Warren Wilson College

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Warren Wilson College

• Small College Environmental Tournament Champ

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Jeopardy
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Who is Warren Wilson College?

• Located in Western North Carolina
• Swannanoah Valley
• Liberal Arts School
• 800 FTE average
• Arts, Outdoor Leadership, Environmental Sciences
• 1195 SAT Average
• Work College

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Who is Warren Wilson College?

• Located in Western North Carolina
• Swannanoah Valley
• Liberal Arts School
• 800 FTE average
• Arts, Outdoor Leadership, Environmental Sciences
• 1195 SAT Average
• Work College

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The Triad
Learning
Work
Service
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The Triad
Learning
Work
Service
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The Triad
Learning
Work
Service
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Goals 2004-2005

• Leed Certified Building
• Utility Monitoring
• ISO 14001
• Doug Orr is Running for President

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Reality Check

• Admissions College Relations
• Household Chemical Reduction of 25
• Campus Greening
• Residence Hall Utility Monitoring
• Campus Greening Walkabout/Primer
• Met 50 of our goals
• Campus Greening Committee?
• Campus Wide Goals?

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Warren Wilson College - the Myths

• Its just the way you all do things
• You have all those students
• Everyone is into the environment

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Warren Wilson College the Reality

• Many of us do care about the environment
• Students
• Committed
• Not committed
• We are extremely busy people
• Turf battles
• Conflicting Goals
• We Work Constantly

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What Works? What are the Challenges?

• Structure
• Environment/Culture
• Leadership
• Capabilities
• Processes

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Who is Warren Wilson College?

• Structure
• Environment/Culture
• Leadership
• Capabilities
• Processes

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Warren Wilson College Structure

• Warren Wilson College Mission Statement
• FMTS Mission Statement
• Job Descriptions

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Warren Wilson College Mission Statement

• Triad
• Academics
• Work
• Service
• Plus Two Emphasis on
• Sustainability
• Multicultural Experiences

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Warren Wilson College Organization Chart
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FMTS Mission Statement

• The mission of FMTS is to provide the WWC
  community with facilities and grounds maintenance
  and design services. We embrace sustainability
  and continual improvement. We are committed to
  the Triad philosophy. We will fulfill our mission
  through
• Work Excellence
• Development and Care
• Sustainability
• Maintenance
• Triad

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Whats Missing?

• No Sustainability Coordinator
• Educate
• Awareness
• Guidance
• Teach us to fish!

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What Works? What are the Challenges?

• Structure
• Environment/Culture
• Leadership
• Capabilities
• Processes

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Culture/Environment

• Fun
• Safe
• Communicates well
• Believes in Sustainability
• Excellence
• Pro-Active
• Learning Institution
• We are all partners!

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Culture/Environment

• Environmental Sciences
• Art Department
• Natural Resources Crew
• Business Office
• Farm
• Organic Garden
• Admissions
• College Relations
• Students!

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What Works? What are the Challenges?

• Structure
• Environment/Culture
• Leadership
• Capabilities
• Processes

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Leadership

• An Individual Responsibility
• Teacher
• Director
• Supervisor
• Volunteer
• Student

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Leadership

• Attitude
• Totally Responsible Person
• 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

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Leadership

• 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
• Proactive You, me, we
• Start with the end in mind (vision success)
• Find common ground,
• seek wiu/win situation
• listen
• Facilities (whats in it for us?)
• Will it last longer?
• Easier to maintain?
• Bragging rights?

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What Works? What are the Challenges?

• Structure
• Environment/Culture
• Leadership
• Capabilities
• Processes

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Capabilities

• Training
• Technology
• Human Resources
• Budget
• Equipment
• Tools (management)

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Capabilities

• Awareness - where are you now?
• What do you knw about LEED? Sustaainability?
• Do you monitor your utilities
• Do you measure storm water runoff?
• Do you buy locally where possible? Do you have a
  goal?
• Where do you spend your office supplies?
• How aware are your students? Faculty? Staff
• Do they practice what they preach?

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Capabilities

• What human resources do you have?
• Sustainability Department
• Dedicated people

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What Works? What are the Challenges?

• Structure
• Environment/Culture
• Leadership
• Capabilities
• Processes

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Processes

• Continual Improvement
• Planning
• Effective Meetings
• Budgets
• Evaluation
• SOGs

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Continual Improvement
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Continual Improvement

• ISO 14001
• ISO 9001, 9002
• Data Intensive
• Complicated
• Facilities/Industries
• Academics?

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Campus Sustainability Assessment(Harold Glasser)

• Air
• Built Environment
• Business Management
• Culture Community
• Education
• Energy
• Food

• Hazardous Substances
• Land
• Purchasing
• Research
• Solid Waste
• Transportation
• Water

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Set Goals
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How Do You Determine Your Goals?

• Follow the
• Equipment
• Office Supplies/Paper
• Utilities
• Electric 33 efficiency
• Emissions
• Safety (workmans compensation)
• Follow the enthusiasm
• Students
• Individuals
• Follow the Opportunity

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S.M.A.R.T. Goals

• Specific
• Measurable
• Action Oriented
• Realistic
• Time Constrained

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Goals Objectives
Why is this goal important?
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Goals Objectives
Why is this goal important? Fossil fuels are
limited, pollutes the atmosphere, very expensive
to the college.
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Final Recommendations

• How Do You Eat An Elephant?
• Where are Your strengths?
• Where is there greatest interest?
• Kiss
• Awareness, Planning, Execution, Measurement,
  Renewal

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Thank You!
paul braese, PE warren wilson college director of
facilities management pbraese_at_warren-wilson.edu