ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY UNC ASHEVILLE CAMPUS OPERATIONS

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ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY UNC ASHEVILLE
CAMPUS OPERATIONS

• OUR STEWARDSHIP HAS BEEN A JOURNEY SPANNING
  NEARLY 20 YEARS.
• WE DO NOT WEAVE THE WEB OF LIFE WE ARE MERELY A
  STRAND IN IT. WHATEVER WE DO TO THE WEB, WE DO
  TO OURSELVES.
• CHIEF SEATTLE

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ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY

• UNC Asheville Campus Operations

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ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY UNC ASHEVILLE
CAMPUS OPERATIONS

• MEETING THE NEEDS OF THE PRESENT WITHOUT
  COMPROMISING THE ABILITY OF FUTURE GENERATIONS TO
  MEET THEIR OWN NEEDS.

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ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY UNC ASHEVILLE
CAMPUS OPERATIONSELECTRICITY

• THE GREATEST PERCENTAGE OF GREENHOUSE GASES
  EMISSIONS COME FROM OUR PURCHASE OF ELECTRICITY
  FROM A COAL FIRED POWER PLANT.
• SUSTAINABILITY GOAL 1
• REDUCE USE OF ELECTRICITY

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ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY UNC ASHEVILLE
CAMPUS OPERATIONSELECTRICITY

• ENERGY EFFICIENCY JOURNEY THE FIRST TEN YEARS
  HIGHLIGHTS 1991-2001
• DIRECT DIGITAL CONTROLS.
• INCANDESCENT LIGHTING REPLACEMENT.
• HEAT MIRROR TECHNOLOGY WINDOWS.
• ENERGY EFFICIENT BOILERS.
• VARIABLE MOTOR DRIVES.
• ALL BOILERS CONVERTED TO NATURAL GAS.

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ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY UNC ASHEVILLE
CAMPUS OPERATIONSELECTRICITY 1991-2001

• SOUTHRIDGE/WESTRIDGE RESIDENCE HALLS
• ENERGY EFFICIENT MOTORS
• DOUBLE GLAZED STORM WINDOWS
• SUPER INSULATED WALLS/R 40 INSULATION IN THE
  ATTIC.
• INDIVIDUAL SUITE DDC CONTROL.
• T-8 ELECTRONIC BALLAST FLUORESCENT
  LIGHTING/FLUORESCENT PL LAMPS FOR
• DOWNLIGHTS.

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ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY UNC ASHEVILLE
CAMPUS OPERATIONSELECTRICITY 1991-2001

• HEALTH AND FITNESS 1996
• HEATING SYSTEM FED FROM JUSTICE GYM.
• ENERGY EFFICIENT MOTORS
• DOUBLE GLAZED STORM WINDOWS
• ZONE DDC CONTROL.
• T-8 ELECTRONIC BALLAST FLUORESCENT LIGHTING.

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ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY UNC ASHEVILLE
CAMPUS OPERATIONSELECTRICITY 2001-2008

• DESIGN STANDARDS- GOAL IS 100 INTEGRATION IN ALL
  NEW AND EXISTING BUILDINGS.
• HIGH EFFICIENCY BOILERS
• VARIABLE FREQUENCY DRIVES IN AIR HANDLERS AND
  PUMPS (ALREADY 75 COMPLETE)
• DDC CONTROLS (4 AIR COMPRESSORS TO CONVERT TO
  REACH 100 GOAL.)
• OUTSIDE AIR ECONOMIZER
• MULTIPLE CIRCUIT CHILLERS.
• HIGH EFFICIENCY MOTORS.

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ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY UNC ASHEVILLE
CAMPUS OPERATIONS
ELECTRICITY- MAINTENANCE STANDARDS

• COMPREHENSIVE COMPUTERIZED MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT
  SYSTEM.
• 1,516 BUILDING SYSTEM PIECES OF EQUIPMENT ASSET
  TAGGED AND MAINTAINED.
• COMPREHENSIVE PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE TASK
  SHEETS FOR ALL EQUIPMENT.
• COMBUSTION ANALYSIS ON BOILERS.
• OEM MANUFACTURER PARTS.
• COMPREHENSIVE TRAINING PROGRAM FOR SKILL SETS.
• TOOL AND TEST EQUIPMENT TO ALLOW IN DEPTH
  ANALYSIS AND REPAIR.
• BOTTOM LINE IF THE EQUIPMENT IS NOT PROPERLY
  MAINTAINED TO ALLOW IT TO RUN AT PEAK EFFICIENCY
  ENERGY USEAGE INCREASES DRAMATICALLY.

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ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY UNC ASHEVILLE
CAMPUS OPERATIONS
ELECTRICITY- DIRECT DIGITAL CONTROLS

• HOW DOES DDC RESULT IN ENERGY USE REDUCTION?
• SCHEDULES-ONLY RUN EQUIPMENT WHEN NEEDED.
• TEMPERATURE SETBACK- LOWER/INCREASE SETPOINTS
  WHEN BUILDING IS NOT OCCUPIED.
• VARIABLE CONTROL OF EQUIPMENT- DONT RUN MOTORS
  OR OTHER SYSTEMS FASTER OR MORE THAN NEEDED.
• DEMAND LIMITING-REDUCE LOAD TO LIMIT ENERGY
  DEMAND DURING PEAK PERIODS.
• IMPROVE EFFICIENCY- BY MONITORING EQUIPMENT
  PERFORMANCE TRENDS, AND RESPONDING TO DEVELOPING
  PROBLEMS EARLY.

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ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY UNC ASHEVILLE
CAMPUS OPERATIONSELECTRICITY NEW CONSTRUCTION/
RENOVATION HIGHLIGHTS 2002-2008

• KARPEN HALL CASE STUDY

• Install new ALC DDC system in place of outdated
  Robert Shaw system.
• Install 2 high efficiency Lochinvar boilers.
• Chiller capacity large enough to cool adjacent
  building and eliminate replacement of its
  chiller. More efficient operation.
• Increased size of cooling tower and plate
  water-side economizer.
• Investment 280,000.
• Savings In excess of 74,000 / year.
• 31 reduction in energy use (BTU / Sq.Ft.)
• MORE IMPROVEMENT PLANNED BY INCREASING AIR
  ECONOMIZER DURING PERFORMANCE CONTRACT.

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ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY UNC ASHEVILLE
CAMPUS OPERATIONSELECTRICITY NEW
CONSTRUCTION/ RENOVATION HIGHLIGHTS 2002-2008

• HIGHSMITH UNIVERSITY CENTER
• ENERGY EFFICIENT DESIGN STANDARDS
• PREHEAT DOMESTIC COLD WATER VIA HEAT EXCHANGER
  WITH COOLING TOWER CONDENSER WATER.
• RAMSEY LIBRARY
• WATER SIDE ECONOMIZER
• OUTSIDE AIR
• VARIABLE SPEED DRIVE COMPRESSOR ON MAIN CHILLER.

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ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY UNC ASHEVILLE
CAMPUS OPERATIONSELECTRICITY NEW
CONSTRUCTION/ RENOVATION HIGHLIGHTS 2002-2008

• New Hall
• GEOTHERMAL-GROUND SOURCE HEATING AND COOLING.
• VEGETATED ROOF.
• 85 REDUCTION IN ENERGY COSTS IN COMPARISON WITH
  SAME SQUARE FOOTAGE IN CARMICHAEL HALL.

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ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY UNC ASHEVILLE
CAMPUS OPERATIONSELECTRICITY NEW
CONSTRUCTION/ RENOVATION HIGHLIGHTS 2002-2008

• SAM MILLAR FACILITIES MANAGEMENT COMPLEX
• GEOTHERMAL- GROUND SOURCE HEATING AND COOLING.
• SOLAR HOT WATER AND COMFORT HEATING.
• DAYLIGHTING- OCCUPANCY SENSORS, PARABOLIC LIGHT
  LOUVERS, DDC CONTROLS.
• SUPER INSULATED BUILDING ENVELOPE.
• VEGETATED ROOF AREAS.
• NORTH CAROLINA STATE ENERGY OFFICE UTILITY
  SAVINGS INITIATIVE GRANT
• UNOFFICIAL RATING OF MILLAR COMPLEX IS A LEED
  SILVER.

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ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY UNC ASHEVILLE
CAMPUS OPERATIONSELECTRICITY FUTURE
CONSTRUCTION

• RHOADES HALL/RHOADES TOWER RENOVATION
• NEW PLUMBING, MECHANICAL, AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS
  AS WELL AS NEW DATA INFRASTRUCTURE. WORK TO BEGIN
  2009
• GEOTHERMAL HEAT PUMP.
• ENTHALPY WHEEL- PROVIDES FOR ENERGY RECOVERY AND
  ALLOWS DOWNSIZING OF HVAC EQUIPMENT.
• HOT WATER PRE-HEAT/HEATING- PARTIALLY PROVIDED BY
  THE PROCESS HEAT GENERATED FROM THE GEOTHERMAL
  SYSTEM.
• ENERGY EFFICIENT WINDOWS.
• GYPSUM INTERIOR WALL COVERING WILL AID IN SEALING
  BUILDING ENVELOPE.

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ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY UNC ASHEVILLE
CAMPUS OPERATIONSELECTRICITY FUTURE CONSTRUCTION

• PISGAH HOUSE
• HOT WATER SOLAR PANELS.
• GEOTHERMAL HEATING AND COOLING.
• AUTOCLAVED AERATED CONCRETE EXTERIOR WALLS.
• TRACK FIELDHOUSE
• SOLAR PANELS FOR HOT WATER AND HEATING
• DAYLIGHTING

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ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY UNC ASHEVILLE
CAMPUS OPERATIONSELECTRICITY FUTURE
CONSTRUCTION

• NORTH CAROLINA CENTER FOR HEALTH PROMOTIONS AND
  PARTNERSHIPS
• INSULATED METAL WALL PANELS
• INSULATED WINDOWS WITH SOLAR CONTROL LOW E
  COATING
• SUN SHADING CURTAINWALL SYSTEM.
• OCCUPANCY SENSORS
• DEDICATED OUTDOOR AIR SYSTEM UTILIZING ENTHALPY
  WHEEL.
• HIGH EFFICIENCY CHILLER.
• ADVANCED CONTROLS TO MINIMIZE ENERGY USEAGE.
• ECONOMIZER COOLING

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ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
UNC ASHEVILLE CAMPUS OPERATIONSELECTRICITY

• RESULTS
• KILOWAT PER SQUARE FOOT BUILDING SPACE
  2000/2001-2007/2008

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ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY UNC ASHEVILLE
CAMPUS OPERATIONS
ELECTRICITY GAS

• RESULTS
• TOTAL BTU PER BUILDING SQUARE FOOT.
• NET REDUCTION OF
• 20

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ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY UNC ASHEVILLE
CAMPUS OPERATIONS ENERGY
-CELEBRATING OUR SUCCESS

• RESULTS OF NEARLY 20 YEARS OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY
  STEWARDSHIP
• 2006 STATE ENERGY OFFICE AWARDS SUSTAINABLE
  ENERGY LEADERSHIP AWARD AND UTILITY SAVINGS
  INITIATIVE PERFORMANCE LEADERSHIP AWARD.
• 2007 UNCA OUTSTANDING MAINTENANCE TEAM AWARD
• 2008 EXCELLENCE IN PUBLIC SERVI CE OUTSTANDING
  TEAM AWARD.

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ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY UNC ASHEVILLE
CAMPUS OPERATIONS ENERGY

• POSSIBLE ENERGY SAVINGS PROJECTS
• SET POINTS- NO MONETARY COST.
• SOLAR HOT WATER RESIDENCE HALLS, ACADEMIC
  BUILDINGS, ATHLETICS.
• DAYLIGHTING PROJECTS/ LIGHT SHELVES
• HEAT EXCHANGERS AND INCREASED OUTSIDE AIR
  INTAKES, FOR FREE COOLING.
• WASTE HEAT RECOVERY.
• BUILDING ENVELOPE RETROFIT.
• CENTRAL CHILLED WATER LOOP AROUND CAMPUS.
• MORE NATURAL GAS?
• WIND OR SOLAR ELECTRICITY?
• OUTSIDE LIGHTING LED OR SOLAR.
• CONSERVATION-OCCUPANCY SENSORS/COMPUTERS.

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ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY UNC ASHEVILLE
CAMPUS OPERATIONSTRANSPORTATION

• TRANSPORTATION IS UNC ASHEVILLES 2ND LARGEST
  CONTRIBUTOR TO GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS.
• SUSTAINABILITY GOAL 2
• REDUCE THE USE OF PETROLEUM

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ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY UNC ASHEVILLE
CAMPUS OPERATIONS TRANSPORTATION

• OPERATIONS FLEET INCLUDES
• 11 ELECTRIC VEHICLES
• 1 COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS TRUCK
• 5 FLEX FUELED VEHICLES
• 6 BIODIESEL TRUCKS
• ALL DIESEL POWERED CARTS, EQUIPMENT, AND TRACTORS
  USE BIODIESEL.

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ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY UNC ASHEVILLE
CAMPUS OPERATIONS TRANSPORTATION

• REDUCTION IN PETROLEUM USAGE

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ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY UNC ASHEVILLE
CAMPUS OPERATIONSTRANSPORTATION

• THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA REQUIRED A 20
  REDUCTION IN PETROLEUM USAGE BY 2010
• UNC ASHEVILLE REACHED A 38REDUCTION IN 2008

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ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY UNC ASHEVILLE
CAMPUS OPERATIONSTRANSPORTATION

• TRANSPORTATION AND THE CAMPUS COMMUNITY Riders
  on the bulldog express.

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ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY UNC ASHEVILLE
CAMPUS OPERATION TRANSPORTATION

• TRANSPORTATION AND THE CAMPUS COMMUNITY
• GOALS
• INCREASE RIDERSHIP ON PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION.
• INCREASE SHUTTLE RIDERSHIP.
• INCREASE CAR/VAN POOLING OPPORTUNITIES.

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ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY UNC ASHEVILLE
CAMPUS OPERATIONSNATURAL GAS

• NATURAL GAS IS THE 3RD OF THE BIG THREE
  GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS PRODUCERS.
• SUSTAINABILITY GOAL 3
• REDUCE NATURAL GAS CONSUMPTION

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ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY UNC ASHEVILLE
CAMPUS OPERATIONSNATURAL GAS

• NATURAL GAS IS USED ON CAMPUS FOR BOILERS AND
  GENERATORS.
• HOW DO WE REDUCE OUR USE OF NATURAL GAS?
• REDUCE THE NEED FOR HEAT
• HIGH EFFICIENCY BOILERS
• DDC CONTROLS
• KEEP WINDOWS CLOSED
• HIGH PERFORMANCE WINDOWS AND BUILDING INSULATION.

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ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY UNC ASHEVILLE
CAMPUS OPERATIONSWATER CONSERVATION 1990-2001

• ULTRA LOW FLOW (1.5GPF) WATER CLOSETS WERE
  INSTALLED IN THE DINING HALL, SOUTHRIDGE AND
  WESTRIDGE RESIDENCE HALLS.
• COOLING TOWERS CAMPUS WIDE- ELECTRONIC FLOAT
  VALVES, CHEMICAL FEED SYSTEM CYCLES OF
  CONCENTRATION.
• LAMINAR WATER FLOW AERATORS (1.5 GPH) INSTALLED
  ACROSS CAMPUS.
• ADJUSTED FLUSH METERS ON WATER CLOSETS.
• FIRST WATERLESS URINALS INSTALLED IN 2001.
• NO AUTOMATIC IRRIGATION FOR LANDSCAPE-NEW PLANTS
  HAND WATERED DURING FIRST YEAR.

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ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY UNC ASHEVILLE
CAMPUS OPERATIONSWATER CONSERVATION 2001-2008

• RAINWATER CATCHMENT SYSTEM INSTALLED AT SAM
  MILLAR FACILITIES COMPLEX (2007). RAINWATER IS
  USED TO FLUSH TOILETS, WASH VEHICLES, AND WATER
  LANDSCAPE PLANTS. FIRST YEAR OF USE (DROUGHT
  YEAR) RESULTED IN NO CITY WATER USE.
• DURING DROUGHT OF 2006-07 AND 2007-07 WATER WAS
  PUMPED FROM STORMWATER WETLANDS TO WATER TREES ON
  CAMPUS.

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ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY UNC ASHEVILLE
CAMPUS OPERATIONSWATER CONSERVATION
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ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY UNC ASHEVILLE
CAMPUS OPERATIONSWATER CONSERVATION

• FUTURE WATER CONSERVATION PROJECTS
• CISTERN PLANNED AT FUTURE N.C.CENTER FOR DRIP
  IRRIGATING ATHLETIC FIELDS.
• CISTERN PLANNED FOR RENOVATION OF RHODES HALL
  USED FOR FLUSHING TOILETS AND DRIP IRRIGATION OF
  LAWN AREAS IN THE QUAD.
• NEED TO AUDIT RESIDENCE HALLS FOR OPPORTUNITIES
  FOR WATER CONSERVATION PROJECTS.
• NO TOUCH FIXTURES.
• FLASH WATER HEATERS.

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ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY UNC ASHEVILLE
CAMPUS OPERATIONSWASTE REDUCTION AND RECYCLING

• WHAT WE RECYCLE
• MIXED PAPER
• COMMINGLED- GLASS, PLASTIC BOTTLES, ALUMINUM
• MIXED METALS
• ELECTRONICS
• CARDBOARD
• PACKING MATERIALS (PEANUTS BUBBLEWRAP)
• PREP FOOD WASTE FROM DINING HALL.

• COOKING OIL/GREASE
• BATTERIES
• TIRES
• CONSTRUCTION WASTE
• CHARITY/SURPLUS
• BULBS
• MOTOR OIL
• ALL GROUNDS MAINTENANCE WASTE

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ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY UNC ASHEVILLE
CAMPUS OPERATIONSWASTE REDUCTION AND RECYCLING

• RECYCLING PROGRAM BEGAN IN 1990 PRIMARILY
  RECYCLING OFFICE PAPER. EXPANDED TO INCLUDE
  ALUMINUM, GLASS,NEWSPAPER, AND MAGAZINES IN 1992.
• RECYCLING COORDINATOR BEGAN IN 1997
• IN VESSEL COMPOSTER BEGAN USE IN 2000,
• COMPOSTING 5 TONS OF PRE CONSUMER FOOD WASTE.

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ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY UNC ASHEVILLE
CAMPUS OPERATIONSWASTE REDUCTION AND RECYCLING

• VILLAGE DORM DECONSTRUCTION 2001
• 3 OF THE VILLAGE BUILDINGS (REPLACED BY GOVENOR
  HALL) WERE TORN DOWN AND RECYCLED
• 2,00O TONS OF BLOCK,BRICK AND CONCRETE WAS
  CRUSHED AND REUSED ON CAMPUS.
• 300POUNDS OF BRASS FIXTURES WERE USED FOR
  SCULPTURE
• HIGHSMITH DECONSTRUCTION 2002 RESULTED IN THE
  REUSE, RECYCLING AND RECLAMATION OF 50,000 LBS OF
  CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS. APPROXIMATELY 34,000
  WORTH OF CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS WERE REUSED BY
  SEVEN NON PROFITS THROUGHOUT WESTERN NORTH
  CAROLINA.

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ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY UNC ASHEVILLE
CAMPUS OPERATIONSWASTE REDUCTION AND RECYCLING
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ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY UNC ASHEVILLE
CAMPUS OPERATIONSWASTE REDUCTION AND RECYCLING

• DOES OUR FUTURE INCLUDE ZERO WASTE ?
• CAMPUS WIDE SOLID WASTE AUDIT ONE WEEK PER
  SEMESTER. FALL SEMESTER AUDIT-Nov. 13-20-
  ESTIMATES A TOTAL OF 36 TONS OF SOLID WASTE
  LANDFILLED PER MONTH.
• BUILDING BY BUILDING WASTE ANALYSIS AS BASELINE.
  ( BEGAN OCTOBER 2008) EARLY DATA SHOWS 25-42 OF
  SOLID WASTE COULD HAVE BEEN RECYCLED.
• ECO REPS NEEDED FOR EACH DEPARTMENT AND EACH
  RESIDENCE HALL.

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ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY UNC ASHEVILLE
CAMPUS OPERATIONSENVIRONMENTALLY PREFERABLE
PROCUREMENT

• ENVIRONMENTALLY PREFERABLE PRODUCTS ARE GOODS
  AND SERVICES THAT HAVE A LESSER OR REDUCED EFFECT
  ON HUMAN HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT WHEN COMPARED
  WITH OTHER PRODUCTS THAT SERVE THE SAME PURPOSE.
  FEDERAL EXECUTIVE ORDER 13101
• MADE WITH RECYCLED CONTENT
• HIGHLY ENERGY EFFICIENT
• DESIGNED TO BE LONG LASTING
• RECYCLABLE OR COMPOSTABLE
• MADE FROM RENEWABLE RESOURCES
• LESS TOXIC THAN CONVENTIONAL PRODUCTS
• GREEN PURCHASING INSTITUTE

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ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY UNC ASHEVILLE
CAMPUS OPERATIONSRESOURCE REUSE

• SUSTAINABLE HARVEST OF LOGS FROM MILLAR COMPLEX
  AND NEW HALL CONSTRUCTION SITE
• NOVEMBER 2003
• HORSE CREW AND NATURAL RESOURCE CREW FROM WARREN
  WILSON COLLEGE WORK WITH UNC ASHEVILLE GROUNDS
  DEPARTMENT.
• LOGS WERE MILLED INTO LUMBER TO BE USED AS
  MATERIALS TO BUILD FURNITURE, OR PANELING.

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ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY UNC ASHEVILLE
CAMPUS OPERATIONSHAZARDOUS WASTE

• REDUCE TOXIC SUBSTANCE USE ON CAMPUS
• GREEN CHEMISTRY
• GREENER SOLVENTS AND REAGENTS
• REDUCES LABORATORY WASTE AND HAZARD
• REDUCES USE OF FUME HOODS (SAVES ENERGY)
• NEED INVENTORY OF ALL CHEMICALS USED ON CAMPUS-
  AND ITS GREEN ALTERNATIVE.

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ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY UNC ASHEVILLE
CAMPUS OPERATIONSGREEN CLEANING

• GREEN CHEMICALS
• GREENWORKS GLASS CLEANER
• GREENWORKS ALL PURPOSE CLEANER
• GREENWORKS TOILET BOWL CLEANER
• GREEN SEAL CERTIFIED HAND SOAP
• SEARCHING FOR GREEN CLEANER FOR AUTO MATIC
  SCRUBBERS AS WELL AS FLOOR FINISHING CHEMICALS.

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ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY UNC ASHEVILLE
CAMPUS OPERATIONSGREEN CLEANING

• GREEN PROCEDURES AND EQUIPMENT
• 100 RECYCLED TISSUE AND HANDTOWELS.
• ENMOTION AUTOMATIC TOWEL AND SOAP DISPENSERS-
  LIMITS WASTE OF SOAP AND TOWELS.
• USE OF WASHABLE CLEANING CLOTHS INSTEAD OF
  DISPOSABLE.
• USE OF AUTOMATIC SCRUBBERS SAVE CHEMICALS AND
  WATER AND REDUCES DUST.
• USE OF MICROFIBER DUST MOPS THAT PICK UP MORE
  DIRT AND REDUCE DUST.
• HEAVY DUTY CLEANER USES 70 LESS WATER, HAS NO
  PHOPHATES, NO SOLVENTS, NO VOCS AND NO OZONE
  DEPLEATING COMPOUNDS.

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ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY UNC ASHEVILLE
CAMPUS OPERATIONSLANDSCAPE AND MAINTENANCE

• TREE PLANTING PROGRAM BEGAN IN 1991.
• AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL GRANT 1991
• URBAN FORESTY GRANT 1991
• URBAN FORESTRY GRANT 1992
• ST JOSEPH HOSPITAL-DONATION TO TREE PLANTING
  PROGRAM
• ROTARY CLUB OF ASHEVILLE
• YEARLY DONATION OF TIME AND MONEY.
• FIRST GREENFEST 1991
• THOUSANDS OF TREES HAVE BEEN PLANTED ON CAMPUS.

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ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY UNC ASHEVILLE
CAMPUS OPERATIONSLANDSCAPE AND MAINTENANCE

• PLANT TREES
• PLANT TREES
• PLANT TREES

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ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY UNC ASHEVILLE
CAMPUS OPERATIONSLANDSCAPE AND MAINTENANCE

• GROUNDS LANDSCAPE AND MAINTENANCE GOALS
• REPLACE ALL TREES REMOVED FROM CAMPUS DUE TO
  CONSTRUCTION, DEATH OR DISEASE.
• CONTINUE USE OF NATIVE PLANT SPECIES.
• INCREASE USE OF THE LANDSCAPE AS A SUPPORT TO
  ACADEMICS.
• MAKE THE UNC ASHEVILLE CAMPUS AN ORGANIC
  CAMPUS, USING SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE CONCEPTS.
• CONTINUE THE MINDSET OF A RESTORATIVE
  MAINTENANCE, THROUGH SOIL BUILDING, REMOVING
  INVASIVE EXOTICS, AND RESTORING NATURAL SYSTEMS.

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ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY UNC ASHEVILLE
CAMPUS OPERATIONSLANDCARE

• IN 2001 UNC ASHEVILLE RECEIVED RECOGNITION AS A
  LEADER IN LAND AND GROUNDS MANAGEMENT THROUGH
  THE NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATIONS CAMPUS ECOLOGY
  PROGRAM. UNC ASHEVILLE WAS ONE OF 16
  UNIVERSITIES IN THE NATION TO RECEIVE THIS
  DESIGNATION.

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ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY UNC ASHEVILLE
CAMPUS OPERATIONSSTORMWATER MANAGEMENT

• STORMWATER MANAGEMENT GOAL
• NO UNTREATED RUNOFF FROM THE UNC ASHEVILLE CAMPUS
  WILL REACH THE FRENCH BROAD RIVER.

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ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY UNC ASHEVILLE
CAMPUS OPERATIONSSTORMWATER MANAGEMENT

• GLENNS CREEK STREAMBANK STABILIZATION AND
  RIPARIAN BUFFER PLANTINGS.
• PIGEON RIVER GRANT 1998
• PIGEON RIVER GRANT 2004

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ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY UNC ASHEVILLE
CAMPUS OPERATIONSSTORMWATER MANAGEMENT

• MAIN ENTRANCE WETLAND
• CLEAN WATER MANAGEMENT TRUST FUND GRANT 2001
• CONSTRUCTED BY UNC ASHEVILLE GROUNDS CREW

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ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY UNC ASHEVILLE
CAMPUS OPERATIONSSTORMWATER MANAGEMENT

• CAMPUS DRIVE STORMWATER FACILITIES
• CLEANWATER MANAGEMENT TRUST FUND GRANT

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ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY UNC ASHEVILLE
CAMPUS OPERATIONSSTORMWATER MANAGEMENT

• MILLAR FACILITIES MANAGEMENT COMPLEX
• LOW IMPACT DEVELOPMENT
• 319 WATER QUALITY GRANT

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ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY UNC ASHEVILLE
CAMPUS OPERATIONSSTORMWATER MANAGEMENT/ WATER
CONSERVATION

• A 10,000 GALLON UNDERGROUND CISTERN WAS INSTALLED
  TO COLLECT RAINWATER. THIS RAINWATER IS USED FOR
  FLUSHING TOILETS, LANDSCAPE IRRIGATION, AND
  VEHICLE WASHING.

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ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY UNC ASHEVILLE
CAMPUS OPERATIONSVEGETATED ROOFS

• VEGETATED ROOFS ARE UTILIZED AS A STORMWATER
  MANAGEMENT FEATURE, BUT ALSO ARE BENEFICIAL TO
  BUILDING INSULATION, EXTENDING THE LIFE OF THE
  ROOF AND REDUCING THE HEAT ISLAND EFFECT.
• THERE ARE VEGETATED ROOFS ON NEW HALL AND THE SAM
  MILLAR FACILITIES MANAGEMENT COMPLEX.

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ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY UNC ASHEVILLE
CAMPUS OPERATIONSLANDCARE

• NATIVE PLANTS ARE USED EXTENSIVELY ON THE UNC
  ASHEVILLE CAMPUS.
• BENEFITS OF USING NATIVE PLANTS
• ADD BEAUTY TO THE LANDSAPE AND PRESERVE OUR
  NATURAL HERITAGE.
• PROVIDE FOOD AND HABITAT FOR NATIVE WILDLIFE.
• SERVE AS AN IMPORTANT GENETIC RESOURCE FOR FUTURE
  FOOD CROPS OR OTHER PLANT DERIVED PRODUCTS.
• DECREASE THE AMOUNT OF WATER NEEDED FOR LANDSCAPE
  MAINTENANCE.
• LESS LONG TERM MAINTENANCE.
• PRODUCE EXTENSIVE ROOT SYSTEMS TO HOLD SOIL IN
  PLACE.
• PROTECT WATER QUALITY BY CONTROLLING SOIL EROSION
  AND MODERATING FLOODS AND DROUGHTS.
• NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

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ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY UNC ASHEVILLE
CAMPUS OPERATIONSLANDCARE

• INVASIVE EXOTICS
• AN INVASIVE SPECIES IS DEFINED AS A SPECIES THAT
  IS NON-NATIVE TO THE ECOSYSTEM UNDER
  CONSIDERATIONAND WHOSE INTRODUCTION CAUSES OR IS
  LIKLEY TO CAUSE ECONOMIC OR ENVIRONMENTAL HARM OR
  HARM TO HUMAN HEALTH.
• UNC ASHEVILLE GROUNDS DEPARTMENT HAS WORKED ON
  THE REMOVAL OF INVASIVE EXOTIC PESTS FOR
  APPROXIMATELY 15 YEARS.

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ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY UNC ASHEVILLE
CAMPUS OPERATIONSLANDCARE

• GIS MAPPING
• A GOAL IS TO MAP ALL TREES ON CAMPUS.
• MAPPING OF THE ACADEMIC CORE IS COMPLETE.

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ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY UNC ASHEVILLE
CAMPUS OPERATIONSCOMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

• THE CAMPUS COMMUNITY CAN HELP UNC ASHEVILLE
  ACHIEVE ITS SUSTAINABILITY GOALS.

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ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY UNC ASHEVILLE
CAMPUS OPERATIONSCOMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

• WORKING TOGETHER
• CLOSE WINDOWS
• TURN OFF LIGHTS
• USE COMPACT FLOURESCENT BULBS.
• RECYCLE
• COPY ON BOTH SIDES OF PAPER.
• TURN OFF COMPUTER/PRINTER.

• RIDE THE BUS OR CARPOOL
• DONT FLY WHEN YOU CAN DRIVE.
• SET THERMOSTATS FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY
• WASH CLOTHES IN COLD WATER.
• BUY LOCAL PRODUCE.
• BUY IN BULK-USE LESS PACKAGING.
• BUY A WATER FILTER INSTEAD OF BOTTLED WATER.