Sustainability at IUPUI
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VisionIUPUI will serve as a sustainability
leader among higher education institutions and as a national model for urban sustainability in both academic offerings and campus operations. The IUPUI campus will be a place where
faculty, students, and staff are engaged in research, teaching, and
learning to advance knowledge about urban sustainability and its practice.
EnergyGoals
• Conduct a greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory and update annually
• Develop a GHG action plan – set a reduction goal
• Quantify energy usage on campus • Improve energy efficiency of buildings,
vehicles, equipment• Evaluate alternative and renewable energy
sources• Hold a campus energy challenge
Built EnvironmentGoals
• Pursue Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) silver certification
• Conserve, maintain, and increase green space on campus
• Develop bicycle pathsProgress
• Participating in Tree Campus USA program• Partnering with Indiana Wildlife Federation –
Campus Sustainable Landscape program
Reduce, Reuse, RecycleGoals• Enhance campus recycling program• Campus Center and Housing• Construction materials• Styrofoam
• Promote environmentally friendly purchasing practices
• Tox Away Day and RecycleMania
TransportationGoals
• Establish bicycle program• Increase bicycle parking, showers• Bicycle exchange
• Incorporate alternative fuels into campus vehicle fleet
• Increase car pooling and public transportation use
• Develop shuttle system between IUPUI and Bloomington
Public HealthGoals
• Evaluate use of Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
• Evaluate use of green cleaning products
• Establish an IUPUI farmers market
Progress• Identified new location for IUPUI urban garden• Satellite urban garden
Academics ET Sustainable Technologies Certificate SPEA Sustainability Policy and Mgmt Sustainability Certificate Sustainability House
Engage Office of Sustainability Website
www.sustainability.iupui.edu Office of Sustainability Internships Sustainability Committees Green Teams Greening IUPUI Grant Sustainability Town Hall Meetings
Best Practices Association for the Advancement of
Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) www.AASHE.org
Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System (STARS)
Conclusions Office of Sustainability
Opportunity to be an urban sustainability leader
Opportunity for impact
Questions?Thank you for your time!
Colleen J. McCormick, MPHDirector, Office of Sustainability
www.sustainability.iupui.edu