Sustainability at Nova Southeastern University

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Sustainability at Nova Southeastern University

• Presented by
• Nikolas Camejo, President
• E3nnovations Company
• Sustainable Economic Development Group, LLC

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Objectives of Presentation

• To inform the Quality of Life Council of the
  ongoing initiatives and projects at NSU.
• To identify a specific sustainability project at
  NSU that will benefit the community.
• To obtain feedback from the Council on the
  existing goals and objectives of NSUs
  sustainability plan.
• To obtain Council endorsement for the
  establishment of a sustainability institute at
  NSU.

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Definition of Sustainability

• Economic activity that can be maintained by the
  local, regional and global ecosystems providing a
  healthy environment for life (Se3D definition).
• The United Nations World Commission on
  Environment and Development defines
  sustainability as ensuring that we meet our
  needs without compromising the ability of future
  generations to meet their own needs.

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Global Initiatives

• In 1992 the United Nations established the
  Commission on Sustainable Development.
• Focus is on climate change, energy, small island
  developing states (SIDS) and sustainable
  production and consumption patterns.
• Developed a list of indicators of sustainable
  development to take a census of global
  sustainability.
• Developing and industrialized nations recognize
  the challenge
• 184 states have ratified the Kyoto Protocol to
  reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
• Participants of the G-20 Summit promote open and
  constructive discussion between industrial and
  emerging-market countries on key issues related
  to global economic stability.

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The Formula for Sustainability

• Societys economic processes to mimic natural
  ecosystems resource flow. For example, rainforest
  (renewable/multiple use/recycle)
• Renewable energy and energy efficiency are the
  economic drivers for climate change and job
  creation.

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Job Creation Comparison

• Spending 1 million on green investments, for
  example, will create about 17 jobs within the
  U.S. economy, while spending that same amount
  within the oil industry will create about 4.5
  jobs. (University of Massachusetts the Center
  for American Progress)
• According to a study by the California Public
  Interest Research Group, Renewable Energy
  generates four times as many jobs per MWt of
  installed capacity as natural gas and while the
  Renewable Energy Policy Project finds that 40
  more jobs per dollar invested when compared with
  coal fired plants.
• Energy efficiency is far more labor intensive
  than generation, creating 21.5 jobs for every 1
  million. (Apollo Alliance)

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Job Creation Comparison
Source Table provided by Polllin, Robert and
Heidi Garrett-Peltieras underlying data for their
report for the University of Massachusetts
Political Economy Research Institute and Center
for American Progress, Green Recovery A Program
to Create Good Jobs Start Building a Low-Carbon
Economy. September, 2008.
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Global Challenge-Local Action

• Global Challenge
• Climate change
• Natural resource depletion
• Population growth
• Economic development

• Local Action
• Carbon footprint
• Environmental enhancement
• Human health
• Sustainable economy

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Sustainability in South Florida

• Challenges
• Unemployment
• Economic slump
• Environmental degradation
• Lack of knowledge
• Corporate irresponsibility
• Waste management
• Resource depletion

• Opportunities
• Education
• RE/EE jobs
• Research
• Economic development
• Resource efficiency and conservation
• Environmental stewardship

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NSU Sustainability Plan Goal

• Provide Faculty, staff students with the
  knowledge in their chosen field to implement
  sustainable professional and business practices,
  as well as in their personal lives, by not only
  integrating the sustainability theme in the
  curriculum but also by making the campus
  facilities and their use sustainable. This also
  provides an example for the community.

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Sustainability Objectives at NSU

• Review concepts and strategies with NSU to
  integrate into the existing master plan the
  feasible applications of sustainability.
• Implement sustainability standards for design,
  construction and commissioning of new and
  existing buildings.
• Incorporate the relevant aspects of
  sustainability into the curriculum of every
  academic program at NSU.
• Create a campus identity that reflects and
  promotes sustainability and generate student and
  public awareness of how NSU is contributing to a
  sustainable economy.

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Sustainability Objectives at NSU

• Coordinate NSUs sustainability effort with
  federal, state and local government agencies,
  privately owned businesses, and other educational
  institutions to further enhance knowledge
  exchange, generate support for projects and
  participate in research/grant opportunities.
• Establish the NSU Sustainability Institute to
  coordinate the efforts of each academic
  department within the university.
• Continue implementing energy and water
  conservation projects and expand implementation
  of solar water heating and solar-electric systems.

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Sustainability Objectives at NSU

• Implement sustainable food practices in NSU
  dining services.
• Establish a campus-wide sustainable purchasing
  policy.
• Develop a fleet of sustainable vehicles.
• Refine and implement a plan for sustainable
  landscaping.
• 12. Establish a strategic plan for sustainability
  awareness.

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Current Sustainability Initiatives at NSU

• Energy Water conservation
• Use of high efficiency lighting air
  conditioning equipment
• Use of high efficiency fixtures in newer
  buildings
• Building Construction
• Energy and Environmentally Efficient Design and
  Construction
• Recycling Landscaping
• Solar water heating Solar-electric systems
• Projects , benefits and real-time data on NSU
  website
• Development of Sustainability Calculator to
  track NSUs implementation progress , display on
  website
• Sustainability Calculator can be used by staff
  and students to assess their carbon footprint
  and learn what they can do to have a sustainable
  lifestyle

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Oceanographic Center Solar Electric-Wind Power
System
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Oceanographic Center Solar Electric-Wind Power
System
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Oceanographic Center Solar Electric-Wind Power
System
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NSU CDD Central Plant Solar Water Heater
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NSU CDD Central Plant Solar Water Heater
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Current Sustainability Benefits

• Direct benefits to NSU
• Reduced operations and maintenance costs
  resulting from energy conservation, water
  conservation and recycling
• Increased energy reliability from using higher
  quality more efficient equipment
• Quality improvements from enhanced energy
  services that provide a healthier, safer and more
  comfortable learning and working environment

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Avoided Cost and Energy Use
Prepared by E3nnovations Company
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Environmental Benefits and Economic Savings
Prepared by E3nnovations Company
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Current Sustainability Benefits

• Benefits to the local economy and environment
• Reduced air pollution through energy conservation
  
• Benefits to the environment resulting from
  recycling
• Job creation due to labor intensive energy
  efficiency projects
• Benefits at a national and global level
• Supporting the transition to a sustainable
  economy by practicing energy and water
  conservation ,and initiatives in other categories
  like landscaping, transportation , solar water
  heating and solar-electric systems

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Metrics-Sustainability Calculator

• To measure progress we need
• Resource use indices, like kwh/ft2/year or
  gallons/mile/year
• The CARBON footprint associated with the use of a
  resource unit, in Florida 1.49 lbs/CO2 per kWh
  used
• Reduction in CO2 can be used as measure towards
  environmental health (primarily climate change)
• Economic value of environmental costs of
  different technologies and economic processes

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Sustainability CalculatorEnvironmental Health
Based on Carbon Footprint
Prepared by E3nnovations Company
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Sustainability CalculatorEnvironmental Health
Based on Carbon Footprint
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Sustainability Projects Pending Funding

• Solar Electric Systems
• Solar Water Heating Systems
• Alternative-fuel fleet vehicles
• Water monitoring metering computer system
• Facilities Information Management System (FIMS)
  integration software
• Building Automation system (BAS) BacNet upgrade

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American Recovery Reinvestment Act Projects
Identified for Funding
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Research Projects

• Real cost of energy
• Economic value of environmental impact of
  sustainability initiatives.
• Economic benefits of environmental actions.
• Job creation and economic impact of
  sustainability economy.

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The Real Cost of Gasoline
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E3 Interaction with NSU Programs

• Oceanographic Center
• Environmental Science
• H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business

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E3 MBA Intern Projects

• A green sector business analysis
• To include an evaluation of the profitability of
  the following industries solar water heating,
  photovoltaics, energy efficiency, recycling and
  waste management, water conservation and
  transportation.
• An evaluation of the economic value of the
  environmental impact of sustainability measures.

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Sustainability Institute Plan of Action

• Projects , Educational and Research
• Budget
• Funding
• Program Review
• Ongoing initiatives/projects provide starting
  point

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The Sustainability Institute Goal

• Create a multidisciplinary entity to coordinate
  and promote sustainability in education,
  research, student life and the community through
  the initiatives and projects implemented by
  facilities management and other NSU Departments.

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The Sustainability Institute

• Increases interaction with
• Other universities and colleges
• Local and federal government agencies
• Private companies
• Prepares students for work in the emerging green
  economy
• Positions NSU at the forefront of the
  sustainability movement in South Florida

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Research and Educational Opportunities within the
Institute

• Business students
• Perform cost-benefit analysis of renewable
  technologies including the economic value of
  environmental impact
• Carry out industry profitability studies
• Develop marketing and public relations plans for
  the institute
• Law Environmental Science students
• Study of environmental law in the context of
  sustainability
• Learn about crafting public policy related to
  environment/energy/economy
• Research foreign policy related to sustainability
• Learn about shaping global policy (i.e. Kyoto
  Protocol, etc.)

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Research and Educational Opportunities within the
Institute

• Medical/Health professions students
• Research and promote the link between human and
  ecological health
• Investigate the health consequences of
  environmental/climate change
• Implement green laboratory practices
• Research health impact of and help to implement
  sustainable food practices at NSU
• Computer science students
• Software design-using information management to
  support efficiency in organizations
• Research and design of integrated information
  management
• Sustainable computer science applications

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Institutes at Other Universities

• Harvard University
• Internal competition and sustainability
  coordinators
• Harvard Medical School Center for Health and the
  Global Environment
• Arizona State University
• Campus Metabolism
• University of California San Diego
• Sustainability Resource Center

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Global Opportunities

• Venice International University
• TeDIS Center-Focus on innovation and
  competitiveness in the global economy.
• TEN Center-Focus on environmental management and
  sustainable development.
• International Institute for Sustainable
  Development champions sustainable development
  around the world through innovation,
  partnerships, research and communications.
  (Canada)
• The IISD is a non-profit, non-governmental
  research institute demonstrating how human
  ingenuity can sustainably improve the development
  of our global environment, economy and society.

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Benefits to NSU

• Increase interaction with other universities and
  colleges actively involved in Sustainability
• Attract and retain economically and
  environmentally conscious students
• Lead South Floridas sustainability movement
• Increase student involvement in campus activities
• Financial and in-kind support from public and
  private entities
• Enhance public image

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Benefits to the Community

• Environmentally/economically/energy conscious
  graduates enter the workforce
• Local and national creation of green collar jobs
• Reduced air and water pollution
• Increased local awareness of sustainability
  issues
• Encouragement of sustainable economic development

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Future Sustainability Benefits

• Additional direct benefits to NSU
• Further reduced operations and maintenance costs
  from generating power with renewable energy
  technologies and cogeneration, use of alternative
  fuels and other sustainable transportation
  technologies
• Increased reliability from using better quality,
  more efficient equipment
• Creation of a sustainable campus identity that
  could serve to unite diverse student groups
• Ability to promote NSU as a green-green
  (sustainable) university
• Prestige associated with fulfilling a leadership
  role in academia and the local community

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Future Sustainability Benefits

• Additional benefits to the local economy and
  environment
• Reduced air pollution resulting from the use of
  clean renewable energy technologies like solar
  and wind energy
• Job creation resulting from the implementation of
  labor-intensive green technologies
• Stimulation of local economy generated by
  equipment purchases and multiplier effect of
  local job creation
• Additional benefits at a national and global
  level
• Support for the transition to a smart grid
  electrical system through grid tied renewable
  power generation
• Increased production and marketability of
  alternative fuel vehicles
• Workforce better prepared for new economic trends
  and environmental conditions
• Reduced dependence on foreign oil and increased
  national security due to domestically produced
  energy

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Changing Lives and Changing the World

• Education is for improving the lives of others
  and for leaving your community and world better
  than you found it.
• Marian Wright Edelman,
• President and Founder of the Childrens Defense
  Fund

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