Ways and Means for engaging UAA

1
Sustainability and CTC

• Ways and Means for engaging UAAs new energy and
  sustainability policy

2
Why CTC?

• We have a many extended units
• We have several energy dependent programs
• Were always leading on these things cause we
  are good.

3
The tide is turning

• UAA programs are actively reducing consumption
  and adapting sustainable behaviors
• Paper impressions dropped from 11 Million to 6
  Million in the past 3 Years a drop from 770,000
  to 450,000 .
• UAA formally adopted a new energy policy this
  year

4
WIIFM (Whats in it for me)

• Lower costs
• Higher Productivity
• More efficient systems
• Improved environment on campus, state, world

5
UAA Six Initiatives

• Sustainability in the Curriculum
• UAA/USUAA Recycling Partnership
•  Planning for Sustainable Operations
• Sustainability Communications Campaign
• Developing Our Carbon Baseline
•  Sustainability Coordinators Network

6
Analyze Each Process/Activity

• Review the action/process for sustainability
• Think about the direct and indirect impacts of
  the activity/process
• Our example will be copies..

7
Materials Management

• Track each step of the process
• Ask why and rethink the process
• Take action to change behavior

8
Materials Chain

• Copies made- paper use
• Copies transported
• Copies stored- need for storage-resources
• Personnel used to file and store
• Copies disposed- Landfill/recycling costs

9
CTC Paper costs
FY08 (Jul - Oct) FY08 (Jul - Oct) FY07 FY07 FY06 FY06 FY05 FY05
Number ofCopiers Copies Cases of Paper Copies Cases of Paper Copies Cases of Paper Copies Cases of Paper
Auto Diesel Technology 1 29,163 5 101,752 16 112,159 19 121,050 20
Aviation 2 92,297 14 283,376 43 454,951 72 477,960 78
CER 1 169,983 - 464,598 - 487,188 - 557,044 -
CTC 2 56,814 9 215,497 37 307,277 52 387,589 67
Culinary Arts 1 21,511 3 54,270 7 65,589 8 75,424 9
Health Sciences 2 51,092 8 162,880 27 232,384 39 246,063 42
LRC 2 9,212 2 31,955 5 37,443 6 47,534 8
EAFB 1 16,633 3 57,823 9 61,894 10 75,899 12
Fort Rich 1 8,193 1 37,874 6 48,545 8 59,303 10
PER 1 45,918 7 106,505 18 148,819 24 189,407 33


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Mileage Costs

• In FY 07 CTC paid 3,640 in mileage expenses.
• This does not include the personnel expense
• Use of POVs exposes employee to liability issues
• This only reflects documented reimbursements

11
Sustainable meeting planning

• Face to face meetings vs audio/video
• Meeting consolidation/sequencing/timing
• Meeting location convenience

12
Final Thoughts

• A good program for CTC
• A chance for fresh approaches to routine
  activities
• A high return for local effort
• A good thing to do.