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Rensselaer’s Sustainability Charrette Environment – Economics – Education Envision – Explore – Exchange Operations

Rensselaer’s Sustainability Charrette Environment – Economics – Education Envision – Explore – Exchange Operations. Carbon Footprint Energy Consumption Opportunities. Steve Angle angles@rpi.edu. April 17 - 18, 2009. Operations - Defined.

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Rensselaer’s Sustainability Charrette Environment – Economics – Education Envision – Explore – Exchange Operations

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  1. Rensselaer’s Sustainability CharretteEnvironment – Economics – Education Envision – Explore – ExchangeOperations Carbon Footprint Energy Consumption Opportunities Steve Angle angles@rpi.edu April 17 - 18, 2009

  2. Operations - Defined • Operations at Rensselaer involves all day to day activities that impact the learning and living environment of Rensselaer students, faculty, and staff. Specific areas include building maintenance and cleaning, upkeep of lawn and garden areas, operation of campus vehicles, operation of building mechanical and electrical systems, use of energy and water, food service, waste disposal, and all construction operations.

  3. The Presidents Climate Commitment

  4. Simplifying the Types of GHG EmissionsAll Expressed as Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide (MTeCO2) Scope 2: Emissions from utility production not at the institution Scope 1: Emissions from the direct activities of the campus Scope 3: Indirect emissions including transportation, waste disposal, etc. This slide courtesy of CA-CP

  5. Collected and Qualified Carbon Emissions at RPI

  6. Total Carbon Emissions-Net50,555 MTeCO2 in FY2008

  7. Other GHG Contributors at RPI

  8. Carbon Management (Clean Air Cool Planet)

  9. Utility Budget - FY 2009 CostUsage Electricity $ 7,410,394 69,520,635 kWh Natural Gas $ 4,066,711 369,502 MMBTU Oil $ 326,540 202,035 gals Water $ 842,617 127,515,332 gals Other $ 110,150 Total $12,756,412 The largest opportunity for saving money and carbon emissions is through the reduction of electricity and natural gas use

  10. Main Campus Utility Usage by Building Research and Science Buildings Use Over 60% of Total Campus Utilities

  11. Main Campus Electricity Cost Decrease through the 90’s due to conservation, increase from 2000 on due to campus growth

  12. Current/Future Initiatives - Utilities • Renewable Energy • Wind Turbine • East Campus PV Array • Install more PV? • Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) • EMPAC • East Campus Athletic Village • Retrofit Existing Buildings for Energy Efficiency? • Energy Awareness • The Rensselaer Guide to Campus Energy Conservation • Improve Campus Awareness? • Campus Energy Audit and Energy Projects • Phase I - $5M • Invest Additional Capital?

  13. Current Initiatives – Green Practices • Single Stream Recycling (Comingling all recyclables into one container) • Special Recycling • Building renovations (separate out metals) • Electronics, batteries, metal, • wood pallets, tires • Yearly building clean outs • (old electronic and lab equipment) • Green House (flowers, Terra Café • vegetables) • Vehicle surplus sale • Store /reuse old furniture

  14. Current Initiatives – Green Practices (con) • Clothing in the Union • Green cleaning chemicals • Compact fluorescent light bulbs • Integrated Pest Management program • Book Program • Greening Web site www.rpi.edu/dept/ess/greening • Mail Room -sustainability initiatives on web site • Dump and Run • Face the Waste

  15. Future Opportunities – Green Practices • Biodiesel • Composting (food waste) • Consolidating all copiers on Campus • Sustainability Web site (www.rpi.edu/dept/ess/greening) • Sustainability marketing material • FYE grass roots sustainability program

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