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2011 American Association of Community Colleges

Collaborating for Sustainability:One College’s Story

Melanie Holmes Michael BurkeJeff Roepsch


Collaborating for Sustainability:One College’s Story

Melanie Holmes MATC, District Board

ChairDr. Michael L. Burke

MATC, PresidentJeff Roepsch

Johnson Controls, Life Cycle Program Manager

Milwaukee Area Technical College Photovoltaic Educational Laboratory -Largest Solar Farm in Wisconsin


Agenda1. Board’s Commitment to

Sustainability Plan

2. Four Fronts of Proactive Leadershipi. Sustainable operations and energy

management

ii. Partnerships and outreach

iii. Facilities and equipment

iv. Curriculum/modification and innovation

3. Creating a Culture of Sustainability

4. Questions and Answers…

MATC Wind Turbine


Board’s Commitment to Sustainability Plan

Research-based “navigation session”with user-friendly, game-board interface

Interactive workshop format

Helps cross-functional teams identify and prioritize needs and opportunities

Needs and practices printed on cards with definitions

NEEDS assessment based on importance and satisfaction

PRACTICES assessment based on potential value and current effectiveness

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Planning Methodology


“Top 10” Sustainability Needs1. Reduce energy usage

2. Develop curriculum around sustainability

3. Provide training on energy and environmental issues

4. Obtain adequate funding for sustainability projects

5. Maintain healthy indoor environment

6. Increase use of energy-efficient building systems

7. Reduce environmental impact of vehicular transportation

8. Increase use of energy from renewable sources

9. Increase the level of recycling of waste

10. Increase eco-efficiency across entire supply chain


Four Fronts of Proactive Leadership1.Sustainable operations and energy management

Sustainable Contracting/modification and monitoring

2.Partnerships and outreachHost of Green Energy Summit and numerous workshops

3.Facilities and equipmentEnergy Conservation and Advanced Manufacturing (ECAM)renewable energy: wind turbine, PV arrays

4.Curriculum/modification and innovationGeneral education; certificate and degree programs


Sustainable operations and energy management Sustainable Contracting/modification and monitoring

Smart Building Dashboard



Energy & Emissions Management System



Renewable Energy Data Collection

Building Site Management Portal

Facilities Performance Indexing


Partnerships and OutreachHost of Green Energy Summit and numerous workshops


Partnerships and OutreachUS Department of Energy Wisconsin Technical College SystemMilwaukee Water CouncilOffice of Energy of IndependenceCity of MilwaukeeMilwaukee Public SchoolsMilwaukee ShinesTransition MilwaukeeRenew WisconsinJohnson ControlsWeEnergyArea Workforce Investment BoardMATC Biotechnology NetworkGrowing Power

Focus on Energy Midwest Renewable Energy AssociationMilwaukee Habitat for HumanityNational Renewable Energy LaboratoryWisconsin Clean CitiesWisconsin Distrusted Resources

CollaborativeWisconsin Technology CouncilAO SmithDiverseyBizTimesMediaClean Tech OpenWisconsin Sustainable Business Council Wisconsin Energy Research Consortium


Facilities and EquipmentEnergy Conservation and Advanced Manufacturing (ECAM)

The Energy Conservation and Advanced Manufacturing center focuses on programs to develop

the skills of manufacturing employees in the face of a

growing labor shortage in the Milwaukee area as baby boomers

near retirement age.


District ImprovementsBuilding Automation UpgradesPhotovoltaic Educational LaboratoryUpgraded Campus Cooling System and LightingHalf Megawatt Solar FarmEnergy and Emissions Management SystemUpgraded District Wide Closed Circuit TVMass Notification System

LED “Off the Grid” Parking LotPhotovoltaic Educational Laboratory

Upgraded Science LabsAdvance Phase of Central Cooling PlantInnovative Heating and Cooling system for MPTV LED Lighting in 8th Street Parking Structure Lighting Upgrades in C and S BuildingsSolar Thermal & Ground Source Heat PumpsEthernet IP network integration


LED Parking Ramp

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8th and State Streets Parking Facility

Reduced energy consumption by over 50% while improving lighting quality in entire structure!


Photovoltaic Educational Laboratory


Area A


Area B Installation


Area OR(“Over the Road”)


What Makes This Project Special? Remediation-capped land fill (“brownfield”) site.

Urban area requires securing all arrays.

Various terrain throughout the site along with specialized rainwater run-off systems/water detention areas.

Various radio and TV towers with guy wires over site.

Seven unique PV installations, utilizing four different modules, including thin film technology.


Curriculum Modification and Innovation

Integration of climate and energy content into all appropriate existing courses

Development of new general education coursesClimate Change Fundamentals (3 credits)Energy in Nature Technology and Society (3 credits)

Modification of existing certificate and degree program courses

Development of new certificate and degree program courses and programs (to be reviewed by Dr. Joseph Jacobsen)


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Milwaukee Area Technical College Environmental Studies Cluster

Sustainable Buildings

Energy Conservation Renewable

Energy Water Technologies and Conservation

Sustainable Operations certificate

Started Spring 2009

Sustainable Facilities

Operations

The LEED Accredited

Professional

Reporting and Presenting Systems

Performance

Energy Engineers Certificate Started Fall

2009

Energy Auditor

Distributed Generation with

CHPEnergy Technician

Measurement and Verification Specialist

Photovoltaic Systems

(Fall 2010)

Intro to solar electricity

Photovoltaic, Design and Site

Assessment

General Renewable Energy

Introduction to Wind Energy (spring 2011)

Environmental Health and

Water QualityTechnology Spring 2010

Sustainable Entries

Two Options: Sustainable

General Education RISE Initiative

Basic Skills

Sustainable Exits

University of Wisconsin

Marquette University

Johnson Controls & Other Energy

Services Providers

Incumbent Workers

Unemployed

High Schools

120 Organizations in the water industries

New Skills for Existing Employees

100 level courses 200 level courses

US DOE Supported Energy Engineering

Spring 2011

Intelligent Lighting Systems

Energy Modeling

Advanced Power Engineering

Plant Operations and Management

Commissioning Agent

Instrumentation, controls and

manufacturing DACUM

Other Universities

Grid System operations,

control & decision

Under employed

Quality Engineering Technology – Green, Lean

Manufacturing and Operations (Spring 2011)

Advanced Industrial

Commissioning

Retirement Replacements

Sustainable Pathways


National Certifications

LEED Accredited

Professional,Energy Auditor,Commissioning

Agent and Measurement &

Verification Specialist


OperationsAAS Degrees

General Education

100200

Power Engineering

HVAC CoursesHVAC MathSUSTN 100

GEDESL

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Sustainable pathway to gainful employment and universities

Graduateadmissions

Undergradadmissions

Associates admissions

Working prof. admissions

MILWAUKEEAREATechnical College Short Term Students/Green

CareersProposed Advanced Technical

Energy Systems Certificate

Energy Modeling, Distributed Generation, Intelligent

Lighting Systems and Advanced

Commissioning

Pathway to gainful employment or universities

Depending on the students background, they can enter th

e pathway at various levels

Current core courses: Sustainable Facilities Operations

SUSTN-100 Sustainable Facilities Operations SUSTN-105 LEED Accredited Professional SUSTN-102 Systems Performance – Report/Present SUSTN-104 Energy Auditing SUSTN-103 Commissioning SUSTN-106 Measurement and Verification Specialist SUSTN-107 Energy Technician NATSCI 169 Energy, Nature, Technology and Society


Environmental Health & Water

QualityAAS Degrees

General Education

100200

Basic Water Chemistry and

Instrumentation

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MILWAUKEEAREATechnical College Short Term Students

Intro to Env. Health and

Water Quality Technology

DACUM Results:

Water Concentrations

1. Advanced Water Chemistry,

testing & instrumentation

2. Intelligent Water Systems

3. Fresh & Waste Water Plant Operations

Fall 2010 Shared Water Certifications

University CertsWater Delivery &

Waste Water Systems & Plant Operations

---------------------Water Industry Manufacturing:

components, instruments, drafting,

digital communications and

new technologies

Prepaired for workforce and university



Currently running courses in Environmental Health and Water Quality Technology

ENVHEL-101 Introduction to Environmental HealthENVHEL-102 Environmental BiologyENVHEL-109 Applied Environmental ChemistryENVHEL-103 Toxic and Hazardous SubstancesENVHEL-145 Water/Wastewater Operations – MunicipalENVHEL-173 Environmental BacteriologyENVHEL-104 Industrial Hygiene Technology ENVHEL-111 Water and Wastewater AnalysisENVHEL-115 Air Pollution TechnologyENVHEL-146 Water-Wastewater Operations ENVHEL-105 Hazardous Materials ControlENVHEL-119 Food and Dairy Quality Control ENVHEL-143 Interpersonal Com. Skills and Env. Mgmt.

Spring 2010


Relative National

CertificationsLean

Six SigmaProject

Management ISO

Quality and Sustainable

Commercial & Industrial Tech AAS Degrees

General Education

100200

Introduction to Commercial and

Industrial Efficiency

GEDESL

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Careers

Proposing 4 Quality Certificates:

1) Quality in Health, 2) Quality in Manufacturing, 3) Quality in Business and 4) Quality in Environmental & Social Responsibility

Pathway to gainful specialized employment or universities



Capstone Course – Specialized Project Data collection and methods capstone project –Select one or more of four concentrations:1. Applications to health care2. Applications to manufacturing3. Applications to business operations4. Applications in environmental and social

responsibilityTotal Productive Maintenance (elective)Logistical and reverse logistical solutionsInternational standards of environmental and

social responsibility (ISO)Project management and commissioning

(elective)

Spring 2011

Transition CourseIntroduction to Commercial &

Industrial EfficienciesLean and green principlesGreen manufacturing Sustaining success in operations Six Sigma: tools & projectsQuality expert systems Design of experiments


Photovoltaic Certificate:

Into to Photovoltaic,

Site Assessment,

Design & Installation

Power Engineering &


AAS Degree

General EducationCourses

STEM

Basic Power Engineering and Introduction to

Renewable Energy

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Proposed Advanced Technical

Energy Systems Certificate

Energy Modeling, Distributed

Generation with CHP, Energy Economics,

Intelligent Grid & DACUM results

Pathway to gainful employment or universities Wind Energy Systems

Certificates developed with

the University of Wisconsin-

Milwaukee to insure

transferability



Three New Courses Intro to Solar Electricity is an overview of the use of sunlight to produce electricity and the practical and economical use of photovoltaic power systems. Learn the importance of energy efficiency and the economics of photovoltaics.Photovoltaics, Design & Site Assessment is where you learn about the steps of performing a site audit prior to installation of a PV system. This course focuses on defining the solar window, system site placement and sizing, lead analysis and energy efficiency.Photovoltaics - Advanced In this course topics include batteries, wiring configurations, system diagramming, National Electrical Code, component selection, wiring, safety and system maintenance.

Renewable Energy Certificates are designed to help prepare students with the theoretical knowledge necessary for a career/job in the photovoltaic energy fields. Learners will acquire hands on skills in the installation, operations and maintenance of the systems. The photovoltaic certificate requires at least 9 credits of course work and credits may be applied to certain programs as electives. Additional areas under development are wind turbines, geothermal and solar thermal. Combining the renewable energy certificates with the sustainable facilities certificate and the energy engineer certificate will lead to a powerful portfolio of credentials within the energy industries.

Arrows above are value added by showing that students may come from a variety of backgrounds, including professional engineers, registered architects and people with advanced degrees.

Intelligent Distributed Generation: Applications of Photovoltaic Systems


Basic Applied Math and Science

Green Resource

Practices and Technologies

Introductory diploma or program course

Certificate in Basic

Environmental Studies

Figure 1. The pathway to a Certificate in Basic Environmental Studies leading to one of four areas of study at Milwaukee Area Technical College: 1) Environmental Health and Water Quality, 2) Sustainable Facilities Operations, 3) Quality Engineering Technology, 4) Power Engineering, 5) Renewable Energy. The certificate will indicate one of the four areas of emphasis.

Laddering into a Sustainable Diploma and/or Degree

The Basic Environmental Studies certificate ladders into one of five areas of study.

From a financial accounting efficiency perspective, students from all four fields will be in first two classes together in the Pre-College Division.

The last course in the certificate is separate in that it is part of the respective diploma or degree program, taught by the diploma or degree program faculty.


Certificates in Basic Environmental Studies

Certificate 1: Students in Environmental Health and Water Quality degree program1. Basic Applied Math and Science (pre-college course)2. Elementary Green Resource Practices and Technologies (pre college course)3. Introduction to Environmental Health and Water Quality (program course)

Certificate 2: Students in Sustainable Facilities Operations degree program1. Basic Applied Math and Science (pre-college course)2. Elementary Green Resource Practices and Technologies (pre-college course)3. Buildings, Energy and Technology (program course)

Certificate 3: Students in Quality Engineering Technology degree program1. Basic Applied Math and Science (pre-college course)2. Basic Green Resource Practices and Technologies (pre-college course)3. Introduction to Commercial and Industrial Efficiencies (program course)

Certificate 4: Students in the Power Engineering diploma 1. Basic Applied Math and Science (pre-college course)2. Basic Green Resource Practices and Technologies (pre-college course)3. Introduction to Power Engineering (diploma course)

Certificate 5: Students in the Power Engineering diploma 1. Basic Applied Math and Science (pre-college course)2. Basic Green Resource Practices and Technologies (pre-college course)3. Introduction to Renewable Energy (diploma course)


Educational Curriculum

MATC: The Laddering Approach Online K-12

MATC Certificates

MATC Associate Degrees

Bachelor Degrees

Graduate Studies

Urban Photovoltaic Research


The third course is transitional laddering into a diploma or degree program, taught by the faculty from the respective department. The four courses that ladder into the diploma or degree program are designed by the faculty as a survey, are appropriate for people who are new to the field, and are listed below:

Introduction to Environmental Health and Water Quality (AAS)

Buildings, Energy and Technology (AAS)

Introduction to Commercial and Industrial Efficiencies (AAS)

Introduction to Power Engineering (Diploma)

Introduction to Renewable Energy (Diploma)


Creating a Culture of SustainabilityMILWAUKEE (March 26, 2010) – Milwaukee Area Technical College’s president, Dr. Michael L. Burke, signed the American College and University Presidents’ Climate Commitment (ACUPCC) at the 2010 Green Energy Summit Wednesday, March 24.


American College and University Presidents’ Climate Commitment

Model Stewardship & Sustainability in all College Operations

Make Sustainability Every Student’s Learning Experience

What Needs to Happen?

Develop Structure Create Baseline Develop Plan Progress Reports

More than 677 Colleges and Universities


Presidents’ Climate Commitment

What is needed?

Develop Structure:

MATC’s Sustainability Committee

Implementation Liaison

A Roadmap to Carbon Neutrality: Develop Structure

Create a Baseline Develop a Plan Progress ReportsDevelop a Structure


A Roadmap to Carbon Neutrality: Create a Baseline

Develop a Plan Progress ReportsDevelop a Structure Create a Baseline

What is needed? Inventory of tool for updating, tracking and auditing current

GHG emissions and forecast into the future

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A Roadmap to Carbon Neutrality: Develop a Plan

Create a Baseline Progress ReportsDevelop a Structure

Develop a Plan

What is Needed?

MATC Current District Emissions

An inventory management plan and tools that allow for updating, tracking and auditing.

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A Roadmap to Carbon Neutrality: Progress Reports

Create a Baseline Develop a PlanDevelop a Structure Progress Reports

What is Needed?

Translate plan into an comprehensive Climate Action Plan comprising prioritized steps.

Select the most cost-efficient and effective actions to implement immediately.

Bring in the broader academic community along the way.


Integrated Sustainable Classroom


Final Words of Advice… Increase visibility of efforts. Brag…

Engage students and stakeholders. Listen...

Make sustainability a personal commitment.

Accurately measure how you are doing.

Look at everyday activities. Turn over rocks…

Develop a Sustainability Plan.

Sign onto ACUPCC.


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