1. Sustainability and RIT’s Climate Commitment Making Sustainable Tracks

2. “Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.” - Brundtland Commission, “Our Common Future”

3. Earth Image: NASA Population chart: SUSPS

4. Source: http://www.vspop.org/htm/cartoons.htm

5. Source: Capacity Evolution Blog http://ikan.biz/blog/sustainability-framework/the-value-web/

6. Academics Degree programs and concentrations Golisano Institute for Sustainability Institute for Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility Sustainable University IdeaLab P3 Working Group Journal of Environmental Sustainability

7. Outreach Clinton Global Initiative Commitment NYSP2I Community/University Partnership Future Stewards Program International Campuses Rochester City Scholars Program Clean Energy Incubator

8. Operations Climate Commitment Waste Reduction Local Foods Active Transportation Initiatives Green Cleaning FSC Certified Print Shop Metrics within Procurement LEED Buildings

10. From: US Green Building Council, 2008

14. The Golisano Institute for Sustainability will be designed to maximize its energy performance and environmental goals to achieve a LEED- Platinum rating. The building will serve as a teaching tool for the greater community, displaying its systems and processes and serving to attract worldwide talent to RIT. Sustainability Maximize Energy Efficiency / Minimize CO2 ▫ Daylighting ▫ Habitat Regeneration ▫ Promote Occupant Health ▫ Controllability of Systems ▫ Local Resources/Material ▫ Promote Alternative Transportation ▫ Indoor Air Quality ▫ Limit Light Pollution ▫ Performance M&V ▫ Thermal Comfort ▫ Recharge Local Aquifer ▫ Rainwater Management Teaching Opportunity ▫ Integrated with Natural Environment ▫ Beyond LEED Platinum ▫ Renewable Resource Use ▫ Celebrate Integrated Recycling Process ▫ Source: SWBR Architects

15. Goals LEED-NC 2009 Credit Goals SS Sites23/26 WE Water10/10 EA Energy30/35 MR Materials7/14 EQ Indoors10/15 ID Innovation6/6 Re Regional4/4 90/110 LEED Certification Levels points 4050 6080 Golisano Institute for Sustainability Rochester, NY Gross Area: 83, 670 SF Source: SWBR Architects

16. Campus Size (ft 2 )

17. Campus Utilities compared to Size

18. 2009201020112012 RIT GHG INVENTORY MT eCO2 Scope 1 On-Campus Stationary 22337180091915916321 Fleet 481455513443 Refrigerants and Chemicals 35851261375 Agriculture 6885386130 Scope 2 Purchased Electricity 14589144081025710285 Scope 3 Faculty/Staff Commuting 7115 Student Commuting 5173530654445536 Air Travel 637065296579 Solid Waste 374308355384 T&D Losses (from Scope 2) 676668671673 Offsets RECs -44-1411-1539-1534 Totals Scope 1 23864190532054717139 Scope 2 14589144081025710285 Scope 3 19709199262016420286 All Scopes 58162533875096847709 Net Emissions58118519764943046175

20. Emissions Trends

21. Source: http://hotrock-sustainabilityeducation.blogspot.com

22. “If you want to change government, change business…If you want to change business, change the consumer.” -Yvon Chouinard, Founder of Patagonia

23. " We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them." - Albert Einstein Enid L. Cardinal, LEED AP Senior Sustainability Advisor to the President Rochester Institute of Technology 585-475-7942 Enid.Cardinal@rit.edu