1. The Power of Green Discussing Broader Implications of Institutional Decisions Heather Soyka Assistant Archivist/Head of Preservation, Texas Tech University

2. Power + Green

3. Getting to know you… Understand what you have – HVAC care and feeding – Relationship with maintenance- build a team – What’s a “setpoint”? – Small fixes – Building map of usage

4. For archivists and collection stewards -Know thy collection -Climate- indoors and out -Collect data– and check it -Avoid too much fixation on climate targets -Make sure you know what you need- and that you are asking for the right thing

5. Evaluating your space

7. Archives and resource consumption Electricity/fossil fuel use determined by environmental controls > archivist/conservator Tight control means higher energy consumption Increase in mechanical sophistication > decrease in tolerance for deviation on T/RH Sophisticated systems require expertise

8. A few energy facts Buildings consume 2/3 of all electricity in the US and produce almost 1/3 of greenhouse gases 80% of that energy comes from coal Between 10-20% of energy is wasted Peter Pfeiffer, “Real and Relevant Green Buildings,” 2007

9. Impact of electricity usage Loss at each conversion step- only 30-50% reaches destination http://seco.cpa.state.tx.us/energy-sources/

10. Conservation versus Efficiency Can we change behavior? “Do less to use less”

11. What is the relationship between heritage and sustainability? How can we balance presentation, workspace, and preservation needs? – Ongoing conversation and evaluation

12. Outreach and Advocacy Effects of evaluation/”greening”: -direct $ savings, but also indirect benefits Other ways to make a difference: -recycling program, shredding -building tours/discussion of sustainability

13. A few more resources Climate data tracking – myclimatedata.com (IPI); PEM2s, Onset/Boxcar Energy audit -- TX- SECO http://seco.cpa.state.tx.us/ Environmental guidelines for collections (Getty) – http://www.getty.edu/conservation/science/envir onmental/index.html

14. Thank you! Heather Soyka heathersoyka@gmail.com