Portland State University and Beyond: An Environmental Sustainability Assessment Amy Dvorak June 19,...

Portland State University and Beyond: Portland State University and Beyond: An Environmental Sustainability AssessmentAn Environmental Sustainability Assessment

Amy Dvorak Amy Dvorak June 19, 2007June 19, 2007

PSU Environmental Sustainability Assessment 2005-2006

Portland State UniversityDeclaration for Support of Sustainability

Action 1: Commitment to the triple bottom-line, integration into all departments

Action 2: Physical campus

Action 3: Demonstration model of policies and practices

Action 4: Develop core multidisciplinary research areas

Environmental sustainability assessment


Sustainability Assessment Purpose and Scope

Identify highest priority environmental impact areas

Develop systematic assessment protocol

Campus-wide audits; June 2005-August 2006 Academic, research, departmental offices, operations

and facilities management Some exclusions based on impact and available data


Sustainability Definitions

Brundtland Commission

Oregon Natural Step (ORTNS)

International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 14001:2004

Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)


Sustainability Assessment Design & Methods

4 Indicator Categories

36 Indicators 10 Audit checklists 150 Tours/Interviews Database entry and

analysis Scoring

Existing audits: private corporations, academia, and government

Regional higher education meeting

ISO 14001 ORTNS workshops


General Office Presence/Score

Contact:

Building/Room/Dept.:

Activity:

ENVIRONMENTAL

Transportation

Bus 10

Bike 1

Max/Streetcar

Carpool

Walk 1

Car 5

Audit ChecklistExample:

Environmental indicator

transportation

potential sources

Score

1=low impact >57%

2=moderate impact 40-57%

3=high impact <40%


Environmental IndicatorResults

Laboratory Aspects

0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

0 20 40 60 80 100

Severity

Tota

l Im

pact

Sco

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Air Emissions

Habitat/Biodiversity

Ecological Toxicity

Energy

Solid Waste

Hazardous Waste

Non-hazardousWasteRadiological Waste

Wastewater

Stormwater

Electricity

Water

Fossil Derivatives

Inorganics

Chemicals

BiologicalDerivativesWorkplace Health

Community Health


3761 estimated number of cases of copy paper/year used on campus by PSU faculty and staff

20% of the total copy paper used contains post consumer waste

43% of those surveyed have access to a duplex capable printer or copier

25 tons of paper is recycled/month (mixed paper)

Environmental Assessment Paper Data


Environmental Assessment Paper Data

Cases/Person/Year Academic: 2.78 Facilities: 1.95 Research offices: 1.04

Portion of Total Paper Use by Service

Category

54%

19%

1%

26% AcademicOffices/Departments Facilities andOperationsResearch and Meeting spacesComputer Labs


Environmental AssessmentImpacts

Climate change impacts of energy and paper use at PSU:

CO2 equivalents emitted to produce the estimated 3800 boxes of paper used 480,488 lbs.

CO2 emitted to produce 28,000,000 kwh is

4,583,040 lbs.


Environmental SustainabilityEnergy Efforts & Paper Efforts

100% alternative energy purchasing plan by 2010

Cramer Solar Array HVAC and lighting upgrades Wind turbines Utilities Task Force AASHE’s President’s Climate

Commitment

Blueworks Certification Student labs 100% PCW &

reduced paper quota Paper Task Force Paper Purchasing

Policy


Beyond PSUSustainability Careers

Strategic partnerships

Private, public, and nonprofit positions

Follow conferences and market trends


Beyond PSUSustainability Careers

Maul, Foster & Alongi Environmental, engineering, and

planning consultants

Contact information: Amy Dvorak

[email protected] 971-544-2139

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