UCSB Housing & Residential Services Effective Waste Management in Dining Facilities June 26, 2006 January 2016 Housing & Residential Services Carbon Neutrality
10,000 students 10,000 students 2.5 million gsf 2.5 million gsf –8 halls –4 dining commons –6 apt complexes 175 acres landscaped 175 acres landscaped 2 million meals/yr 2 million meals/yr $98 million budget $98 million budget Housing & Residential Services Background
Housing & Residential Services
H&RS Energy Use
Carbon Neutral Strategies 1. Conservation & Education 2. Efficiency 3. Renewables Grid provided On / Off site 4. Carbon Credits
Sustainability Education Energy Contest (partner with student groups Green Campus, Bren, EAB) Energy Contest (partner with student groups Green Campus, Bren, EAB)
Strategic Energy Partnership Boilers – Ortega, Santa Rosa, Santa Catalina Boilers – Ortega, Santa Rosa, Santa Catalina –Low Pollution, High Efficiency (94% vs 75%) –Helps achieve high LEED ratings –9 - 25% gas and $ savings –Challenges Design Issues Product Issues Changes cause changes
Boiler Projects Continued
Strategic Energy Partnership Lighting – Ortega, Santa Rosa, Outdoor Lighting – Ortega, Santa Rosa, Outdoor –High Efficiency/Low Wattage –Long Life (50,000+ vs 12,000) –Challenges Glare Product Issues Changes cause changes
LEED Saves Energy and more… San Clemente Villages LEED GOLD 2009, 2012
Recent LEED Projects 2012 Santa RosaGOLD 2012 Santa RosaGOLD 2013 AnacapaGOLD 2013 AnacapaGOLD 2014 Santa Cruz GOLD 2014 Santa Cruz GOLD 2015 Sierra MadrePLATINUM 2015 Sierra MadrePLATINUM 2016 San Nicolas (EB)Projected Gold 2016 San Nicolas (EB)Projected Gold 2016 Faculty ClubProjected Gold 2016 Faculty ClubProjected Gold 2017 San JoaquinProjected Gold/Platinum 2017 San JoaquinProjected Gold/Platinum
Sierra Madre & San Joaquin Apartments
Sustainability Education San Nicolas LEED Class Project with Bren School of the Environment
On Site Renewables Solar PPA’s Solar Electric – covered by Jordan Solar Thermal – 10,410 Therms/yr* (=1,041 MMbtu/yr, compared to 100,698 gas MMBtu/yr)
Next Steps… Keep utilizing conservation/efficiency/LEED Keep utilizing conservation/efficiency/LEED Expand PPA’s to more buildings Expand PPA’s to more buildings Research off site, large scale renewable energy projects/partners Research off site, large scale renewable energy projects/partners Research cost/benefits of CCA’s Research cost/benefits of CCA’s As grid becomes green, convert gas to electric. As grid becomes green, convert gas to electric. Research Carbon Credits or Off-sets Research Carbon Credits or Off-sets