S USTAINABILITY AT J OHNS H OPKINS M T W ASHINGTON C AMPUS Wednesday, July 28, 2010

S USTAINABILITY O FFICE : A BRIEF OVERVIEW Established in 2006 Currently 4 full time staff Resource for ALL University divisions Coordinate the University Sustainability Committee and the JHU Climate Implementation Plan

S USTAINABILITY O FFICE G OALS FOR FY2011 Reduce Greenhouse Gas emissions by 51% by 2025 Annual Target: 7,300 MTCDE (Roughly 3% per year)

S USTAINABILITY O FFICE G OALS FOR FY2011 Increase University recycling rate to 40%

S USTAINABILITY O FFICE G OALS FOR FY2011 Increase use of 30% post-consumer recycled content paper to 90% Lifecycle Environmental Impact The following is a breakdown of the environmental impacts. Red TopGreen TopSavings Wood Use 3 tons2 tons 1 ton Total Energy 37 million BTU's33 million BTU's 4 million BTUs Greenhouse Gases 5,479 lbs CO 2 equiv.4,952 lbs CO 2 equiv. 527 lbs CO2 equiv. Wastewater 18,200 gallons16,013 gallons 2187 gallons Solid Waste 2,166 pounds1,885 pounds 281pounds

S USTAINABILITY O FFICE G OALS FOR FY2011 Reduce total paper consumption

S USTAINABILITY O FFICE G OALS FOR FY2011 Expand the deployment of 1E Nightwatchman Garland Hall Annual Savings: 94,000 kWh 56 MTCDE = 6,200 gal. of gas $10,000

S USTAINABILITY O FFICE G OALS FOR FY2011 Launch “Every job is a green job” campaign

H OW M T. W ASHINGTON C AN H ELP S UPPORT JHU’ S S USTAINABILITY G OALS : Greenhouse Gas emissions Use CLFs in task lighting Use natural light when possible Use energy saving power strips or plug multiple peripherals into a regular power strip and turn off at the end of the day. Use shades to block summer sun Do not use portable heaters Report problems Recycling Recycle everything you can – including toner cartridges, electronics, batteries Limit the use of disposables in break room Recycling challenge! Purchasing Purchase at a minimum 30% post-consumer recycled content paper Purchase office supplies with green attributes like made from recycled content, nontoxic, reduced packaging, etc. Reduce frequency of deliveries like Office Depot Paper Reduction Set all copiers to default double-sided Distribute meeting materials electronically and don’t print agendas, slides, etc. Default print jobs to double-sided Reduce print jobs by sharing documents electronically Paper challenge! Deploy 1E Nightwatchman software Underway already Enable energy management settings on computers Remove screensavers Advocate Identify opportunities to reduce waste and share with Sustainability Office Talk to your colleagues Become a Green Campus Rep

Q UESTIONS ? C ONTACT. Leana Houser, Sustainability Coordinator