Campus Environmental Audits

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Campus Environmental Audits

• Michael Greene
• Angela LeNoble
• Amber Foley
• Julie Elias

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What is an Environmental Audit?

• Means of assessing patterns of energy, water,
  material use, and waste.
• First step towards understanding impacts.
• Put into perspective whether or not current and
  future resource conservation efforts are working
• Provides means for identifying possible
  improvements.

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Trends in Environmental Auditing

• First introduced in 1990 at UCLA and is
  increasingly being used in campus sustainability
  programs
• Also used as a means to improve quality in
  business.
• Means of saving money which could be used
  anywhere.
• Reduce costs in home utilities.
• Gaining popularity.

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Possibilities for System Analysis

• Water
• Energy
• Recycling/Waste
• Transportation
• Procurement

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Possibilities for System Analysis Cont.

• Landscaping/Grounds
• Facility Planning/Design
• Hazardous waste
• Dining Services/Composting

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Benefits of Auditing

• Vehicle for applying knowledge learned in the
  classroom to immediate campus experience
• Reduction in resource consumption
• Reduction in cost
• Cultivates teamwork among people
• Identifies better practices
• Establish and institutionalize campus
  environmental programs

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Benefits of Auditing Cont.

• Allows students to participate in the
  decision-making process on campus
• Improve Universities image and relationship with
  the community.
• Selling point to perspective students and
  community requests

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Attempts at UW Oshkosh

• Earth Charter Summit
• Student Environmental Action Coalition
• Facilities Management
• Summer 2002 initiation
• Initial focus on energy, water, and waste
• Hopes for the audit

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Conclusion

• Future of environmental audits
• Future of the UW Oshkosh audit