Sustainability Initiatives

Recent Recognitions

• Governor’s Iowa Environmental Excellence Award

• Tree Campus USA (we are home to every indigenous tree to Iowa)

Students

• From 37 states

• Average class size is 21

• 550 international students from 94 countries

26,622 studentsattended credit classes in 2010-11

LocationsCedar Rapids main campus

Cedar Rapids Resource Center - downtown

Iowa City Campus

Benton County Center - Vinton

Cedar County Center – Tipton

Iowa City Campus – Iowa City

Iowa County Center - Williamsburg

Jones County Regional Center – Monticello

Marion Center - Marion

Tippie-Mansfield Center - Belle Plaine

Washington County Center - Washington

Sustainability Initiatives

• Wind Energy• Energy Policies and Practices• Design Processes• Comingled Trash / Recycling• Custodial Practices/Chemicals

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Wind Turbine

• 2.5-megawatt• Live student training center for our

Energy Production & Distribution program. • Will generate $350,000 annually in college

energy savings. Averaging over $1,200 per day in sales through the first 3.5 months = $438,000

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Estimated Return: $0.065 per kWh$1M+ grant - $1M 0% int. loan - $3M .5% int. loan

Assumes $6 Million Loan

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Energy Policies and Practices• Energy Policy

– http://www.kirkwood.cc.ia.us/site/index.php?p=16904– Sets Policies to reduce energy consumption on campus

• Power Management on computers• Lighting• Windows and Doors• HVAC set points

• Energy Management System– Controls Maximum and Minimum set points – 68 winter & 74

summer (EMCS system)– Sets System Temperatures back during unoccupied times– Automatically Load Sheds to avoid Peak loading on

hottest/coldest days– www.kirkwood.edu/emcs 10

• 685 acres

• 27 buildings = 1.65 million square feet of interior learning space

• 15-acre athletic complex

• 400-acre working farm

• 1.5-acre vineyard and winery

Main Campus

Hotel/Conference Center

• Geo Thermal System – Heating & Cooling– Refrigerators/Freezers are connected

• Ice Cube Machine – freeze 15,000 gallons of water at night & use for AC during the day

• Oven hoods – heat and laser sensors• Occupancy Sensors• Electric Vehicle (EV) charging station

By The Numbers (main campus)

Fiscal Year Cost

Square Feet Cost/SQ FT.

FY06 $ 1,497,961

1,115,716 $1.34

FY07 $1,495,398

1,208,176 $1.24

FY08 $1,389,536

1,334,284 $1.04

FY09 $1,374,542 1,366,050 $1.01

FY10 $1,441,468 1,366,050 $1.05** (7% inc in electric rates)

FY11 $1,549,966 1,473,050 $1.05**

Comingled Trash• Rewriting Refuse Contract

– Increase Recycling by Comingling recyclable materials in one container• Paper, plastic, file folders, magazines, Newspapers, etc• No Glass, Food, Food paper, bathroom tissue

– Increased Responsibility for Custodians– Keeping Trash “clean” is critical, improperly mixed trash will go to

landfill• At Trashcan• At Dumpster• 75% landfill diversion goal by 2014

– Started August 2011

– In first four months, diverted 27 tons from dump, 448 trees saved, 184,590 gallons of water saved, 12,209 gallons of oil saved, 81 cubic yards of landfill space saved

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Custodial Practices/Chemicals

• Recycled Paper Products• Super Concentrated Cleaning Chemicals

– Half Gallon Jug makes about 250 Gallons– Metered fill prevents excessive chemical

strength– Decreased Shipping – Greener, Environmentally Friendly Chemicals

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