1	Sustainability Task Force Report To President’s Staff November 1, 2005
2	Task Force Members Students Mike Bilder Elizabeth Demarco Jensen Gelfond Susan Pierson Ashley Wetzel Faculty Marcus Key Nicole Tynan Administrative Assistants and Staff Associates Shelley Hess Susan Klimkos Elaine Mellen Administrators Arlene Bones Christine Dugan Durwin Ellerman Ryan Green Rebecca Hammell Richard Krampe Keith Martin Ken Shultes Rachel Spier Kevin Truman Dottie Warner Kristen Williams
3	Task Force Goals To develop and escalate Dickinson’s commitment to energy sustainability. To develop ideas for reducing energy consumption and associated costs.
4	The Utilities Budget Utility Budget = approximately $1.30/gsf. Utilities expenditures = approximately $1,300/student. This year’s projected overage = $637,428
5	The FY 2006 Utilities Overage Total Overage = $637,428
6	Perspective and Attitude
7	Financial Crisis vs. Sustainability Catalyst Distinction Engine – Recruitment - Alums Living/Learning Opportunity Academic Integration Catalyst Community and Citizenship Enhancer Productivity Booster – Health & Wellness
8	Sustainability Groups Poised To Meet A Challenge C.O.T.E. Earth Now Treehouse Academic Disciplines such as ES, Econ, Policy Studies, Geology, History, Etc. Recycling Task Force
9	Current Distinctions Worth Celebrating 2004 Benchmark Study Showing Dickinson as the leader of 15 Colleges in Energy Consumption and Utility Management! Wind Energy Commitment – 12%! New Science Building – LEED Silver! The Long Standing Sustainable Living Initiative – The Treehouse! Academic Programs Throughout the curriculum focusing on sustainability issues. Our Recycling Program! The Central Energy Plant! Student Activity Groups focusing on sustainability.
10	Idea Categorization 80 Ideas! Immediate Electricity Fossil Fuels Water Communication Strategies Top Five Ideas Requiring President’s Staff Feedback Other Task Force Ideas (Not necessarily endorsed by full Task Force)
11	Idea Types Behavioral Policy and Procedures Building Systems Upgrades Mechanical Systems Fixtures, Appliances, Equipment Energy Management Controls Building Envelope/ Insulation
12	Immediate Implementation Ideas Electricity - Slide #1 Install “Turn Off The Lights” Stickers on Light Switches. Sell efficient light bulbs in the bookstore – at reduced cost. Start an immediate – “Turn Off Your Computer Monitor When Not In Use” campaign. Encourage people to turn off office equipment at night – especially printers.
13	Immediate Implementation Ideas Electricity - Slide #2 Install motion sensors on light switches throughout – starting with best payback areas. Encourage Housekeepers to turn off lights in unused areas – especially 2^nd and 3^rd shifts. Establish “Sustainability Coordinators” in all buildings to encourage best behaviors; best practices; to educate; to achieve results.
14	Immediate Implementation Ideas Fossil Fuels – Slide #1 Encourage window closing and storm windows use. Initiate window closing maintenance checks during breaks. Initiate window checks with Public Safety. Install weather-stripping on doors and windows. Remove window ac units seasonally – to avoid heat loss.
15	Immediate Implementation Ideas Fossil Fuels – Slide #2 Encourage RA’s and Housekeepers to report open windows on cold days. Investigate fuel purchasing coops. Provide rebates on sweaters and fleece in bookstore. Evaluate Campus Deliveries and fleet vehicle usage for efficiencies.
16	Immediate Implementation Ideas Water – Slide #1 Encourage turning off the water campaigns for shaving, showering, brushing teeth, etc. Encourage efficient laundry habits. Encourage leaky fixture reporting. Increase preventative maintenance efforts to identify leaks.
17	Immediate Implementation Ideas Water – Slide #2 Initiate water conservation contests in residence halls. Increase preventative maintenance on equipment with high water usage. Establish more stringent standards for water efficient fixtures when renovating.
18	Immediate Implementation Ideas Communication Strategies- Slide #1 Create an Energy Conservation and Sustainability Web Page. Get articles in the Dickinson Media – Dickinsonian, The Extra, The Compass, Dickinson Magazine, Etc. Create a “road show” team that goes out and encourages participation. Extend Recycling Task Force program to broader “Sustainability Coordinators” – for each building.
19	Immediate Implementation Ideas Communication Strategies – Slide #2 Establish an on-line information quiz with prizes for winners – to spread the knowledge. Establish contests with prizes that relate to the effort. Initiate an “Off Is Good” Campaign, immediately focusing on fixtures, appliances & equipment. Use existing groups to spread the message – Earth Now, C.O.T.E., Treehouse, RAs, Housekeepers. Relate positive affects to tangible and identifiable and meaningful benchmarks – i.e. trees saved, emissions reduced, energy from # of homes reduced, etc.
20	Top Five Ideas Slide #1 1. Perform an Energy Audit – External and Not Performance Based - Establish a 5 year plan for energy project implementation w/ funding strategies. 2. Initiate Campus Temperature Standards: Holiday Curtailments Night set-backs Weekend setbacks Space heaters (floor mats)
21	Top Five Ideas Slide #2 3. Provide A Greater Sustainability Focus: Hire Energy and Sustainability Interns (2) to implement ideas. Hire Work Study Students to implement ideas. Employ a rotating Sustainability Specialist employment program – committing to one-year employment stints for a graduating senior. Implement Sustainability Coordinator program – one for every building - encouraging and educating building tenants on sustainability. To include all buildings! Create A Sustainability Web Page – Employing someone to establish it quickly. Dedicate next year’s First Year Reading to a topic surrounding Energy and Sustainability. Establish a First Year Seminar on Energy and Sustainability. Develop an academic certificate or minor on Sustainability Studies. Focus attention on grants that are available for energy and sustainability projects and programs. Dedicate an upcoming Common Hour to this topic.
22	Top Five Ideas Slide #3 4. Establish Targets and Rewards: Provide “Red Devil’s Green Pitch Fork” Sustainability Achievement Trophies and/or prizes to buildings that achieve target reductions vs. previous years. (Like the Harvard Green Cup) This Year Only: Set a consumption reduction target for the campus as a whole and provide a prize for the campus if it gets there. 5. Standardize Dickinson’s Present and Future Commitment to Sustainability: LEED Silver for all new construction and existing building renovations (LEED EB). {LEED Stands For Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design}. Develop a Comprehensive Campus Sustainability Plan. Commit to targets for reduced emissions and consumption.
23	Other Task Force Ideas Slide 1 General and Multi-Utility: Initiate a utility surcharge for departments using facilities during “down times”. Shut the campus down during spring break. Strategically locate events and meetings in rooms that are easily and efficiently heated or cooled. Design buildings with greater “zone” controls – to provide greater comfort with greater efficiency. Investigate the role ceiling fans might play in reducing energy consumption. Install local water heaters in buildings with small hot water demands. Upgrade laundry machines to most efficient models in terms of water use and electrical/gas use. Re-evaluate “free laundry” program – which does not encourage efficient laundry behaviors. Earmark savings for new sustainability projects. Supply employees with the technology and permission to work from home – thereby reducing on-campus energy consumption.
24	Other Task Force Ideas Slide 2 Electricity: Purchase energy efficient appliances and equipment, including computers. Provide easy-to-find light switches to encourage turning off lights when not in use. Provide hair dryers in bathrooms that are energy efficient. Limit printing privileges on college printers to encourage smarter consumption practices and reduce electricity. Initiate a navigation lights in hallways and bathrooms blitz campaign. Focus on electricity since it has the highest cost/MMBTU. Install energy efficient lighting fixtures and sensors on campus. (i.e. fluorescents, motion sensors, photo-cells) Install central ac systems vs. window bangers. Install ac systems that allow for off-peak chilled water production to avoid high rates during peek consumption times.
25	Other Task Force Ideas Slide 4 Water: Ensure best practices and efficient systems and controls for irrigation systems. Install waterless urinals. Install hand sanitizers in public bathrooms to reduce water consumption. Install grey water systems where possible. Fossil Fuels: Install thermal pane windows throughout. Provide rebates on warm clothing in the bookstore. Educate building occupants on how heating and cooling systems work in their building. Initiate a Mr. Rogers Cardigan Sweater campaign.
26	Other Task Force Ideas Slide 3 Gasoline: Encourage students to walk to intra-campus locations rather than drive. Involve the College in the campaign to bring rail service to Carlisle from H-burg. Initiate a “Campus Bikes” program – with first-come-first-take “Dickinson Bikes” for the community to use. Initiate a parking fee and use proceeds to purchase fuel efficient fleet vehicles. (Also discourages unnecessary vehicle use) (Suspend parking fee for hybrids). Provide incentives to employees who walk to campus. Commit the college to purchasing energy efficient fleet vehicles. Don’t allow student athletes to drive cars to Biddle Field. Right-size vehicles to programs requiring transportation.
27	NEXT STEPS Implementation Strategies For Each Idea. Communication and Publicity Strategies For Each Idea. Cost Estimates and Return-on-investment information for each idea. Impact Assessment For each idea: Programmatic Educational Environmental Financial