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Sustainable Solutions
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Sustainability on Campus
Effort for sustainability must be individual household community nation worldwide
cont.
government, corporations and organizations must encourage and pursue sustainable practices
colleges and universities must do so too $200 billion are spent yearly in products and
services (labs, infrastructure, dorms, food establishments, sports arena, etc.)
represents a substantial ecological footprint
How to begin
audit your home sets priorities and goals heating/cooling, transportation, electricity
consumption, waste, food, water usage
Most Common Efforts
recycling waste reduction
– competitions– trash audits– book reuse– composting
$60-100 per
ton of trash
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Green Buildings
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)
platinum LEED is the best new Science building
Sabine Hall (LEED Platinum)
Walls made of concretewhich acts as insulator
Orientation is essentialto have less need of energy to keep it cool insummer
Biggest windows face north
Panels obstructing southDuring summer
Front side facing North
South side
Fewer windows and those are shaded while the hottest time of the day during summer
Corridors have natural light
Greenery will eventually help protect the buildingFrom the hottest days during summer
West side
Small area so sun heating itdoesn’t have a great effecton the building’s air temperature
Will be covered by grasses insummer so the heat from the light is not that harsh.
Atrium
Skylight throughout the building
Light colors to reflect light
local/recycled material
Classrooms
Light color surfaces
Windows that allow natural light
bathrooms
Natural light during the day
There is a shower near the South entrance for thosethat come biking or walking More efficient system
to dry your hands
Urinals with little or noneed of water
greenery
Plants that will survive the climate and eventually shade the building are also found on the southern sector
Plants growing on the roof preventoverheating it. It also helps clean the air.
Water Use Efficiency
rain water reduction of water use in urinals reduction of
duration of shower (athletes) usage of brown water
Energy Conservation
thermostats sleep-mode settings for computers shut off unused lights lower the temperature of hot water
Renewable Energy
2nd Solar Decathlon (October 2005)– 18 universities competed– National Mall- Washington D.C.
livestock manure used for energy and recovery of nutrients and water
solar and wind power already present in many campuses
carbon offsets can be obtained buying "green tags"
Carbon-neutrality
top priority American College and University Presidents
Climate Commitment over 350 colleges/universities as of fall 2007
Dining Services
campus gardens local produce biodegradable soaps kitchen scraps used to make compost compostable dinnerware
Institutional Purchasing
same idea for any other purchases the institution does
recycled paper certified sustainable wood energy efficient appliances goods with less packaging less toxic detergents and paints
Transportation
less polluting alternative fuel Rice University in Houston is producing its
own biodiesel alternative means of transportation inside
campus (bikes, bus, shuttle)
Restoration
– camp's natural environment– native plants– removal of invasive species– rooftop gardens
Curricular Changes– integration of sustainability in traditional courses– green initiative awards for faculty– innovative green curriculum in some institutions
Sustainability and Sustainable Development
avoid or mitigate environmental degradation investing in environmental assets and
management of them reaching environmental goals
Economy vs. Environment
common view that we cannot protect the environment and provide for human needs.
command-and-control policies = excessive costs for the industry
command-and-control policies = restriction of rights increase of human impact over environment due to
population density
Human Relation with the Environment
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Strategies for Sustainability
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Time
attitude of 1961 to reach the moon society collapse
– Collapse by Jared Diamond view earth as an island
The End