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1 Bridging Operations and Academics at Princeton AASHE Fall Conference October 11, 2011

2 Moderator: Shana S. Weber, Office of Sustainability Panelists: Kathy Hackett, Princeton Environmental Institute Tom Nyquist, Facilities Engineering Leila Shahbender, Office of Information Technology Stu Orefice, Dining Services

3 Interdisciplinary Course of Study, complements disciplinary major Certificate Program, Tracked Majors Integrated Course of Study - Coursework - Internships - Independent Work Experiential, “Real World Model” Training a generation of leaders Sustainability Education at Princeton

4 Campus/Community as Lab Global sustainability themes studied at the local level in campus venues - Water quality (Carnegie Lake) - Storm water mitigation (Washington Rd.) - Energy consumption (Green Roofs) - Air quality (Dillon pool) Continuous monitoring/measurement Relevant and actionable feedback

5 Emerging Campus Sustainability Themes – Course/Program Titles Towards an Ethical CO 2 Emissions Trajectory for Princeton – responsible campus energy consumption Environmental Challenges and Sustainable Solutions – tracking the Campus Plan Communicating Sustainability What’s on our Plate? – sustainable dining

6 Internships and Independent Research Project Titles How Low is Your Flow? A Delicious Revolution: The Greening Princeton Farmer’s Market Manual À La Carbon: Sustainable Dining at Princeton University Mercury Cycling in Carnegie Lake Renewable Energy at Princeton Pull the Plug: The Influence of Social Norms and Prospect Theory on Energy Conservation in Dormitories Green Arch: Designs for a Green Roof on the School of Architecture Building

7 Academic – Operations Collaborations Determining a (responsible) course of action - How much energy do we consume? What are the responsible options? - What should we eat? Who should we buy it from? Adoption/Demonstration of sustainable solutions - Operations professionals as guest lecturers, panel presentations - Co-gen plant as demonstration site Installation of monitoring systems Making observations using performance metrics Publishing reports, drawing conclusions, and moving forward

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9 Bridging Operations and Academics at Princeton Working Group Initiatives and Collaborations - Facilities Engineering Viewpoint - AASHE Fall Conference October 11, 2011

10 Faculty Review of Facilities Energy Related Projects -15 MW Cogeneration Plant - 5.2 MW Solar PV Project Faculty - Facilities Collaboration

11 Use of Campus as a Laboratory - Stream restoration - Storm water nitrification study - Green roof study - Ground source heat pump well field capacity study

12 Faculty - Facilities Collaboration Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Plan - Campus Goals

13 Faculty - Facilities Collaboration Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Plan - Strategies Wedge reduction concept

14 Student – Facilities Collaboration Eco Reps Internships and Fellowships Student Research Student Environmental Groups – SURGE Senior Thesis Topics Staff Lectures Plant Tours

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16 Collaborations Across Operational and Academic Departments – Resource Conservation on Campus

17 Collaborations Across Operational and Academic Departments – Resource Conservation on Campus Campus Paper Usage Reduction Initiatives Standardizing on 100% pcw paper Print-less campaign (www.princeton.edu/printless)www.princeton.edu/printless Admissions paperless initiative Grassroots “Please consider the environment before printing”

18 Collaborations Across Operational and Academic Departments – Resource Conservation on Campus Other Sustainable Initiatives from the Office of Information Technology Server Virtualization Desktop Power Management

19 Collaborations Across Operational and Academic Departments – Resource Conservation on Campus Research Project Ideas: Where do the sustainable scales tip  electronic v paper? What are the most sustainable options  tree-less paper manufactured abroad v traditional US-made paper? Is there any difference in comprehension and retention between reading something on paper or something electronic? Does size count?

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21 What is on our 100% Recycled Compostable Plate?

22 Student Internships Sustainable Dining Projects:  Food Metric  Carbon Footprint  Vendor Visits  Web work  Reports

23 Student Internships Sustainable Dining Projects:  Food Metric  Carbon Footprint  Vendor Visits  Web work  Reports

24 2010-2011 Food Metrics Overview Compilation of food purchases in past fiscal year (May 31, 2010 to June 1, 2011) using FoodPro database Spreadsheet created to categorize purchases and expenditures Sustainability Categories: local, organic, socially just, humane, fair trade, sustainable seafood, conventional Information in Metric detailed in 2011 Dining Sustainability Report along with other sustainability initiatives

25 Real Food Challenge 2007-2011

26 Communicating Via the Web Carbon Footprint Emissions Coding

27 Sustainable Seafood

28 Thank you

29 Real Food Challenge FY 10-11

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