The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system is an Equal Opportunity employer and educator. Chief Financial and Facilities Officers Conference January 27, 2010 Sustainability – Part I

Slide System Action Plan System Strategic Goal 4.2 Reward and support institutions, administrators, faculty and staff for innovations that advance excellence and efficiency Energy Conservation 1.Develop a comprehensive environmental sustainability policy for Board adoption 2.Publish procedures and standards for sustainable planning, design, construction and operation of facilities 3.Develop a System-wide energy benchmarking system 4.Report system accomplishments to the Board

Slide System Action Plan – status 1.Policy – under development 2.Design & construction standards – updated –Building to B3 and MnSCU Standards is at least LEED “certifiable” and maybe “Silver” 3.Energy Benchmarking – ongoing results! –More details in Facilities breakout session II 4.Report on accomplishments –Colleges and universities will report accomplishments on sustainability issues –Report (“Green Report”) template issued in March

Slide 4 History – Energy Benchmarking “Cannot improve what you cannot measure.” Department of Administration began energy tracking system several years ago Mixed success Official Benchmark in place using B3 as basis Campus work began May 2009 – completed Dec 2010…..Thanks! Results! System-wide awareness of energy use and opportunities to reduce consumption, save $$

Slide 5 B3 – Buildings, Benchmark and Beyond Started in 2004 as an initiative Codified in law, most recently in 2009 Use of B3 allows campus to review data and improve understanding of energy use B3 allows Office of the Chancellor to look across the system at energy use B3 allows campus to have access to funding in PBEEEP program to improve campus energy efficiency

Slide 6 Public Buildings Enhanced Energy Efficiency Program (PBEEEP) Mark Hancock Senior Mechanical Engineer Center for Energy and Environment