Building Level Sustainability Program A Platform for Schools and Departments To Implement and Practice Sustainability Fahmida Ahmed, Office of Sustainability

Stanford University PAN3424: Climate Action Implementation Population: 18,498 students; 2,551 faculty; 9,519 staff Carbon Reduction Goals: 20% below 1990 levels by % below 1990 levels by 2050 Carbon Footprint Baseline: 179,914 tons (2007) Building Profile: 187 over 20,000 sq-ft Density: 1987 sq-ft/acre ** ** 60% of Stanford’s 8,180 acres remains undeveloped oak woodland Intensity: 15.6 kWh/sq-ft Stanford University, 1891

The Stanford Ecosystem Resources UsdEnvironmental Impacts MATERIALS ENERGY WATER LAND AIR EMISSIONS WASTEWATER SOLID WASTE TRAFFIC Infrastructure & Systems Behavior & Education Goal - A Balanced Approach

Stanford’s building standards require that new buildings be designed to use at least  30% less energy and  25% less water than standard buildings of the same type. These standards are LEED Gold Equivalent Jasper Ridge Field Station Recipient of the AIA/COTE Top Green Projects Award Carnegie Global Ecology Research Center Recipient of the AIA/COTE Top Green Projects Award New Buildings and Major Renovations Standards Y2E2 -166,500 SF of high performance and educational opportunity But Does Sustainability Stop at Construction?

6 Energy Infrastructure Water Infrastructure & Efficiency Materials and Resources Building Level Sustainability - Occupant Behavior Green Custodial Services Transportation (under ‘sites’) Waste & Composting Programs Desktop Computing Will qualify in – LEED for Existing Buildings: Operations and Maintenance (LEED - EBOM) Sustainability Components in Existing Buildings Individual Team Participation Food Systems (if has a Kitchen) Purchasing Decisions Water Conservation Energy Conservation Transportation (under ‘sites’)

Program Components Programs goals and design Building level pilots to gain insight Diagnostic survey Education and training Candidate buildings evaluation Final green action menu Business case and funding scheme  Program evaluation & recognition  Campus outreach campaign  Annual survey and reporting

8 8 Building Selection Criteria – 30 candidates Multiple Criteria Selection Building type Institutional readiness (management structure) IT support

9 9 Training Student Sustainability Coordinators – CEE/ES 109 Greening Building and Behavior  Trained in this service learning class.  Work with Office of Sustainability as staff to assist and coordinate with building managers with $500/quarter stipend  Upcoming rollouts: School of Earth Sciences (now) SLAC (Fall ) Land, Buildings and Real Estate (Winter)  This is a career step/try out for students

10 Why are pilots important? Arrillaga Alumni Center IT Services 1 st Distributed Department Goals of these key pilots 1.Refine process, further inform business case 2.Expand the Green Action Menu – e.g water 3.Test the program in different building/department types 4.Reward and recognize leaders for early action 5.Reduce costs Building 170

11 Pilots – Successes and Lessons Learned Building 170 – 20% reduction in energy bill Arrillaga Alumni Center – 8% reduction energy bill + water reduction IT Services – substantial reduction in energy intensity + identified new projects

12 Green 170 – Payback

Frances C. Arrillaga Alumni Center (Fran) At A Glance Frances C. Arrillaga Alumni Center is a high profile building on campus. It houses a unique blend of staff from the Stanford Alumni Association as well as the Office of Development. It also offers generous public and event space that attracts members of both the alumni and academic community. Building Stats: 105 k Ft 2 with 31K Ft 2 of event space 300+ staff 400+ computers 60 Network printers 60 desktop printers 11 copiers 15 fax machines Alumni Center Pilot – Diversity of Menu

Paper usage: Average 10,500 sheets/staff member/year! Compostable cup usage: Average 150 compostable cups/staff member/year! Green Fran – Waste Reduction

15 IT Services: Departmental Approach IT Services 1st Distributed Department Goals of the pilot (IT Services) 1.Further align IT Services actions with University goals 2.Expand staff awareness & buy-in 3.Train CRC so they can deploy to clients 4.Create materials that can be used with clients 5.Reduce operating costs ~350 People 10 buildings : SPRUCE HALL REDWOOD HALL POLYA HALL PINE HALL FORSYTHE (GEORGE) HALL PUICHON BUILDING TOAK LAUREL TACACIA ENCINA

16 IT Services Results: Energy % Reduction

Next Steps Programs goals and design Building level pilots to gain insight Diagnostic survey Education and training Candidate buildings evaluation Final green action menu Business case and funding scheme  Program evaluation & recognition  Campus outreach campaign  Annual survey and reporting

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