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Rensselaer’s Sustainability CharretteEnvironment – Economics – Education
Envision – Explore – Exchange
Operations
Steve [email protected]
Carbon Footprint
Energy Consumption
Opportunities
April 17 - 18, 2009
Operations - Defined
Operations at Rensselaer involves all day to day activities that impact the learning and living environment of Rensselaer students, faculty, and staff. Specific areas include building maintenance and cleaning, upkeep of lawn and garden areas, operation of campus vehicles, operation of building mechanical and electrical systems, use of energy and water, food service, waste disposal, and all construction operations.
The Presidents Climate Commitment
Simplifying the Types of GHG EmissionsAll Expressed as Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide
(MTeCO2)
This slide courtesy of CA-CP
Scope 3: Indirect emissions including transportation,
waste disposal, etc.
Scope 1: Emissions from the direct activities of the
campus
Scope 2: Emissions from utility production not at the institution
Collected and Qualified Carbon Emissions at RPI
Scope 1
• Natural Gas
• Distillate Oil
• Vehicle Fleet
• Fertilizer
• Refrigerants
Scope 2
• Purchased Electricity
Scope 3
• Faculty/Staff Commuting
• Student Commuting
• Student Air Travel
• Solid Waste
Offsets
• Renewable Energy Credits
Scope 1 Emissions
Scope 2 Emissions
Scope 3 Emissions
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Carbon Emissions by Scope
Total Carbon Emissions-Net50,555 MTeCO2 in FY2008
On-Cam-pus Sta-
tionary
39%
Fleet1%
Agri.0.01%Re-
friger-ant1%
Elec-tricity50%
Commute7%
Air Miles2%
Waste0.3%
Carbon Emissions by Type
Other GHG Contributors at RPI
Source ‘08 Units MTeCO2 % Total
CommutingFaculty/Staff: 259,488 Gallons
Students: 137,393 Gallons3,546 7%
Air Travel Students: 1,001,804 Miles 778 2%
Vehicle FleetGasoline: 61,065 Gallons
Diesel: 8,743 Gallons634 1%
Refrigerants 880 Pounds 631 1%
Solid Waste 1,062 Short Tons 156 <1%
Agriculture - Fertilizer 903 Pounds 4 <1%
Carbon Management (Clean Air Cool Planet)
Utility Budget - FY 2009
Cost Usage
Electricity $ 7,410,394 69,520,635 kWh
Natural Gas $ 4,066,711 369,502 MMBTU
Oil $ 326,540 202,035 gals
Water $ 842,617 127,515,332 gals
Other $ 110,150
Total $12,756,412The largest opportunity for saving money and carbon emissions is through the reduction of electricity and natural gas use
Research and Science Buildings Use Over 60% of Total Campus Utilities
Main Campus Utility Usage by Building
CII15%
JEC10%
EMPAC6%
Cogswell Lab6%
MRC6%
Watervliet3%AS&RC
3%Folsom Library
4%
Science Ctr.2%
Computer Ctr5%
Walker Lab + Chill3%
DCC3%
Russell Sage Lab2%
Troy Building2%
Ricketts Building2%Polymer
2%
Gymnasium '871%
Boiler House1%
Amos Eaton Build-ing2%
Linac1%
Academy Hall1%
West Hall1%
Heffner Alumni1%
Biotechnology Center12%
Others6%
Main Campus Electricity Cost
Decrease through the 90’s due to conservation, increase from 2000 on due to campus growth
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Main Campus SubstationElectricity Cost & Usage Trends
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Current/Future Initiatives - Utilities
• Renewable Energy• Wind Turbine• East Campus PV Array• Install more PV?
• Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)
• EMPAC• East Campus Athletic Village• Retrofit Existing Buildings for Energy Efficiency?
• Energy Awareness• The Rensselaer Guide to Campus Energy
Conservation• Improve Campus Awareness?
• Campus Energy Audit and Energy Projects• Phase I - $5M• Invest Additional Capital?
Current Initiatives – Green Practices
• Single Stream Recycling (Comingling all recyclables into one container)• Special Recycling
• Building renovations (separate out metals)• Electronics, batteries, metal,
wood pallets, tires• Yearly building clean outs
(old electronic and lab equipment)• Green House (flowers, Terra Café vegetables) • Vehicle surplus sale• Store /reuse old furniture
Current Initiatives – Green Practices (con)
• Clothing in the Union• Green cleaning chemicals• Compact fluorescent light bulbs• Integrated Pest Management
program• Book Program• Greening Web site
www.rpi.edu/dept/ess/greening• Mail Room -sustainability
initiatives on web site• Dump and Run • Face the Waste
Future Opportunities – Green Practices
• Biodiesel• Composting (food waste)• Consolidating all copiers on Campus• Sustainability Web site
(www.rpi.edu/dept/ess/greening)• Sustainability marketing material• FYE grass roots sustainability program