c2e2 tools to assess campus environmental performance in the u.s

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C2E2 Tools to Assess Campus C2E2 Tools to Assess Campus Environmental Performance in the Environmental Performance in the

U.S.U.S.

Thomas Balf & Peter SchneiderThomas Balf & Peter Schneider

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Higher Education in the U.S.Higher Education in the U.S.

•4,100 colleges and universities

•$300 billion in revenues

•Employs more than 3 million

•Enrolls 15 million students

•Spends $20 billion annually on operations

•Spends $14 billion annually in construction

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Mission

To support the continued improvement of environmental performance in higher education through:

1) environmental professional networking, 2) information exchange, 3) the development of professional resources and tools, and 4) the advancement of innovative regulatory models.

Environmental performance includes campus regulatory compliance, environmental management and sustainability initiatives.


Who Are We?Who Are We?

• Rhode Island School of Rhode Island School of DesignDesign

• Trinity CollegeTrinity College• TuftsTufts• University of AlaskaUniversity of Alaska• University of ConnecticutUniversity of Connecticut• University of MassachusettsUniversity of Massachusetts• University of North CarolinaUniversity of North Carolina• University of PennsylvaniaUniversity of Pennsylvania• University of VermontUniversity of Vermont• VanderbiltVanderbilt• WellesleyWellesley• WilliamsWilliams• Worcester Polytechnic Worcester Polytechnic

InstituteInstitute• YaleYale

• Boston CollegeBoston College• Boston Boston • BrownBrown• ColumbiaColumbia• Cornell Cornell • Duke Duke • GeorgetownGeorgetown• HarvardHarvard• HowardHoward• Michigan StateMichigan State• MITMIT• NortheasternNortheastern• Olin CollegeOlin College• PrincetonPrinceton


Our OrganizationOur Organization

• Not-for-profit associationNot-for-profit association

• National Organization/New England National Organization/New England BasedBased

• Member Driven PrioritiesMember Driven Priorities

• Governance and Dues StructureGovernance and Dues Structure


Profile of CProfile of C22EE22 Member MemberBoston UniversityBoston University

• 29,000 students on urban campuses29,000 students on urban campuses

• 350 buildings ,14 colleges and 350 buildings ,14 colleges and 11,000 students in dorms11,000 students in dorms

• Environmental health and safety Environmental health and safety (EHS) staff of 35 professionals(EHS) staff of 35 professionals

• Compliance orientationCompliance orientation

• Task Force on Campus EnvironmentTask Force on Campus Environment


What Do Our EH&S Directors What Do Our EH&S Directors Do?Do?

Environmental Health Waste Water

Air Quality

Radiation

Laboratory SafetyWorkplace

Safety

Hazardous Waste

Fire Protection

EmergencyResponse

Controlled Substances

General Safety


Risk Management on a U.S Risk Management on a U.S CampusCampus

• Health risksHealth risks

• Enforcement actionsEnforcement actions

• Pollution impactsPollution impacts

• Property lossProperty loss

• Public perceptionPublic perception


What tools have we What tools have we developed or host?developed or host?

How are tools being used?

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C2E2 ToolsC2E2 Tools• EMS Self-Assessment Checklist (2000)EMS Self-Assessment Checklist (2000)

• EPA Best Practices Catalog (2001)EPA Best Practices Catalog (2001)

• Environmental Virtual Campus (2002)Environmental Virtual Campus (2002)

• Series of Posters (2003 and 2005)Series of Posters (2003 and 2005)

• White Papers (2004)White Papers (2004)

• EPA Sector – Performance Measurement Workgroup (2004)EPA Sector – Performance Measurement Workgroup (2004)

• ““An Introduction to Campus Environmental Sustainability An Introduction to Campus Environmental Sustainability Indicators” (2005)Indicators” (2005)

• Hiring a Sustainability Professional (2005)Hiring a Sustainability Professional (2005)

• EMS Benchmark Survey (2006)EMS Benchmark Survey (2006)

• Web-Based Training Database (2006)Web-Based Training Database (2006)

• Networking, Sharing, Networking – meetings, workshops, Networking, Sharing, Networking – meetings, workshops, webweb


Environmental Virtual Environmental Virtual CampusCampus

Almost 10,000 visitors last month

http://www.c2e2.org/evc/search.html


Best Practice GuideBest Practice GuideExample – Performance ReportingExample – Performance Reporting

• University of VermontUniversity of Vermont– DataData– TrendsTrends

• University of North CarolinaUniversity of North Carolina– ProjectsProjects– NarrativeNarrative

• Yale UniversityYale University– ImpactsImpacts– InternalInternal


First Poster – DialogueFirst Poster – Dialogue

• 7 Indicators7 Indicators

• Identifies resourcesIdentifies resources

• Connect Connect management with management with indicatorsindicators


Second Poster – Develop a Second Poster – Develop a PlanPlan

• Develop a PLANDevelop a PLAN

• If you don’t know If you don’t know where you are where you are going, any road will going, any road will get you there.get you there.


White PapersWhite Papers


Sustainability and Sustainability and Environmental TrackingEnvironmental Tracking

The next wave???The next wave???


Source: New Yorker


An Introduction to Campus An Introduction to Campus Environmental Sustainability Environmental Sustainability IndicatorsIndicators

• New strategy for C2E2 – fund and build New strategy for C2E2 – fund and build bridges with sustainability colleaguesbridges with sustainability colleagues

• Start at the beginningStart at the beginning

• Tools and guidance for the journey aheadTools and guidance for the journey ahead


National Self-Tracking ToolNational Self-Tracking Tool• Track, analyze, and Track, analyze, and

benchmark benchmark environmental environmental performanceperformance

• 120 schools registered120 schools registered

• Types of dataTypes of data• Energy useEnergy use

• Hazardous wasteHazardous waste

• Solid waste/recyclingSolid waste/recycling

• Water consumptionWater consumption

• Institutional interestInstitutional interest

• EPA Interest?EPA Interest?


Hazardous WasteHazardous Waste

Challenges Persist

Aspiration


What’s Next For CWhat’s Next For C22EE22??

• EMS Benchmark SurveyEMS Benchmark Survey

• Web-Based Training DatabaseWeb-Based Training Database

• Laboratory Reporting InitiativeLaboratory Reporting Initiative

• Support our “sustainability” Support our “sustainability” colleaguescolleagues

• Compliance Assistance CenterCompliance Assistance Center

• EcoCampusEcoCampus


Looking for opportunities to Looking for opportunities to partner with our colleagues partner with our colleagues

from around the world.from around the world.

c2e2 tools to assess campus environmental performance in the u.s

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