Rutgers University–New Brunswick

Report Card 2011

Campus Survey

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School name: Rutgers

Date submitted: September 28, 2010

ADMINISTRATION

SUSTAINABILITY POLICIES

1) Does your school have its own formal sustainability policy and/or sustainability plan? Check all that apply.

[ ] No

[ ] Yes, a sustainability policy. Please describe and provide the URL below.

[X] Yes, a sustainability plan. Please describe and provide the URL below.

Description: www.facilities.rutgers.eduwwwsustanability.rutgers.edu

2) Has the president of your institution signed any commitments related to environmental stewardship and/or greenhouse gas reductions? Check all that apply.

[ ] None

[ ] American College and University Presidents’ Climate Commitment (ACUPCC)

[X] Talloires Declaration
[ ] Other. Please describe:

3) 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 the URL below.

[ ] Yes, in the strategic plan. Please describe and provide the URL below.

Description: www.planning.rutgers.edu

ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEES

4) Does your school have any administrative councils, committees or task forces that advise on and/or implement sustainability policies and programs?

You may provide detailed information for up to three committees. If you have one advisory committee that is broken down into subcommittees, please indicate that you have one committee and answer the questions on the following page for the entire committee (the sum of data for all subcommittees).

Yes

Please provide the number of committees: Two committees

Committee I

5) Please provide the name of the committee and note the number of meetings held since August 2009.

Committee name: Comittee for Susatainability

Number of meetings: 3

6) Please provide the number of stakeholder representatives on the committee.

When providing the data on each stakeholder group, you should provide the total number across all subcommittees (you do not need to numerate individual tallies for subcommittees).

		Number of representatives
Administrators		2
Faculty		4
Staff		6
Students		6
Other. Please describe.

7) 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.

	Name	Position
Chair 1	Dr. Clint Andrews	Faculty
Chair 2
Chair 3

8) To whom does the committee report?
[X] President/Chancellor
[ ] Vice President/Vice Chancellor
[ ] Other:

9) Please indicate the key issues/programs that the committee has addressed or implemented since August 2009. For each issue addressed, please indicate and describe progress made.
“Moderate” progress indicates that issues were discussed thoroughly and projects are in the early stages of planning. “Significant” progress indicates that new policies or programs were implemented, or are in the final stages of planning and approval.

	Addressed	Progress	Description
Academics Examples: minor, major and concentration programs, curricular additions, research projects	[ ]
Administration Examples: procurement policies, institution-wide sustainability policy, sustainability-related staff positions	[ ]
Climate Examples: draft climate action plan, greenhouse gas emissions inventory	[ ]
Endowment Examples: proxy voting guidelines, investment advisory committees	[ ]
Energy Examples: conservation/behavioral change programs, retrofits and efficiency improvements	[ ]
Food Examples: policies to increase purchase of local/sustainably produced foods, implementing campus gardens	[ ]
Green Building Examples: design or construction policy	[ ]
Student Involvement Examples: speaker series, peer-to-peer residential sustainability education programs, student guide to sustainable living on campus	[ ]
Transportation Examples: incentives for use of environmentally-preferable commuting options, campus fleet improvements, connecting students with public transit	[ ]
Waste Reduction Examples: recycling, composting, reducing consumption	[ ]
Water Examples: water conservation, reducing campus pollution, bottled water campaigns	[ ]
Other	[ ]

Committee II

5b) Please provide the name of the committee and note the number of meetings held since August 2009.

Committee name: Facilities Sustanability Comittee

Number of meetings: 3

6b) Please provide the number of stakeholder representatives on the committee.

When providing the data on each stakeholder group, you should provide the total number across all subcommittees (you do not need to numerate individual tallies for subcommittees).

		Number of representatives
Administrators
Faculty
Staff		10
Students
Other. Please describe.

7b) 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.

	Name	Position
Chair 1	Mike Kornitas	Staff
Chair 2
Chair 3

8b) To whom does the committee report?
[ ] President/Chancellor
[X] Vice President/Vice Chancellor
[ ] Other:

9b) Please indicate the key issues/programs that the committee has addressed or implemented since August 2009. For each issue addressed, please indicate and describe progress made.
“Moderate” progress indicates that issues were discussed thoroughly and projects are in the early stages of planning. “Significant” progress indicates that new policies or programs were implemented, or are in the final stages of planning and approval.

	Addressed	Progress	Description
Academics Examples: minor, major and concentration programs, curricular additions, research projects	[ ]
Administration Examples: procurement policies, institution-wide sustainability policy, sustainability-related staff positions	[ ]	Moderate
Climate Examples: draft climate action plan, greenhouse gas emissions inventory	[ ]	Significant
Endowment Examples: proxy voting guidelines, investment advisory committees	[ ]
Energy Examples: conservation/behavioral change programs, retrofits and efficiency improvements	[ ]	Significant
Food Examples: policies to increase purchase of local/sustainably produced foods, implementing campus gardens	[ ]
Green Building Examples: design or construction policy	[ ]	Significant
Student Involvement Examples: speaker series, peer-to-peer residential sustainability education programs, student guide to sustainable living on campus	[ ]
Transportation Examples: incentives for use of environmentally-preferable commuting options, campus fleet improvements, connecting students with public transit	[ ]
Waste Reduction Examples: recycling, composting, reducing consumption	[ ]	Significant
Water Examples: water conservation, reducing campus pollution, bottled water campaigns	[ ]	Significant
Other	[ ]

Committee III

5c) Please provide the name of the committee and note the number of meetings held since August 2009.

Committee name:

Number of meetings:

6c) Please provide the number of stakeholder representatives on the committee.

When providing the data on each stakeholder group, you should provide the total number across all subcommittees (you do not need to numerate individual tallies for subcommittees).

		Number of representatives
Administrators
Faculty
Staff
Students
Other. Please describe.

7c) 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.

	Name	Position
Chair 1
Chair 2
Chair 3

8c) To whom does the committee report?
[  ] President/Chancellor
[  ] Vice President/Vice Chancellor
[  ] Other:

9c) Please indicate the key issues/programs that the committee has addressed or implemented since August 2009. For each issue addressed, please indicate and describe progress made.
“Moderate” progress indicates that issues were discussed thoroughly and projects are in the early stages of planning. “Significant” progress indicates that new policies or programs were implemented, or are in the final stages of planning and approval.

	Addressed	Progress	Description
Academics Examples: minor, major and concentration programs, curricular additions, research projects	[ ]
Administration Examples: procurement policies, institution-wide sustainability policy, sustainability-related staff positions	[ ]
Climate Examples: draft climate action plan, greenhouse gas emissions inventory	[ ]
Endowment Examples: proxy voting guidelines, investment advisory committees	[ ]
Energy Examples: conservation/behavioral change programs, retrofits and efficiency improvements	[ ]
Food Examples: policies to increase purchase of local/sustainably produced foods, implementing campus gardens	[ ]
Green Building Examples: design or construction policy	[ ]
Student Involvement Examples: speaker series, peer-to-peer residential sustainability education programs, student guide to sustainable living on campus	[ ]
Transportation Examples: incentives for use of environmentally-preferable commuting options, campus fleet improvements, connecting students with public transit	[ ]
Waste Reduction Examples: recycling, composting, reducing consumption	[ ]
Water Examples: water conservation, reducing campus pollution, bottled water campaigns	[ ]
Other	[ ]

OFFICE OR DEPARTMENT

10) Does your school have an office or department exclusively dedicated to furthering sustainability on campus? Please note: this does not include academic programs focused on sustainability.
Please provide the number of staff in the office in terms of full-time equivalent (FTE). FTE for a full-time staff member would be 1, FTE for a half-time staff member would be 0.5.

Yes

Please provide details below.

Office name:Energy Conservation

Year created:2008

Description:Office dedicated to enregy conservation for the University and sustainable practices for Facilities

Number of staff in office (in FTE):1

SUSTAINABILITY STAFF

Please provide your answers to questions 11-12 in terms of full-time equivalent (FTE). For example, FTE for a half-time staff member would be 0.5.

11) Does your school employ a sustainability coordinator, director, or manager?

Your response may include faculty/staff who, in addition to their regular responsibilities, are overseeing campus sustainability initiatives (similar to the responsibilities of a full-time sustainability coordinator). For those faculty/staff partially assigned to sustainability work, please indicate time allotted for sustainability efforts in full-time equivalent (FTE).

Yes

Please provide details below.

Title:Energy Conservation Manager

Department:Utilities

Time worked (in FTE):1

Job description:Promotes energy conservation at the univerrsity and impliments project and policicies, Coocrdinates sustanable practices in Facilities with the University

12) Please list the titles and a brief job description for all other full- and part-time staff who are engaged in planning, implementing or managingsustainability initiatives on your campus (e.g. Assistant Sustainability Coordinator, Food Services Sustainability Coordinator, Green Office Program Manager).

Your response should exclude academic researchers, administrative assistants, technical support staff, and recycling/compost collections staff. Your response should also exclude information about undergraduate student interns and student employees. This information should be provided in the Student Involvement section of the survey (questions 56-61).

Title	Department	Time worked (in FTE)	Job description
Green Purchasing Manager	Purchasing Department	1	Job description: Ensure sustainability and CSR language is included in RFP/contracts, research green products, research green claims of vendors, follow SCEM, LCA, ROI protocols, etc.

WEBSITE

13) Does your school have a website detailing its sustainability initiatives?

If yes, please provide URL

www.sustanability.rutgers.edu

GREEN PURCHASING

14) Does your school have a formal green purchasing policy?

Yes

If yes, please indicate the areas to which your policy pertains, and whether purchase is required or encouraged:

	Required	Encouraged
Appliances	[X]	[ ]
Cleaning products	[X]	[ ]
Computers/electronics	[X]	[ ]
Lighting	[X]	[ ]
Office supplies	[ ]	[X]
Paper products	[ ]	[X]
Reduced packaging for purchases	[ ]	[X]
Other. Please describe below.	[ ]	[X]

Other description:. http://greenpurchasing.rutgers.edu/Images/Rutgers_Green_Purchasing_Policy.pdfThe Rutgers Green Purchasing Program addresses issues along the entire supply chain and throughout the life cycle of the product/service; from the raw material extraction, to its delivery to the factory, to the manufacturing process, to the packaging and delivery, to the use and maintenance, to its end of life/recycling/return to manufacturing. All RFPs include GP language requiring vendor response and contracts are awarded using these criteria therefore, items available to the university community for purchase include said criteria.

15) Please indicate in which categories you regularly purchase ENERGY STAR qualified products. Check all that apply. If possible, provide the percentage of products purchased that are ENERGY STAR qualified for each category.

		Percentage purchased	Description
[X]	Appliances	100	Enforced through Facilities Capital Planning
[X]	Building products	100	Enforced through Facilities Capital Planning
[X]	Computers/electronics	100	Enforced through existing contracts
[X]	Heating and cooling	100	Enforced through Facilities Capital Planning
[X]	Lighting and fans	100	Enforced through Facilities Capital Planning
[X]	Plumbing	100	Enforced through Facilities Capital Planning

Additional comments:

16) Does your school purchase environmentally preferable paper products (e.g., 100 percent post-consumer recycled content, certified by the Forest Stewardship Council)?

Yes

If yes, please provide details below.

For each of the items below, please indicate the percentage of purchases that contain post-consumer recycled content, are chlorine-free processed, and/or are Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified. Please provide approximate data, to the best of your ability, if your institution uses a decentralized purchasing structure.

	Percentage post-consumer recycled content	Percentage Forest Stewardship Council certified	Percentage chlorine-free processed	Description
Envelopes	100	100	100	Printing Services
Facial tissues	%	%	%
Napkins	100	100	100	100
Notepads	%	%	%	%
Office paper	%	%	%	%
Paper towels	100	100	100	Environmental Services
Other. Please describe.	100	100	100	Environmental Services

Additional comments:Items supplied to the university through Facilities Enevironmental Services Department (paper towels, toilet paper) or Dining Services (napkins) qualify under all three categories all the time, as well as all stationary items supplied through our Printing Services and Stationary Items Contract. Items purchased by individual departments (office supplies) will be tracked through our new Office Supply Contract which addresses all the categories above.

17) Does your school purchase computers or electronics that are Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT) certified?

Yes

If yes, please describe below.

Please indicate the portion of computer or electronics purchases that are EPEAT certified. Please provide the percentage of each product purchased that is EPEAT certified, where data are available. Note which products have been purchased in the “Product description” column (e.g., desktop computers, laptops).

	Portion EPEAT certified	Percentage EPEAT certified	Product description (e.g. computers, printers)
Product 1	Some		Computers
Product 2	Some		Monitors
Product 3

FUNDING MECHANISMS

18) What mechanisms does your school use to fund sustainability projects on campus? Check and describe all that apply. If no specific mechanisms are in place, indicate as such and move on to question 19.

Data collected for this question is for informational purposes only and will not be evaluated for grading.

[ ] No specific mechanisms are in place.

		Description
[ ]	Alumni green fund
[X]	Capital budget
[ ]	Endowment investment in on-campus sustainability projects
[X]	Operating budget
[ ]	Revolving loan fund for sustainability projects
[ ]	Student green fee
[X]	Other. Please describe.	Grants and rebates as they become available

EMPLOYEE OUTREACH OPPORTUNITIES

19) What programs does your school facilitate that encourage sustainable behavioral change among departments, offices, faculty and staff? Check all that apply.

		Description
[ ]	Departmental sustainability liaisons
[ ]	Green office certification program
[X]	Green office tips posted online or on staff bulletin boards
[ ]	Incorporation of sustainability issues into new employee orientation
[ ]	Other

CLIMATE CHANGE & ENERGY

Please note: Unless otherwise indicated, when providing data about greenhouse gas emissions levels, please provide data based on scopes 1 & 2 emissions. Scope 1 emissions refer to GHG emissions directly resulting from sources owned or operated by the institution (e.g. on-campus combustion of fossil fuels, emissions from campus vehicles). Scope 2 emissions refer to emissions generated indirectly due to the production of electricity that the institution consumes. Scope 3 emissions refer to all other indirect emissions that result from activities of the institution (e.g. employee travel).

GREENHOUSE GAS INVENTORY

20)Has your school completed a greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions inventory?Please check all that apply.

The year the inventory was started (rather than ended) should be the year of the inventory. For example, if you began an inventory in June 2008, this would be your 2008 inventory.

[ ] No
[]In progress. Please describe status and provide estimated completion date:

[X] Yes. Please provide total annual GHG emissions (Scopes 1 & 2, as well as scopes 1, 2 & 3 in metric tons of CO2e). Include the start date for each year as well as the URL to each inventory, if available online, or attach the document.

	Start Date	Emissions level (Scopes 1 & 2)	Emissions level (Scopes 1, 2 & 3)	URL	Notes
2009	June	206074
2008	June	207791
2007	June	209562
2006	June	205049
2005	June	207265

UploadedGHG Data.xlsx - 53 KB

COMMITMENT TO GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS REDUCTION

21) Has your school made a commitment to reduce GHG emissions a specific amount by a target year?

The commitment should be to reducing actual campus greenhouse gas emissions, and does not include offsets or renewable energy credits (purchase of RECs is addressed in question 31). For example, if the university is committed to reaching carbon neutrality by 2030, and aims to do so by reducing campus emissions by 50 percent and buying offsets for the remaining 50 percent, you would indicate “50%” as the reduction level.

Yes

If yes, please list details below.

Reduction level (percentage):20%

Baseline year: 2008

Baseline emissions level:205049

Target year:2020

Additional comments:We are reducing GHG by 20% by 2020. The reduction will be percent og ghg per square ft of building per year

REALIZED GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS

22) Has your school achieved a reduction in GHG emissions? Answer should be based on scopes 1 & 2 emissions.

Please indicate whether your school has achieved actual reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. This does not include the purchase of carbon offsets or renewable energy credits. (Purchase of RECs is considered in question 31.)

Yes

If yes, please list details below.

Percentage reduced:1.7%

Baseline year:2007

Baseline emissions level:209562

Year achieved:2009

Additional comments:This is total GHC

23) Please provide GHG emissions figures in terms of gross square feet on campus for the past four years. Answers should be based on scopes 1 & 2 emissions.
Per-gross-square-foot emissions = Total CO2e in metric tons / Total maintained building space

The year the inventory was started (rather than ended) should be the year of the inventory. For example, if you began an inventory in June 2008, this would be your 2008 inventory.


2009:		.016
2008:		.016
2007:		.016
2006:		.016
2005:		.016

24) Please provide GHG emissions figures per full-time student equivalent for the past four years. Answers should be based on scopes 1 & 2 emissions.
Per full-time student equivalent emissions = Total CO2e in metric tons / Total number of full-time equivalent students.

The year the inventory was started (rather than ended) should be the year of the inventory. For example, if you began an inventory in June 2008, this would be your 2008 inventory.


2009:		4.2
2008:		4.2
2007:		4.7
2006:		4.7
2005:		4.7

ENERGY EFFICIENCY

25) Has your school achieved a reduction in building energy consumption compared to a 2005 baseline?

Yes

If yes, please list details below.

Data must be provided in terms of MBtus (one thousand British thermal units).

2005 baseline year
Building energy consumption:29,943,941
Gross square feet of building space:12,607,871

Performance year (most recent year for which data are available)

Building energy consumption:2,991,937

Gross square feet of building space: 13,226,674

26) Please indicate which programs or technologies your school has implemented to improve energy efficiency since 2000. Check all that apply.
[ ] Cogeneration

[X] Temperature setbacks

[ ] Steam trap systems

For the following technologies and programs, please indicate the percentage of possible campus building space in which they have been implemented.

		Percentage of building space
[ ]	Back pressure turbines
[X]	Economizers	80
[X]	Energy management system; building automation system, energy information system, or monitoring-based commissioning (MBCx) system	80
[X]	Gas-fired hydronic heating systems	30
[X]	Heat recovery systems	25
[ ]	LED lighting
[X]	Lighting sensors	40
[ ]	Metering—chilled water
[X]	Metering—electric	60
[ ]	Metering—steam
[X]	Other energy-efficient lighting (e.g. T5 or T8)	70
[X]	Performing system tune-ups	30
[X]	Retrocommissioning of HVAC systems (buildings must have been commissioned, retrocommissioned or re-commissioned within the last 10 years)	30
[ ]	Steam turbines
[ ]	Steam-line insulation
[X]	Timers for temperature control
[X]	Variable speed drives	60
[ ]	Vending machine sensors
[X]	Other. Please describe below.	Rplacing of high temp hot water lines, replacing std eff. motors with Premium eff. motors .

Description: Two projects that have brought significant savings to the university are the replacement of high temp hot water lines in the hightemp hot water loop from our 13 MW cogenreration plant. Another project was replaceing all motors 10HP and Above with premium efficient motors and 150 degree rise transformers with 80 degree rise transformers.

27) What programs does your school facilitate that encourage members of the campus community to reduce energy use? Check all that apply.

[X]		Audits or investigations of individual energy use
[ ]		Cash incentives for energy reductions among departments
[ ]		Energy monitoring website or dashboard displays for buildings
[X]		Energy reduction competitions among departments and/or offices
[X]		Fume hoods in science buildings
[X]		Green IT policies (e.g. enabling power management)
[X]		PR campaigns (increased/innovative signage, newsletters, slogans, saturation), demonstrations to raise awareness, pledge drives
[X]		Trade-in or rebate programs for inefficient appliances (e.g. CFLs, refrigerators)
[ ]		Other. Please describe:

RENEWABLE ENERGY GENERATION

28) Does your school generate renewable energy?

Yes

If yes, please provide details below.

Please check all types of renewable energy that are generated, and provide data on the percentage of your total energy consumption fulfilled by each renewable source listed. If less than one percent is fulfilled by a given source, leave percent box blank. For each type of renewable energy, please describe the production source.

	Renewable energy type	Percent of total energy consumption	Production source description
[ ]	Biomass
[ ]	Concentrated solar power
[ ]	Geothermal (shallow depth)
[ ]	Low-impact hydropower
[X]	Photovoltaics	11% of the Livngston Campus	1.4 MW ground mounted solar array
[ ]	Wind
[ ]	Other. Please specify below.

Other description:

29) Does your school have solar hot water systems?

If yes, please specify number of systems and total MBtus generated annually, if available.

Number of systems:

Total MBtus generated annually:

RENEWABLE ENERGY PURCHASE

30) What is the fuel mix of electricity purchased from the grid for your campus? Please provide the percentage for each source.

If less than one percent of a source is purchased, leave the percent box blank.

Energy source		Percent of total energy purchase
Coal		PERC
Natural Gas		52.23
Nuclear		32.01
Petroleum		.42
Renewables (biomass, solar, wind, low-impact hydropower, photovoltaics, geothermal)		8.42
Other. Please specify:

Percentage of overall electricity consumption purchased from the grid:

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 standards.

If yes, please describe below.

Date of most recent purchase:
Length of contract:
Average annual quantity (kWh):
Average percentage of your total annual electric energy use that it represents:

ON-SITE COMBUSTION

32) Please provide total MBtus of energy for heating and cooling generated annually from on-site combustion:

1,515,201

33) Please list each fuel source used in on-site combustion for heating and cooling, and note the percentage of overall BTUs derived from that source:
If less than one percent of a source is purchased, leave the percent box blank.

Energy Source		Percent of overall BTUs
Biomass
Coal
Geothermal
Natural gas		100
Petroleum
Other. Please specify:

FOOD & RECYCLING

Please note: The food portion of this category and information about waste reduction in dining services is covered in a separate dining survey.

WASTE REDUCTION

34) Please provide the following information pertaining to trends in waste generation per weighted campus user.

2005 baseline year

Weighted campus users:46,659
Total waste generated (garbage + recycling + compost):4,520

Performance year (most recent year for which data are available)
Weighted campus users:50,829
Total waste generated (garbage + recycling + compost):4,549

RECYCLING OF TRADITIONAL MATERIALS

35) Please indicate which traditional materials your institution recycles. Check all that apply.

[ ]		None
[X]		Aluminum
[X]		Cardboard
[X]		Glass
[X]		Paper
[X]		Plastics (all)
[ ]		Plastics (some)
[X]		Other. Please list: concrete/ asphalt, auto batteries ,auto tires, fluorescent lamps, light ballasts, cat I & II batteries, food waste, fryer oil, gypsum wallboard, lab chemicals, solvents, motor oil, soil, textiles, consumer electronics, leaves, carpeting, polystyrene, furniture, wood, ceiling tiles, scrap metal, organics

36) Please indicate the campus-wide diversion rate of recyclable waste from traditional disposal.

The diversion rate should be calculated based on the diversion of traditional recyclables (paper, plastics, aluminum, cardboard, glass). Please do not include recycled electronic waste, recycled construction waste, or composted food and landscaping waste in the calculation of this figure.

The diversion rate is equal to the (total amount of traditional recycled materials) divided by the (total amount of landfill waste plus the total amount of traditional recycled materials).

33.4%

RECYCLING OF ELECTRONIC WASTE

37) Does your institution have an electronics recycling program?

Yes

If yes, please provide details below.

Please indicate recycling of the following items is available for students (through receptacles on campus, recycling drives, or other means), and/or for institutional electronics waste. Check all that apply.

	For waste generated by students	For waste generated by the institution
Batteries	[ ]	[X]
Cell phones	[X]	[X]
Computers	[X]	[X]
Light bulbs	[ ]	[X]
Printer cartridges	[ ]	[X]
Other E-waste. Please list items:	[ ]	[ ]

Electronic waste is recycled through out all campuses at every level of the institution’s population. Containers are strategically placed through the campuses and are managed through a service contract with Supreme Computer and Electronics. In addition, cell phones and accessories are collected and reissued by Verizon wireless HOPE Line to support the victims of domestic violence. In addition, all lamps and ballasts are managed through an outside vendor, AERC in the same manner as electronic waste. Cradle to grave manifests are maintained for regulated waste by Rutgers Environmental Health and Safety.

If possible, describe the organization and/or company you are using to collect your e-waste for recycling, and the environmental and social safeguards that they take in disposal:

COMPOSTING (APART FROM DINING FACILITIES)

38) What percentage of your campus's landscaping waste is composted or mulched?

100%

39) Do you provide composting receptacles around campus in locations other than dining halls (e.g., in residence halls, offices, academic buildings)?

If yes, please provide details below.

[ ]		Academic buildings
[ ]		Offices
[ ]		Outdoors
[ ]		Residence halls

Description:

All natural resources (organics) are placed in the surrounding environment and allowed to decay naturally. Leaves on the hand, are recycled through a service contract with Waste Management.

SOURCE REDUCTION

40) Does your campus run any source-reduction initiatives (e.g., end-of-semester furniture or clothing swaps and collections)?

Yes

If yes, please check and describe all of the programs below that are in place at your institution:

		Description
[X]	Limited printing	Print Green program. http://www.nbcs.rutgers.edu/ccf/main/print
[X]	Move-in waste reduction	Typically takes place in May and September through a collaborative effort between Rutgers Housing, Rutgers Environmental Service, and an in-house consultant. Furniture, usable electronics, and other material are picked up through a scheduled trucking route and brought to a central strategic area where the collected materials are loaded into PODS for resale to incoming. In addition, RAH (Rutgers Against Hunger) collects on an ongoing bases nonperishable items for distribution to local food banks.
[X]	Move-out waste reduction	Typically takes place in May and September through a collaborative effort between Rutgers Housing, Rutgers Environmental Service, and an in-house consultant. Furniture, usable electronics, and other material are picked up through a scheduled trucking route and brought to a central strategic area where the collected materials are loaded into PODS for resale to incoming. In addition, RAH (Rutgers Against Hunger) collects on an ongoing bases nonperishable items for distribution to local food banks.
[X]	Year-round materials exchange programs	Rutgers Material Services has program that enables items such as furniture, electronics, and other items to be purchased at a reduced rate. This is communicated through RU’s website and word of mouth
[ ]	Other

GREEN BUILDING

DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION

41) Does your school have a formal green building policy pertaining to design and construction for new buildings and major renovations?

Yes

If yes, please describe policy and provide URL to the full policy, if available:

All new buildings and major eneovations will be designed to meet LEED Silver Equivalent.

42) Please provide the following information about LEED-certified buildings on your campus:

Total number of LEED-certified buildings:0

	Combined gross square footage:	Building name(s):
Certified-level
Silver-level
Gold-level
Platinum-level

43) Please provide information about campus buildings that meet LEED certification criteria, but are not certified.

Total number of buildings that meet LEED criteria:3

	Combined gross square footage:	Building name(s):
Certified-level criteria met, but not certified	0
Silver-level criteria met, but not certified	178,503	Rugers Vsitor Center, Biomedicla Engineering, Life Sciences,
Gold-level criteria met, but not certified	0
Platinum-level criteria met, but not certified	0

44) Please provide information about buildings that are ENERGY STAR labeled.

Total number of ENERGY STAR buildings:
Combined gross square footage:
Building names:

45) Please provide information about buildings on your campus that meet the standards of other third-party green building certifications (e.g. Green Globes).

Certification type:
Total number of buildings:
Combined gross square footage:
Building names:

46) For the 2009-2010 academic year, what percentage of your institution's non-hazardous construction and demolition waste was diverted from landfills?

33.8%

ADAPTIVE REUSE

47) Please provide information about adaptive reuse projects your campus has completed since the year 2000.

Total number of adaptive reuse projects completed since the year 2000: 0

Please provide additional details for up to ten of the most comprehensive projects:

Project name	Square footage	Former use	Current use	Additional details

48) Please provide the student enrollment and gross square footage of buildings on campus in the 2000-2001 academic year.

Student enrollment (FTE):41,053

Square footage:12,607,871

49) Please provide the student enrollment and gross square footage of buildings on campus for the 2009-2010 academic year.

Student enrollment (FTE):47,874

Square footage:13,226,674

OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE

50) Does your school have a formal green building policy specifically pertaining to operations and maintenance?

Yes

If yes, please describe policy and provide URL to the full policy, if available:

There is a facilities sustainability master plan that looks out to 20 years. WWW.Facilities.rutgers.edu

51) Please provide the following information about LEED-EB certified buildings on your campus:

Total number of LEED-EB certified buildings:
Combined gross square footage:
Building names:

52) Please provide the following information about buildings that meet LEED-EB certification criteria but are not certified:

Total number of buildings that meet LEED-EB criteria but are not certified:1
Combined gross square footage:61,322
Building names: Livingstn Student Center

WATER MANAGEMENT

53) Has your institution reduced its water consumption per weighted campus user, as compared to a 2005 baseline?
Weighted campus users = (1 * number of on-campus residents) + (0.75 * number of non-residential or commuter full-time students, faculty and staff members) + (0.5 * number of non-residential or commuter part-time students, faculty, and staff members).

Yes

If yes, please provide the following information:

2005 baseline year
Weighted campus users:30300
Water consumed (gallons):93,740,016

Performance year (most recent year for which data are available)
Weighted campus users:44604
Water consumed (gallons):71,319,664

54) Please indicate which of the following water-conservation technologies have been installed in existing buildings on campus. Check all that apply. For each item, please indicate the percentage of possible campus building space in which the technology has been installed.

For example, if dual-flush toilets have been installed in all bathrooms on campus, you would indicate “100” as the percentage of building space in which the technology has been installed.

		Percentage of building space
[X]	Building water metering
[X]	Dual-flush toilets	1
[ ]	Gray water systems
[ ]	Laundry technology
[ ]	Leak detection and reduction
[X]	Low-flow faucets	90
[ ]	Low-flow showerheads	90
[ ]	Non-potable water usage
[ ]	Waterless urinals
[ ]	Xeriscaping	N/A
[ ]	Weather-informed irrigation	N/A
[X]	Other. Please describe below.	1

Other description:one pint urinals

55) What stormwater management technologies or strategies are used on your campus?

[ ]		Living or vegetated roofs
[X]		Porous pavement
[X]		Retention ponds
[X]		Stone swales
[X]		Vegetated swales
[ ]		Other. Please describe:

ENERGY MANAGEMENT

Information concerning energy management will be drawn from question 26 (Climate Change & Energy). If you wish to provide any additional information about energy-efficiency technologies installed in campus buildings, please attach it in a supplemental document at the end of the survey.

STUDENT INVOLVEMENT

RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITIES

56) Please list sustainability-themed residential communities or housing options at your school.

A sustainability-themed residential community is created specifically to provide students with a living-and-learning experience focused on sustainability. Students must have actively selected or applied to live in the residence. Example: Synergy House at Colorado College.

For each sustainability-themed residential community, please provide the following information:

NEW STUDENT ORIENTATION

57) Does a portion of your new student orientation specifically cover sustainability?

Yes

If yes, please check and describe all ways in which sustainability is incorporated into new student orientation:

[X]		Skits, speakers, or presentations that take place in large venues that most or all first-year students attend. Topics must include at least one of the following: promoting the Office of Sustainability, student campus sustainability groups, or sustainability as an important campus issue.
[X]		Incorporating sustainability information into presentations made by RAs to individual hallways.
[X]		Active engagement of students in activities that raise awareness about sustainability, highlight how sustainability occurs on campus, or in which students take part in a productive activity, such as volunteer work or projects (e.g., working in the on-campus garden).
[ ]		Making orientation more sustainable through efforts such as a zero-waste meal or carbon offsets.
[X]		Other. Please describe: Sustainability Presentations were provided to all incoming freshmen.Beginning this semester, all RAs were given a packet of information to share with their floor.Student Environmental Groups are working with administration to engage our student body with these activities.

INTERNSHIPS/OUTREACH OPPORTUNITIES

58) Does your school offer on-campus, office-based sustainability internships or jobs for students during the academic year?

Yes

If yes, please provide the number of students and average number of hours worked weekly per student below.

	Number of students:	Average hours worked weekly per student:
Paid positions	8	12
Unpaid positions	4	12

59) Does your school have residence hall Eco-Reps or a similar program to promote behavioral change on campus?

If yes, please provide the URL to the program's website. If not, select “no.”

Please provide the following details about the number of students involved in program, their average working hours, and any compensation that they receive.

	Number of students:	Average hours worked weekly per student:
Paid positions.
Positions that award academic credit.
Uncompensated positions.

SUSTAINABILITY CHALLENGES AND COMPETITIONS

60) Does your school organize any sustainability challenges/competitions for your campus and/or with other colleges?

Yes, three or more competitions.

For each competition or challenge that is run on campus, please provide the details requested. You may provide detailed information for up to three competitions.

First Competition:

Competition Overview

Competition Name: Ecological Change Coalition – Douglass Dorm Challenge

Year Initiated:2007

Website:

Frequency that competition is run:Once annually

Groups involved in coordinating the competition:

[X]		Students
[ ]		Faculty
[ ]		Staff
[ ]		Administrators
[ ]		Other, please describe.

Participants in the competition:

[ ]		Students
[ ]		Faculty
[ ]		Staff
[ ]		Administrators
[ ]		Other, please describe:

Incentives for participation:

		Describe:
[ ]	Cash
[ ]	Non-monetary prizes
[X]	Other	Party

Goals of competition:

		Describe:
[ ]	Energy conservation
[X]	Waste reduction	Competition is run during the course of RecycleMania
[ ]	Water conservation
[ ]	Other

Percent of energy and/or resource use reduction resulting from the competition:

Lasting effects of competition:: The competition seems to have gained momentum over the years and is quite successful at getting the students to talk about their personal decisions and actions affecting the whole university.

Additional Information:

Second Competition:

Competition Overview

Competition Name: Cmapus Vs. Campus Electic Energy Reduction Competition

Year Initiated:2008

Website:

Frequency that competition is run:

Groups involved in coordinating the competition:

[X]		Students
[X]		Faculty
[X]		Staff
[ ]		Administrators
[ ]		Other, please describe.

Participants in the competition:

[X]		Students
[X]		Faculty
[X]		Staff
[X]		Administrators
[ ]		Other, describe:

Incentives for participation:

		Describe:
[ ]	Cash
[X]	Non-monetary prizes	Trophy
[ ]	Other

Goals of competition:

		Describe:
[X]	Energy conservation	Reduce electrical energy from previous year for designated month.
[ ]	Waste reduction
[ ]	Water conservation
[ ]	Other

Percent of energy and/or resource use reduction resulting from the competition:8 percent on winning campus

Lasting effects of competition:Momentum gained on ways for the University community to reduce energy.

Additional Information:

Third Competition:

Competition Overview

Competition Name: Low Carbs Zero Waste Challenge: Battle of the Office Bulge

Year Initiated:2010

Website: http://greenpurchasing.rutgers.edu/Text%20Files/recyclemania/Office%20Bulge.doc

Frequency that competition is run:Once annually

Groups involved in coordinating the competition:

[ ]		Students
[ ]		Faculty
[X]		Staff
[ ]		Administrators
[ ]		Other, please describe.

Participants in the competition:

[ ]		Students
[X]		Faculty
[X]		Staff
[X]		Administrators
[ ]		Other, describe:

Incentives for participation:

		Describe:
[ ]	Cash
[ ]	Non-monetary prizes
[X]	Other	Department wins printer

Goals of competition:

	Describe:
[ ]	Energy conservation
[X]	Waste reduction	Paper recycling competition run during RecycleMania
[ ]	Water conservation
[ ]	Other

Percent of energy and/or resource use reduction resulting from the competition:

Lasting effects of competition: In our pilot year, the Purchasing Department set the example by recycling almost 20 55-gallon toters of paper during our spring cleaning. Several other departments also used the opportunity to clean out their offices by recycling unwanted paper items.

Additional Information:

STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS

61) Does your school have active student-run organizations devoted to sustainability efforts on campus?

Yes

If yes, please provide names of organizations, a brief description of each, and URLs for the organizations’ websites, if available:

Name	Description	URL
Rutgers University Environmental Council/Coalition	The mission of the Environmental Council is to serve as a networking group that provides student environmental groups at Rutgers, along with faculty, staff and administrators, with an opportunity to come together to work on projects/events to benefit the University.	environmentalcouncil@yahoo.com

Ecological Change Coalition	Want students and their communities to become educated about the changing state of our global community. Modern day issues concerning global warming are especially pertinent to our cause. We mean to work with other organizations to familiarize our campus with the most current problems facing the environment.	http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2204625683&ref=ts

Students for Environmental Awareness	SEA is a student organization founded around the ideas of environmental education, awareness, and activism. Without a sound understanding of environmental and social issues, students will not be able to make effective decisions that will benefit them in the long run. SEA, therefore, provides the needed outlet at Rutgers University for students to voice their environmental concerns, learn effective and creative ways to deal with their concerns, and educate others about these concerns.	sites.google.com/site/rutgerssea

Liquid Water (RU)	The purpose of the organization shall be to expand the "get dirty" project of liquid water Inc by promoting awareness and raise resources (fundraising) to aid the global water crisis.

Environmental Science and Engineering Club	The primary mission of the Environmental Science and Engineering Club at Cook College is to act as a liaison between undergraduate students and the Department of Environmental Sciences. We inform students not only about the undergraduate degrees, but also about the many opportunities available outside of the university setting that are essential for success. The main purpose of the EGEC is to further educate students about the various career paths in the environmental sciences so that they may select a career that fits their interests and talents. It is also important to help students learn how to interact with professionals in all areas of the environmental sector. It is the goal of the club to serve as a liaison between the environmental science and bioenvironmental engineering departments and the students and to help promote the social gathering of students with similar interests so that they are able to learn from each other and network.	http://www.envsci.rutgers.edu/clubs/envclub/

Cook/Rutgers Student Chapter, New Jersey Water Environment Association	The New Jersey Water Environment Association is the state branch of the Water Environment Federation (WEF). The WEF is a professional organization committed to improving the quality of wastewater effluent, groundwater, and surface water by initiating research, development, and public outreach. They are a student run organization assembled to help those involved learn more about the field (via field trips), allow a chance to network at professional conferences, learn about career opportunities, a chance to earn scholarship money, and have fun

NJPIRG	NJPIRG Student Chapters is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that works to fight special interests locally and nationally	http://www.njpirgstudents.org/

RU Sustainable	Their goal is to accelerate the process of Rutgers University’s committing to sustainable development and responsible environmental behavior.	RUsustainable@yahoo.com

A Spring of Hope	A Spring of Hope is a non-profit 501(c)(3) secular charity that builds wells and clinics in rural African schools. The wells will supply clean drinking water, improve sanitation, and support community gardens which feed students, fund school supplies, and benefit the entire community for a self-sustainable future.

em[POWER]	em[POWER] is a student-led group whose vision is to convert what would traditionally define a form of poverty into a mechanism that can be used by communities to improve their standards of living while collectively making a positive contribution to society. By changing society’s concept of ‘trash’ and turning into a resource, em[POWER]'s mission is to couple the revenue of a clean energy methane-based power plant that derives its power source from municipal waste with the local and sustainable development of schools and civil infrastructure. The purpose of the em[POWER] group at Rutgers University will be a support mechanism for a larger non-profit organization. The student run organization will serve as backbone to an international chapter that is in the makings. The duties will be broad from experimental testing of prototypes to feasibility studies to fundraising to research to publicity to teaching.	http://www.empowerenergygroup.org

TRANSPORTATION

CAMPUS MOTOR FLEET

62) How many vehicles are in your institution's fleet?
The fleet includes all vehicles owned by the campus such as cars, trucks, and carts. It does not include lawnmowers or other off-road vehicles.

268

63) Please indicate which of the following alternative-fuel vehicles are included in your fleet. Check all that apply. Please list the number of vehicles for each class.

		Number of vehicles
[ ]	100 percent electric	0
[ ]	Diesel-electric hybrid	0
[ ]	Fueled with B20 or higher biofuel for more than 6 months of the year	5
[ ]	Fueled with E85 or higher ethanol for more than 6 months of the year	0
[ ]	Gasoline-electric hybrid	0
[ ]	Hydrogen fueled	0
[ ]	Plug-in hybrid	0
[X]	Other. Please describe: LNG cars. We have 27 vehicles that use B&0 but only up to 6 months out of the year.	3

COMMUTE MODAL SPLIT

64) What portion of the student body commutes via transportation methods other than single-occupancy vehicles (e.g., bicycle, walking, public transportation, carpool/vanpool)?

If data are available, please provide the percentage of students who commute by each of the following means.

		Percentage
Bicycle
Carpool/vanpool
Public transit
Single-occupancy vehicle
Walking

65) What percentage of employees commute via transportation methods other than single-occupancy vehicles (e.g., bicycle, walking, public transportation, carpool)?

If data are available, please provide the percentage of employees who commute by each of the following means.

		Percentage
Bicycle
Carpool/vanpool
Public transit
Single-occupancy vehicle
Walking

LOCAL TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVES

66) Does your school offer incentives for carpooling to faculty, staff and/or students? Check all that apply, and describe below.

[X] No

[ ] Yes, to faculty and staff

[ ] Yes, to students

Description:

Please check and describe carpooling incentives provided for faculty/staff. Check all that apply.

		Description
[ ]	Carpool matching
[ ]	Financial remuneration
[ ]	Preferential parking
[ ]	Other

Please check and describe carpooling incentives provided for students. Check all that apply.

		Description
[ ]	Carpool matching
[ ]	Financial remuneration
[ ]	Preferential parking
[ ]	Other

67) Does your school offer subsidies for the use of public transportation?

For full time stiudents 25% off monthly pass on NJTransit

	Eligible community members:	Size of the discount (as a percent of full price)
[ ]	Faculty
[ ]	Staff
[X]	Students	25%

[ ]Check here if subsidy takes the form of pre-tax payroll deduction. Please describe below:

68) Does your school provide free transportation around campus?

Buses are open transportation but students pay afee on their term bill.

69) Does your school operate a free transportation shuttle to local off-campus destinations?

BICYCLE PROGRAM

70) Does your school offer a bicycle sharing/rental program?

If yes, please provide details below.

Year created:
Number of bikes available:
Usage fee per hour:
Usage fee per day:

Annual membership fee for students:

Annual membership fee for faculty, staff, and administrators:

Other annual membership fee:

Description:

71) Does your school offer bicycle repair services?

If yes, please provide details below:

Year created:
Service fee:
Description:

CAR SHARING PROGRAM

72) Does your school partner with a car-sharing program?

If yes, please provide details below.

Year created:
Total number of vehicles:
Number of hybrid vehicles:
Usage fee per hour:
Usage fee per day:

Annual membership fee for students:

Annual membership fee for faculty, staff, and administrators:

Other annual membership fee:

Description:

PLANNING

73) Does your school have policies that support a pedestrian-friendly or bike-friendly campus (e.g., in the school's master plan, a policy prohibiting vehicles from the center of campus)?

Designated bike paths

74) Do you offer the option of a condensed work week or telecommuting to at least ten percent of full-time employees? For each option, please indicate who is eligible.

		Employees eligible	Description:
[X]	Telecommuting	MPSC & Administrative Staff	http://policies.rutgers.edu/PDF/Section60/60.4.11-current.pdf
[X]	Condensed work week	Regular Appointed Staff	http://policies.rutgers.edu/PDF/Section60/60.3.14-current.pdf

Additional comments:

STATISTICS

75) Campus setting:

Urban

76) Total number of buildings on campus:

648

77) Combined gross square footage of all buildings on campus:

13,226,679

78) Full-time enrollment (undergraduate + graduate, headcount at start of academic year):

42,424

79) Part-time enrollment (undergraduate + graduate, headcount at start of academic year):

10,901

80) Percent of full-time students that live on campus:

33%

OTHER AREAS OF ENVIRONMENTAL ENGAGEMENT

Question 81 is for informational purposes only; responses will NOT be included in the Report Card evaluation process.

81) Please check all items that apply to your institution:

		Description (optional)
[X]	Campus garden or farm	http://aesop.rutgers.edu/~studentfarm/

[ ]	Disposable water bottle ban

[X]	Environmental science/studies major (undergraduate-level)	http://envsci.rutgers.edu/courses/index.shtml

[X]	Environmental science/studies minor or concentration (undergraduate-level)	http://envsci.rutgers.edu/courses/index.shtml

[X]	Graduate-level environmental studies program (graduate-level)	http://catalogs.rutgers.edu/generated/nb-grad_current/pg24192.html

[X]	Graduate-level sustainability studies program	http://psm.rutgers.edu/content/sc

[X]	Outdoors club	http://ruoc.rutgers.edu

[X]	Participation in Recyclemania	http://greenpurchasing.rutgers.edu/recyclemania

[X]	Single-stream recycling	http://housing.camden.rutgers.edu/recycle.html

[ ]	Student trustee position

[X]	Sustainability major, minor or concentration (undergraduate-level)	Landscape Architecture (Environmental Planning and Design)

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