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Building a Sustainable Zoo

Building a Sustainable Zoo. What is Conservation?. Animals Habitats Resources. What is Sustainability?. “,,, able to be maintained” The capacity to endure The ability to provide for the needs of the present without detracting from the ability to serve the needs of the future

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Building a Sustainable Zoo

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  1. Building a Sustainable Zoo

  2. What is Conservation? Animals Habitats Resources

  3. What is Sustainability? “,,, able to be maintained” The capacity to endure The ability to provide for the needs of the present without detracting from the ability to serve the needs of the future Sound business practice, corporate social responsibility

  4. What’s the Deal? What are we doing and why? Reducing energy, resource, and water consumption Increasing use of alternative energy sources, increase diversion from the landfill Board approved policy statement - 2008 Board-level Carbon Neutral/Zero Waste Task Force - 2010

  5. Sustainability Policy Recognizing its impact on all stakeholders, the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium will develop a world class sustainability program leading to the meaningful reduction of its carbon footprint.- Adopted by the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium Executive and Appointed Board, December 2008

  6. What happens at home? 580 acres of land Over 10,000 individual animals in our care More than 1.9 million guests visited in 2012

  7. Areas of Concentration

  8. Waste Reduction • Reuse old wetsuits as protective gear for animal handling • Reuse celery and/or grocery bags as well as the rubber bands that hold broccoli bunches together  • Deliver food to animal areas in reusable containers • Use barrels and trashcans rather than trash bags to collect soiled bedding • Put up dry erase boards for checklists and communication • Save handles to broken tools so they can be reused with new heads.

  9. Just the facts, ma’am

  10. Waste Recycling 2012 816 tons manure, bedding material and food waste   126.73 tons of baled corrugated (21 tons in 2010) 5.21 tons of paper (Abitibi)  7.46 tons of mixed metal  11.22 tons of co-mingled recyclables (8.81 tons in 2011) Cell phones recycled (183 in 2011) Over 5,000 light bulbs – fluorescent, metal halide, U-tubes,,, 21.5 tons electronics –Public drop off event

  11. Save a Watt, Save a Lot

  12. Energy Conservation Is it driven by money or mission?

  13. WildLights at the Zoo

  14. WildLights at the Zoo Converted 3 million traditional holiday lights to LED bulbs 85% reduction in electricity 2-year effort Major support by American Electric Power

  15. Warehouse Lighting The lighting system was upgraded to more energy efficient lights Active daylighting system was installed (fancy skylights) The daylighting system is integrated with the lighting system

  16. Warehouse Lighting The lights are connected to occupancy sensors The Zoo has seen a savings of $11,000 per year on its electric bill The estimated ROI on this project was 2.4 years

  17. Flux Drive Installations Frictionless coupling of motor and pump using magnet technology Design life of 20 years

  18. Flux Drive Installations No throttling; all valves are wide open Provides variable speed control to reduce flow as required Saves energy & money* No harmonics Reduced noise and vibration* Straightforward in design, easy to operate & understand Designed to operate in harsh environments *documented at the CZA

  19. Who cares?

  20. Polar Frontier Theming Reuse Rethinking Plantings

  21. Polar Frontier Geothermal System provides geothermal heating and cooling to 3 buildings, including the Battelle Ice Bear Outpost Heats and cools the water for all bear pools Geothermal system eliminated need for traditional air-cooled chillers, gas-fired boilers and heating units Zoo water tower serves as heat sink and heat source

  22. Life Support System Controls • LSS Control changes at Manatee Coast and Polar Frontier • Touch screen controls on Zoo-wide network, remote log-in • Staffing efficiency • Programming changes for optimal operations efficiency

  23. Savings

  24. Energy Savings Program Active Energy Savings Program for years: Lighting Ciralight active skylights Fluxdrives Building Controls

  25. Recycling 270 new sets of combined recycling/trash containers are now on-grounds The project was funded in part by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Recycling and Litter Prevention

  26. Cell Phone Recycling Partnering with ECO-CELL, the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium will lead efforts in our community to collect used cell phones and approved handheld electronics for recycling in an environmentally-minded manner

  27. Stepping it up, Embracing our Future

  28. Carbon Footprint Baseline Results

  29. Breakdown of Greenhouse Gas Sources

  30. When is waste a resource? Compost Waste to energy

  31. Future Projects

  32. Planning for a Bright Green Future

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