WORKbright greenStaff Sustainability Training Program

Module 3: Land Use & Stewardship, Green Buildings, and Energy & Climate

UC Berkeley Office of SustainabilityDecember 13, 2011

UCB Commitment to Climate Ac>on

“Climate change caused by our use of carbon fuels is one of themost significant and pressing challenges of our time. At UCBerkeley, the nation’s leading public teaching and researchuniversity, we are aggressively addressing climate changethrough our teaching and research, as well as through policyand collective and individual action on our campus.”

UC Berkeley Chancellor Robert BirgeneauTestimony to the United States Senate, Committee on Environment and Public Works, April 3, 2008

Kira Stoll Sustainability Manager and CalCAP Steering CommiBee

Cal’s Climate Ac>on PartnershipThe Cal Climate Action Partnership (CalCAP) is a

collaboration of faculty, administration, staff, and studentsworking to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions atUC Berkeley.

CalCAP's work includes:• Conducting an annual 3rd party verified ten-source greenhouse

gas emissions inventory to track our progress.

• Engaging the community and guiding action through climateplanning and reporting.

• Developing and implementing infrastructure and behavioralstrategies to reduce the climate impacts of buildings andtransportation.

• Setting and meeting a series of emission reduction targets untilclimate neutrality is achieved.

UCB is fouryears into aseven yearprocess tomeet our

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UC Berkeley Climate Ac>on Partnership

Voluntary reduction goal UC Berkeley’s Goal – six years earlier than UC Policy

requires The campus needs to reduce GHG emission by 1/3 to meet

the target

Climate

Reducing Greenhouse Gas•Infrastructure Projects - energyefficiency, renewable energy, greenbuildings

•Behavioral Projects - encourageindividuals to conserve energy andmake different transportation choices

Emission Sources:80% Buildings

20% Transportation

Energy

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Land Use & Stewardship

Tim Pine EH&S Specialist, Surface Water Quality & 

Strawberry Creek

Green Buildings & Energy

• Facili>es Services Panel Presenta>ons & Discussion• Judy Chess ‐ Project Manager, Capital Projects

• Patrick MacArdle ‐ Energy Manager, Capital Projects

• Raul Abesamis ‐ Energy Engineer, Physical Plant Services

Lisa McNeilly Sustainability Director

Erin Fenley Energy Management CommunicaNons Specialist

The Energy Management Ini>a>ve

WORKbright green Training

• Learning Outcomes• Gain a broad understanding of campus 

sustainability

• Tools and connecDons to green your work

• Building a community of sustainability champions

All that We’ve LearnedStaff will learn about campus sustainability goals and gain campus specific competencies in: 

• Campus transporta>on opDons ‐ making more environmentally friendly business and commute travel choices.

• CreaDng less waste ‐ methods to reduce, re‐use, recycle, and compost.

• Energy efficiency, conserva>on, and reduc>ons in electricity use – implemenDng best pracDces in the workplace.

• Campus land use/stewardship and greening campus buildings.

• Using less water ‐ ways to reduce campus domesDc and lab use.

• Green purchasing ‐ making sustainable buying decisions at work.

• Student‐led sustainability iniDaDves ‐ ways to work together to green operaDons.

• Money ‐ grants and funding available to staff for green campus iniDaDves.

Bright Green Brainstorm & Table Talk

• Thinking about CAMPUS and one of these TOPICS, discuss and write down your thoughts on...

• How can you take acDon or change work pracDces to make improvements?

• How can you empower others to take acDon or change work pracDces to make improvements? This can be an individual or a group (friends, colleagues, organizaNons, etc.)

• Come back to the group for Table Talk

USE ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION

INCREASE SUSTAINABLE FOOD

SAVE ENERGY (electricity)

CONSERVE WATER

REDUCE WASTE

USE ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION

INCREASE SUSTAINABLE FOOD

SAVE ENERGY (electricity)

CONSERVE WATER

REDUCE WASTE

USE ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION‐ The campus has a goal to reduce fuel use by commuters and campus fleet and have a 25% green fleet by 2014.

‐ In 2010, the campus traveled over 123 million miles by air on business

‐ 43% of faculty and staff now commute via driving. 

‐ Over 10% of the campus commutes regularly by bicycle. 

INCREASE SUSTAINABLE FOOD‐ The campus has a goal to increase sustainable food purchases by campus food service providers to at least 20% by 2020.

‐ Events on campus can gain "green event" cerDficaDon, a process that can help guide events to incorporate aspects of sustainability into catering and overall event planning.

‐ Over 50% of snacks offered at the WORKbright green training have fallen into the local, organic and fair‐trade categories.

‐ Cal Dining received the naDon's first organic cerDficaDon on a college campus in March 2006.

CONSERVE WATER‐ The campus uses 640 million gallons of potable water each year.

‐ 50% of campus water is used for domesDc purposes (toilets, sinks, showers)

‐ The I Heart Tap Water campaign tested over 400 drinking fountains on campus, finding that the water quality is very good.

SAVE ENERGY (electricity)‐ The campus has a goal to reduce GHG Emissions to 1990 Levels by 2014.

‐ Electricity is the second largest source of greenhouse gas emissions from the campus.

‐ The campus uses 218 kWh per year in electricity.

‐ Over 100 energy efficiency projects are underway in campus buildings.

REDUCE WASTE‐ The campus has a gaol to achieve a 75% diversion rate by June 2012 and zero waste by 2020. ‐ The diversion rate for municipal solid waste on campus is 42%.

‐ In 2009, Sutardija Dai Hall launched the first academic building‐wide composDng program.

‐ The student‐run ReUSE program has created an internet‐based system for the campus community to communicate directly with one another, facilitaDng the exchange of reusable materials.

‐ How can you take ac>on or change prac>ces to make improvements?  

 ‐How can you empower others to take ac>on or change prac>ces to make improvements?

This can be an individual or a group (friends, colleagues, organizaGons, etc).

Congratula>ons on your comple>on of WORKbright green!

Vice Chancellor John WiltonVC of AdministraNon and Finance

Engaging through Energy

Morwenna RoweUC Berkeley Green Campus Student Intern

It’s a Wrap!

• Ques>ons?

• Green Gi]s for the Workplace

• A Warm Welcome to the growing WORKbright green Network of UC Berkeley Green Champions!