production source.
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Renewable
energy type
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Percent of
total energy
consumption
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Production
source description
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[ ]
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Biomass
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[ ]
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Concentrated solar power
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[ ]
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Geothermal (shallow depth)
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[ ]
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Low-impact hydropower
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[ ]
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Photovoltaics
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[ ]
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Wind
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[ ]
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Other. Please specify below.
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29) Does your school have solar hot water systems?
If yes, please specify number of systems and total MBtus generated annually, if available.
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Number of systems:
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Total MBtus generated annually:
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RENEWABLE ENERGY PURCHASE
30) What is the fuel mix of electricity purchased from the grid for your campus? Please provide the percentage for each source.
If less than one percent of a source is purchased, leave the percent box blank.
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Energy source
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Percent of total energy purchase
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Coal
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9%
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Natural Gas
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35%
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Nuclear
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32%
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Petroleum
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Renewables (biomass, solar, wind, low-impact hydropower, photovoltaics, geothermal)
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24%
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Other. Please specify:
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Percentage of overall electricity consumption purchased from the grid:72%
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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 standards.
If yes, please describe below.
Date of most recent purchase:07/01/2010
Length of contract:2 years
Average annual quantity (kWh):5,000,000
Average percentage of your total annual electric energy use that it represents:24%
ON-SITE COMBUSTION
32) Please provide total MBtus of energy for heating and cooling generated annually from on-site combustion:
290,637,130
33) Please list each fuel source used in on-site combustion for heating and cooling, and note the percentage of overall BTUs derived from that source:
If less than one percent of a source is purchased, leave the percent box blank.
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Energy Source
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Percent of overall BTUs
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Biomass
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Coal
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Geothermal
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Natural gas
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100%
|
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Petroleum
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Other. Please specify:
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Cogeneration 80%
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FOOD & RECYCLING
Please note: The food portion of this category and information about waste reduction in dining services is covered in a separate dining survey.
WASTE REDUCTION
34) Please provide the following information pertaining to trends in waste generation per weighted campus user.
2005 baseline year
Weighted campus users:8,584
Total waste generated (garbage + recycling + compost):2,502
Performance year (most recent year for which data are available)
Weighted campus users:10,406
Total waste generated (garbage + recycling + compost):3,259
RECYCLING OF TRADITIONAL MATERIALS
35) Please indicate which traditional materials your institution recycles. Check all that apply.
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[ ]
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None
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[X]
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Aluminum
|
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[X]
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Cardboard
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[X]
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Glass
|
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[X]
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Paper
|
|
[ ]
|
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Plastics (all)
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[X]
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Plastics (some)
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[X]
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Other. Please list: All #1 #2 plastics, Gable-top cartons, juice boxes, tin cans, used oil
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36) Please indicate the campus-wide diversion rate of recyclable waste from traditional disposal.
The diversion rate should be calculated based on the diversion of traditional recyclables (paper, plastics, aluminum, cardboard, glass). Please do not include recycled electronic waste, recycled construction waste, or composted food and landscaping waste in the calculation of this figure.
The diversion rate is equal to the (total amount of traditional recycled materials) divided by the (total amount of landfill waste plus the total amount of traditional recycled materials).
RECYCLING OF ELECTRONIC WASTE
37) Does your institution have an electronics recycling program?
If yes, please provide details below.
Please indicate recycling of the following items is available for students (through receptacles on campus, recycling drives, or other means), and/or for institutional electronics waste. Check all that apply.
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For waste generated by students
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For waste generated by the institution
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Batteries
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[X]
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[X]
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Cell phones
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[X]
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[X]
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Computers
|
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[X]
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[X]
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Light bulbs
|
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[X]
|
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[X]
|
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Printer cartridges
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[X]
|
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[X]
|
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Other E-waste. Please list items:
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[X]
|
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[X]
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Fax machines, printers, copiers, keyboards, mice, safes, speakers, refrigerators, etc.
If possible, describe the organization and/or company you are using to collect your e-waste for recycling, and the environmental and social safeguards that they take in disposal:
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Sunnking Electronics (www.sunnking.com) strives to achieve a goal of zero waste within their facilities, reuses/resells components whenever possible first, recycles products safely without sending any materials overseas to underdeveloped countries, and safely disposes of and/or recycles all hazardous chemicals in accordance with EPA standards.
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COMPOSTING (APART FROM DINING FACILITIES)
38) What percentage of your campus's landscaping waste is composted or mulched?
39) Do you provide composting receptacles around campus in locations other than dining halls (e.g., in residence halls, offices, academic buildings)?
If yes, please provide details below.
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[ ]
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Academic buildings
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|
[ ]
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Offices
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|
[ ]
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Outdoors
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[X]
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Residence halls
|
Description:
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We have one bin we provide to the Community Learning Center interest house per their request, which is collected along with the composting from dining.
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SOURCE REDUCTION
40) Does your campus run any source-reduction initiatives (e.g., end-of-semester furniture or clothing swaps and collections)?
If yes, please check and describe all of the programs below that are in place at your institution:
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Description
|
|
[ ]
|
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Limited printing
|
|
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[X]
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Move-in waste reduction
|
|
Additional recycling containers are ordered temporarily to accommodate move-in material. Student Eco Reps help break down and recycle cardboard.
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[X]
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Move-out waste reduction
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Collections for food, clothing, and electronics are organized. Student-run Dump & Run program to collect furniture, refrigerators, electronics, and other goods for resale in the fall. Spring ’10: 7,586 lbs. of clothing, 1,500 lbs. of food, 1534 lbs. of electronics collected for donation.
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[X]
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Year-round materials exchange programs
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Online Surplus Property List where departments can buy and sell furniture, equipment, and other items no longer needed by a department.Student-run clothing exchange held monthly.
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[ ]
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Other
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GREEN BUILDING
DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION
41) Does your school have a formal green building policy pertaining to design and construction for new buildings and major renovations?
If yes, please describe policy and provide URL to the full policy, if available:
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Establishment of LEED Silver criteria is the target and as the standard for all major construction projects.
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42) Please provide the following information about LEED-certified buildings on your campus:
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Total number of LEED-certified buildings:0
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Combined gross square footage:
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Building name(s):
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Certified-level
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Silver-level
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200,000
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Critical Translational Science Building; Under construction, planned for certification in 2011.
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Gold-level
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Platinum-level
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43) Please provide information about campus buildings that meet LEED certification criteria, but are not certified.
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Total number of buildings that meet LEED criteria:3
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Combined gross square footage:
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Building name(s):
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Certified-level criteria met, but not certified
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198,785
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Cancer Center, University Health Services Building
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Silver-level criteria met, but not certified
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101,005
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Robert B. Goergen Hall
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Gold-level criteria met, but not certified
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Platinum-level criteria met, but not certified
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44) Please provide information about buildings that are ENERGY STAR labeled.
Total number of ENERGY STAR buildings:7 buildings meet criteria, applications in progress.
Combined gross square footage:
Building names:
45) Please provide information about buildings on your campus that meet the standards of other third-party green building certifications (e.g. Green Globes).
Certification type:
Total number of buildings:
Combined gross square footage:
Building names:
46) For the 2009-2010 academic year, what percentage of your institution's non-hazardous construction and demolition waste was diverted from landfills?
ADAPTIVE REUSE
47) Please provide information about adaptive reuse projects your campus has completed since the year 2000.
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Total number of adaptive reuse projects completed since the year 2000: 9
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Please provide additional details for up to ten of the most comprehensive projects:
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Project name
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Square footage
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Former use
|
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Current use
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Additional details
|
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University Facilities Center
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41,028
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Abandoned
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Office Space
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Lehigh Valley Rail Road – right of way
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Rail Way
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Multi-use Trail
|
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Shielding blocks
|
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Shielding blocks
|
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Retaining Walls
|
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Tandem accelerator
|
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Tandem accelerator
|
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Beam line components
|
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Roof ballast
|
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Roof ballast
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Stone base and fill
|
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Asphalt millings
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Asphalt millings
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Loose road base
|
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UR Biodiesel
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Fryer grease
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Biodiesel
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Grounds
|
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Fence, pavers, fill, brush, pallets
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Mulch
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Dining
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Food waste
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Compost
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48) Please provide the student enrollment and gross square footage of buildings on campus in the 2000-2001 academic year.
Student enrollment (FTE):7,069
Square footage:2,797,970
49) Please provide the student enrollment and gross square footage of buildings on campus for the 2009-2010 academic year.
Student enrollment (FTE):8,840
Square footage:3,536,192
OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE
50) Does your school have a formal green building policy specifically pertaining to operations and maintenance?
If yes, please describe policy and provide URL to the full policy, if available:
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http://www.facilities.rochester.edu/Sustainability/Specific information listed on Waste Management, Transportation, Recycling, Purchasing, Power Plant, Computing, Ecology, Energy, Hazardous Waste, and LEED certification.
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51) Please provide the following information about LEED-EB certified buildings on your campus:
Total number of LEED-EB certified buildings:0
Combined gross square footage:
Building names:
52) Please provide the following information about buildings that meet LEED-EB certification criteria but are not certified:
Total number of buildings that meet LEED-EB criteria but are not certified:0
Combined gross square footage:
Building names:
WATER MANAGEMENT
53) Has your institution reduced its water consumption per weighted campus user, as compared to a 2005 baseline?
Weighted campus users = (1 * number of on-campus residents) + (0.75 * number of non-residential or commuter full-time students, faculty and staff members) + (0.5 * number of non-residential or commuter part-time students, faculty, and staff members).
If yes, please provide the following information:
2005 baseline year
Weighted campus users:8,584
Water consumed (gallons):101,953,400
Performance year (most recent year for which data are available)
Weighted campus users:10,406
Water consumed (gallons):98,388,400
54) Please indicate which of the following water-conservation technologies have been installed in existing buildings on campus. Check all that apply. For each item, please indicate the percentage of possible campus building space in which the technology has been installed.
For example, if dual-flush toilets have been installed in all bathrooms on campus, you would indicate “100” as the percentage of building space in which the technology has been installed.
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Percentage of building space
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[X]
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Building water metering
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100%
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Dual-flush toilets
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Gray water systems
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Laundry technology
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[X]
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Leak detection and reduction
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10%
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[X]
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Low-flow faucets
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20%
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Low-flow showerheads
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30%
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Waterless urinals
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5%
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Xeriscaping
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Weather-informed irrigation
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N/A
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55) What stormwater management technologies or strategies are used on your campus?
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Living or vegetated roofs
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Porous pavement
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[X]
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Retention ponds
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[X]
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Stone swales
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[X]
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Vegetated swales
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ENERGY MANAGEMENT
Information concerning energy management will be drawn from question 26 (Climate Change & Energy). If you wish to provide any additional information about energy-efficiency technologies installed in campus buildings, please attach it in a supplemental document at the end of the survey.
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STUDENT INVOLVEMENT
RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITIES
56) Please list sustainability-themed residential communities or housing options at your school.
A sustainability-themed residential community is created specifically to provide students with a living-and-learning experience focused on sustainability. Students must have actively selected or applied to live in the residence. Example: Synergy House at Colorado College.
For each sustainability-themed residential community, please provide the following information:
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Number of students involved
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Additional details
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Community Learning Center
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House
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30
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Students are requred to do educational projects each semester to encourage on campus awareness, and volunteer for a minimum of 5 hours each semester
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Eco-House
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House
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10
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Off-Campus Housing. Student run meal plan used to ensure common meals, students commit to sustainable life-style.
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NEW STUDENT ORIENTATION
57) Does a portion of your new student orientation specifically cover sustainability?
If yes, please check and describe all ways in which sustainability is incorporated into new student orientation:
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Skits, speakers, or presentations that take place in large venues that most or all first-year students attend. Topics must include at least one of the following: promoting the Office of Sustainability, student campus sustainability groups, or sustainability as an important campus issue.
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Incorporating sustainability information into presentations made by RAs to individual hallways.
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Active engagement of students in activities that raise awareness about sustainability, highlight how sustainability occurs on campus, or in which students take part in a productive activity, such as volunteer work or projects (e.g., working in the on-campus garden).
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Making orientation more sustainable through efforts such as a zero-waste meal or carbon offsets.
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[X]
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Other. Please describe:
EcoReps are introduced at RA/Freshmen Meetings along with the rest of the Residential Life team to encourage communication between them and the freshmen on their halls.All freshmen participate in Wilson Day, a day of service in the greater Rochester community which includes work in local schools and organizations.EcoReps work with facilities and Residential Life to break down cardboard boxes in all the lounges during move in day, to promote recycling and to help prevent move in materials from entering the waste stream.
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INTERNSHIPS/OUTREACH OPPORTUNITIES
58) Does your school offer on-campus, office-based sustainability internships or jobs for students during the academic year?
If yes, please provide the number of students and average number of hours worked weekly per student below.
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Number of students:
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Average hours worked weekly per student:
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9 (6 summer interns not included)
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15 - 20
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Unpaid positions
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2
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15 - 20
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59) Does your school have residence hall Eco-Reps or a similar program to promote behavioral change on campus?
If yes, please provide the URL to the program's website. If not, select “no.”
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http://www.rochester.edu/sustainability/ecoreps/
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Please provide the following details about the number of students involved in program, their average working hours, and any compensation that they receive.
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Number of students:
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Average hours worked weekly per student:
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Paid positions.
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3
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10 - 15
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SUSTAINABILITY CHALLENGES AND COMPETITIONS
60) Does your school organize any sustainability challenges/competitions for your campus and/or with other colleges?
For each competition or challenge that is run on campus, please provide the details requested. You may provide detailed information for up to three competitions.
First Competition:
Competition Overview
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Competition Name: RecycleMania
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Year Initiated:2007
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Website: www.recyclemaniacs.org
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Frequency that competition is run:Once annually
Groups involved in coordinating the competition:
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[X]
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[X]
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[X]
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[X]
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Administrators
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Cash
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Non-monetary prizes
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Eco-friendly items for promotional trivia contests.
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Other
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Goals of competition:
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Energy conservation
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[X]
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Waste reduction
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Water conservation
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[X]
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Other
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Increase recycling
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Percent of energy and/or resource use reduction resulting from the competition:Average recycling rate throughout the competition was 29.91%, compared to 2009’s annual rate of 28.34%.
Lasting effects of competition:Students become the most involved and look for areas of improvement particularly in their resident halls and make suggestions to Facilities staff.
Additional Information:Rank 107 in Grand Champion Competition at 28.93% Cumulative Recycling Rate
Second Competition:
Competition Overview
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Competition Name: UR Unplugged
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Year Initiated:2006
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Website:
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Frequency that competition is run:Once annually
Groups involved in coordinating the competition:
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[X]
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[X]
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Other, please describe.
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Participants in the competition:
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Faculty
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Staff
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Administrators
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Incentives for participation:
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Describe:
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[X]
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Cash
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Donated by dining to hall council, typically used to fund a party for celebrating success.
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Non-monetary prizes
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Goals of competition:
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[X]
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Energy conservation
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Waste reduction
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Water conservation
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[X]
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Other
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Increase awareness
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Percent of energy and/or resource use reduction resulting from the competition:3 weeks in February. Average of 7% reduction in energy use as compared to last year.
Lasting effects of competition:Increased Awareness
Additional Information:
Third Competition:
Competition Overview
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Competition Name:
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Year Initiated:
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Website:
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Frequency that competition is run:
Groups involved in coordinating the competition:
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Staff
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Administrators
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Cash
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Energy conservation
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Waste reduction
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Water conservation
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Percent of energy and/or resource use reduction resulting from the competition:
Lasting effects of competition:
Additional Information:
STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS
61) Does your school have active student-run organizations devoted to sustainability efforts on campus?
If yes, please provide names of organizations, a brief description of each, and URLs for the organizations’ websites, if available:
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GrassRoots
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"Grassroots is the U of R environmental action and awareness group. They strive to act on behalf of a sustainable future and to raise awareness of our collective and individual responsibilities as stewards of the Earth."
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https://sa.rochester.edu/clubs/Grassroots/about
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UR BioDiesel
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"UR Biodiesel is a student-led project at the University of Rochester to convert waste vegetable oil from University dining centers into biodiesel to fuel a campus bus."
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http://urbiodiesel.blogspot.com/
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Engineers without Borders
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"The University of Rochester chapter of Engineers Without Borders (EWB-UR) seeks to partner with developing communities worldwide in order to improve their quality of life through the design and implementation of sustainable engineering projects. We provide an environment for students to apply their academic skills to real world problems in an internationally responsible and globally beneficial way. Our vision is a world in which all communities have the capacity to meet their basic human needs. "
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https://sa.rochester.edu/clubs/EWB/about
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Engineers for a Sustainable World
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"ESW is committed to the promotion of sustainability around campus through student lead projects and informative tours of local sustainable facilities. We strive to implement green practices on a local scale."
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https://sa.rochester.edu/clubs/ESW/about
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Students Association of Vegan and Vegetarian Youth
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"Our goal is to help reduce animal suffering by increasing awareness of animal rights issues and providing support for vegetarians, vegans, and anyone who is interested in learning about how our dietary and lifestyle choices affect animals, humans, and the environment."
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https://sa.rochester.edu/clubs/SAVVY/about
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Student Sustainability Council
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Includes leaders from all the student sustainability groups in order to coordinate events and projects
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http://sa.rochester.edu/sa/president/sustainability/
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Students for a Democratic Society
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"Our goal is to enact a forum for social change through raising awareness of current issues and the organization of and involvement in social action."
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https://sa.rochester.edu/clubs/SDS/about
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TRANSPORTATION
CAMPUS MOTOR FLEET
62) How many vehicles are in your institution's fleet?
The fleet includes all vehicles owned by the campus such as cars, trucks, and carts. It does not include lawnmowers or other off-road vehicles.
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63) Please indicate which of the following alternative-fuel vehicles are included in your fleet. Check all that apply. Please list the number of vehicles for each class.
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Number of vehicles
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[X]
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100 percent electric
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18
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Diesel-electric hybrid
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[X]
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Fueled with B20 or higher biofuel for more than 6 months of the year
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1
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Fueled with E85 or higher ethanol for more than 6 months of the year
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[X]
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Gasoline-electric hybrid
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7
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Hydrogen fueled
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Plug-in hybrid
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Other. Please describe:
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COMMUTE MODAL SPLIT
64) What portion of the student body commutes via transportation methods other than single-occupancy vehicles (e.g., bicycle, walking, public transportation, carpool/vanpool)?
If data are available, please provide the percentage of students who commute by each of the following means.
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Bicycle
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6%
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Carpool/vanpool
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Public transit
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10%
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Single-occupancy vehicle
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Walking
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70%
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65) What percentage of employees commute via transportation methods other than single-occupancy vehicles (e.g., bicycle, walking, public transportation, carpool)?
If data are available, please provide the percentage of employees who commute by each of the following means.
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Bicycle
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Carpool/vanpool
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LOCAL TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVES
66) Does your school offer incentives for carpooling to faculty, staff and/or students? Check all that apply, and describe below.
[ ] No
[X] Yes, to faculty and staff
[X] Yes, to students
Please check and describe carpooling incentives provided for faculty/staff. Check all that apply.
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[X]
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Carpool matching
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[X]
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Financial remuneration
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[X]
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Preferential parking
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[X]
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Other
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jiffy lube oil change coupon
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Please check and describe carpooling incentives provided for students. Check all that apply.
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Description
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[X]
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Carpool matching
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[X]
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Financial remuneration
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[X]
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Preferential parking
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[X]
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Other
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jiffy lube oil change coupon
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67) Does your school offer subsidies for the use of public transportation?
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Free transport provided to all off-campus affiliated buildings including; the medical center, the school of medicine and dentistry, southside and riverview residences, the lazer lab, and Eastman school of music. Transport is provided to all students, faculty, and staff.
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Eligible community members:
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Size of the discount (as a percent of full price)
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[X]
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Faculty
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Free
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[X]
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Staff
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Free
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[X]
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Students
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Free
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[X]Check here if subsidy takes the form of pre-tax payroll deduction. Please describe below:
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$672 annually pretax with payroll deduction
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68) Does your school provide free transportation around campus?
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Free shuttles are provided to and from all campuses and university off-shoots. Because of the size of our campus, most students walk or bike.
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69) Does your school operate a free transportation shuttle to local off-campus destinations?
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Free shuttles are provided to and from local neighborhoods, shopping facilities, the public market, and downtown arts area for students and staff.
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BICYCLE PROGRAM
70) Does your school offer a bicycle sharing/rental program?
If yes, please provide details below.
Year created:2004
Number of bikes available:17
Usage fee per hour:Free, $1/hr late fee
Usage fee per day:Free, $1/hr late fee
Annual membership fee for students: Free
Annual membership fee for faculty, staff, and administrators:Free with membership to the athletic center
Other annual membership fee:
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Description:City Cycles is the University of Rochester’s free bicycle lending program. Sponsored by the Students’ Association, City Cycles aims to promote bicycling as an attractive and sustainable mode of transportation for the University of Rochester community. The program accomplishes this goal by providing high-quality cycling equipment and services and by encouraging off-campus exploration and experiences.Students and members of the Goergen Athletic Center can rent bikes at the front desk to the athletic center during regular business hours. City Cycles operates from early Spring through late Fall, and closes down for the winter.Scott Macrae MD and Richard Pifer sit on the Rochester Bicycle mast plan project committee.
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71) Does your school offer bicycle repair services?
If yes, please provide details below:
Year created:2006
Service fee:
Description:
CAR SHARING PROGRAM
72) Does your school partner with a car-sharing program?
If yes, please provide details below.
Year created:2006
Total number of vehicles: 6
Number of hybrid vehicles:2
Usage fee per hour:$7
Usage fee per day:$60
Annual membership fee for students: $35
Annual membership fee for faculty, staff, and administrators: $35
Other annual membership fee: $50 + $25 application fee for community members
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Description:Zipcars are available for use.
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PLANNING
73) 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)?
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Rochester includes more than 150 miles of bike trails surrounding and connecting campus to the city of Rochester, to the Erie Canal bike path, and to the Genesee River Trail. The university also has space for over 500 bikes on their bike racks, and donates any abandoned bikes to Rochester youth each summer. The university also includes showers in new building construction projects for those who bike to work.
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74) Do you offer the option of a condensed work week or telecommuting to at least ten percent of full-time employees? For each option, please indicate who is eligible.
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STATISTICS
75) Campus setting:
76) Total number of buildings on campus:
77) Combined gross square footage of all buildings on campus:
78) Full-time enrollment (undergraduate + graduate, headcount at start of academic year):
79) Part-time enrollment (undergraduate + graduate, headcount at start of academic year):
80) Percent of full-time students that live on campus:
OTHER AREAS OF ENVIRONMENTAL ENGAGEMENT
Question 81 is for informational purposes only; responses will NOT be included in the Report Card evaluation process.
81) Please check all items that apply to your institution:
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Description (optional)
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Campus garden or farm
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Disposable water bottle ban
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Although we do not have a ban we do offer 19 water bottle refill stations across campus
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Environmental science/studies major (undergraduate-level)
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Environmental science/studies minor or concentration (undergraduate-level)
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In addition to a several approved clusters on sustainability
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Graduate-level environmental studies program (graduate-level)
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Recently added PhD program in solar energy
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Outdoors club
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Single-stream recycling
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Student trustee position
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