Jennifer A. Senick, Executive Director Rutgers Center for Green Building Cheap and Green: Environmentally Preferable Purchasing and other Sustainable Choices

Overview of the University today Academic campuses in Camden, Newark, New Brunswick, and Piscataway 29 colleges and professional schools Over 50,000 students and 10,000 faculty and staff 6,000 acres 700 buildings 16 million gross square feet 1.7 million SF in assignable classroom and laboratory space Over 3 million SF in assignable residential and student life space (15,000 beds)

University Mission (excerpts) … conducting the cutting-edge research that contributes to the medical, environmental, social and cultural well-being of the state, as well as, aiding the economy, the state’s businesses and industries; and performing public service in support of the needs of the citizens of the state and its local, county, and state governments.

Ecological Responsibility Embody environmentally-friendly policies and practices in all facets of the university’s operation in order to create a sustainable campus to serve future generations of students. Planning Principles

Proposals: Improvements to College Avenue New buildings, street trees, site furnishings, and narrowing of road width. Remove inefficient small lots and add garage parking accessible from George Street. Shift the majority of commuter parking to other strategic locations Increase the physical beauty of the campus with better landscaping Site new buildings on infill sites Relocation of “non-campus specific” program to remote facilities Coordination of master plan with seminary plan Master Plan Capacity: 3 M GSF 4,200 Beds 2,000 Parking Spaces 2003 Physical Master Plan

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The World of Green Purchasing Dr. Kevin Lyons and Magda Comeau Photo Credits: NRDC

December 2006 Incoming Air Shipments 700 Orders 400 Air University and Campus Footprint

Rutgers Solar Farm To develop and maintain a consistent ‘cradle- to-cradle’ supply chain and purchasing process Green Buildings (Design, Construction, Operation, Renovation) BioBase, Biodegradable, etc. Fleets and Transportation Energy Corporate Social & Environmental Reporting Rutgers Purchasing Policy (excerpt)

Rutgers #1: –Total Amount Recycled: 2,742,869 Pounds –Food Recycling: 71.2 Pounds/Person (ave. week) Rutgers Other Success: –Recycling Rate: 57.47% (2 nd ) –Bottles/Cans Recycling per person: 19.4 lbs. (2 nd ) –Cardboard Recycling per person: lbs. (3 rd ) –Recyclables per person: lbs. (5 th ) 10 Week U.S. Wide Recycling Competition 200 schools 8 categories Total Pounds Recycled: 41.3 million pounds!

This equates to a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions that is approximately equivalent to: 12,367 passenger cars not driven for one year 10,221 passenger cars and light trucks not driven for one year 6,507,707 gallons of gasoline 132,878 barrels of oil 7,335 household electricity use for one year (number of households) 468 acres of forest preserved from deforestation 1,465,068 tree seedlings grown for 10 years RecycleMania Climate Impacts The total pounds recycled during RecycleMania 2007 prevented greenhouse gas emissions of 15,583 metric tons of carbon equivalent (MTCE) from entering the atmosphere.

Community Partnerships & Opportunities Local Procurement/Cooperative Purchasing 39

Rutgers Cooperative Contracts- Results in Cost Reduction Janitorial Supplies; 10 – 15% cost reduction Recycled Paper; 10 % cost reduction HVAC Systems; 25% cost reduction Electrical Parts and Supplies (including lights); 25% cost reduction Office Supplies; 25% cost reduction Paint; 15% cost reduction Construction Materials; 28% cost reduction Landscaping Services/Supplies; 15% reduction

Rutgers Cooperative Contracts- Results in Cost Reduction Lab Chemicals and Equipment (VWR, Fisher, Sigma, etc.); 25% cost reduction Furniture; 30% cost reduction Computers; 10% cost reduction Automobiles (Honda); 15% cost reduction; via NJ State Contract and Tax Incentive Programs Automobile Fluids; 20% cost reduction Liability Insurance Savings (should be negotiated by Risk Managers); potential savings 10%

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