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Our Live Green Journey at Our Live Green Journey at Iowa State UniversityIowa State University

Merry RankinISU Director of Sustainability

Live Green! Live Green!

Topics for DiscussionTopics for Discussion

• Defining Sustainability• Sustainability at Iowa State University– Foundation–Highlights – Focus for 2011-2012


Defining SustainabilityDefining Sustainability



“Sustainable development”meeting the needs of the present withoutcompromising the ability of future generations tomeet their own needs.

UN World Commission on Environment and Development (WCED) "Our Common Future"(The Brundtland Report)


http://www.conservapedia.com/Image:UN1.jpg


“Triple Bottom Line“…expanding the traditional reporting

framework to take into account ecological and social performance in addition to financial performance.

John Elkington, 1994


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sustainable_development.svg

Sustainability Sustainability FoundationFoundation


Sustainability FoundationSustainability Foundation

• Reuse• Recycling • Composting• Green Cleaning• Building


http://www.fpm.iastate.edu/custodial/Green%20Cleaning%20Guidelines.htm

Sustainability FoundationSustainability Foundation

• Council on Sustainability– … committed to protect and enhance the

environment through our teaching, research, service, and administrative operations

• Curriculum• Student Organizations• Research


Live Green! initiative at Iowa Live Green! initiative at Iowa State UniversityState University


Live Green InitiativeLive Green Initiative

• Challenge by President Geoffroy– “…a university that leads the way in conserving

energy and minimizing its impact on global climate change.”

Live Green!Live Green!


• Call to Action by President Geoffroy– “…being as passionate about conserving energy

on our own campus as we are about solving national energy problems...”



• Establishment of President’s Advisory Committee on Energy Conservation and Global Climate Change

• Establishment of the Live Green Loan Fund• Hiring of a Director of Sustainability• Hosting a Sustainability Symposium


Campus EngagementCampus Engagement


• President’s Advisory Committee• Sustainability Working Group• Loan Fund Advisory Committee• Reporting Committee• Student Engagement Working Group• Green Teams• Government of the Student Body

Sustainability Committee• Council on Sustainability

Sustainability Infrastructure

Student EngagementStudent Engagement

• Curriculum

• Service Learning

• Organizations

• Living Green


Curriculum and Curriculum and Service LearningService Learning

• 350 “Green” Courses• Multiple opportunities

to “Build a Sustainable Future” in Iowa, the US, and around the world


Organizations and Organizations and Living GreenLiving Green


http://www.iowastatedaily.com/news/article_85af3c2a-322d-11e0-b8be-001cc4c03286.html?mode=image&photo=1

Closets Collide Closets Collide

• Two Community Clothing Swaps since last Symposium

• Engaged hundreds of university and community members

• Leftover donations benefitted the Ames community and other Midwest communities


Engineers for a Engineers for a Sustainable World Sustainable World • Diversity of local and international projects

incorporating and empowering sustainability (i.e. Global Fast)

• Participation in the EPA Game Day Recycling Challenge in collaboration with ISU Athletics, Live Green!, FP&M, Iowa Waste Exchange, and the Ames Area Redemption Center.


GreenHouse Group GreenHouse Group • Residence Recycling Program – 18 tons

in first six months, 20 tons Fall 2010• VEISHEA Recycling – 2000+ containers • Earth Hour awareness and involvement• Residence Hall Recyclemania

participation


The SHOP The SHOP • Students Helping Our Peers – student

fun food bank for students• Open every Tuesday during classes• Donation boxes throughout Ames• In conjunction with ISU Dining,

students can donate (the value) of unused meals


Live Green Interns Live Green Interns • Live Green Monthly Newsletter• Live Green at the MU• Assistance to Student Events and

Organizations• Marketing – Website, FB, and Twitter• Photojournalism of our Live Green!

journey


ResearchResearch


• USDA Grant $20m Climate and Corn Cropping Systems

• Award Winning and Diverse Sustainability- Related Research

Community Community EngagementEngagement


Iowa State Fair – August 12-22, 2010

Community EngagementCommunity Engagement


• Shared Sustainability Position with ISU• Facilitating a Seven Sector, 13 Member

Sustainability Task Force• Focused on cost-effective energy reductions

throughout all community sectors• Initial focus on electrical energy consumption and

the associated carbon emissions

Sustainability Highlights Sustainability Highlights


Energy Energy

• Building Utility Metering

• Renewable Energy

• Holiday Shutdown

• Building Competitions


Energy ConservationEnergy Conservation


WindWind

Energy ChallengeEnergy Challenge


LLeadership in eadership in EEnergy and nergy and EEnvironmental nvironmental DDesignesign

• National Green Building Certification System• Based upon a point system in five areas of

construction–Sustainable Sites–Water Efficiency–Energy and Atmosphere–Materials and Resources– Indoor Environmental Quality– Innovation and Design Process


ConstructionConstruction

• LEED Buildings at ISU– Silver, Platinum, Gold

(Pending)– Annual Energy usage

reduction of over 53,400 KBtu ($785,000 savings)

– Capture of 90% of the storm water

– Annual savings of 530,000 gallons of water


Operations – Campus ServicesOperations – Campus Services

• Transportation– Four electric vehicles– Car sharing program –

Fall 2011• Grounds Keeping– Veenker exploring

Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Certification

• Custodial• Remodel and Maintain


Operations – CommunicationsOperations – Communications

• Informational Technology– Virtualization and

Remote– Power Management– Papercut Printing– Paperless– Purchasing


OperationsOperations• CyRide

• University Bookstore

• Memorial Union


Operations – Waste Operations – Waste ManagementManagement

• ISU Dining– Trayless Dining– Food Donations– Composting Food Waste– Refillables

• Department of Residence– Recycling– Reuse (SAVE)

• Facilities Planning and Management– Solar Trash Compactors


Waste Management Waste Management ChallengeChallenge


What will be ISU’s Live What will be ISU’s Live Green Adventure in 2011-Green Adventure in 2011-

2012?2012?


The “Footprint” of ISUThe “Footprint” of ISU

• Energy

• Water

• Solid Waste


What Can You Do?What Can You Do?


Inputs… Inputs…


Outputs… Outputs…


Just Do Something…Just Do Something…

It’s a Journey… and Every

Step Counts


We’re a TeamWe’re a Team


We don't accomplish anything in this world alone ... and whatever happens is the result of the whole tapestry of one's life and all the weavings of individual threads from one to another that creates

something.

Questions, Thoughts, Questions, Thoughts, OpportunitiesOpportunities

[email protected]@iastate.edu515-294-5052

www.livegreen.iastate.edu


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