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Report Contact: [email protected] Sustainability Dashboard August 2010 – DRAFT 1 MISSION: “To positively enhance our local and global environment” Key processes include: Value (VL “Role Model”) Resources Provide global sustainability leadership Control costs Be a responsible global citizen Attract new resources Internal Processes Staff Learning & Growth (VL “Culture”) Reduce consumption Develop awareness Reduce toxins/pollutants indoors & outdoors Increase sustainable practices

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Page 1: Report Contact: sustainableuw@uw.edu Sustainability Dashboard August 2010 – DRAFT 1 MISSION: “To positively enhance our local and global environment” Key

1Report Contact:

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Sustainability DashboardAugust 2010 – DRAFT

MISSION: “To positively enhance our local and global environment”

Key processes include:

Value (VL “Role Model”) Resources Provide global sustainability leadership Control costs Be a responsible global citizen Attract new resources

Internal Processes Staff Learning & Growth (VL “Culture”)Reduce consumption Develop awarenessReduce toxins/pollutants indoors & outdoorsIncrease sustainable practices

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The University of Washington has 3 campuses and owns property in downtown Seattle, on San Juan Island (the Friday Harbor lab), Pack Forest (near Mount Rainier) and other locations (50 total).

UW also operates and manages three Medical Centers; The UW Medical Center on campus, Harborview Medical Center and Northwest Hospital (both of which are less than 5 miles from the Seattle campus).

(VL)With UW’s vast reach comes a great responsibility and opportunity as an environmentally sustainable leader. The dashboard is an attempt to:1. Identify our areas of impact and areas of improvement2. Communicate to our wide range of constituents our efforts and direction3. Create a common foundation to generate discussion and projects that benefit Sustainability.

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CUSTOMER PROCESS/THEME MEASURE (Strategy Map Objective) ACTUAL TARGET GAP

FINANCIAL

PROCESS/THEME MEASURE (Strategy Map Objective) ACTUAL TARGET GAP

Provide global leadership

1. Peer comparison report rankings (Sustainability Endowment, Princeton Review, Cool Schools)

A-96%4th

A+99%1st

Control Costs 16. Utilities Cost Avoided $9.89M $8.78M

Be a responsible global citizen

2. Number of office green teams (ESS metric) 4 5 1 Control Costs

17. Cost avoided by diverting waste from landfill

$795,000??

Be a responsible global citizen

3. Commuter mode split – percent SOV (Single Occupancy Vehicle)

21% <20% 1+% Control Costs 18. Cost avoided by reducing paper consumption

TBD TBD

PROCESS/THEME OPERATIONAL

MEASURE (Strategy Map Objective) ACTUAL TARGET GAPAttract new resources

19. Growth of the Husky Green Fund$500 $1000

Reduce consumption /Move to more sustainable practices

4a. Paper purchased through purchasing4b. % recycled

not yet available

- <5%

Attract new resources

20. CSF $ allocated, $ spent0

$340,000

Reduce ../..more sustainable practices

5. Waste landfill diversion rate 54%60% in 2012

6%

Reduce…/… more sustainable practices

6. Average MPG of fleetUNDER CONSTRUCTION

? ? ? PROCESS/THEME LEARNING & GROWTHMEASURE (Strategy Map Objective)

ACTUAL TARGET GAP

Reduce consumption

/Move to more sustainable practices

7a. % organic7b. % local

8%8%

10%10%

2% Develop awareness

21 We would like to have an Academic metric

Reduce consumption

8. Estimated yearly CO2 emissions from professional travel

18,301 MgCO2

No goal Develop awareness

22. Number of sustainability Qs addressed by the ESS website

100%

Reduce consumption

9. Scope 1 & 2 GHG emissions ?? ?Develop

awareness23. ? Work with OSP to track

research related to sustainability

Reduce consumption

10. GHG emissions per capita & per gross square foot (metric tons CO2)

.0054/ gsf, 2.44 /capita

?

Reduce consumption

11a. Water consumption (in 1000 galls)11b. Electricity Consumption

1125gpd ? 

1188gpd?

Move to more sustainable practices

12. Number of LEED projects 11 19 8

Reduce consumption13. Network traffic

Reduce …/…more sustainable practices

Cleaning: 14a. garbage bag liners disposed14 b. water for cleaning14 c. gallons of floor stripper

Reduce …/…more sustainable practices

15a. Waste converted to Mulch15b. Pesticide/Fertilizer use15c. Fuel use

SUSTAINABILITY DASHBOARD – summer, 2010

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CUSTOMER MEASURES

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  SEI Report Card2009

Princeton Honor Roll2010

Sierra Cool Schools

2010University of WashingtonUW goal: Achieve the highest rank possible

A-Goal: A+

96Goal: 99

4thGoal: 1st

Arizona State U - Tempe A- 99 34th

UC San Diego A- 96 15th

UNC - Chapel Hill A- 95 40th

Stanford A- 97 5th

Colorado - Boulder A- 87 13th

Oregon State U B+ 98 24th

UC Davis B+ 94 16th

University of Michigan B+ 84 47th

UC Berkeley B 99 32nd

University of Connecticut B 95 49th

University of Oregon B 96 NA

Maryland - College Park B 99 NA

UCLA B 87 25th

University of Arizona B60* (not sure what *

means)NA

MEASURE 1: Peer comparison report rankings

Our ratings: SEI report card Princeton Green Rating Sierra Cool Schools2008 B 99 9th2009 A- 99 2nd2010 ? (available in September) 96

4thGOAL: achieve the highest rankings possible (A+, 99 & 1st place).

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MEASURE 2: Number of office green teams

•UW Tower Green Team•Environmental Stewards (Financial Management, Treasury, Strategy Management) •Student Fiscal Services Sustainability Team•Health Sciences Building Green Team

Green teams create more sustainable office environments by enabling people who are committed to sustainability to make changes in their own work setting. The ESS office plays a role in providing support to these groups and facilitate communications between them.

To date, there are 4 active green teams (listed below). We would like to see at least one more established during the fall quarter, 2010.NOTE: Updates to this data will be made quarterly

Existing teams:

UW Green Team logo designed & donated byDavid Wolbrecht of uwcreative

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19891994

19982002

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transit%

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2004

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2008

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100%

bicycle

walk

other

transit

carpool/vanpool

drive alone

19891994

19982002

20060

50

100

drive alone

%

MEASURE 3: Commuting Mode split

Walking and transit have increased while driving alone has decreased to 21%. Our goal is to get below 20% driving alone.NOTE: This data is gathered and processed every 2 years (we’re moving toward gathering this data yearly). 2010 data will be available in 2011.

21%

19891994

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20060

50

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other

%

19891994

19982002

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bicycle

%

19891994

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20060

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walk

%

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carpool/vanpool

%

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This is a visual representation of the community mode split which gives a sense of the traffic created by UW staff, students & faculty):

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OPERATIONAL MEASURES

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Jan 07 - Dec 07

Jan 08 - Dec 08

Jan 09 - Dec 09

050,000

100,000150,000200,000250,000300,000350,000400,000450,000

Reams of paper consumed

Num

ber

of

Ream

s

MEASURE 4a. Paper purchased through PurchasingMEASURE 4b. % recycled contentIn July 2009, Washington State passed a paper conservation and recycling act (Substitute House Bill 2287) directing state agencies to create programs to reduce paper consumption by at least 30% and use 100% recycled copy paper.In response, the UW has created the following goals:

To decrease total paper consumption from 2008-2009 levels by 5% by the end of the first quarter of 2011, 15% by the second quarter, 22.5% by the end of the third quarter and 30% by the end of the fourth quarter.

2006 2007 2008 20090%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Recycled content of paper consumed

perc

ent

of

tota

l paper

consu

mpti

on

2006 2007 2008 20090%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

100% recycled

To increase the amount of 100% recycled paper by 5% by the end of the second quarter of fiscal year 2011 (and to establish more long-term goals at that point).

NOTE: Updates to this data are available quarterly

2006 2007 2008 20090%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

30-50% re-cycled

2006 2007 2008 20090%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

non-recycled

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MEASURE 5. Waste diversion rate

In 2010, 56% of our waste was diverted from landfills. Our 2012 goal is 60% diversion.

A sample of our garbage was analyzed in the March, 2010 ‘trash-in’. The results suggested that more waste can be diverted. Roughly 1/3 of the material headed to the landfill was recyclable or compostable.

See the following pages for a breakdown of materials diverted.

NOTE: Updates to this data are available yearly

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Breakdown of waste by category (see following page for item-by-item display)

2005 2006 2007 2008 20090%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

garbage

recycled special waste

mixed recycled

food waste

organics (excluding food waste)

construction & demo-lition

combined fiber

2005 2006 2007 2008 20090

2000

4000

6000

8000

10000

12000

Percentage of waste, by weight Tons of waste

This graphs shows the total amount of waste we produce year-to-year.

MEASURE 5. Waste diversion rate, cont…

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200520062007200820090%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

garbage (landfill)

200520062007200820090%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

organics (excluding food waste)

200520062007200820090%

10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%

100%

construction & demolition

20052006

20072008

20090%

10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%

100%

recycled special waste

200520062007200820090%

10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%

100%

mixed recycled

20052006

20072008

20090%

10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%

100%

food waste

200520062007200820090%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

combined fiber

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

-1%

0%

1%

2%

recycled special waste (detail view)

Item-by-item breakdown of waste materials showing percentage of total waste stream for each category

2005 2006 2007 2008 20090%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

MEASURE 5. Waste diversion rate, cont…

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MEASURE 6. Average MPG (miles per gallon) of fleet

The UW fleet consists of over 650 vehicles. Vehicles are being transitioned to electric vehicles to reduce costs and environmental impact.

The chart on the right shows the current make-up of fleet vehicles by fuel type.

[The metric for the Fleet is under construction, it will be MPG]

Fleet vehicles by fuel source

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MEASURE 7. Food served: 7a. % organic 7b. % grown or raised locally

The amount spent on locally grown or raised food increased by 1.1%The amount spent on locally processed food increased by 15%The amount spent on organic food increased by 1.5%NOTE: This data is gathered and processed yearly. New data is available in late July/early August

locally grown or raised food locally processed food organically grown or processed food

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

7%

17%

7%8%

31%

8%

% of $ spent on food

2008-2009

2009-2010

There are many elements of food production that affect overall sustainability. The charts below show the percentage of our food budget spent on locally grown/processed food and organically grown food.

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MEASURE 8. Estimated CO2 emissions from professional air travel

Since professional air travel plays a role in the research mission of the University, no goal has been set, though tracking it important as it is a significant source of greenhouse gas emissions.Yearly data is available for 2006, 2007 & 2008 and monthly data for 2009 to the present. In December 2008, an out-of-state travel freeze was instituted in response to state budget cuts. The freeze is still in place, but travel is increasing. Total estimated emissions in calendar 2009 was 18,301 MgCO2.NOTE: Updates to this data are available quarterly

Janu

ary

2006

Mar

ch 2

006

May

200

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July

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Septe

mbe

r 200

6

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ber 2

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ary

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ch 2

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r 200

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r 200

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ber 2

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ary

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ch 2

010

0500

1,0001,5002,0002,500

CO2 emissions - professional air travel(all travel reimbursed through UW accounts - the break-down is approximate; the campuses are not tracked sep-

arately)Other outlying

Bothell

Tacoma

Seattle

Mg

CO

2

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MEASURE 9. Scope 1 & 2 GHG emissions

By far the dominant source of scope 1&2 emissions is the Seattle Power Plant which produces steam for heating. Emissions are largely driven by weather (expressed here as Heating Degree Days).

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January

2008

Febru

ary 2008

March 2008

April 2008

May 2008

June 2008

July 2008

August

2008

Septem

ber 2008

October

2008

November

2008

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2008

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2009

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ary 2009

March 2009

April 2009

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June 2009

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ber 2009

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January

20100

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UW Scope 1&2 January 2008-January 2010

CO2 emissions Heating Degree Days (HDD)

MgC

O2e

(mill

ion

gram

s CO

2 eq

uiva

lent

)

Heati

ng D

egre

e Da

ys

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GHG emissions per person/per square

foot

GHG/square foot GHG/capita

met

ric

ton

s C

O2e

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ric

ton

s C

O2e

These graphs show building and student population growth on the Seattle campus and the GHG emissions per square foot and per capita. Current values are .0054 metric tons CO2 per gsf, and 2.44 metric tons CO2 per capita.

2005 2006 2007 2008 20090

5,000

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Growth of student population and building space

(2005-2009)Student population Building Gross square feet

stud

ent p

opul

ation

gros

s squ

are

feet

MEASURE 10. GHG emissions per capita & per gross square foot (gsf)

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MEASURE 11a. Water consumption

Aggressive water conservations efforts begun in 2001 have resulted in dramatic reductions in consumption. The downward trend is clear in the graph below (indicated with the orange line). The summer peaks are also apparent reflecting the fact that significant amounts of water are used for cooling and irrigation. We currently consume 112,500 gallons per day which is less (better) than the targeted 118,800 gallons per day.

1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

July January July January July January July January July January July January July January July January July January July January July January0

10,000,000

20,000,000

30,000,000

40,000,000

50,000,000

60,000,000

70,000,000

80,000,000

90,000,000Gallons of water per month

July, 1999-June, 2000

gallo

ns

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MEASURE 11b. Electricity ConsumptionThis graph shows total electricity consumption for the Seattle campus over a 4-year period. The overall trend in consumption is slightly upward, but this trend is less steep than the upward trend in in building space (the next page shows a monthly breakdown of this data).

2006 2007 2008 20090

5,000,000

10,000,000

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20,000,000

0

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10,000

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30,000

26,81825,763 26,401 26,807

Electricity consumption and gsf 2006-2009Total MWh Total Seattle Campus (owned)

MW

h

gros

s squ

are

feet

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This chart shows that electricity consumption fluctuates, but is fairly consistent throughout the year. The green line shows the trend over this 4-year period. Note that increase in gross square feet of buildings space (which is shown by the orange line) is greater than the increase in consumption.

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MEASURE 11b. Electricity Consumption, cont.

January

2006

March 2006

May 2006

July 2006

Septem

ber 2006

November

2006

January

2007

March 2007

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ber 2007

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ber 2008

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ber 2009

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UW Seattle Campus electricity consumption by monthElectricity consumption (MWh) Linear (Electricity consumption (MWh)) Linear (Electricity consumption (MWh))Linear (Electricity consumption (MWh)) "Campus size (gross square feet)"

MW

h

cam

pus s

ize (g

ross

squa

re fe

et)

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MEASURE 12. Number of LEED projects

The number of LEED-certified buildings has increased from 6 in 2009 to 11 in 2010. The number of buildings pending certification has gone from 3 to 8.12.5% of UW building space is LEED (either certified or pending certification).The UW was rated 4th in the nation for LEED projects in higher education institutions http://greenbuildconsult.com/pdfs/higher-ed.pdf.

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total LEED gsf

13%

non-LEED87%

LEED square footage versus total footage

certi

fied level g

sf

silver-l

evel gsf

gold-level g

sfsil

vergold

0

100000

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Square feet of LEED-certified building

2009 2010

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LEED structures on the Seattle campus (as of August, 2010):

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MEASURE 12. Number of LEED projects, cont.

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MEASURE 13: Network traffic

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 20100.00

0.50

1.00

1.50

2.00

2.50

3.00

UW network trafficaverage gigabites per second for each month

aver

age

giga

bite

s per

seco

nd

Network traffic is used here as a proxy for power consumption by computers (both in the form of electricity demand and cooling demand in data centers). Ultimately, our goal is to reduce energy consumption by maximizing efficiency which isn’t captured directly with this metric.

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Green Cleaning

14a. Number of garbage bag liners disposed of14b. Water consumed for cleaning14c. Gallons of floor stripper used

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MEASURE 14 a. Garbage bags: In 2009-2010 we replaced some of our garbage can liners with lighter-gage liners reducing the amount going into the landfill

by 6,542 pounds:

In addition, the number of liners consumed has been reduced by converting 3,000 office waste cans to the MinMax system which means smaller liners that are replaced less frequently saving an estimated 156,000 liners.

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Another goal of Custodial Services is to reduce the amount of water and electricity consumed by cleaning. An estimated 819,000 gallons of water was saved FROM ENTERING THE SEWER SYSTEM by moving to a BUCKET-less system for cleaning floors:

Daily water savings = 3.5 gallons per bucket x emptied 3 times x300

buckets = 3,150 gals.

Est. Annual savings = 3,150 gals. x 260 = 819,000 gals.

MEASURE 14b. Water consumed for cleaning

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One of the ongoing goals of Custodial Services is to eliminate products that are hazardous to human health or the environment. One of the remaining hard-to-replace products is floor stripper.

2009-2010 will be the baseline year against which to measure reduction. The amount consumed was:

415 gallons of Bravo 1500+ (Total cost = $3,612.99)

Approximately 94 gallons of 3M #22H (Total cost = $6,233.56)

Total strippers used in 2009 = 509 gallons. Total cost = $9,846.55

MEASURE 14c. Gallons of floor stripper consumed

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Amount of yard waste converted to mulch

Decrease in pesticide and fertilizer use

Decrease in fuel usage: reduce carbon footprint by using smaller vehicles and electric vehicles

Future: water consumption for irrigationFuture: green belt maintenance

MEASURE 15: Grounds – UNDER CONSTRUCTION

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UNDER CONSTRUCTION

Working to identify a metric related to Environmental Health & Safety

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FINANCIAL MEASURES

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1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 20090

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water

gas

electricity

other

SCL conservation measures

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SCL conservation measures

MEASURE 16. Utilities Cost AvoidedThe amounts below represent savings resulting from conservation measures. An estimated 9.89 million dollars were saved in 2009, 1.11 million above the 8.78 target.

A project for which the UW usually receives an financial incentive from Seattle City Light for reducing electricity consumption.

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MEASURE 17. Cost avoided by diverting waste from the landfill

The environmental costs of burying waste in a landfill include the production of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas, and the emissions from shipping (our landfill waste is sent to Oregon).

The monetary costs of sending our waste to a landfill are also high and continue to rise. While there are expenses associated with gathering and transporting material for recycling, composting and other forms of re-use, they are significantly lower. As a result, the more we divert from the landfill, the more we save. In 2008-2009 we saved $795,442

$795.442

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MEASURE 18. Cost avoided by reducing paper consumption

….awaiting data for this metric

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MEASURE 19. Growth of the Husky Green Fund“The Husky Green Fund supports activities that continue the University's

vision and leadership for environmental stewardship.” The fund was established in the fall of 2009 and has not yet been promoted. As of May, 2010, the fund contained approximately $500. Our goal for the year is to reach $1000 [I made this up - we need to set a goal]

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Husky Green Fundcumulative amount gift amount

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MEASURE 20. Campus Sustainability Fund (CSF) $ allocated & spent

The Campus Sustainability Fund will bring in $340,000 from Student Activity fees. The fund will support campus sustainability projects in which students will participate. In August of 2010, two students will be hired by the Office of Environmental Stewardship & Sustainability to set up the process for managing the fund.

Our target for the first year is to spend $340,000 on projects.

June, 2010CSF approvedby students andRegents

August, 20102 students will be hired to manage the fund

December, 2010GOAL: $ allocated $ spent

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LEARNING & GROWTH MEASURES

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This is a place-holder for an academic metric. We initially considered counting the number of students who graduate with a sustainability-oriented degree. We’ve decided this is not necessarily meaningful or easily measured, but haven’t yet defined an alternative.

MEASURE 21: Sustainability education

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MEASURE 22. Number of sustainability questions addressed by the ESS website

For each of the topic areas listed below, the following questions should be addressed:•How is the UW doing (compared to previous years and compared to peers)•What actions are we taking and who is taking these actions?•What can individuals do in this area?

EmissionsGreenhouse gas emissions? Commuting? Professional travel?

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This metric is addressing our goal of informing ourselves and others about sustainability efforts on campus. Much of this information is already online, but we recognize a need to tie those pieces of information together to create a coherent sense of our efforts across campus (something many other campuses have already done).Ultimately, our goal is an informed campus. This metrics pushes us to reflect upon how well the ESS website helps people become informed. Our goal is that ESS website will address all of the following questions either by providing the information or pointing to it:

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UtilitiesWater consumption? Electricity consumption? Natural gas consumption?Onsite energy production (solar)?

PurchasingRecycled paper? Local & organic food?Meat consumption/availability of non-meat options?Sustainable seafood consumption? Other purchasing practices

DisposalElectronic waste? Recycling? Composting? Landfill waste? Hazardous waste?

MaintenanceCleaning products & practicesIrrigation and pest management practicesStorm-water runoff management

MEASURE 22. Number of sustainability questions addressed by the ESS website Questions continued…

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MEASURE 23. Sustainability-related research projects

We want to look into the possibility of having OSP (the Office of Sponsored Projects) track which research projects have a sustainability component.