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Date survey submitted: July 19, 2009
ADMINISTRATION
SUSTAINABILITY POLICIES
1) Does your school have its own formal sustainability policy?
[ ] No
[ x] Yes. Please describe and provide URL, if available: We have an official university Recycling Policy. http://www.cmu.edu/policies/documents/Recycle.html and a mission statement which focuses on sustainability,http://www.cmu.edu/greenpractices/green-practices-committee/index.html
2) Has the president of your institution signed the American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment (ACUPCC)?
[ x ] No
[ ] Yes. If completed, please provide the date the GHG Report was submitted to the ACUPCC:
3) Has your institution signed the Talloires Declaration?
[ x ] No
[ ] Yes
4) Is there a sustainability component in your institution's master plan and/or strategic plan (check all that apply)?
[ ] No
[ x ] Yes, in the master plan. Please describe and provide URL, if available: http://www.cmu.edu/cdfd/master-plan/index.html
See Section 8, page 31 on Stewardship, Sustainability and Environmental Protection; and Section A.4. page 55 for a related Sustainability Report
[ x] Yes, in the strategic plan. Please describe and provide URL, if available:
http://www.cmu.edu/strategic-plan/
See Mission, page 5; and Pillar #1, Research and Artistic Creation, pages 7-9 and related supporting documentation
ADVISORY COUNCIL
5) Does your school have a council or committee that advises on and/or implements policies and programs related to sustainability?
[ ] No
[ x ] Yes
If you answered "No" to question 5, please proceed directly to question 11.
6) Please provide the name of the committee and list the number of meetings held
since August 2008.
Name: Green Practices Committee (GPC)
Number of meetings: 14
7) Please provide number of stakeholder representatives on the committee.
[# 5 ] Administrators
[# 5 ] Faculty
[# 12 ] Staff
[# 8 ] Students
[# 25 ] Other. Please describe: Green Practices sub-committee members comprised of
varying numbers of faculty, staff and students
8) Please provide the name of the chair(s) of the committee for the 2009-2010 academic year, and indicate which stakeholder group the chair(s) represents.
If 2009-2010 academic year information is not yet available, please provide information for 2008-2009 instead.
Name of chair(s): H. Scott Matthews, Associate Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Co-Chair;
Barbara Kviz, Environmental Coordinator, Facilities Management Services, Co-Chair
Position(s) (e.g., administrator, faculty, staff, student): faculty and staff respectively
9) To whom does the committee report (e.g., president, vice president)?
President.
10) Please list key issues/programs that the committee has addressed or implemented since August 2008.
Key issues/programs that the group has addressed/implemented since August 2008:
Progress made on each of these issues since August 2008:
Green Practices (GP) 2008
• New GP Meeting Schedule (every other month – entire group)
• New GP Co-Chair H. Scott Matthews (Civil & Environmenal Engineering Department faculty member)
• Input into organizational changes in Facilities Management Services
• Input into CMU 2008 Strategic Plan which includes Environmental Sustainability
• New university GP web site developed and launched
• Green walking map designed & printed
• More stories on CMU web site front page
• “Energy and the Environment” a standing heading on CMU web site front page
• Department of Engineering & Public Policy/Heinz College joint Class project support - CO2 Assessment and Footprint Analysis
• Students analyze single stream recycling for CMU
• Design Students create environmental posters for sale in university bookstore catalog *NEW* Green Section
• College and University Recycling Council (CURC)/NRC National Convention Workshop hosted at CMU
• Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) Conference Raleigh, NC (students participate)
• RecycleMania Competition 16% recycling rate (bottles & cans, paper, cardboard)
• Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) weekly local food drop-off start-up on campus
• University Center (UC) food composting start-up October 2008
• A new energy efficient auger-type trash compactor gets installed in UC
• Fall Semester Eco-Fabulous Cook-Out “mixer” for the eco-minded
• Freshman move-in 100% cardboard collected and recycled – GP Intern/Sustainable Earth
• Freshman all receive Oakland Go-Green reusable shopping bags and green information
• Spring Carnival Environmental Booth Building Judging and Award
• GP Intern to focus on Greek recycling and waste management issues
• GP Intern surveys all outdoor recycle/waste containers/recommends updates
• Tepper School of Business (Tepper)/ Net Impact and University Libraries Green Committees’ start-up
• New Oakland Green Committee & University of Pittsburgh’s Green Committee
• Pittsburgh Climate Initiative, HECC, & C4S Sustainability Coordinator Committee
• Southwestern PA Household Hazardous Waste (SWPAHHW) Task Force committee member and volunteer at regional HHW collections
• Green Tours, University Lecture Series Environmental Talks & Presentations, Focus The Nation, Take Your Sons & Daughters to Work Day, Girl Scouts, K-12
Supervisor’s Forum, Student Environmental Leadership Training
• Reverse Auction for Energy Bid - Renewable electricity 29%
• Bellefield Boiler Plant decision to use natural gas for steam generation starting July 2009
• More LEED Rated Building Projects in progress and certified
• Design Guidelines reviewed and revised by Campus Design and Facility Development Department for ‘greenness’
• Transportation Survey developed, administered and analyzed
Green projects proposed for 2009:
• Sustainability Strategic Plan for Housing & Dining
• Housing Move-Outs & Campus Surplus – do better to capture goods and donate/sell them
• Develop Departmental Green Teams comprised of faculty, staff & students - build a movement & share successes across the campus
• Building Assessments - find opportunities for education, efficiencies & conservation
• Staff & Student Orientation – enhance education about campus and personal Green Practices
• Student Leadership Training/Planning- collaborate with student development staff and all campus student environmental organizations for another training/planning workshop.
• Greening the Supply Chain – Work with Procurement Services to do more
• Fact Book & Green Surveys - organize information on sustainability practices (student project)
• Energy Reduction - ‘Sleep is Good’ turn monitors off initiative, work with IT, Computing Services and Building Operations groups to enhance energy reduction
strategies
• Greenhouse Gas (GHG) reduction target and goals (quantitative)
• Making the invisible, visible – Social Networking - How much do we/you use/waste?
• Provide the community with information so they can see the effects of their behavior on the environment
• Bike Initiative – establish a bike repair shop and meeting space
• Conduct a Transportation Survey
• Grant Opportunities – Identify projects, write & administer grants for environmental demonstration projects or green vehicles
• GP Web Site - keep web site recent and updated
• Awareness Information – Tours, posters, signs, newsletter, articles, activities, (i.e. ‘Turn Off The Lights’ switch plate decal distribution)
• Participate in RecycleMania and increase % recycled
• Spring Carnival Environmental Judging - $500 award to winner
• Develop green building training
• Develop a freshman Green/Environmental mandatory class – enlist students to develop course content
• Attend Greening the Campus/AASHE Conference – take students & participate
• LEED EB - explore use in existing buildings
• Conduct a feasibility study for use of a solar thermal system for the University Center
• Conduct a feasibility study for a wind turbine demonstrations project
SUSTAINABILITY STAFF
11) Does your school employ sustainability staff (excluding student employees and interns)?
[ ] No
[ x] Yes. Please provide titles and number of sustainability staff.
[#2 ] Number of full-time staff (in FTE).
Titles: Environmental Coordinator, Facilities Management Services (FMS)
Executive Director, Steinbrenner Institute for Environmental Education & Research (SEER)
[# ] Number of part-time staff (in FTE). Titles: [ ]
12) Does the head of the sustainability staff report directly to the president or another high-level administrator (e.g., vice president, vice chancellor)?
[ ] N/A
[ X] No. Please describe: Reports to University Engineer and Director of SEER
[ ] Yes.
OFFICE OR DEPARTMENT
13) Does your school have an office or department specifically dedicated to furthering sustainability on campus?
[ ] No
[ x ] Yes. Please describe (including name of office or department and year created):
SEER was established in 2004. Please see www.cmu.edu/steinbrenner/ for details.
WEBSITE
14) Does your school have a website detailing its sustainability initiatives?
[ ] No
[ x ] Yes. Please provide URL: http://www.cmu.edu/environment/
GREEN PURCHASING
15) Does your school have a formal green purchasing policy?
[ ] No
[ x ] Yes. Please describe policy and provide URL to full policy, if available:
Our university procurement manual includes language encouraging purchasing of environmentally friendly goods and services. (see pages 6-7)
http://www.cmu.edu/finance/procurementservices/policies-procedures/procurementmanual.html
16) Does your school purchase ENERGY STAR qualified products?
[ ] No
[ x ] Some. Please describe: Purchasing is decentralized, but we encourage all buyers to use the EPA EPP guidelines.
[ ] All
17) Does your school purchase environmentally preferable paper products (e.g., 100 percent post-consumer recycled content, certified by the Forest Stewardship Council)?
[ ] No
[ x ] Some. Please describe: A paper contract is bid yearly; RICOH 30% post-consumer paper is purchased at this time.
[ ] All. Please describe:
18) Does your school purchase Green Seal, Environmental Choice certified, or biorenewable cleaning products?
[ ] No
[ x ] Some. Please describe: 38% of the custodial contractor’s cleaning products are Green Seal Certified.
[ ] All. Please describe:
19) Are your school's computer/electronics purchase decisions made in accordance with standards such as the Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT)?
[ ] No
[ x ] Some. Please describe: Purchasing is decentralized, but we encourage all buyers to use the EPA EPP guidelines.
[ ] All
20) Does your school use only pesticides that meet the standards for organic crop production set by the U.S. Department of Agriculture or Canadian Organic Standards (excluding on-campus farms)?
[ ] No
[ x ] Some. Please describe: We use a low volume - target specific IPM approach to pesticide use on campus landscape and building interiors. We use a combination of granular fertilizers and mushroom manure on turf grass. We apply very little insecticide outdoors and use mainly boric acid indoors. The herbicides we use outdoors are either Roundup for vegetation for weed control or Speed-Zone a 2-4D broadleaf herbicide for turf grass weed control.
[ ] All
CLIMATE CHANGE & ENERGY
GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS INVENTORY
21) Has your school completed a greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions inventory?
Please check all that apply.
[ ] No.
[ ] In progress. Please describe status and provide estimated completion date:
[x ] Yes. Please provide total annual GHG emissions (in metric tons of CO2e). Also, include the start date for each year as well as the URL to each inventory, if available online, or attach the document.
Total annual GHG emissions: 163,680 CO2e metric tons
Start date: July 2006 (End Date: June 2007)
It’s Not Easy Being Green: Assessments and Strategies for Sustainable Institutions:
http://www.cmu.edu/greenpractices/campusenergy/Reports%20and%20Presentations.html
We have also conducted 3 other campus GHG inventories in the past (1990, 2000 and 2004) but not based on Clean Air Cool Planet methodology.
COMMITMENT TO GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS REDUCTION
The purchase of carbon offsets does not count toward greenhouse gas (GHG) reductions for this indicator. They are counted in a subsequent indicator.
22) Has your school made a commitment to reducing GHG emissions by a specific amount?
[ x ] No
[ ] Yes. Please list details.
Reduction level:
Baseline year:
Target date:
If you answered only "No" or "In progress" to question 21, please now skip to question 27.
REALIZED GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS
23) Has your school achieved a reduction in GHG emissions?
[ ] No
[ ] Yes. Please list details.
Percentage reduced:
Baseline year:
Date achieved:
UNKNOWN: A follow-up survey has not been conducted since FY 2007 survey
24) Please provide the total heating and cooling degree days averaged over the past three years.
Data on total degree heating and cooling days is available at: http://www.degreedays.net/. This information will be used to help reduce bias between schools in different climates.
Cooling degree days average over the past three years: 971
Heating degree days average over the past three years: 5621
25) Please provide GHG emissions figures on a per-thousand-square-foot basis for the past three years.
Per-Thousand-Square-Foot Emissions = Total CO2e in metric tons / Total maintained building space in thousands of square feet.
2008:
2007: 163,680 CO2e metric tons / 4,724,720 sq ft = .04 metric tons per-thousand-squarefoot emissions
2006:
26) Please provide GHG emissions figures on a per-full-time-student basis for the past three years.
Per-Student Emissions = Total CO2e in metric tons / Total number of full-time enrolled students.
2008:
2007: 163,680 CO2c metric tons / 8993 full time enrolled students = 18 metric tons perstudent emissions
2006:
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
27) What programs or technologies has your school implemented to improve energy efficiency (e.g., cogeneration plant, retro-commissioning of HVAC systems, performing system tune-ups, temperature setbacks):
Installation of most efficient chiller equipment, steam trap repairs, radiator steam valve installations, HVAC Preventive Maintenance Program
ENERGY CONSERVATION
28) Do you facilitate programs that encourage members of the campus community to reduce energy use (e.g., cash incentives, signs reminding individuals to turn off lights and appliances)?
[ ] No
[ x ] Yes. Please describe: light switch decals, turn off monitors campaign, occupancy sensor light switches & steam turn-off values on radiators (free installation by Facilities Management)
RENEWABLE ENERGY GENERATION
29) Does your school generate renewable electricity?
[ ] No
[ x ] Yes. Please specify percentage of overall electricity generated from each of the following sources and describe details below.
[ %] B100 biodiesel
[ %] Clean biomass
[<1 %] Concentrating solar power (CSP)
[ %] Geothermal
[ %] Low-impact hydropower
[<1 %] Solar photovoltaics
[ %] Wind
[<1%] Other Description:
Production systems - Two buildings have photovoltaic systems installed which are used solely as means of supplying electricity for operational use. With peak generating capacity of 13 KWH, they generate approximately 26 MWH annually.
Experimental systems - The biodiesel CHP system can produce 25 kWe of electricity and 120 kBtu/hr of heat. If it ran continuously at design conditions it would generate approximately 219,000 kWh/year and 1,051,200 kBtu/year. As an experimental system it is not operated continuously as opposed to systems that provide the primary sources of heat, power, cooling, ventilation, etc. to a building.
The Intelligent Workplace (IW) solar thermal system, located in Pittsburgh, PA, consists primarily of 52 m2 of parabolic trough solar collectors and a 16 kW double effect absorption chiller driven by either hot fluid from solar receivers or natural gas fuel. Learn more here: http://www.cmu.edu/iwess/components/solar_thermal_system/
30) Does your school have solar hot water systems?
[ ] No
[ x ] Yes. Please specify number of systems and total BTUs generated annually, if available: 1 system - Solar Decathlon House
RENEWABLE ENERGY PURCHASE
31) Has your school purchased electric energy from renewable sources or renewable energy credits (RECs)?
RECs and electricity from renewable sources must be Green-e certified or meet the requirements of the Green-e standard.
[ ] No
[ x ] Yes. Please describe: 70% wind; balance a mix of low-head hydro and landfill gas
Date of most recent contract: October 2008
Quantity (kWh): 24,898
Percentage of your total electric energy use that it represents: 22.9
32) Has your school purchased non-electric energy from renewable sources?
[ ] No
[ x ] Yes. Please describe. Landfill gas as a substitute for natural gas.
Date of most recent contract: 9/1/08
Quantity (BTUs): 50,269
Percentage of your total non-electric energy use that it represents: 8.9%
ON-SITE COMBUSTION
33) Please provide total BTUs of energy for heating and cooling from on-site combustion: 564,000,000,000
34) Please list each fuel source (e.g., coal, natural gas, oil) and the percent of overall BTUs derived from that source: Natural Gas 40%, Coal 60%
As of July 1, 2009, 100% natural gas will be used.
35) Is any on-site combustion for heating and cooling derived from renewable sources?
[ ] No
[ x ] Yes. Please describe. See #32 above.
Percentage on-site combustion derived from renewable sources: 8.9%
Total BTUs of energy generated from renewable sources: 50,269 MMBTU’s
Description of renewable energy sources used for on-site combustion for heating and cooling: Landfill Gas
FOOD & RECYCLING
The food portion of this category is covered in a separate dining survey.
RECYCLING OF TRADITIONAL MATERIALS
36) Please indicate which traditional materials your institution recycles (check all that apply).
[ ] None
[ x] Aluminum
[ x] Cardboard
[ x] Glass
[ x] Paper
[ x ] Plastics (all) #1-#5
[ ] Plastics (some)
[ x ] Other. Please list: Aluminum & Steel Cans, Athletic Shoes, Scrap Metal, Tires, Oil, CD’s, Jewel Cases, Transparencies, and Wood Pallets.
37) Diversion rate: [19 %]
RECYCLING OF ELECTRONIC WASTE
38) Does your institution have an electronics recycling program?
[ ] No
[ x] Yes. If available, please indicate the total annual weight or volume of each material collected for recycling or reuse. See http://www.cmu.edu/greenpractices/campusrecycling/index.html
[ x ] Batteries
[ x ] Cell phones
[ x ] Computers
[ x ] Light bulbs
[ x] Printer cartridges
[ x] Other E-waste. Please list: fax machines, copiers & printers.
COMPOSTING (ASIDE FROM DINING FACILITIES)
39) What percentage of your campus's landscaping waste is composted or mulched?
[ 100 %]
40) Do you provide composting receptacles around campus in locations other than dining halls (e.g., in residence halls, offices, academic buildings)?
[ ] No
[ x ] Yes. Please describe: There are ‘backyard’ composting bins located at two student resident halls.
SOURCE REDUCTION
41) Do you have any source-reduction initiatives (e.g., end-of-semester furniture or clothing swaps and collections)?
[ ] No
[ x] Yes. Please describe: The student group, Circle K holds a ‘Whatever Drive’ and collects clothing and other goods to be donated. Also, a Bag and Tag Program designates the items the students leave behind that are to be donated to charities.
GREEN BUILDING
GREEN BUILDING POLICY
42) Does your school have a formal green building policy?
[ ] No
[ x ] Yes. Please describe policy and provide URL to the full policy, if available:
See http://www.cmu.edu/fms/Design_Guidelines/Design_Guidelines_Home.html
GREEN BUILDING STANDARDS
43) Please indicate LEED-certified buildings.
[# 7 ] Total number of LEED-certified buildings.
Certified-level: LEED New Construction
Combined gross square footage: 11,000 sq ft. Please list building names: Posner Center
Certified-level: LEED New Construction, Silver
Combined gross square footage: 172,000 sq ft. Please list building names: Stever House, 300 South Craig Street, 407 South Craig Street, Henderson House
Certified-level: Gold
Combined gross square footage: 269,400 sq ft. Please list building names:
Collaborative Innovation Center - LEED Core and Shell, Gold Carnegie Mellon Cafe - LEED Commercial Interiors, Gold
[ 0 sq ft] Platinum-level (combined gross square footage). Please list building names:
44) Please indicate buildings that meet LEED certification criteria but are not
certified.
[ 1 ] Total number of buildings that meet LEED criteria
Certified-level criteria met, but not certified
Combined gross square footage: 40,000 sq ft. Please list building names: Tartans Pavilion, Welch House
[ 0 sq ft] Silver-level criteria met, but not certified (combined gross square footage). Please list building names:
[ 0 sq ft] Gold-level criteria met, but not certified (combined gross square footage). Please list building names:
[ 0 sq ft] Platinum-level criteria met, but not certified (combined gross square footage). Please list building names:
Others (These are likely LEED Platinum equivalent but no formal comparison has been made):
6,500 sq ft Robert L. Preger Intelligent Workplace
http://www.gbapgh.org/Case_Studies.asp?Method=6786&ID=39
784 sq ft Pittsburgh Synergy Solar House http://aisproject.cive.cmu.edu/index.php
http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/org/pittsburghsynergy/SD/competition_photogallery.html
LEED Registered Projects on Campus awaiting rating by USGBC;
• 220,000 Gates and Hillman Centers - LEED New Construction, Registered
• 60,000 Doherty Hall Phase II - LEED New Construction, Registered; Labs 21 Pilot
• 20,000 Porter Hall 100 - LEED Commercial Interiors, Registered
• 7,800 GSIA First Floor - LEED Commercial Interiors, Registered
• 4,750 GSIA West Entry Addition - LEED Commercial Interiors, Registered
45) Please indicate buildings that are ENERGY STAR labeled.
[# 0 ] Total number of ENERGY STAR buildings. Please list building names:
[ sq ft] Combined gross square footage.
RENOVATIONS AND RETROFITS
46) Please indicate LEED-EB certified buildings.
[# 0 ] Total number of LEED-EB certified buildings. Please list building names:
[ sq ft] Combined gross square footage.
47) Please indicate buildings that meet LEED-EB certification criteria but are not certified.
[# 0 ] Total number of buildings that meet LEED-EB criteria but are not certified. Please list building names:
[ sq ft] Combined gross square footage.
48) Please indicate renovated buildings that are ENERGY STAR labeled.
[# 0 ] Total number of renovated buildings that are ENERGY STAR labeled. Please list building names:
[ sq ft] Combined gross square footage.
49) What energy-efficiency technologies have you installed in existing buildings (e.g., HVAC systems, motion sensors, ambient light sensors, T5 lighting, LED lighting, timers, laundry technology)?
For each technology, please indicate the number and type of fixtures installed, and the number of buildings in which those fixtures are installed. If possible, include either the percentage of the overall campus fixtures each type represents or the percentage of overall maintained building space that has been renovated with the technology (e.g., 20 buildings representing 10 percent of maintained building space have been retrofitted with motion sensors; thus, 10 percent of the total maintained building space in square feet would be the desired data).
• Chiller plants all operate ultra high efficiency chillers and variable speed pumping
with induced draft cooling towers
• HVAC systems on direct digital controls, DDC (95%)
• heat recovery systems in three buildings
• occupancy sensors (5%)
• LED exit signs (95%)
• LED outdoor lighting (4%)
• Vending Misers (80%)
• T5/T8 lighting upgrades (50%)
• lighting timers (100%)
• high efficiency washer & dryers on wireless system (100%)
• incandescent bulbs have been replaced by CFL or other energy efficient technology (98%)
50) What water-conservation technologies have you installed in existing buildings (e.g., low-flow faucets, low-flow showerheads, waterless urinals,
dual-flush toilets, gray water systems, laundry technology)?
For each technology, please indicate the number and type of fixtures installed, and the number of buildings in which those fixtures are installed. If possible, include either the percentage of the overall campus fixtures each type represents or the percentage of overall maintained building space that has been renovated with the technology (e.g., 20 buildings representing 10 percent of maintained building space have been retrofitted with motion sensors; thus, 10 percent of the total maintained building space in square feet would be the desired data).
• Housing and Dining uses 103 sets of high efficiency washers & dryers in resident halls, some with wireless eSuds access(100%)
• Gray water system used in one major building for irrigation and toilets.
• Ultra low flow urinals (.5 liter per flush) installed in 2 buildings.
• Web based water control irrigation system used on one of the campuses three irrigation systems.
51) What percentage of your institution's non-hazardous construction and demolition waste is diverted from landfills?
[ 75%]
STUDENT INVOLVEMENT
RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITIES
52) Are there any sustainability-themed residential communities or housing options at your school?
[ ] No
[ x] Yes. Please provide details below.
Name of program: Special Interest Housing
Type of community (e.g., hall, building, house): Stever House, Henderson
Wellness House, Neville Co-Op, Green Connections Suite in Morewood Gardens
Number of students involved: 350
Additional details: There are multiple Special Interest Houses available throughout campus, which provide outstanding student residents the opportunity
to contribute to the house community in unique and influential ways. Each SIH provides its participants an integrated living experience which will enhance the
vision, mission, and goals of that community.
NEW STUDENT ORIENTATION
53) Does a portion of your new student orientation specifically cover sustainability?
[ ] No
[ x ] Yes. Please describe how sustainability is incorporated (e.g., information sessions, green tour): Resident Assistant and Community Assistant Eco-training
session, Green Practices Information Session for Freshman during Orientation Week, tabling at April Yield, for incoming accepted students, Graduate and
International Student Orientations and an Eco-Fabulous Cook-out for all ecominded people on campus.
INTERNSHIPS/OUTREACH OPPORTUNITIES
54) Does your school offer on-campus office-based sustainability internships or jobs for students?
[ ] No
[ x ] Yes. Please provide number of students and average number of hours worked weekly per student:
[# 4 ] Paid positions. Average hours worked weekly per student: Average 5hours/week during school and full or part time during the summer.
[# ] Unpaid positions. Average hours worked weekly per student:
55) Does your school have residence hall Eco-Reps or other similar programs to promote behavioral change on campus?
[ ] No
[ x ] Yes. Please provide details below, and indicate URL if available:
[# ] Paid positions. Average hours worked weekly per student:
[# ] Positions that award academic credit. Average hours worked weekly per student:
[# 30] Uncompensated positions. Average hours worked weekly per student: 5
STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS
56) Does your school have active student-run organizations devoted to sustainability efforts on campus?
[ ] No
[ 6] Yes. Please provide total number of active organizations, names of organizations, a brief description of each, and URLs, if available: Please see
http://www.cmu.edu/greenpractices/student-resources/index.html
SUSTAINABILITY CHALLENGES AND COMPETITIONS
57) Does your school organize any sustainability challenges/competitions for your campus and/or with other colleges?
[ ] No
[x ] Yes. Please list details for all competitions.
Name of competition: RecycleMania
Year initiated: 2004
Frequency of competition: Annual
Participants: Entire campus community
Incentives: Bragging rights.
Goal of competition: Waste minimization, but recycle what you generate.
Percent of energy/water/waste reduced: unknown
Lasting effects of competition: The message that our daily actions are a part of the problem and solution and other students & schools value recycling also.
Website: http://www.cmu.edu/greenpractices/campus-recycling/events.html
TRANSPORTATION
CAMPUS MOTOR FLEET
58) How many vehicles are in your institution's fleet?
[# 98 ]
59) Please list the number of alternative-fuel vehicles in each class.
[# 0 ] Hybrid. Please list makes and models:
[# 10 ] Electric. Please describe type of vehicles: Club Cars or GEM vehicles used by the maintenance shops to move about campus.
[# 8 ] Biodiesel. Please describe type of vehicles and list biodiesel blend(s) used: Buses that use a mix of B5 to B20 fuel depending on what is offered at the pump.
[# 4 ] Other. Please describe: flex fueled - police vehicles
60) What is the average GHG emission rate per passenger mile of your institution's motorized fleet?
[# unknown] pounds of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) per passenger mile traveled.
LOCAL TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVES
61) Does your school offer incentives for carpooling?
[ ] N/A. Please explain:
[ ] No
[ x ] Yes. Please describe details of the program including the type of the incentive and eligible community members (e.g., faculty, staff, students): Faculty, staff and students are provided with a financial incentive for participating in our carpool program as follows:
$5 parking credit/month for 1 carpool member; $10 parking credit/month for 2 carpool members; $15 parking credit/month for 3 carpool members and $20 parking credit/month for 4 or more carpool members, with $20 being the maximum parking credit permitted per month. Each carpool member is also provided with pre-validated parking tickets to use on days in which they may need to drive to work on their own.
62) Does your school offer public transportation subsidies?
[ ] N/A. Please explain:
[ ] No
[x ] Yes. Please describe the program including the size of the discount (as a percent of full price) and eligible community members (e.g., faculty, staff, students): Faculty, staff and students are provided annually with a bus pass (included on their University Identification Card) to use to ride the public transportation (Port Authority Transit) free of charge.
63) Does your school provide free transportation around campus?
[ ] N/A. Please explain:
[ ] No
[ x ] Yes. Please describe: A free shuttle service is provided.
64) Does your school operate a free transportation shuttle to local off-campus destinations?
[ ] N/A. Please explain:
[ ] No
[ x ] Yes. Please describe: A free shuttle service is provided.
BICYCLE PROGRAM
65) Does your school offer a bicycle-sharing/rental program or bicycle repair services?
[ x] No, but Student Senate tried a bike-share initiative in 2007 with 50 bikes.
Unfortunately no controls were put in place and the bikes disappeared within two weeks.
[ ] Yes. Please provide details below.
Year created:
Number of bikes available:
Fees for participation:
Repair services provided:
CAR-SHARING PROGRAM
66) Does your school partner with a car-sharing program?
[ ] No
[ x ] Yes. Please provide details below.
View details about our Zipcar program here: http://www.zipcar.com/carnegiemellon/
Year created: 2007
Total number of vehicles: 2 Zipczrson campus
Number of hybrid vehicles:
Fee for membership: $35/year
View all commuting options here: http://www.cmu.edu/parking/options/index.html
PLANNING
67) Does your school have policies that support a pedestrian-friendly or bikefriendly campus (e.g., in the school's master plan, a policy prohibiting vehicles from the center of campus)?
[ ] N/A. Please explain:
[ ] No
[ x] Yes, Carnegie Mellon is primarily a walking campus. Please describe: See details at the university Master Plan http://www.cmu.edu/cdfd/master-plan/index.html
68) What percentage of individuals commute to campus via environmentally preferable transportation (e.g., walking, bicycling, carpooling, using public transit)?
90% students (estimated)
10-15% staff & faculty (estimated)
STATISTICS
69) Campus setting:
[ ] Rural
[ ] Suburban
[ x ] Urban
[ ] Other. Please describe:
70) Total number of buildings: [# 100 ]
71) Combined gross square footage of all buildings: [ 4,752,084 ]
72) Full-time enrollment (undergraduate and graduate): [ 9,634 ]
73) Part-time enrollment (undergraduate and graduate): [1,430 ]
74) Part-time enrollment as a proportion to a full-time course load: [# ]
75) Percent of full-time students that live on campus: [ 34 %]
Questions 76-87 are for informational purposes only; responses will NOT be included in the Report Card evaluation process.
OTHER AREAS OF ENVIRONMENTAL ENGAGEMENT
Please mark an "X" next to each item that applies to your institution.
76) Outdoors club: [ x ]
77) Disposable water bottle ban: [ ]
78) Participation in Recyclemania: [ x ]
79) Student trustee position: [ ]
80) Environmental science/studies major: [ ]
81) Environmental science/studies minor or concentration: [ ]
82) Graduate-level environmental program: [ x ]
83) Student green fee: [ ]
84) Alumni green fund: [ ]
85) Revolving loan fund for sustainability projects: [ ]
86) Campus garden or farm: [ ]
87) Single-stream recycling: [ ]
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