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October 18, 2012
Save Money! Be Green!
Bettye Williams, C.P.M.
Sustainability
• Not about the planet; it is about us
• Mars has no people
• Mars seems happy
• If Earth had no people…
• Earth would be happy
• Probably happier
Goals
• Carbon Neutral by 2025 other than Transportation
• Carbon Neutral by 2035 including Transportation
• Total World Domination
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Carbon Neutral - Energy
• $70M Energy Performance Contract
• 15.3 MW of solar, 19.8 this year
• No cost to ASU for solar
• Power Purchase Agreements
Carbon Neutral - Transport
• Subsidize 1.7M one-way trips per year
• Free shuttles connect four campuses
• Car-sharing Program
• Alternative fuel vehicles
• Biodiesel Station under construction
• Student run bicycle co-op
Hummingbird Energy• Organic waste to energy via Biogasifier
• Teaching and Research facility
• First of its kind
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Airlight Energy• Fuel is air
• Storage of solar generated power
Zero Solid Waste
•Recycling
•Food/Compost
•Reusables
•Durable goods
Waste Diversion• Mall Containers
• Resource Sharing (All Campuses)
• Other Diversion Projects
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Active Engagement
Principled Practice
Principled Practice
• All new buildings LEED Silver– 1 Platinum, 7 Gold, 5 Silver
• 14 tons composted per day
• 22% food purchased in 150 miles
• Print uses 100% recycled paper
• Green Purchasing Policy
• Values Based Standards Policy
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Green Purchasing - Energy• All computers EPEAT Gold
• Recycled copier supplies
• Cut devices but add technology
• Meet Energy Star, or in upper 25%
• Suppliers take back packaging
• Vehicles use bio-diesel
• Most efficient lighting
• No panel lights, Energy Miser
Green Purchasing - Water
• Most water efficient available– Waterless urinals
– low flow faucets
– etc.
• Converted to filtered water and use personal water bottles
Green Purchasing - Toxins• Cleaning products biodegradable,
phosphate-free, and citrus-based
• Custodians use Green Seal or EcoLogo certified products
• Surfactants and detergents biodegradable and phosphate-free
• Vacuums meet Green Label Testing Program
• No lead or mercury
• Integrated pest management
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Green Purchasing – Bio
• Biodegradable and compostable plastics
• ASTM standards for plastic paper coatings and for compostables
• Biobased fuels encouraged
• Paper, paper products, and construction products made from non-wood plant products
Green Purchasing - Bio
• Forest Stewardship Council certified wood and paper
• Reused wood encouraged
Green Purchasing - Recycle
• 30% Post Consumer Waste paper mandated, 100% optional
• Recycled asphalt, concrete, aggregate base when practicable
• Reclaimed stone and brick
• Parking products with highest Post Consumer Waste content
• Preference for durable, reusable, or refillable products
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Green Purchasing - Boxes
• Reusable, recyclable, or compostable packaging
• Minimization of packaging is encouraged.
• Vending plastic bottles an issue– $108K/year to eliminate
– Plastic spills less
– Half full when recycled
Green Purchasing - Buildings
• All new construction/renovations incorporate green features
• LEED Silver is the minimum
• No volatile organic compounds or or formaldehyde.
• Carpet firms must have approved carpet recycling plan.
• No chloroflourocarbon and halon.
Green Purchasing - Grounds
• Sustainable landscape management, including integrated pest management, drip irrigation, composting, local mulch, etc.
• Landscape structures of recycled content
• Permeable surfaces encouraged
• Low water plants required
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Social Justice - Services
• Equal Employment Opportunity
• Freedom of association, collective bargaining
• Meet immigration law
• Wages, hours, leaves, child labor
• Health and Safety
• No forced labor
• No harassment or abuse
• No controlled substances
• No weapons
Social Justice - Services
• Fair wages and benefits
• Environmental responsibility
• Employee education and training
• Employee languages
• Grievance process
Social Justice - Construction
• Health insurance part-time and dependents
• Must hire Arizona residents
• 10% apprentices on the job
• 1% of payroll to a recognized apprenticeship program
• Include diversity businesses
• Must report on above before getting paid
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Measuring Green• You buy food with a nutrition
label…
• Why can’t you buy products with a green label?
http://openthefuture.com/cheeseburger_CF.html
Measuring Green
• Category Sustainability Profiles, shoes
• Product Sustainability Declaration, Riley Runners, Model 1502
Strategy• Use data to identify opportunities to
reduce CO2
– Calculator developed at ASU and the University of Arkansas
– Will calculate CO2 impact of actions
• Greener standards and specifications
– Already done for goods and services
– Modify contracts at first opportunity
• Supplier Sustainability Survey
– Required in all solicitations
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Strategy• Review and adopt eco-certifications
– GreenSeal® and EcoLogo®
– Use others rather than nothing
• Increase weight of sustainability in evaluations
– Total impact of the buying decision
– Already look at supplier operations
Strategy• Train green choices, initiatives, best
practices
– Align with other sustainability training efforts
– Coordinated publicity effort
• Monitor P-Card spend for sustainability
– Now monitor financial compliance
– Would monitor green compliance
Strategy• Monitor green performance of
contractors
– Set green expectations
– Solicit contractor promises
– Require contractor measurement and reporting
• Already use Supplier Sustainability Survey in selection
• Obtain similar data during resulting contracts
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Cost• Energy performance contract paid
from energy savings over 11 years
• Only pay for solar power, will be a savings
• Bus and rail passes from Parking fees
• Free shuttle busses from Parking fees
• Car-sharing program no cost
• Alt fuel vehicles may cost slightly more
• Bio-diesel station paid from sales
Cost• New technology paid by purchasing
power output
• Buy compost rather than fertilizer
• Recycling saves landfill fees, but we pay for infrastructure
• No extra cost for LEED certification
• Recycled paper costs slightly more
• EPEAT Gold computers same price
• Copiers and printers same price
• Cutting copiers saves money
Cost• Energy Star same price
• Suppliers remove packaging is no cost
• Bio-diesel costs slightly more
• Most efficient lighting saves energy
• No cost for efficient vending machines
• Waterless urinals installed on renovation
• Water filtration systems improve recycling rates
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Cost• Green cleaning products same cost
• Green Label vacuums same cost
• Integrated Pest Management needs slightly more labor cost
• Biodegradable and compostable products cost slightly more
• Bio-diesel costs more than diesel, at present
• FSC certified wood costs more
Cost• 30% PCW paper costs more
• Recycling site materials costs slightly more than landfill
• PCW parking products same cost
• Recyclable packaging same cost
• Recyclable carpet tiles save money
• Alternatives to VOC products same cost
• Green landscaping saves life cycle cost
Cost• Social justice policies for services
same cost
• Social justice policy for construction costs 1-2% more for labor
• Diversity business program same cost
• Overall, at the moment, green programs save money
• May require investment in future
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Results
• Avoiding 53 million kWh per year
• Reduced peak demand by 13 million watts
• Reduced annual emissions by 110.9 million pounds of carbon
• Reduced water consumption by 4 million gallons
• While enrollment up to 74,500, and space increased by 10%
ThanksASU Purchasing:https://cfo.asu.edu/purchasing
Green Purchasing:http://www.asu.edu/aad/manuals/pur/pur210.html
Values Based Standards:http://www.asu.edu/aad/manuals/pur/pur211.html
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