1. Portland State University and Beyond: An Environmental Sustainability Assessment Amy Dvorak June 19, 2007

2. PSU Environmental Sustainability Assessment 2005-2006 Portland State University Declaration for Support of Sustainability Action 1: Commitment to the triple bottom- line, integration into all departments Action 2: Physical campus Action 3: Demonstration model of policies and practices Action 4: Develop core multidisciplinary research areas  Environmental sustainability assessment

3. PSU Environmental Sustainability Assessment 2005-2006 Sustainability Assessment Purpose and Scope Identify highest priority environmental impact areas Develop systematic assessment protocol Campus-wide audits; June 2005-August 2006 Academic, research, departmental offices, operations and facilities management Some exclusions based on impact and available data

4. PSU Environmental Sustainability Assessment 2005-2006 Sustainability Definitions Brundtland Commission Oregon Natural Step (ORTNS) International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 14001:2004 Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)

5. PSU Environmental Sustainability Assessment 2005-2006 Sustainability Assessment Design & Methods 4 Indicator Categories 36 Indicators 10 Audit checklists 150 Tours/Interviews Database entry and analysis Scoring  Existing audits: private corporations, academia, and government  Regional higher education meeting  ISO 14001  ORTNS workshops

6. PSU Environmental Sustainability Assessment 2005-2006 General Office Presence/Score Contact: Building/Room/Dept.: Activity: ENVIRONMENTAL Transportation Bus10 Bike1 Max/Streetcar Carpool Walk1 Car5 Audit Checklist Example: Environmental indicator transportation potential sources Score 1=low impact >57% 2=moderate impact 40-57% 3=high impact <40%

7. PSU Environmental Sustainability Assessment 2005-2006 Environmental Indicator Results

8. PSU Environmental Sustainability Assessment 2005-2006 3761 estimated number of cases of copy paper/year used on campus by PSU faculty and staff 20% of the total copy paper used contains post consumer waste 43% of those surveyed have access to a duplex capable printer or copier 25 tons of paper is recycled/month (mixed paper) Environmental Assessment Paper Data

9. PSU Environmental Sustainability Assessment 2005-2006 Environmental Assessment Paper Data Cases/Person/Year Academic: 2.78 Facilities: 1.95 Research offices: 1.04 Portion of Total Paper Use by Service Category 54% 19% 1% 26% Academic Offices/Departments Facilities and Operations Research and Meeting spaces Computer Labs

10. PSU Environmental Sustainability Assessment 2005-2006 Environmental Assessment Impacts Climate change impacts of energy and paper use at PSU: CO 2 equivalents emitted to produce the estimated 3800 boxes of paper used 480,488 lbs. CO 2 emitted to produce 28,000,000 kwh is 4,583,040 lbs.

11. PSU Environmental Sustainability Assessment 2005-2006 Environmental Sustainability Energy Efforts & Paper Efforts 100% alternative energy purchasing plan by 2010 Cramer Solar Array HVAC and lighting upgrades Wind turbines Utilities Task Force AASHE’s President’s Climate Commitment Blueworks Certification Student labs 100% PCW & reduced paper quota Paper Task Force Paper Purchasing Policy

12. PSU Environmental Sustainability Assessment 2005-2006 Beyond PSU Sustainability Careers Strategic partnerships Private, public, and nonprofit positions Follow conferences and market trends

13. PSU Environmental Sustainability Assessment 2005-2006 Beyond PSU Sustainability Careers Maul, Foster & Alongi Environmental, engineering, and planning consultants Contact information: Amy Dvorak advorak@mfainc.org 971-544-2139advorak@mfainc.org