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UAAs Global Climate Commitment

• What We Can Do to Make a Positive Impact on
  Global Climate Change

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Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Modeling

• September 2007 February 2008
• Using the GHG model from World Resources
  Institute (WRI)
• Focusing on
• Energy
• Air Travel
• Commuter Vehicular Traffic
• Will serve as UAAs baseline to measure carbon
  emission reductions

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Carbon Emission Reduction (CER) Planning

• January June 2008
• Will involve groups throughout the campus
• Will develop a long-term plan of strategies and
  actions
• Progress will be measured against UAAs carbon
  baseline

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Energy Reduction Communications Campaign

• A long-term campaign
• Concentrates on changing behaviors on campus to
  save money and energy
• Five emphasis areas
• Energy
• Recycling
• Green purchasing
• Reduced commuter traffic
• Improved office practices

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Turn It Off Poster
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Recycle It Poster
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Learn More. Do More.
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Whats the Role of Sustainability?

• Recognize the current imbalances in our
  environment and correct them

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The Sustainability Problem

• At the moment, the societies of the world
• Mine and disperse materials at a faster rate than
  they can be redeposited into the Earths crust
  (e.g. oil, coal, metals)
• Produce substances faster than they can be broken
  down by natural processes (if they can be broken
  down at all) (Carbon Dioxide, DDT)
• Extract resources faster than they are
  replenished (e.g. overharvesting trees)

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What is Sustainability all About?

• Its about recognizing resources are finite
• and managing those resources so future
• generations can also benefit from
• them sustain them.

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What is UAA doing about Sustainability?
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• January 16, 2007 UAAs Chancellor signs the
  American College University Presidents Climate
  Commitment to reduce carbon emissions and take
  other actions toward sustainability. 176
  signatories to date.
• May 2007 Chancellor Ulmer reaffirms this
  commitment as she becomes UAAs new Chancellor.

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The Commitment

• Within 2 months, create institutional structures
  to guide sustainable development and
  implementation of plan
• Within 1 year, complete inventory of greenhouse
  gas emissions
• Within 2 years, develop institutional action plan

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UAA Strategic Opportunity Fund

Developing UAAs Climate Commitment Plan

• Carbon footprint model to measure greenhouse gas
  emissions
• Action plan to achieve carbon neutrality
• Communications to encourage individual action

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UAA Strategic Opportunity Fund
Integrating Issues of Climate Change into UAAs
Curriculum

• 3-day Intensive Workshop in August for up to 20
  faculty participants
• Mini-grants for faculty to design and lead
  Intensives
• Mini-grants for participants to attend
  intensives, modify curricula, and share lessons
  learned with colleagues

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Paperless Processes
UAA Assembly Recommendation to Chancellors
Cabinet (Feb 2007)

• Electronic signatures
• Curriculum processes
• Workload agreements annual activity reports
• Promotion tenure files
• Timesheets
• Grants contracts

• Procurement
• Travel
• Staff evaluations
• Scholarship applications
• Room reservations
• Fund usage (Student Clubs)

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Environmentally Friendly Practices
A Few Of The Great Things Being Done At UAA
UAA Housing Complex Fantastic View of Chugach
Mountains and Hillside
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Environmentally Friendly Practices
Student Organizations
Encourages student involvement and participation
Sustainable Energy Society
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Press Coverage, Classes, Workshops, Lectures,
Conferences, and Seminars
Environmentally Friendly Practices
Provides sound and diverse environmental
education and information to enhance good
decision making and public awareness and enhances
UAAs public image..
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Research, Undergraduate Education, and K-12
Outreach
Environmentally Friendly Practices
Provides valuable information and new or
improved technologies and best practices to
improve environmental conditions. Students gain
valuable experience to better address future
environmental concerns.
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Environmentally Friendly Practices
Environmentally Friendly Landscape Management
Natural vegetation is easier to maintain.
Controls on water run-off quality. Extensive use
of mulch. Limited use of pesticides.
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Environmentally Friendly Practices
EPA Approved Spill Prevention Control
Countermeasure Plan
Comprehensive spill control procedures.
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Environmentally Friendly Practices
Elevated Spines
Free Dependable Transportation Services and
Alternatives
U-Pass
Seawolf Shuttle
Benefits Air Quality, Decreases Fuel Usage, and
Decreases Street and Lot Traffic Congestion
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Environmentally Friendly Practices
Energy modules serving multiple buildings
Energy Conservation, Management and Policy
Heating set-backs
De-lamping and upgrades
Self-illuminating signs
Lighting set-backs
Electric heater amnesty
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Environmentally Friendly Practices
Recycling Materials
Decreases Solid Waste Generation and Reduces
Landfill Usage. Student Government and
Administration provide this partnership program.
Sea Wolf Recycling Center
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Environmentally Friendly Practices
Internal External Recycling of Hazardous
Materials
Dead batteries
Used crankcase oil solvents for energy use
Precious metals from dental amalgams
Scrap metal recovery
Chemical reclaiming evaporation of
non-hazardous water
Photographic silver recovery for use in
silversmithing classes
Reduces Hazardous Waste Disposal Costs
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Environmentally Friendly Practices
Use of Recycled Copy Paper
Some departments use recycled paper. Distributed
Copy Center operations periodically use recycled
paper as budgets permit. This helps to develop
the market for recycled paper and reduces the
demand for virgin material.
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Environmentally Friendly Practices
Setting Environmental priorities by - Reducing
- - Reusing - - Recycling -
Redistributing packing boxes reduces the need to
buy new boxes by reusing them many times prior to
recycling.
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Environmentally Friendly Practices
Extensive Use Of Electronic Communications
Reduces the Use of Paper and Courier Services
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Environmentally Friendly Practices
Procurement Controls On Hazardous Material
Purchases
Trig Is this a hazardous material on this
purchase order?
Reduces the Need to Recycle and Dispose of
Surplus Hazardous Materials
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Environmentally Friendly Practices
Conversion To Microscale Electronic Techniques
In The Sciences
Old macro-style still
New micro-style still, uses less than 1/30 the
volume of chemicals
Reduces the Need to Use and Dispose of Hazardous
Materials
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Environmentally Friendly Practices
Recovery Of Solvents For Reuse In The Sciences
Reduces the Need To Buy New Solvents and To
Dispose of Hazardous Materials
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Environmentally Friendly Practices
Replacing Computer CRTs with LCD Computer Monitors
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Saves Energy and Reduces Hazardous Waste
Generation
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Environmentally Friendly Practices
Substitution With Less Toxic Substances
Substituting petroleum-based solvents with water
soluble cleaning products
Replacing mercury thermometers with non-hazardous
thermometers
Substituting food-grade anti-freeze for the more
toxic automotive-grade in building heating systems
Extensive use of non-halon (ozone depleting) fire
extinguishers
Extensive use of hospital grade, water-based
latex paints instead of petroleum-based paints
Reduces the Need for and Cost of Hazardous Waste
Disposal
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Environmentally Friendly Practices
Excellent Equipment Maintenance
Improves Air Quality and Conserves Fuels
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Environmentally Friendly Practices
Plug It In Engine Block Heaters Timers
Whenever possible, UAA vehicles are plugged in
when temperatures drop below 200F. Timers
activate the heaters two hours before shift
start. This reduces air pollution and excessive
engine wear.
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Environmentally Friendly Practices
Smoke-Free Indoor Facilities
To improve indoor air quality, UAA declared all
indoor areas as Smoke-free in 1986 well before
the State Of Alaska made the same declaration.
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Environmentally Friendly Practices
Low Dust Emission Street Sweepers
Improves Air Quality By Using Water and Vacuum
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Environmentally Friendly Practices
Using and Advancing Environmentally Friendly
Technology
Chancellor Elaine Maimon and the new hybrid
vehicle. The Flagship of UAAs Motor pool reduces
the need for hydrocarbon fuel and decreases air
pollution.
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Environmentally Friendly Practices
Using Recycled Construction Material for New and
Remodel Projects
By using carpet squares made from recycled
material, UAA can easily maintain or repair
damaged carpet areas eliminating the need to
replace still-serviceable carpet sections. These
systems also reduce scrap and trimming waste.
UAAs carpet suppliers are chosen for their
commitment to sustainability.
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Environmentally Friendly Practices
Public Sustainability Resource Room at UAAs
Library of the 21st Century
UAA has secured funding for developing a public
library dealing with sustainability issues.
Collections have already arrived. This helps to
provide our community with a source of
sustainability publications and references.
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Environmentally Friendly Practices
Staying Current
Staying Current With Existing Technologies and
Regulations, Being Actively Involved In
Environmental Associations, and Networking With
Other Professionals Is Essential To Good
Environmental Stewardship
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Environmentally Friendly Practices
UAA is an active member of
Campus Consortium for Environmental Excellence
(C2E2)
University Leaders for a Sustainable Future
Association for the Advancement of Sustainability
in Higher Education
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Environmental Awards
EPA CESQG of Hazardous Waste (1990)
Mayors Pollution Prevention Award (1990)
EPA Region X Pollution Prevention Nomination
(1992)
Green Star for Waste Reduction (1994) Charter
Member
Green Star Air Quality Award (2001)
AK DEC Commissioners Award for Pollution
Prevention (2001)
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Future Environmental Awards That Were Working On
Right Now
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What can you do?

• Find out more about Sustainability
• Visit the Resource Room at the Library
• Use the UAA Office Resource Conservation
  Checklist
• Get involved!!
• Sustainability Coordinators Program/Network
• http//www.uaa.alaska.edu/sustainability/help.cfm
• Learn more about Green Star!!