Summit Campus Green Team Strategic Plan...

Summit Campus Green Team

Strategic Plan 2014-2016

Table of Contents

1. Green Team Goals

2. Green Accomplishments to Date

3. Brainstorming/Parking Lot

4. Strategic Initiatives Summary

5. Strategic Initiatives by Category

6. Short-range Initiative Plan Details

7. Long-range Initiative Plan Details

8. Continuous Improvement Planning Cycle

9. Planning Calendar

Green Team Goals (adopted January 20, 2014)

1. Help the Summit Campus model best practices in green operations and

support efforts in our community to do the same.

2. Create and manage a 1-2 year strategic plan for green initiatives at the

Summit Campus.

3. Share green initiatives and progress towards goals with a focus on

acknowledging the good work of students, staff, faculty and community, i.e.

bulletin boards, newsletter, Stall Street Journal, yearly report, etc.

4. Support student sustainability initiatives and strive to develop a Green Team

inclusive of students, faculty and staff.

Green Accomplishments

Purpose of Green Team identified and overall goals established

Green Team strategic plan created and is being implemented

Green Team course designed and on the fall schedule

Electric car charger installed and has already been used

Faculty posting syllabi to Canvas in lieu of printing/ included in New Faculty

Orientation

Paperwise strategies included in September edition of Faculty Focus newsletter

Student signage in English and Spanish printed and laminated for recycling and

posted in classrooms and around campus

Separate glass recycling containers included at both sites

Sustainability snippet being included in monthly Stall Street Journals

Green Team bulletin boards complete at BK and DL sites (looks great!)

90% of waste is being composted from the Breck kitchen

Composting containers for non-kitchen food waste included at both sites

Green Team updates being included in all staff meeting agendas

Energy navigators installed

Waterbottle Refill Stations installed at BK and DL

LEED standards (Breck Building)

Community garden at BK site

Planning underway for green house at BK site

Both front offices using recylced paper.

Piloting all natural hand soap (Summit Soap).

BK Staff kitchen using green cleaning products

Facilities department is utilizing the energy navigator on a daily basis.

Refillable dry erase markers being used in Breck.

September 2014 (facilities department) -Attend training on Energy Navigator by

CLEER -Begin using energy navigator on daily basis, Identify 125KW spike causing

High Peak Demand costs -Begin inspecting electrical system and large electrical

devices, transformers and distribution panels testing amps and volts, temps and

overall use/run time

October 2014 (facilities department)

-Performed preventive maintenance (P.M.) on all culinary refrigeration

equipment, identify needed repairs, order parts and make repairs,( reduced run

time on this equipment by 25%) and by completing this work in house we saved

$1500 on outside labor -Repaired and re commissioned Cyber Café refrigeration

units. Shut down large display refrigerator ( to be used for special events only

now) -Repaired domestic hot water leaks on commercial dishwasher and dish pit

triple sink -Begin daily checks and create maintenance log for all commercial

refrigeration units -Performed P.M. on Dillon mechanical room and heating

system, make needed repairs, pass inspection and receive recertification by CO

state boiler inspector ( reduced start and run amps by 20% on boiler heat

pumps), completing this work in house saved $2500 in outside labor costs

-Added environmental controls to roof drain heat tape ( Dillon), Begin shutting

off/on unregulated heat tape manually -Repair and re commission Dillon Annex

gas fireplace. This unit has a very efficient burner and requires no electricity to

operate. Great way to heat up the front offices and lobby and it looks great too.

( In house labor savings=$450) -Oversee L E D parking light project in Dillon.

Replacing existing lamps at main bldg. and adding new poles and lamps at the

annex. (This project has added an electrical load to the building, however it does

qualify for a rebate program with Xcel Energy)

November 2014 (facilities department:

-Attend energy audit with CLEER, obtain general overview of commercial power

systems, receive advanced training on Energy Navigator -Decrease our run time

on the HVAC system by adjusting schedules and decreasing our unoccupied set

points to 55 degrees

- Performed an in house energy audit, My focus was on the HVAC and electrical

system usage as well as the building shell and thermal barrier. I identified all

building performance issues and created a report with my recommendations to

dramatically increase our energy efficiency.

December 2014 (facilities department):

-Identify control points for domestic hot water (DHW) system, significantly

reduced runtime on recirculation pumps -Perform P.M. on culinary ice machine,

increasing performance and efficiency, ( in house labor savings=$500)

-Shutdown all gas cooking equipment during holiday break -Create holiday HVAC

schedules and run system at minimum capacity during holiday break -Shutdown

vending machines during holiday break -Shutdown domestic hot water heaters

during holiday break -Installed heavy duty appliance timer on 1 vending machine

Ongoing Projects (facilities)

- Weatherize and Insulate Dillon Annex attic -Install insulation on all exposed

heating and( DHW) piping and storage tanks

- Replace Dillon main building roof with new high performance roof materials

and coatings

- Replace interior common area fluorescent lighting with LED's and add

occupancy sensors at Dillon main bldg.

-Obtain thermal image photography of all buildings to identify weak points in

our thermal barrier, seal any air gaps, add insulation and window inserts to

minimize heat loss -Obtain thermal imaging of electrical distribution system,

identify and repair voltage leaks -Xcel energy to perform energy audit and

building analysis -Obtain all qualified rebates for our Solar panel, LED lighting

and high efficiency condensing gas boilers -Install heavy duty appliance timers

on all vending machines -Retro-fit parking lot lighting to LED's at Breckenridge

campus

Ongoing Brainstorming Parking Lot

I'm wondering if there have been further discussions in the Green Team about

actual ways to use the Navigator. I plan on having an assignment in my classes

doing some data analysis with the navigator info, but apart from class

assignments (which I think are very valuable) and Julie's flyer, are there any

plans to encourage the general population to review the data? I 'm thinking we

might consider an ongoing energy "contest" among the campuses. Each

navigator gives a square foot usage of energy which is a good common

denominator to measure reductions in energy use. We could have a campaign

for a month or so for each campus to try to reduce the energy used and then

provide some sort of reward to the winner. I haven't thought through this idea

completely, but what do you think. (Krissy Barret)

Goals (facilites) need to be incorporated into this plan:

Dramatically reduce our energy usage, lower our carbon output and increase

our building performance. Become a member of the United States Green

Building Council (USBGC) and attain LEEDS certification in Facility Operation and

Maintenance ( O & M)

There are many sections of LEEDS certification from construction to

maintenance, you must register and apply with the USBGC. ( The cost is not

high, It is less expensive if you are a USBGC member.) For more info visit the

USBGC website. ( USBGC.COM )

Need to plan the Spring mini-sus conference.

Strategic Initiatives Summary

Immediate initiatives:

● Provide regular Green Team progress updates at the staff meetings

● Create and maintain sustainability bulletin boards at the Breck and Dillon

campuses

● Include a “sustainability snippet” in the Stall Street Journal each month

● Hang signage around both sites to encourage recycling and composting

and to give clear direction on how to recycle

● Develop and implement a plan for glass recycling

● Explore composting options/ share composting updates

● Aid students, staff and faculty in understanding and using data from

energy navigators

● Develop a green team course to be launched in the fall

● Promote paper waste reduction with faculty

Long-range initiatives:

● Create and promote a Summit Campus Sustainability hashtag (#) to

capture pictures of sustainability promoting behavior in our community

and around campus (this was a student project)

● Plan an Earth Day event each year

● Implement recommendations from Melannee Montgomery’s (student)

paper reduction plan

● Develop Summit Campus Green Meeting Guidelines

● Implement recommendations from ENV-101 LEEDS assessment (student

projects)

● Explore offering the permaculture certification or other green house

related curriculum (college-wide)

● Implement at least one integrated project each year including the

sustainability department and possibly other departments

● Create a sustainability training document for faculty to embed 3 Es

throughout the curriculum (college-wide?)

● Host more sustainability related speakers at the Summit Campus

● Explore with faculty ways to make capstone course more meaningful and

manageable, perhaps planning their senior projects over two or three

semesters

● Raise awareness about paper usage in computer labs (guidelines and

signage)

● Include sustainability initiatives in new student orientations

Strategic Initiatives Categorized

Immediate Initiatives (by end of 14/SU)

Communicate, Educate & Celebrate

Success

➔ Provide regular Green Team

updates at the staff meetings.

➔ Create sustainability bulletin

boards at the Breck and Dillon

campuses.

➔ Include a “sustainability snippet” in

the Stall Street Journal each

month.

Waste Reduction ➔ Hang signage around Breck and

Dillon sites to encourage recycling

and to give clear direction on how

and what to recycle.

➔ Develop and implement a plan for

glass recycling.

➔ Explore composting options/ share

composting updates.

Energy Reduction ➔ Aid students, staff and faculty in

understanding and using data from

energy navigators.

Paper Reduction ➔ Promote paper waste reduction

with faculty.

Curriculum ➔ Develop and offer a green team

course for sustainability students.

Transportation

Green Purchasing

Long Range Initiatives (14/FA-15/SU)

Communicate, Educate and Celebrate

Success

➔ Create and promote a Summit

Campus Sustainability hashtag (#)

to capture images of sustainability

promoting behavior in our

community and around campus

(this was a student project).

➔ Host an Earth Day event each year.

➔ Host more sustainability related

speakers.

➔ Include sustainability initiatives in

new student orientations.

Waste Reduction ➔ Develop Summit Campus green

meeting guidelines.

Paper Reduction ➔ Implement recommendations from

Melannee Montgomery’s paper

reduction plan.

➔ Raise awareness about paper usage

in computer labs (guidelines,

signage and 2 sided document

printing).

Energy Reduction ➔ Implement recommendations from

ENV-101 LEEDS assessment.

Curriculum ➔ Explore green house curriculum

and/or permaculture certification

(college-wide)

➔ Implement at least one integrated

project each year including

sustainability department and

possibly other departments.

➔ Create a sustainability training

document for faculty to embed 3 Es

throughout the curriculum.

➔ Explore with faculty ways to make

the capstone course more

manageable and meaningful.

Transportation

Green Purchasing

Short-range Initiative Plan Details:

1. Staff Meeting Updates

To increase awareness of Green Team initiatives,

celebrate green successes at the Summit Campus

and update staff and faculty on green initiative

progress.

Initiative Owner Nicole Fazande

Support Team Green Team

Budget Estimate None

Action Items to Implement Initiative

1. Ask Dave A. if green team update can be a

standing agenda item at staff meetings

2. Ask Heidi K. to add item to staff meeting agendas

3. Nicole F. or green team member designee provide

update at staff meetings.

All complete- Green Team updates will be added to

all staff meeting agendas.

Anticipated Benefits

Increased awareness of green initiatives.

Increased motivation to get involved in green

initiatives.

Measures of Success

TBD

Contextual Information (Research and/or Best

Practice)

2. Create sustainability bulletin boards at the Breck

and Dillon campuses.

Bulletin boards will aid in promoting green initiatives,

raising awareness and celebrating successes around

campus and in our community. The overall

theme...You are part of the solution!

Initiative Owners Stephanie Beste (Dillon)/ Julie Lyne

(Breck)

Support Team Green team members

Budget Estimate 900.00ish for 2 Boards


1. Identify space in Breck and Dillon for

sustainability bulletin boards- Done

2. Create a common vision for both sites (content:

green team course, green house, recycling,

measuring goals, etc)- Done

3. Purchase boards- Done

4. Post boards- Breck Complete/ Dillon in progress

5. Update boards 4 times/year


Measures of Success

TBD


Practice)

3. Include a “sustainability snippet” in the Stall

Street Journal in each edition.

The Stall Street Journal reaches students, faculty, staff

and students with new information every month.

Including updates related to sustainability on our campus

should help to improve communication about green

initiatives.

Initiative Owner Doug Schwartz

Support Team Green Team



Include standing agenda item at each green team meeting

to determine snippet content for the following month.

Doug send snippet content to Sheri Weinman for

inclusion in the Stall Street Journal.

The green team determined that the first snippet for the

September edition will be related to the electric car

charging station including a picture- Done

October snippet- glass recycling- no longer single stream,

its

November snippet- Promoting “Dust on Crust”


Measures of Success

TBD


Practice)

4. Hang signage around both sites to encourage

recycling and to give clear direction on how and

what to recycle.

Recycling receptacles are not clearly marked and clear

direction about what to recycle where is lacking . In the

14/SP semester, a student team developed a project to

increase recycling around campus. The project included

signage with text and imagery to promote recycling

behavior. The hope is to implement the student project

by hanging the signage.

Initiative Owner Nicole Fazande/Justin Pollack

Support Team Green TEam

Budget Estimate Less than 100.00 to print signs and

laminate


. Follow-up with recycling project student team to

acquire signage- Done

. make copies of signs and laminate- Done

. Invite students to consult on signage location- Done

. include “no glass” signage - In progress

Justin- look into Whole Foods signage, does chalkboard

artist have .pdfs to share?- Done

Justin- has recycling signage from HC3 in

English/Spainish- Done- Copies made, laminated and

hung.


Measures of Success

TBD


Practice)

5. Develop and implement a plan for recycling glass

There are receptacles around both campuses to

collect glass but there is not a plan for how to recycle

the glass. In addition to a plan, we may need more

receptacles and clear signage.

Initiative Owner Doug Schwartz/Justin Pollack

Support Team

Budget Estimate Unknown


. include a glass receptacle for Dillon (glass only) on each floor. One new cover on the upstairs cube would suffice. Done

. research recycling vendors/plan for glass pickup Done (Bryan and Phil will bring glass to pickup areas) . post direction/signage about glass recylciing Done

Bryan/Phil will collect glass from kitchen and glass

receptacles and bring to the recycling collection sites

when full.


Measures of Success

TBD


Practice)

6. Explore composting options/share composting

data

The majority of composting waste at the Summit

Campus comes from the culinary kitchen. At this time,

95% of compostable waste from the kitchen is being

collected and composted. To expand composting,

collection bins will also be set-up in Dillon

Initiative Owner Justin Pollack & Doug Schwartz

Team

Budget Estimate


Share what is currently happening with composting (95%) on the bulletin board, at staff meetings, etc.

Justin will explore the following:

contacting HC3- can CMC be a pick-up site, develop a

plan for transporting compost, explore including

composting bins in bathrooms, signage directing

users to use proper bins, changing contracts with

janitors to sort bathroom trash- Justin did this and

learned that only food waste will be accepted by

county. So- we will not pursue bathroom tissue

composting at this time.

There was an idea to collect food waste from staff

meetings to compost with BK kitchen waste but Doug

informed us that only raw food can be composted

using the kitchen composting system.

Bins will be set up in BK and DL to collect all food

waste and Justin will collect these and bring to

composting site.


Measures of Success

TBD


Practice)

7. Regularly share information from the energy

navigators with students, staff and faculty.

Currently, there are energy navigators at both sites.

However, they do not seem to be used to the fullest

possibly because there is not a clear understanding of

how to use the data. This is an attempt to share the data

from the energy navigators and help others understand

how to use the tool.

Initiative Owner Bryan Trujillo

Team



- follow-up with CLEER to ensure that software is

running properly [Done]

- provide information at staff meetings about the data

coming from the navigators when it makes sense (either

directly or through Dave A.)

- share data through sustainability snippet

- Post signage encouraging people passing by to touch

the screen and explore. (energy usage graphs with

description)


Measures of Success

TBD


Practice)

8. Develop a green team course to be launched in

the fall

Initiative Owner Nicole Fazande & Krissy Barrett

Team

Budget Estimate Course Development Costs


- seek approval of initial proposal from Renee

Kuharski (Krissy/Nicole)- Done

- include course information in the fall

bulletin(Nicole)- Done

- market the course (Krissy/Nicole)- Done

- design the course (Krissy)- Done

Course is on the fall schedule, now we just need

students!


Measures of Success

TBD


Practice)

9. Decrease paper waste generated by faculty

Initiative Owner Joyce Mosher & Ronda Westhoff

Team ICs, DOO, front desk teams?

Budget Estimate


-Encourage less copying- request that faculty post

syllabus to Canvas instead of making 1st day copies

(ICs)

-Include blurbs about paper waste in Faculty Focus

newsletter a few times a year. For the Faculty Focus

newsletter--Desk reference copies for check-out,

virtual library if books are available, consider e-books,

don’t print syllabus- use Canvas (Joyce)

- post signage at copier machines to deter copying

using imagery, i.e. Did you know that XX pieces of

paper are copied every year- show pics of stacks. Julie

Lyne and Stephanie Beste may be able to help with

creative signage (Ronda)

Faculty in-services--awareness about paper usage

(Nicole talk to Jen B.)


Measures of Success

Use tracking system that Breck front desk uses to

measure paper usage.


Practice)

Long-range Initiative Plan Details:

(to be developed in the 15/SP semester with Green Team)

Continuous Improvement Planning Cycle

(insert planning cycle diagram here)

Green Team Planning Calendar

(to be developed in 15/SP by green team)

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