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Joint Efforts in Sustainability:City of Iowa City &
The University of Iowa
Brenda NationsEnvironmental Coordinator
City of Iowa City
Liz ChristiansenDirector of Sustainability
University of Iowa
Community Profile
• Iowa City 2010 Population:– ~69,000
• Univ. of Iowa 2010 enrollment:– ~30,000
• University enrollment:– ~40% of community
U of I Benefits to City
• Educated, progressive population
• Expert Scholars
• Arts and Culture
• Medical: U of I Hospitals• Sports: Iowa Hawkeyes• Economic Impact
– $6.0 B each year
University of Iowa:A defining feature of Iowa City
Copyright © The University of Iowa, All rights reserved
Iowa River:Another defining feature
Flood of 2008
Iowa City’s Sustainability Efforts
• Signed U.S. Mayors Climate Protection Agreement in 2007
• Joined ICLEI-Local Govt. for Sustainability in 2008
• Completed Community and Municipal Greenhouse Gas inventory in 2009
(1st in IA)
• Milestone 1 of 5
Iowa City’s Sustainability Efforts
Environmental Coordinator Position created in Aug. 2009
• In planning stages for next Milestone
• Council/Manager form of government
• New City Manger & Council support efforts
U of I’s Sustainability Efforts
• Strong support from President
• Office of Sustainability, Director hired in 2008
• Publically announced Sustainability
Targets Oct. 2010
• Signed Sustainability Partnership with
EPA Region 7
Best Practice Sustainability Efforts
– Large focus on energy reduction and greenhouse gas reductions
– Projects through several departments• Greenhouse gas inventories• Transportation - Bus on the Go (BONGO)• Landfill Gas Energy Project• Affordable Housing Partnership• Hillcrest Market Place Food Pulper• Thermography Project• Wood Chip/Biomass Sourcing
Reductions from:
•City capturing and flaring landfill gas
•U of I replacing coal with oat hulls at power plant
Iowa City Community CO2e 2000 and 2008 Totals by Sector
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Bus On the GoCross-Promotion of City & Campus Transit for increased ridership
Photo source: its.uiowa.eduPhoto source: fyi.uiowa.edu
Photo source: iowa.com
To preserve the character of residential neighborhoods adjacentto the University and provide safe,affordable housing.
Food Pulper Project• Current system sends 3.0 M gallons of water and
1,000’s of pounds of food waste to Iowa City WWTP every year
Thermography & Ultrasonic Project
• Loads– Find overheated or cold spots
• Leaks– Find infiltration and air leaks– Saturated insulation with high
conductance• Roof tops• Piping
• Losses– Identify failed insulation and steam traps
To find….
Thermography & Ultrasonic Project
• UI Facilities Management developing a certification program– National Standard Certification for NDT
Technicians
• Training opportunities– Students provide reports on
University and City buildings with time counting as required on-the-job training
Wood Chip/Biomass Sourcing• Federal earmark brings
$1.0M for UI Oakdale Research Park wood-chip boiler
• UI must secure 50,000 tons per year of wood chips to fuel boiler
• City of Iowa City Landfill can produce specified fuel and has agreed to be a source
Next Steps for City:• Create a climate action plan or sustainability plan
which includes a ghg target reduction:
– Create goals for City of Iowa City
– Partnering with University of Iowa
– Include concrete methods of implementation, measurable results
– Work with residents, businesses and industry
– Commit to a reduction ghg target and year
Next Steps for U of I:• Develop work plan for 2020 Sustainability
Targets, identify and secure resources • Finalize metrics, ghg emissions inventory• Report annually
Goal 1. Become a Net-Negative Energy Consumer
FY2005 FY2006 FY2007 FY2008 FY2009Total UI Consumption (Btu) 3,262,770,468,723.55 3,066,282,383,721.51 2,985,464,578,982.47 3,027,863,911,144.91 2,512,389,768,966.65Total UI Building Area (ft2) N/A 15,040,531 16,536,833 16,563,488 16,666,991Total Consumption Per Square Foot (Btu/ft2) N/A 203,867.9608 180,534.2401 182,803.5201 150,740.4527Total Consumption Per Person (Btu/person) 73,570,327.8253 68,129,010.6810 64,845,016.9197 64,309,069.3275 53,498,355.4569Building Energy (Btu) 3,187,404,854,099.10 2,989,611,114,437.50 2,908,793,072,572.78 2,949,148,205,390.90 2,427,739,134,375.13Building Energy Per Person(Btu/person) 71,870,952.08684 66,425,469.69221 63,179,693.14884 62,637,219.49304 51,695,820.75668Building Energy Per Person Per Square Foot (Btu/ft2/person) N/A 198,770.3170 175,897.8320 178,051.1572 145,661.5135Building Energy Per Square Foot (Btu/ft2) N/A 198,770.3170 175,897.8320 178,051.1572 145,661.5135Building Utilization (total conditioned ft2) 12,324,953 12,679,649 12,860,657 12,952,661 12,902,936Building Utilization Per Person (total conditioned ft2/person) 415.7936 422.9510 422.9227 423.8298 425.4463Total Number of LEED Certified Buildings (# of LEED certified buildings) 0 0 0 0 0% of UI Buildings with LEED Certification (% of all buildings) 0 0 0 0 0Number of LEED Certification for total area (# of LEED certified buildings/ft2) 0 0 0 0 0LEED Certification for total area (% of LEED certified buildings) 0 0 0 0 0
Focusing projects in all three areas of sustainability
Energy reduction and renewable energy
Healthy, safe students
Affordable housing
Adapted from photo source: centexbel.be
Brenda NationsCity of Iowa CityEnvironmental [email protected]
For more information:
http://www.icgov.org/
http://sustainability.uiowa.edu/
Liz ChristiansenUniversity of IowaDirector of [email protected]