Rensselaer’s Sustainability Charrette Environment – Economics – Education Envision – Explore – Exchange Operations Steve Angle Carbon Footprint Energy Consumption Opportunities April , 2009

Operations - Defined l Operations at Rensselaer involves all day to day activities that impact the learning and living environment of Rensselaer students, faculty, and staff. Specific areas include building maintenance and cleaning, upkeep of lawn and garden areas, operation of campus vehicles, operation of building mechanical and electrical systems, use of energy and water, food service, waste disposal, and all construction operations.

The Presidents Climate Commitment

Simplifying the Types of GHG Emissions All Expressed as Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide (MTeCO2) This slide courtesy of CA-CP Scope 3: Indirect emissions including transportation, waste disposal, etc. Scope 1: Emissions from the direct activities of the campus Scope 2: Emissions from utility production not at the institution

Scope 1 Natural Gas Distillate Oil Vehicle Fleet Fertilizer Refrigerants Scope 2 Purchased Electricity Scope 3 Faculty/Staff Commuting Student Commuting Student Air Travel Solid Waste Offsets Renewable Energy Credits

Source‘08 UnitsMTeCO 2 % Total Commuting Faculty/Staff: 259,488 Gallons Students: 137,393 Gallons 3,5467% Air TravelStudents: 1,001,804 Miles7782% Vehicle Fleet Gasoline: 61,065 Gallons Diesel: 8,743 Gallons 6341% Refrigerants880 Pounds6311% Solid Waste1,062 Short Tons156<1% Agriculture - Fertilizer903 Pounds4<1%

Carbon Management ( Clean Air Cool Planet )

Utility Budget - FY 2009 Utility Budget - FY 2009 CostUsage Electricity$ 7,410,39469,520,635 kWh Natural Gas$ 4,066,711369,502 MMBTU Oil$ 326,540202,035 gals Water$ 842,617127,515,332 gals Other$ 110,150 Total$12,756,412 The largest opportunity for saving money and carbon emissions is through the reduction of electricity and natural gas use

Research and Science Buildings Use Over 60% of Total Campus Utilities Main Campus Utility Usage by Building

Main Campus Electricity Cost Main Campus Electricity Cost Decrease through the 90’s due to conservation, increase from 2000 on due to campus growth

Current/Future Initiatives - Utilities Renewable Energy Wind Turbine East Campus PV Array Install more PV? Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) EMPAC East Campus Athletic Village Retrofit Existing Buildings for Energy Efficiency? Energy Awareness The Rensselaer Guide to Campus Energy Conservation Improve Campus Awareness? Campus Energy Audit and Energy Projects Phase I - $5M Invest Additional Capital?

Current Initiatives – Green Practices Single Stream Recycling (Comingling all recyclables into one container) Special Recycling Building renovations (separate out metals) Electronics, batteries, metal, wood pallets, tires Yearly building clean outs (old electronic and lab equipment) Green House (flowers, Terra Café vegetables) Vehicle surplus sale Store /reuse old furniture

Current Initiatives – Green Practices (con) Clothing in the Union Green cleaning chemicals Compact fluorescent light bulbs Integrated Pest Management program Book Program Greening Web site Mail Room -sustainability initiatives on web site Dump and Run Face the Waste

Future Opportunities – Green Practices Biodiesel Composting (food waste) Consolidating all copiers on Campus Sustainability Web site ( Sustainability marketing material FYE grass roots sustainability program