Western Michigan University

President John M. Dunn

“The Leadership Climate”

Leadership responsibilities

• Personal commitment to sustainability

• The ability to leverage a campus community’s commitment

• The willingness and ability to combat misinformation about the science of climate change.

• 151 Buildings• 1,200 acres• 7.8 Million Building Square Feet• > 25,000 Students• Central Steam/Electric (Co-generation) Plant• High Research level

WMU Campus

Main Campus

Business TechnologyResearch Park

• 19 percent increase in building space accompanied by 17 percent decrease in energy use.9% Building

• 87 percent reduction in power plant CO2 emissions (coal to natural gas)(Coal –> Natural Gas)

• 50 percent reduction in water usage of

17-Year History of Conservation

Timeline of WMU Campus Sustainability Activities

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WMU Office of Sustainability .

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College of Health and HumanServices—LEED-EB Gold .

Sangren Hall

• 975 panels • 251,000 kWh • 15% of building usage

• 15 new EVchargingstations in 2012

• Total of 20 stations oncampus

• Where we go from here?

• Support our scientists

• Build additional critical mass