1. C2E2 Tools to Assess Campus Environmental Performance in the U.S.
Thomas Balf & Peter Schneider
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2. Higher Education in the U.S.
4,100 colleges and universities
$300 billion in revenues
Employs more than 3 million
Enrolls 15 million students
Spends $20 billion annually on operations
Spends $14 billion annually in construction
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3. environmental professional networking, information exchange,
Mission
To support the continued improvement of environmental performance in higher education through:
environmental professional networking,
information exchange,
the development of professional resources and tools, and
the advancement of innovative regulatory models.
Environmental performance includes campus regulatory compliance, environmental management and sustainability initiatives.
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4. Who Are We? Boston College Boston Brown Columbia Cornell Duke
Georgetown
Harvard
Howard
Michigan State
MIT
Northeastern
Olin College
Princeton
Rhode Island School of Design
Trinity College
Tufts
University of Alaska
University of Connecticut
University of Massachusetts
University of North Carolina
University of Pennsylvania
University of Vermont
Vanderbilt
Wellesley
Williams
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Yale
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5. Our Organization Not-for-profit association
National Organization/New England Based
Member Driven Priorities
Governance and Dues Structure
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6. Profile of C2E2 Member Boston University
29,000 students on urban campuses
350 buildings ,14 colleges and 11,000 students in dorms
Environmental health and safety (EHS) staff of 35 professionals
Compliance orientation
Task Force on Campus Environment
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7. C2E2
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8. What Do Our EH&S Directors Do?
Hazardous
Waste
Environmental
Health
Waste Water
General
Safety
Air Quality
Controlled
Substances
Radiation
Emergency
Response
Laboratory
Safety
Fire
Protection
Workplace
Safety
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9. Risk Management on a U.S Campus
Health risks
Enforcement actions
Pollution impacts
Property loss
Public perception
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10. What tools have we developed or host?
How are tools being used?
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11. C2E2 Tools EMS Self-Assessment Checklist (2000)
EPA Best Practices Catalog (2001)
Environmental Virtual Campus (2002)
Series of Posters (2003 and 2005)
White Papers (2004)
EPA Sector – Performance Measurement Workgroup (2004)
“An Introduction to Campus Environmental Sustainability Indicators” (2005)
Hiring a Sustainability Professional (2005)
EMS Benchmark Survey (2006)
Web-Based Training Database (2006)
Networking, Sharing, Networking – meetings, workshops, web
Sterss the importance of different types of tools in the toolbox
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12. Environmental Virtual Campus
         
Almost 10,000 visitors last month
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13. Best Practice Guide Example – Performance Reporting
University of Vermont
Data
Trends
University of North Carolina
Projects
Narrative
Yale University
Impacts
Internal
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14. First Poster – Dialogue
7 Indicators
Identifies resources
Connect management with indicators
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15. Second Poster – Develop a Plan
If you don’t know where you are going, any road will get you there.
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16. White Papers
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17. Sustainability and Environmental Tracking
The next wave???
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18. Source: New Yorker
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19. An Introduction to Campus Environmental Sustainability Indicators
New strategy for C2E2 – fund and build bridges with sustainability colleagues
Start at the beginning
Tools and guidance for the journey ahead
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20. National Self-Tracking Tool
Track, analyze, and benchmark environmental performance
120 schools registered
Types of data
Energy use
Hazardous waste
Solid waste/recycling
Water consumption
Institutional interest
EPA Interest?
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21. Hazardous Waste Aspiration Challenges Persist C2E2
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22. What’s Next For C2E2? EMS Benchmark Survey Web-Based Training Database
Laboratory Reporting Initiative
Support our “sustainability” colleagues
Compliance Assistance Center
EcoCampus
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23. Looking for opportunities to partner with our colleagues from around the world.
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