Olivia Kirkland, PROPS Program Coordinator

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Olivia Kirkland, PROPS Program Coordinator
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• The Sustainability Office collaborates with
  students, staff, and faculty to implement
  projects which work to institutionalize
  sustainability and bring UCSC closer to reaching
  the goals outlined in the Campus Sustainability
  Plan.

The UCSC Sustainability Office works to foster a
culture of sustainability across the UCSC campus. 
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Funding Sources for PROPS

• Student Fee measures
• UCSC Carbon Fund
• UCSC Campus Sustainability Council (CSC)

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PROPS Overview

• The Sustainability Office's Green Office
  Certification Program, PROPS, works with UCSC's
  faculty and staff to implement sustainable
  practices into the workplace. This is
  accomplished through
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• Creating a Green Team
• Office Energy, Waste, and Sustainable Behavior
  Assessments
• Educational Workshops and Commitment Plans
• Certification based upon Assessment Results

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Step 1 Create a Green Team

• Consists of 2-4 staff from the office  
• Their main responsibility is to act as a liaison
  between the office and PROPS staff.
• The Green Team should be comprised of staff whom
  have a genuine interest in both encouraging their
  peers to make the move towards sustainability and
  in setting a prime example of how a sustainable
  staff should manage oneself. 

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Step 2 Conduct Office Assessments

• 3-5 Week Process
• The Sustainable Office Assessment defines
  appropriate starting points for each office.
• Assessments look at office behaviors regarding
• Purchasing
• Recycling/Waste
• Paper/Printing
• Computers
• Energy
• Lighting
• Travel and Transportation
• Kitchen and Shared Areas
• Innovation

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Step 2 Office Assessments Continued

•  General Behavior Assessment
• Using a predetermined score sheet, office
  practices are assessed by PROPS team members. 
• Behavioral survey helps PROPS to understand
  individual behaviors

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Step 2 Office Assessments Continued

• Energy Assessment
• Use energy audit tools such as
• Lux meter
• Kill-o-watt meter
• Discriminator
• Calculate phantom loads and other energy
  conservation or efficiency measures.

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Step 2 Office Assessments Continued

• Waste Assessment
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• Characterize employee behavior regarding trash
  and recycling.
• Offices waste stream is evaluated and weighed.
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Step 3 Sustainability Workshop

• Before the workshop we meet with the office Green
  Team to report back assessment results and
  recommendations.
• During the Sustainability Workshop we
• Present results of assessments to all office
  staff
• Facilitate a brainstorming session where staff
  can identify their three commitments to
  sustainability
• Present their Green Office Certification based
  upon current level if they so choose.

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 Step 4 Commitment Plan Implementation

• PROPS provides offices with appropriate next
  steps toward gaining a higher certification level
  or simply to advance sustainable practices. 
• After the office's workshop, PROPS aids them in
  implementing their commitments.

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Step 5 Office Certification

• Based on office sustainability practices and
  commitment plan implementation, offices receive a
  Green Office Certification.
• This certification has four tiers based on point
  levels
• 1. Seed
• 2. Sprout
• 3. Sapling
• 4. Tree

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Follow Up

• After 3 months follow-up meetings are had with
  office Green Teams to address concerns, feedback,
  and further improvements.
• PROPS provides offices a resource guide to aid
  them in understanding campus sustainability
  initiatives and ways in which they can utilize
  services.

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• Provides students with the opportunity to
  institutionalize sustainability!
• The Education for Sustainable Living Program
  (ESLP) allows students to learn of sustainable
  office practices and gain hands-on experience
  through participation in office assessments.

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Why this model works

• Community Based Social Marketing (CBSM)
• Student led
• Catering to individual offices specific needs

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Obstacles

• Accountability
• Campus policies
• Unsupportive staff

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Contact Info

• Questions?
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• Olivia Kirkland, Outreach and Education
  Internokirklan_at_ucsc.edu