Sustainability Conference 2008 Copyright (c) 2013 California Polytechnic State University All rights reserved. http://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/susconf Recent documents in Sustainability Conference 2008 en-us Fri, 25 Jan 2013 21:47:50 PST 3600 Vehicles and Fuels- Low Emissions Choices For Fleets http://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/susconf/103 http://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/susconf/103 Wed, 05 Nov 2008 13:29:42 PST Vehicle and fuel technologies are advancing rapidly, and new low-emission choices for vehicles and fuels are becoming more available. This session will overview current advanced fuel choices including biodiesel derived from campus-generated waste oil, and explore a variety of alternative fueled vehicles including hybrid buses.

]]> Steve Hahn Transportation Low Emissions - City of Santa Monica Fleet Division http://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/susconf/102 http://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/susconf/102 Wed, 05 Nov 2008 13:29:40 PST Vehicle and fuel technologies are advancing rapidly, and new low-emission choices for vehicles and fuels are becoming more available. This session will overview current advanced fuel choices including biodiesel derived from campus-generated waste oil, and explore a variety of alternative fueled vehicles including hybrid buses.

]]> Rick Sikes Transportation Cal Poly Biodiesel http://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/susconf/101 http://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/susconf/101 Wed, 05 Nov 2008 13:29:36 PST Vehicle and fuel technologies are advancing rapidly, and new low-emission choices for vehicles and fuels are becoming more available. This session will overview current advanced fuel choices including biodiesel derived from campus-generated waste oil, and explore a variety of alternative fueled vehicles including hybrid buses.

]]> Eric Veium Transportation Creating a Better and More Sustainable Future: Key Directions and Actions http://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/susconf/100 http://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/susconf/100 Wed, 05 Nov 2008 13:29:34 PST Keynote Speaker - Closing Plenary

]]> Debra Rowe CalCAP Implementation at UC Berkeley http://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/susconf/99 http://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/susconf/99 Wed, 05 Nov 2008 13:29:32 PST Over 450 chancellors and presidents have signed the Presidents Climate Commitment. This was done with the best intentions, and with the strong encouragement of students, staff, faculty, and facilities staff; it feels like the right thing to do. However, making the commitment and implementing a program that meets its goals represent two very different tasks. This workshop will review current programs for addressing the climate challenge; identify their many obstacles; and explore strategies for overcoming these obstacles and achieving carbon neutrality. The format for this workshop will be simple. A matrix based on the most common issues and their possible solutions will be reviewed. In addition to our own information, we will use data collected from a handful of institutions as a guide. During the workshop, which will include the participation of key Signatories, we will solicit additional input from attendees regarding the solutions they have developed. This will be a highly interactive session. Issues and solutions will be recorded at the meeting and results will be distributed to participants.

]]> Lisa McNeilly Micro-workshop Think Global, Write Local: Sustainability and English Composition http://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/susconf/98 http://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/susconf/98 Tue, 07 Oct 2008 14:17:53 PDT An essential element of Ecocomposition is local knowledge–engagement with one’s own particular place and time. Preparation for Ecocomposition requires teachers to be interested in their surroundings—the academic institution as not an ivory tower, but rather a physical, economic and political entity in history, situated on the land and in the community.

This paper describes two first-year writing courses, "Exposition: Writing About Place," and "Reasoning and Argumentation: Issues of Sustainability with special reference to the Cal Poly Campus," that combine students' skill development in analysis, exposition and persuasion with learning about the physical and educational dimensions of their university.

]]> Steven Marx Curriculum and Research Innovative Approaches to Green Classroom Renovation Programs http://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/susconf/97 http://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/susconf/97 Tue, 16 Sep 2008 16:34:58 PDT Each year, classrooms and laboratories across all college campuses are renovated. By setting priorities, taking advantage of cost-effective techniques that are also sustainable, and using students to research greening of renovations, the impact of these renovations has been reduced. Additionally, older resource intensive technologies or products are being replaced with more efficient products. Two case studies from UC Berkeley and UCSF will clearly illustrate the innovative design strategies in green renovation. UC Berkeley will focus on examples of classroom renovations and UCSF will highlight a laboratory renovation project which came in 37% under budget and four months ahead of schedule.

]]> LaVern Lazzereschi et al. Green Building - Operations, Maintenance, and Renovations Santa Monica College: American College and University President's Climate Committment http://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/susconf/96 http://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/susconf/96 Tue, 16 Sep 2008 16:34:55 PDT Over 450 chancellors and presidents have signed the Presidents Climate Commitment. This was done with the best intentions, and with the strong encouragement of students, staff, faculty, and facilities staff; it feels like the right thing to do. However, making the commitment and implementing a program that meets its goals represent two very different tasks. This workshop will review current programs for addressing the climate challenge; identify their many obstacles; and explore strategies for overcoming these obstacles and achieving carbon neutrality. The format for this workshop will be simple. A matrix based on the most common issues and their possible solutions will be reviewed. In addition to our own information, we will use data collected from a handful of institutions as a guide. During the workshop, which will include the participation of key Signatories, we will solicit additional input from attendees regarding the solutions they have developed. This will be a highly interactive session. Issues and solutions will be recorded at the meeting and results will be distributed to participants.

]]> Genevieve Bertone Post-conference How to Work With Your Development Office to Support Campus Sustainability http://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/susconf/95 http://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/susconf/95 Fri, 12 Sep 2008 11:23:14 PDT To engage the UCSD Foundation’s Board of Trustees in the campus’s sustainability vision, UCSD developed an inspiring presentation that has since also been given to the UC Regents and other audiences. Once you have a vision, you need the funds to realize it, and UCSD’s Director of Constituent Relations will teach you “How to Work With Your Development Office to Support Campus Sustainability.”

]]> James T. Shea Institutionalizing Sustainability Tool Workshop http://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/susconf/94 http://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/susconf/94 Wed, 10 Sep 2008 11:48:51 PDT This all-day workshop provides a setting in which participants learn to use handheld instruments, conduct a building performance case study through structured methodology, develop hypothesis and investigation strategy formulation, are allowed behind-the-scenes building investigations, and make team presentations of study results to the workshop participants. Participants gain understanding of objective and subjective procedures for performing post-occupancy evaluations of building performance.

]]> Bill Starr et al. Pre-conference Sustainability UCSB Campus http://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/susconf/93 http://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/susconf/93 Wed, 10 Sep 2008 11:48:49 PDT The U.S. Green Building Council is transforming the LEED™ certification process to allow organizations with many buildings, like college/university campuses, to reduce the paperwork and cost of certification. UCSB, UCM, and CSULA are all involved in piloting these new approaches.

]]> Perrin Pellegrin Green Building - Operations, Maintenance, and Renovations Portfolio Pilot Program http://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/susconf/92 http://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/susconf/92 Wed, 10 Sep 2008 11:48:47 PDT The U.S. Green Building Council is transforming the LEED™ certification process to allow organizations with many buildings, like college/university campuses, to reduce the paperwork and cost of certification. UCSB, UCM, and CSULA are all involved in piloting these new approaches.

]]> Mark Maxwell Green Building - Operations, Maintenance, and Renovations Development of a Laboratory Based Sustainability Course for Engineers http://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/susconf/91 http://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/susconf/91 Wed, 10 Sep 2008 11:48:45 PDT This track seeks to highlight examples of how academic and research programs are engaging students, faculty, and staff in issues of global sustainability. Possible topics include: sustainability metrics (e.g., green house gas inventories and carbon footprints), campus internships and community service learning projects, integrating the campus operations and environment as a learning laboratory to provide a few examples.

]]> Samuel Vigil Curriculum and Research Biodiesel: A Closer Look http://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/susconf/90 http://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/susconf/90 Wed, 10 Sep 2008 11:48:43 PDT I will investigate the current debate regarding biofuels, such as the differences between ethanol and biodiesel. My presentation will be a robust investigation of biodiesel and the issues associated with biofuel. Currently, biofuels are getting a lot of attention in the media. To mention a few of the issues: debate of food verses fuel, appropriate land use for growing feedstock, and biodiesel quality. The question is: to what extent is biofuel driving up the price of soybean and corn? The direct competition for food versus fuel has never been seen before. The social justice aspects of biofuels are in question. I will address these issues in my presentation.

]]> Shirley Johnson Micro-workshop The Presidents Climate Commitment: Good Intentions, Real Obstacles, Possible Solutions http://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/susconf/89 http://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/susconf/89 Wed, 10 Sep 2008 11:48:41 PDT Over 450 chancellors and presidents have signed the Presidents Climate Commitment. This was done with the best intentions, and with the strong encouragement of students, staff, faculty, and facilities staff; it feels like the right thing to do. However, making the commitment and implementing a program that meets its goals represent two very different tasks. This workshop will review current programs for addressing the climate challenge; identify their many obstacles; and explore strategies for overcoming these obstacles and achieving carbon neutrality. The format for this workshop will be simple. A matrix based on the most common issues and their possible solutions will be reviewed. In addition to our own information, we will use data collected from a handful of institutions as a guide. During the workshop, which will include the participation of key Signatories, we will solicit additional input from attendees regarding the solutions they have developed. This will be a highly interactive session. Issues and solutions will be recorded at the meeting and results will be distributed to participants. Working with the conference planning committee, we will identify participating Signatories and candidate institutions for soliciting initial input via written questionnaire; we will follow up with phone or email interviews.

]]> Pauline Souza et al. Micro-workshop Green Purchasing http://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/susconf/88 http://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/susconf/88 Wed, 10 Sep 2008 11:48:39 PDT How does the future look for the CSU’s 23 campuses? How can each of the stakeholders on campus work together to be better stewards of the environment? This summit’s goal is to facilitate the dialogue between each of the participants in higher education and brainstorm on ideas of how to better incorporate sustainability throughout the whole campus. We will also have presentations featuring the successful integration of sustainability within a campus.

]]> Matthew Roberts CSU Summit CSUN Greening Project: Climate Change-Oriented Campus Sustainability http://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/susconf/87 http://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/susconf/87 Wed, 10 Sep 2008 11:42:08 PDT How does the future look for the CSU’s 23 campuses? How can each of the stakeholders on campus work together to be better stewards of the environment? This summit’s goal is to facilitate the dialogue between each of the participants in higher education and brainstorm on ideas of how to better incorporate sustainability throughout the whole campus. We will also have presentations featuring the successful integration of sustainability within a campus.

]]> Ashwani Vasishth CSU Summit Sustainable Master Plan Development http://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/susconf/86 http://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/susconf/86 Wed, 10 Sep 2008 11:42:07 PDT How does the future look for the CSU’s 23 campuses? How can each of the stakeholders on campus work together to be better stewards of the environment? This summit’s goal is to facilitate the dialogue between each of the participants in higher education and brainstorm on ideas of how to better incorporate sustainability throughout the whole campus. We will also have presentations featuring the successful integration of sustainability within a campus.

]]> Colin Donahue CSU Summit Get on the Bus!: Improving College Access Through Mass Transit http://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/susconf/85 http://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/susconf/85 Wed, 10 Sep 2008 11:42:05 PDT The Student Convergence will be an opportunity for students from all campuses to come together, meet each other, share best practices, and learn about opportunities for state-wide organizing. There will be space set aside during the day for University of California (UC), California State University (CSU), and California Community College (CCC) campuses to split into break-out groups with students from their own systems as well as some opportunities to bring all three groups together.

]]> Reginald James Student Convergence California Community Colleges: A System Perspective http://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/susconf/84 http://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/susconf/84 Wed, 10 Sep 2008 11:42:03 PDT The California Community Colleges have been very successful in becoming more environmentally and economically Sustainable through energy and resource efficient construction, rehabilitation, and operation of campus facilities. As budgets for public higher-education shrink, the Community Colleges have shown how energy efficiency can translate to life-cycle cost savings that free up dollars for the classroom. This presentation will focus on challenges and solutions from concept through construction and commissioning in order to build sustainable higher education facilities. There will be a showcase of several community colleges successes, and Best Practices presented by Community College leaders. Representatives from the Investor Owned Utilities will discuss the available technical assistance, policy recommendations, and incentive programs available to higher education customers, and the role that the CCC/IOU Energy Efficiency Partnership has played in helping campuses on the path to Sustainability. This presentation will also review: the California Community College Board of Governors’ Sustainable Energy Policy; the current status of the CCC/IOU Partnership and the plans for the 2009-2011 program cycle; highlight the various utility programs available for energy efficient new construction design assistance, information systems technology efficiency, food service technology, emerging technologies, climate change programs, demand response, the California Solar Initiative and Self Generation Incentive programs.

]]> Fred Harris CCC Summit