Sustainability Report Card for Franklin Pierce University: Progress towards Environmental Responsibi

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Sustainability Report Card for Franklin Pierce
University Progress towards Environmental
Responsibility

• ES340 Creating Sustainable Communities Emmy
  Andersen, Katie Bogaard, Pat Deane, Sean Doyle,
  Greta Frost, Derrick Gardner, Patti Gillen, Katie
  Hadsell, Andrew LaFleur, Reid Lichwell, Tom
  Merkt, Catherine Owen Koning

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What is sustainability?

• If our activities are sustainable, then we are
  meeting the needs of our present society without
  compromising the ability of future generations to
  meet their own needs.
• Recognizing the limits of the earths resources

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Ecological Footprint (EF)

• Measures resource use in terms of acres of land
  or sea needed to produce food, material goods,
  shelter, absorb waste, etc.
• If all earth divided equally between all people
  on earth 4.5 acres per person
• Avg. for Americans 24 acres

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With 0 of the earth set aside for other
species,it takesFIVE EARTHSto support human
population at average Americans standard of
living!!!
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Footprint 22.5 acres
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Sustainability Goal

• Reduce the Ecological footprint of the average
  FPC student from 22.5 acres in 2006 to 5 acres by
  2026
• Difficult to achieve in the context of modern
  American society!

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Environmental Responsibility Goal

• Based on a comparison with the most
  environmentally committed colleges
• Reduce resource use by 25 by 2026

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Student presentations

• BUILDINGS GROUNDS
• ENERGY
• FOOD
• PURCHASING
• WASTE
• Baseline data
• Results from similar colleges
• Goals Short-term and Long-term
• Suggested Actions
• Grade for the FPC community

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Grading system

• A Best possible/excellent effort
• B Better than most/good effort
• C Average what most colleges are doing/some
  effort
• D Less than average/little effort
• F Much less than average/no effort

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Buildings Grounds

• Katie Hadsell
• Tom Merkt

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Water Heating
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Avg. Response Time to Resource-wasting Problems
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of Metals Furniture Recycled
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Sand, Salt, Fertilizer, Pesticide Use
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Erosion Flora Species
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Land Use on Campus
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Native Fauna on Campus
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New Building Design
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Overall Grade

• B
• Response time is good
• of metals and furniture being recycled needs
  work
• Water heater insulation is good, but can improve
• Salt, fertilizer and pesticide use is good
• Land use on campus is good
• Native Flora and Fauna are great
• Building Design can improve

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Energy

• Sean Doyle
• Andrew LaFleur

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Electricity
1999 kWh usage median per capita 3,733 kWh
(Yearly), 311.08 kWh (Monthly) of Colleges
surveyed (National Wildlife Federation 2001).
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PSNH Audit Recommendations

• Replace Chiller in Marcucella (Summer 2006)
• Energy Efficient light bulbs (T-5) in some
  buildings.
• Replacing conventional light bulbs with compact
  fluorescent
• Purchasing energy efficient products
• Etc.

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Survey Information

• Sample Size 60 Students
• 50 of students leave their lights on, while not
  in their room.
• 83 of students leave their computer on, while it
  is not in use.
• 65 of students leave their windows open during
  the winter.
• 0 of students have compact fluorescent light
  bulbs

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Oil
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Propane
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Gasoline
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Average Costs

• Oil
• 2.28 per gallon
• Estimated FPC Cost of Oil per year
• 2,559,713
• Gasoline
• 2.50
• Estimated FPC Cost of Gasoline per year
• 57,957
• Propane
• 2.23
• Estimated FPC Cost of Propane
• 354,422

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• Energy Information Administration. (2006, April
  11). Short Term Energy and Summer Fuel Outlook.
  http//www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/steo/pub/contents.html

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Grade For Energy

• B
• Electricity
• Our increase in electricity has been manageable
  over the past 10 years. Following the
  recommendations by PSNH the college has installed
  energy saving techniques and products.
• Oil/Propane/Gasoline
• Some steps have been taken to reduce the use of
  the these fuel sources, and more actions are
  planned for the future to reduce our usage of
  these energy sources. Room for improvement
  exists, isnt planned.

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Food Services

• Reid Lichwell
• Katrina Bogaard

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Baseline Data

• Average number of meals served per week 8,936
  for the month of Feb. 2006
• Percent of locally grown foods (NH,VT, MA, ME and
  CT) unknown, 47.7 of Sodexho purveyors are
  local
• Beef Purchased per month 146.2 lbs per month or
  0.004lb/student (Feb. 2006)
• Fish Purchased per month 105 lbs per month or
  0.003lb/student (Feb 2006)

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Baseline Data Continued

• Percent of organic food prepared per meal 0.0
• Amount of disposable dining material purchased
  per month 1,500 plates, 5,250 cups, 2,000 lids,
  1,000 forks, 500 knives (Feb 2006)

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What Other Schools Are Doing

• Raising awareness about food sources and the
  environmental effect of obtaining those foods
• Raising Food waste awareness
• Increasing local and organic food purchases
• Establish a fish and seafood purchasing policy
  using Fish List
• More efficient cooking techniques like just in
  time cooking
• Provide Organic snack options for purchase

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What Other Schools Are Doing Continued

• Reducing disposable dining materials plates,
  cups, forks, knives
• Donating excess food to shelters
• Organizing organic dinners
• Buying coffee that has been shade grown

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What FPC and Sodexho Are Doing

• Collecting data to make the analysis more
  accurate
• Being open to possible change
• Providing data and cooperating with the effort in
  reaching sustainability
• Sodexho will soon feature foods from farms and
  ranches endorsed by the Food Alliance

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Franklin Pierce Goals
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Food Sustainability Grade

• Grade C
• A little better than the average school
• Good vegetarian and vegan alternatives
• Sells plastics mugs to reduce disposable cups
• But
• No organic food
• Could work more with local food purveyors
• There is room for improvement

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Purchasing

• Derrick Gardner and Emmy Andersen

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Environmental Criteria in Contracts

• At this time FPC has no environmental criteria in
  any contracts.
• Short Term Goals Incorporate policy for
  purchasing recycled products.
• Long Term Goals Improve upon short term goals
  and mandate the use of green materials in all
  bidding contracts.

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Purchased Items Containing Green or Recycled
Products

• 5.4 (5,368.43) of total sales (99,491.90) from
  central purchasing department are recycled or
  green products
• Short Term Goals Increase purchasing of recycled
  or green products to 20 by 2012.
• Long Term Goals Increase purchasing of recycled
  or green products to 65 by 2026.

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Purchases From Local Vendors

• 80 of items purchased are from local vendors.
• Short Term Goal Increase this amount to 85.
• Long Term Goal Increase this amount to 95

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Appliances With Energy Star Rating

• At this time all washers, dryers and
  refrigerators are energy star rated.
• Short Term Goal Upgrade copy machines and
  printers to energy star rated ones.
• Long Term Goal Purchase only electronics/applian
  ces with maximum energy efficiency

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Committee/Student Group to Help With Purchasing
of Env. Friendly Products

• At this time no committee or student group exists
• Short Term Goal Establish a committee or
  student group.
• Long Term Goal Have committee or student group
  play an active role in all purchasing.

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Purchasing

• 49 of colleges have established programs to
  encourage environmentally sound purchasing.
• Franklin Pierce does not have any program to
  encourage environmentally sound purchasing.
• 29 of colleges require a minimum of 25 post
  consumer waste for purchased paper.
• Franklin Pierce currently has no requirement for
  purchasing paper that contains any post consumer
  waste.

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Purchasing

• 8 of colleges require chlorine-free paper.
• Franklin Pierce has no purchasing requirements
  for chlorine free paper.
• At the present time, Franklin Pierces grade is
  D.

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Grade

• No Env. Criteria in purchasing (49 of colleges
  have it)
• Low percentage of recycled products purchased
• Less than average amount of recycled paper used
  (29 of colleges require recycled paper)
• High percentage of local vendors
• Most appliances purchased are energy star rated
• No established group to help make environmentally
  sound purchasing
• Final Grade D

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Waste

• Pat Deane
• Greta Frost
• Patti Gillen

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Monthly Solid Waste
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Recycling Monthly
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Potential Recyclables in Waste
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FPC Waste Distribution
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Peer Institution Waste Distribution
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Toxic Waste Monthly
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Water Use
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Grade

• Monthly Solid Waste/Student is double the average
  peer institution
• More campus-wide effort needs to be put into
  recycling to reduce solid waste
• Composting would help to reduce solid waste
• Water use can be reduced considerably higher
  than US average
• C-

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THANK YOU!

• Kim Knox, Sodexho Food Services
• Doug Lear, Facilities
• Robert St. Jean, Purchasing
• Barbara Peloquin, Environmental Services
• John Weir, Maintenance

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Report Card

• Buildings/Grounds B
• Energy B
• Food C
• Purchasing D
• Waste C-

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References (partial list)

• National Wildlife Federation. 2001 State of the
  Campus Environment. National Wildlife
  Federation. Reston, VA.
• Franklin Pierce. 2004-2006 Propane Billing
  Statement. Rindge, NH.
• Franklin Pierce. 1993-2005 Electricity Usage.
  Rindge, NH.
• Franklin Pierce. 2005-2006 Lorden Oil Company
  Billing Statement. Rindge, NH.
• Franklin Pierce. 2005-2006 Gasoline Usage By
  Department. Rindge, NH.

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References

• American Water Works Association
  http//www.awwa.org/Advocacy/pressroom/statswp5.cf
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• EPA http//www.epa.gov/sectors/colleges
• Warren Wilson http//www.warren-wilson.edu/recycl
  e/
• Bates

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• Energy Information Administration. (2006, April
  11). Short Term Energy and Summer Fuel Outlook.
  http//www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/steo/pub/contents.html