Sustainability in the University of Florida Campus Master Plan 20052015

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Sustainability in the University of Florida
Campus Master Plan2005-2015
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Sustainability in the Campus Master Plan

• Community Participation
• Vision and Values
• Land Use Efficiency
• Sustainability-Related Policies
• Conservation Land Management
• Urban Design, Landscaping, Tree Preservation, and
  Public Art
• Historical and Archaeological Preservation
• LEED Building Program
• Academic Facilities
• Recycling
• Stormwater
• Potable Water
• Transportation

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Community Participation
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Campus Visioning

• Prior to Campus Master Plan
• 6 visioning workshops
• Brainstorming, SWAT analysis, preferred land use
  scenarios, vision statement and 3 surveys
• Online survey of students
• Feedback used in developing Campus Master Plan
  policies and future land use

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Public Involvement for Campus Master Plan

• Individual Meetings with Campus Stakeholders
• 17 Deans
• 6 VPs
• 25 Directors
• 5 Dept. Chairs/Faculty
• 2 Direct Support Organizations (Shands and Univ.
  Athletic Assoc.)
• Various Group Meetings and Workshops
• Over 20 presentations to campus and community
  organizations
• 1 public workshop
• 1 public exhibit and opening reception (exhibit
  open 90 days)
• 2 public hearings (also webcast)
• Three Presidential-Appointed Committees
• 52 committee meetings over 17 months
• 87 members (44 faculty, 16 students, 25
  admin/staff, 2 local govt)
• Conservation Study Committee
• Transportation Study Committee
• Master Plan Steering Committee

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Public Outreach

• WebPage
• Presentations
• E-Mail Notification List

http//www.masterplan.ufl.edu/20052015.htm
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Vision and Values
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• Vision Statement for Campus Master Plan
• The University of Florida is committed to
  academic excellence as demonstrated by its
  history of innovation, pursuit of diverse
  viewpoints, and sustained service to the people
  of Florida. Its built and natural environments
  enhanced by its historic heritage, make it a
  safe, sustainable and attractive place to learn,
  work and live. Its culture is one that
  encourages collaboration, facilitates open
  exchange of ideas, and opens the doors of
  opportunity to all. Its leadership provides
  clarity and commitment to reinforce this vision.

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• Value Statement for Campus Master Plan
• The University of Florida Campus Master Plan
  shall be maintained in an open and inclusive
  process with emphasis placed on values of
  academic excellence, sustainability and community
  partnership.
• (Master Plan Steering Committee
• Sustainability defined as
• Providing for the needs of the present without
  compromising the ability of future generations to
  provide for themselves. Decision-making at a
  sustainable university integrates the pursuit of
  environmental, social and economic welfare across
  campus and within the broader community.
• (Sustainability Task Force Master Plan
  Steering Committee)

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Land Use Efficiency
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Development Concepts

• Protect Conservation Lands, Open Space and
  Significant Historic Resources
• Protect On-Campus Lands Needed for Agriculture
  and Veterinary Teaching, Research and Service
• Protect On-Campus Lands Needed for Recreation
  Fields
• Develop Campus as Strategic Infill and New
  Centers of Development
• Increase Density in Health Science Center Area
• Eventually Displacing Some Existing Facilities
  along Archer Rd. SW 13th St.
• Create Visitor-Friendly Campus
• Cultural Plaza, Medical Services,
  Extension/Conference Facilities, Athletic
  Facilities, Student and Employee Services
• Campus Gateways, Perimeters Access

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Room for Another 100 Years

• Existing Campus Buildings 18.3m GSF
• Potential New (assuming 5 stories)
• Main Campus Total 18.2m GSF
• Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Site 1.0m GSF
• (nearly two times Shands Hospital equals eight
  buildings as big as Orthopaedics Sports
  Medicine Institute)
• Genetics/Cancer/ICBR Site 1.8m GSF
  (3.6m GSF if 10 stories)
• Fifield Hall Site 1.6m GSF
• Figures are Total New, not Net New GSF. Some
  building sites assume demolition and
  rebuild/relocate of existing facilities (approx.
  1.0m GSF). Figure does not include potential
  parking garages.

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Planned 10-Year Development
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Sustainability-Related Policies
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Conservation Policies

• Identified Conservation and Open Space
• Land Uses First
• Completed Field Inventories of
• Wetlands, Flora, Fauna
• Placed 447 Acres of Main Campus in Conservation
  Future Land Use Classification
• Identified Conservation Areas on 7 of 13 Alachua
  County Satellite Properties
• Simultaneously Completed a Conservation Land
  Management Plan for Main Campus
• Implementation initiated through a 500,000 CITF
  allocation
• Commitment to Complete Conservation Land
  Management Plans for Alachua County Satellite
  Properties with Conservation Future Land Use

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• Urban Design, Landscaping, Tree Preservation, and
  Public Art Policies
• 2-for-1 tree mitigation policy
• Encourage use of native and drought-tolerant
  plants
• Discourage use and strategically remove invasive
  exotic plants
• Encourage public art in outdoor spaces
• Historical and Archaeological Preservation
  Policies
• Memorandum of Agreement with FL Div. of Historic
  Resources
• LEED Building Program Policies
• Target Silver LEED certification
• Apply LEED in new construction and renovation
  projects
• Academic Facilities Policies
• Encourage night classes to maximize utilization
  and reduce peak hour travel
• Encourage use of campus as a living laboratory
  to model sustainability-related application,
  research and teaching

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• Recycling Policies
• Strive for zero-waste by 2015
• Potable Water Policies
• Encourage conservation (linked to LEED effort)
• Expand use of reclaimed water
• Stormwater Policies
• Encourage low-impact development design
• Sets water quality targets
• Transportation Policies
• Sustainability is integral to the entire element
• Implementation is underway

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Campus Roadway, Bicycle Pedestrian Facility
Needs
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Recreation Facilities
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Questions?
http//www.masterplan.ufl.edu/20052015.htm