AASHE Conference Working Together for Sustainability – On Campus and Beyond November 9 – 11, 2008

Education and Curriculum Education for Sustainability Campus Operations Student Involvement Community Engagement GVSU Sustainability Initiative University Resources Source: Adapted from Tony Cortese at Second Nature Administration Facilities Services Campus Dining

 LEED Buildings and Construction  Bus Ridership  Campus Dining

FacilityFacility TypeSquare Feet Completion Date LEED Certification Status Michigan Alternative Renewable Energy Center Applied Energy Research 24, LEED Gold Lake Ontario HallClassroom and Faculty Offices 53, LEED Silver 945 Watson StreetLow Income Family Residential Home2006LEED Silver Kennedy Engineering HallEngineering Lab, Classrooms, and Faculty Offices 50, LEED Certified Kirkhof CenterConference and Meeting Rooms, Staff Offices (addition) 30,000June 2008Pending Mackinac HallClassroom and Faculty Offices (addition) 83,000August 2008Pending Mackinac HallClassroom and Faculty Offices (renovation) 7,300August 2008Pending Niemeyer Learning and Living Center Housing, Classrooms, and Faculty Offices228,000August 2008Pending Laker Turf BuildingAcademic and Recreation183,000August 2008Pending Bike FactoryFaculty and Office Leased Space 26,000November 2008Pending Allendale CampusCampusPending LEED Totals: 9 facilities, totaling 685,000 sq. ft. (excluding residence and Allendale Campus)

LEED Features and Benefits GVSU LEED Building and Construction - Light Optimization and Light Pollution Minimization - Water Conservation Technology - Energy Conservation Technology - Recycling Construction Debris - Recycled Materials Usage - Sensor Technology - Air Quality Improvement - Natural Landscaping - Green Cleaning and Custodial Maintenance - Stormwater Management - Retention Ponds and Rain Gardens - Green Roof Systems - Pervious Pavements - Renewable Energy Options - Site Planning

 Reduction of natural resource consumption  Energy management and conservation  Water management and conservation  Improved building operational performance  Enhanced occupancy comfort  Increased local economic and business development  Improved waste minimization and recycling efforts  Improved occupancy health and wellness  Continuous improvement initiatives Niemeyer Living Center

( )  Yearly savings: $1,073,000 (totals for specific projects in a given year)  Annual savings: $827,000 (ongoing year after year) (2007 – 2008)  Additional $300,000 cost avoidance annually for special energy projects with 3 year payback or less

 ~20,000+ bus riders per day  ~275,000+ bus riders per month  1,977,339 riders in academic year  20 buses including hybrids serve the GVSU system  Number of student parking permits decreasing  Primary bus route is from downtown Grand Rapids (Pew Campus) to the Allendale Campus ~15 miles with convenient stops along the way  Find the route bus service options generating ~150 requests per day at beginning of academic year  GreenRide car and van pool options available

 1,285,270 gallons of gasoline saved  $4,045,602 gasoline purchases saved  $11,567,433 automotive maintenance and operating costs avoided  12,210 tons CO2 emissions avoided  $35,000 avoided cost for a downtown Grand Rapids parking lot  Bus satisfaction surveys remain high (83% of the students rank the service as good to excellent and 16% of the students rank it satisfactory)  Additionally, NOx, SOx, VOC and particulate matter are also avoided annually  GreenRide on line carpooling saves additional gasoline and improves traffic congestion

 Use of biodegradable grocery bags and service ware  Purchase of recycled printer cartridges  Streamlined printed information on the website  Recycle grease into biofuel for a GVSU campus bus  Purchase of 100% organic cotton uniform shirts  Grown own herbs and produce own croutons  Participation in RecycleMania  Increased use of healthy, local, and nutritional food on campus  Participation in a food composting trial  Use of flex-fuel vehicle for delivery  Use of Eco-ground and Eco-friendly fair trade coffee and tea  Participation in campus community garden  Going “trayless” in the Commons or Fresh Food Company that serves 3,500 students per week day

 28 lbs. waste per student saved  Avoided ~50 tons of food waste that would have been land filled  Avoided the cost and use (per week):  15 gallons of sanitizer  15 lbs. of detergent  Food trays including replacement  1,040 gallons of hot water  Campus Dining 2006 – 2008 Utility Usage  Water in gallons (-17.0%)  Steam in lbs. (-8.2%)  Electricity in kwh (-19.6%)  Natural gas in CCF (-12.8%)

Economic Prosperity Environmental Stewardship Social Responsibility “Green” Efficiencies + “Sustainable” Value Creation Re-Investment

“The time is always right to do what is right” Martin Luther King Norman Christopher, Executive Director Sustainability Initiative, Grand Valley State University One Campus Drive, 224 LOH Allendale, MI – F