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Sustainability at MUSC

Sustainability at MUSC. recycle@musc.edu or www.musc.edu/gogreen. Overview. MUSC Enterprise University/Research Hospital MUSC Physicians/Outpatient Basic Stats 7.8 million Sq Feet 82 acre campus 709 licensed beds in 3 Hospitals over 800 Research Labs

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Sustainability at MUSC

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  1. Sustainability at MUSC recycle@musc.edu or www.musc.edu/gogreen

  2. Overview • MUSC Enterprise • University/Research • Hospital • MUSC Physicians/Outpatient • Basic Stats • 7.8 million Sq Feet • 82 acre campus • 709 licensed beds in 3 Hospitals • over 800 Research Labs • 12,000 employees and 3,000 students • Economic Impact of more than $2.3 Billion in 2007

  3. Sustainability Focus Areas • Climate • Energy: Green Building • Energy: Transportation • Water: Green Building • Waste Management & Recycling • Grounds • Food • Academics

  4. Climate “There is no longer any credible scientific debate about the basic facts: • our world continues to warm, with the last decade the hottest in modern records • deep oceans warming faster than the earth’s atmosphere • Sea level is rising • Arctic Sea ice is melting years faster than projected 4 past EPA Administrators 8/1/13 Is human activity a substantial cause of global climate change? • Yes, according to the US National Academies of Science, NASA and NOAA

  5. Climate • Global Change Data

  6. Downtown Charleston with 6 ft sea level rise Lake Mead drought 2013

  7. What is MUSC doing about this? • Signed American College and University President’s Climate Commitment • MUSCGreenhouse Gas Inventory • FY09 255,466 MTCO2e • FY11 215,045 MTCO2e (purchased offsets for BEB) • Achieve climate neutrality as soon as possible • Set target date for achieving climate neutrality • Need to do this • Set interim goals and actions • See following slides

  8. Energy: Green Building • Bioengineering Building LEED Gold • 21.5% energy cost savings • Occupancy sensors, lighting controls, and task lighting • Wall insulation of R20 • High-reflectance R20 roof • Double pane PPG windows • Window and building overhangs • Exterior lighting (savings of 36.1%) • Highly efficient HVAC system withheat recovery

  9. Energy: Green Building • Energy Performance Contract • Lighting and Lighting Controls • Changed out ~ 49,000 lights • Annual savings $664,700 • Fume Hood Upgrades • 96 fume hoods replaced: 50% less air used • Automatic buffer, shuts off air when not in use • Annual savings $288,523 Overall Energy and Water Savings of $2.5 M/Yr

  10. Energy: Green Building Results • FY 09 215 Million KWH or $15.1M • FY 10 213 Million KWH or $16.7M • Opened Dental building 5.5M KWH added • Cost of 1 KWH went up by $0.0084 on average • FY 11 214 Million KWH or $17.6M • Opened 2 new LEED research buildings 5.2 M KWH added • Cost of 1 KWH went up by $0.0037 on average • FY 12 222 Million KWH or $19.3 M • Cost of 1 KWH went up by $0.0044 on average

  11. Energy: Transportation • How we are reducing our impact: 10,000 daily commuters • Walking • Biking • Riding CARTA EXPRESS bus (600+ day) • Riding a Motorcycle • Carpooling • Trident Rideshare – Free Emergency Ride Home • Occasional Parker - $5 day pass • Carpooling to conferences/training • Learning on-line and attending webinars • Telecommuting instead of traveling • Videoconferencing with colleagues • Practicing Telemedicine

  12. Energy: Education

  13. Water: Green Building • Energy Performance Contract • Water Conservation Projects • 1815 new low flush toilets, 211 Urinals • 2571 Flow Restrictors, 100 Shower Heads • Annual savings $509,760 • Grounds uses computerized timed watering • Extreme Emergency • Middendorf Aquifer 2,075 ft deep well

  14. Waste: Reuse • Reusable Office Supplies • Two locations on-campus • All items free to students, faculty & staff • Pens, pencils, calculators, staplers, rubber stamps, staples, scissors, notebooks, notepads, 3-ring binders – all sizes!, folders, envelopes, manila & hanging file folders, paperclips, rubber bands, small desk top accessories, laser toners and ink jet supplies • Donations are welcome: call us for a pick up if you have a box or more

  15. Waste: Recycling • Single Stream for some residential areas • Dual Stream at MUSC • Paper is separate • Paper must be shredded for confidentiality • Clean, shredded paper gets a better price • Magazines and books must be separated • Cardboard and Paperboard • Are baled together and sold • Glass, Plastic and Steel Cans • These materials get sorted at the County facility • Metals • Sold to offset the cost of recycling services

  16. Waste: Recycling Work Requests University: 2-4119 MUHA: 2-5600

  17. Waste: Bin Selection

  18. Waste: Bin Location

  19. Waste: Recycling Collection Schedule

  20. Waste: Paper Shredding/Recycling • 1,458 bins emptied once a week • 16,500 lbs./week average shredding • Off campus service to Satellite Clinics

  21. Waste: Cardboard & Paperboard NOTE: There are ten locations on the MUSC campus that collect or bale cardboard. Go to musc.edu/gogreen for a full list!

  22. Waste: Mixed Plastic, Glass & Metal • 661 bins emptied once a week • Current avg. per week 1 ton

  23. Waste: Mixed Plastic, Glass & Metal

  24. Waste: Recycling Electronics • E-Waste • Recycling: CD’s, floppy disk, cords, plugs, calculators, speakers, printers, phones, random scientific equipment • Surplus: monitors, CPU’s, tagged property • 7 bins emptied as needed • Total collected in FY2012 = 21 tons

  25. Waste: Recycling Batteries • Batteries • 100’s of locations • Create free recycling bins from plastic containers we receive from pathology & Environmental Services • Give bins away at all public events, presentations, on-call • Accept lead acid, Li-Ion, Ni-Mh, Ni-Cad, Alkaline • Total collected in FY2012 = 7 tons • Batteries Plus collects for free

  26. Waste: Recycling Results

  27. Grounds • Arboretum • 3000+ trees on campus, 64 different species • Medicinal Garden • Butterfly Garden • Rain Garden and Bioswale • Organic Urban Farm • Weekly work and learn sessions, health education • Biodegradable motor oil use • Composting of all yard waste • Diversity in plantings with emphasis on native species • Tulip Poplar at Anderson House

  28. Food • MUSC Cafeteria • Fresh on the Menu Certification: 25% local • Meatless Monday program and Mindful • Eco-mugs: $.25 discount for use of refillable mug • On-line ordering for patient meals/catering • Rainforest Alliance Certified Coffee & Tea • Biodegradable and compostable containers • Food waste is collected for compost = 2,000 lbs./week • Eat for Health • Education program at Urban Farm • Farmer’s Market in various locations three times a week • CSA drop-off points in three locations

  29. Academics • Student Life • Sustainability Pledge is offered on line • Student events: recycling and waste reduction • Eco Friendly regalia for graduation • Research • Marine Biomedicine and Environmental Science • Dr. Louis Guillette:studying the impact of toxic chemicals on reproductive development and functioning. • Environmental Research • Dr. David Hoel: research & evaluation of the potential health effects of ionizing radiation. • Microbiology • Dr. Michael Schmidt:antimicrobial properties of copper to prevent HAI (4th leading cause of death in US) • Dr. Harold D. May: Microbes and the Future of Fuel Production

  30. Sustainability & Recycling Staff Christine von Kolnitz Cooley Sustainability Manager 843-792-1804 vonkolnc@musc.edu Pete Rock Operations Manager 843-792-4668 rockp@musc.edu Kathy McKay Administrative Assistant 843-792-2723 mckaykat@musc.edu Caroline Davila Communications 843-792-9745 davilac@musc.edu Equipment Operator Staff: Michael Peavy Jerome Frazier Robert Turner Mark Bonnett How to reach us: Service phone number: 2-4066 Email: recycle@musc.edu More information: http://www.musc.edu/gogreen

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