The Office of Sustainability UM Facilities Services 32 Campus Dr MS 9288 Missoula MT, University of Montana Climate Action Plan Planning to reduce greenhouse gas emissions The Office of Sustainability UM Facilities Services 32 Campus Dr MS 9288 Missoula MT, 59812

The Office of Sustainability UM Facilities Services 32 Campus Dr MS 9288 Missoula MT, Purpose of Open House Present draft Climate Action Plan – Obtain feedback on goals and strategies of plan

The Office of Sustainability UM Facilities Services 32 Campus Dr MS 9288 Missoula MT, Purpose of Open House Initiate comment period –December 8 – comments due –Submit comments via –December 8th – feedback meeting UC Room 330, 3:00 pm and 6 pm

The Office of Sustainability UM Facilities Services 32 Campus Dr MS 9288 Missoula MT, The Commitment 2007 American College and University President’s Climate Commitment signed 2008 Greenhouse Gas Inventory completed 2009 Climate Action Plan –Sustainable Campus Committee –Technical & Education Working Groups –Public Involvement –Clean Air Cool Planet campus carbon calculator

The Office of Sustainability UM Facilities Services 32 Campus Dr MS 9288 Missoula MT, Team Effort Faculty Staff Students Transportation Specialists COT City of Missoula Alumni Relations Building Managers ASUM Biomass Experts Athletics Renewable Energy Specialists

The Office of Sustainability UM Facilities Services 32 Campus Dr MS 9288 Missoula MT, Just the Beginning UM’s Climate Action Plan is a long range plan pointing the direction to carbon neutrality. Will need to be updated as technology and conditions change. Success will take the involvement of the campus community.

Greenhouse Gas Inventory

The Office of Sustainability UM Facilities Services 32 Campus Dr MS 9288 Missoula MT, Greenhouse Gas Inventory Transportation Purchased Electricity Steam Plant

The Office of Sustainability UM Facilities Services 32 Campus Dr MS 9288 Missoula MT, Strategies Energy Efficiency and Conservation Renewable Energy Generation Green Buildings Transportation Offsetting Emissions

The Office of Sustainability UM Facilities Services 32 Campus Dr MS 9288 Missoula MT, Strategies for Energy Efficiency Energy audits - Upgrade equipment, replace stream traps, modify ventilation, and improve building envelopes Lighting retrofits -Replace energy inefficient lighting Retro-commission HVAC systems - Optimize the operation of equipment and controls

The Office of Sustainability UM Facilities Services 32 Campus Dr MS 9288 Missoula MT, Behavior modification - Turn off lights, adjust building temps, shut off equipment, use less hot water, and close windows and doors. 4-day work week - no classes held one day a week and staff works 4 ten-hour days Energy-wise IT Policy - Replace monitors with Energy Star. Power management software. Cloud computing. Capture waste heat from servers Strategies for Energy Conservation

The Office of Sustainability UM Facilities Services 32 Campus Dr MS 9288 Missoula MT, Strategies for Renewable Energy Biomass - Biomass to syngas (synthetic natural gas) plant Solar photovoltaic Solar thermal - Solar water heating panels on south-facing roofs Wind - UM could take advantage of the state’s wind resource by funding, partially or completely, installation of one or more turbines off-site

The Office of Sustainability UM Facilities Services 32 Campus Dr MS 9288 Missoula MT, Green Buildings LEED New Construction (NC) Silver certification -25% energy savings LEED for Existing Buildings, Operation and Maintenance (EBOM) certification - Similar to energy audits and retro-commissioning but more comprehensive

The Office of Sustainability UM Facilities Services 32 Campus Dr MS 9288 Missoula MT, *Athletics not included Transportation

The Office of Sustainability UM Facilities Services 32 Campus Dr MS 9288 Missoula MT, Transportation at UM ASUM Office of Transportation -Provides education and incentives to bus and bike -Bike share program -park and ride busses University Fleet -5 hybrid vehicles -1 electric maintenance truck -65 mph speed limit Air Travel -Athletics consolidates trips -Increasing use of teleconferencing

The Office of Sustainability UM Facilities Services 32 Campus Dr MS 9288 Missoula MT, Stakeholder Meetings Summer Public Open House ASUM Office of Transportation Mountain Line University Fleet Office of Public Safety Athletics Department Business Services ASUM Off-Campus Rental Center Missoula alternative transportation organizations

The Office of Sustainability UM Facilities Services 32 Campus Dr MS 9288 Missoula MT, Strategies for Commuting Increase incentives to bike, walk and bus to campus -Greater orientation outreach -Utilize latest technology for bus scheduling -Build a bike hub -Students can build up points for biking or bussing, receive credit toward graduation or tuition reduction Location efficient housing -UM can play a greater role in community housing development -Create more affordable student housing within 3 miles of campus Disincentives for parking on campus -Decrease number of parking permits sold -Convert all lots to daily fees only

The Office of Sustainability UM Facilities Services 32 Campus Dr MS 9288 Missoula MT, Strategies for Fleet Replace fleet with more fuel efficient vehicles -Replace midsize sedans with compact cars -Replace SUVS with minivans Encourage academic departments to evaluate field trips -Departments can consolidate trips Use more electric trucks in maintenance fleet Use biodiesel in ASUM busses -Develop a lab on campus to make biodiesel

The Office of Sustainability UM Facilities Services 32 Campus Dr MS 9288 Missoula MT, Strategies for Air Travel Increase Video and Teleconferencing -create a space designed for videoconferencing on campus Evaluate necessity of departmental travel Academic departments and Athletics to purchase carbon offsets for travel -funding for offsets

The Office of Sustainability UM Facilities Services 32 Campus Dr MS 9288 Missoula MT, Offsetting Emissions Carbon Offsets -Carbon sequestration projects to offset emissions Renewable Energy Credits -Purchasing RECs at the same quantity as our electricity consumption offsets our use and supports renewable energy

The Office of Sustainability UM Facilities Services 32 Campus Dr MS 9288 Missoula MT, Putting it all together in a Climate Action Plan Strategies evaluated by: –Implementation cost –GHG reduction potential –Annual savings/costs –Ease of implementation Note: Metrics based on rough estimates and analyzed using Clean Air Cool Planet campus carbon calculator

The Office of Sustainability UM Facilities Services 32 Campus Dr MS 9288 Missoula MT, The BIG Three Methods to directly reduce or replace fossil fuel sourced energy Behavior modification –Building & equipment use –Transportation Energy efficiency Renewable energy –Biomass –Wind

The Office of Sustainability UM Facilities Services 32 Campus Dr MS 9288 Missoula MT, How far do strategies go toward carbon neutrality? Comparing reductions from strategies to emissions over time

The Office of Sustainability UM Facilities Services 32 Campus Dr MS 9288 Missoula MT, Linear Growth Projection of UM’s GHG Emissions Extrapolated by Clean Air Cool Planet campus carbon calculator

GHG Emissions Reduction from Strategies Remaining emissions

10% below 2007 levels by % below 2007 levels by emissions level Remaining emissions 30% below 2007

The Office of Sustainability UM Facilities Services 32 Campus Dr MS 9288 Missoula MT, The Cost to Achieve Interim Goals Total cost = $84 million over 10 years If biomass plant is externally funded: Total cost = $25 million over 10 years Annual cost = $2.5 million Annual energy savings = $2 million

The Office of Sustainability UM Facilities Services 32 Campus Dr MS 9288 Missoula MT, Getting to Neutral Carbon Neutral by 2020 –Upscale wind or other renewable energy projects –Offset emissions $330,000 to offset remaining emissions in 2020

The Office of Sustainability UM Facilities Services 32 Campus Dr MS 9288 Missoula MT, Getting to Neutral Carbon Neutral by 2030, 2050 –Offset emissions Main scalable strategy for achieving neutrality by a given date Cost will grow as overall emissions grow

The Office of Sustainability UM Facilities Services 32 Campus Dr MS 9288 Missoula MT, Next Steps Feedback on draft Climate Action Plan due December 8 Feedback meeting December 8, UC Room 330, 3 pm and 6 pm Submit plan to ACUPCC by January 15, 2010