Union Square Sustainability Meeting

Introduction:

Washington Holdings – Michelle Knight

Cedar Grove – Brian Sherman

Commute Seattle – Mike Rimoin

Luum – Todd Merkens

Union Square Recycling Options

Recycling

Free cardboard desk-side recycling box or a large co-mingled cardboard bin

for your kitchen area

To purchase your own container it should be 23 gallons or less in order to fit

our liners.

We do co-mingled recycling, but for the purposes of contamination please use

desk side recycling bins for paper products only.

Toner Cartridges and Electronics Recycling

Free e-waste recycling by Friendly Earth. Electronic waste can now be disposed

on the loading dock. The following items are acceptable e-waste items:

Computers, cell phones, TVs, speakers, stereos, video players, power cords,

cables, CDs, DVDs, hard disks, chargers

Batteries: single charge, multi-charge (lithium and metal hydride), lead

batteries

Toner cartridges

Styrofoam Recycling

Styro Recycle LLC picks up Styrofoam which must be broken down, placed in a

designated area within your space, and marked “RECYCLE”.

Union Square Composting

Compostable Items NOT Compostable

Food Scraps (Meat, Bones, Dairy, Fruit, Veggies,Bread, Coffee etc.)Plants and FlowersFood Soiled Paper (Napkins, Pizza Boxes, Uncoated Take-Out Containers etc.)

CorkFoilMetal Plastic Bags or Plastic WrapPlastic or Glass Bottles Plastic Plates or Restroom Tissue

Recyclable Items NOT Recyclable

Aluminum cansCardboardGlassPlastic #1 thru #7Newspaper, office paper, Carbonless Paper, Post-It Notes, Copy Paper Ream WrappersEnvelopes with Plastic WindowGlued BrochuresMagazines and NewspapersPlastic bags if bundledShredded paper if bagged

Fluorescent Paper or Hard Back BooksFood WasteMetalAny container with food or liquid still in it

Union Square 2015 Waste Stream

2015 Waste Stream Analysis

• 419 tons of garbage

• 367 tons of co-mingled recycling

• 670 tons of compost

• 305 yards of styrofoam

Audit done in 2012The waste audit discovered that the majority of items in garbage bags could be composted or recycled. This sample of garbage showed that 85% of what was found in the garbage could be diverted.

Audit done in 2015As part of our LEED recertification, we performed a waste audit in July of 2015. For One Union, th sample shows that 33% of recyclables in the garbage and for Two Union, the sample shows 58% could have been diverted.

Union Square Shower and Bike Storage Facilities

Shower RoomsLocation: One Union on G-LevelCost $60/ year (fee includes the cost of joining Fitness Center as well)

Bike Storage UnitsBike Storage Cage on PK level of the garageSeven Bicycle Racks throughout propertyLocations:• University Street – located behind the water wall • 6th & University Street • 7th Avenue Drive • 6th & Union Street • Reserved Parking • Outside of the garage office • A-Level West at the bottom of the ramp

Bicycle Storage Characteristics• Vertical hangers with cables• Card reader access• Fix it station with pump• Lock storage area• Security camera

Union Square Shower and Bike Storage Facilities

Shower Facility Characteristics• Private shower stalls• Bench and hangers in shower stall• Lockers with digital combo for day use• Towel service• Emergency call button• Security camera outside entrance

Union Square Shower and Bike Storage Facilities

Electricity Consumption• Mechanical Systems upgrades• Lighting upgrades (LED)• Lighting controls

Water Consumption

• Urinal replacements

• Cooling Tower upgrades (One Union)

Construction

• Waste stream plan for construction

projects

Green Cleaning

• Green cleaning products

• HEPA Filter vacuums

• Water efficient mops

Union Square Sustainability Initiatives

What is LEED?

The Leadership in Energy and Environmental

Design (LEED®) green building rating

systems are the nationally accepted

benchmarks for the design, construction

and operation of sustainable buildings.

Administered by the U.S. Green Building

Council (USGBC), a non-profit

organization, LEED provides building

owners and operators with the tools and

resources they need to have an immediate

and measurable positive impact on their

buildings' performance.

Union Square is Certified LEED Platinum!

Union Square has achieved LEED Platinum!

COMPOSTING

At Union Square

A REPUTATION FOR INNOVATION

EVERETT SITE

Site for King & Snohomish Compost

• Established in 2004

• Permitted for 228,000

tons/year

• 26 acre site

• Largest of two Cedar Grove

Facilities

OUR COMPOSTING PROCESS

View our process in action!

WHAT’S ACCEPTED?

WHY RECYLE ORGANICS?

Waste Less Save More Be Green

WASTE LESS

Food & organic waste

make up 40% of

business waste stream

Save More

Garb

age

Org

an

ics

Recyclin

g50% Less

Disposal Cost Comparison

Cost per Yard/Ton

Recycling organics costs

50% less than

throwing them away

Be Green

CEDAR GROVE supports a sustainable, local

economy that brings organic waste full circle.

Our compost is everywhere you look: in yards, corporate campuses,

schools, city parks, even along the sides of freeways.

Our educational outreach grants, sponsorships and donations support the

communities, schools, non-profits, farmer’s markets and more.

Thanks for listening!

Brian Sherman

District Manager

Brian.Sherman@cgcompost.com

(206) 459 6767

Green Commute Choices for

Employers

• Transportation Management Association

• Public Private Partnership

• Vision:• Create a more livable, sustainable, and economically

competitive Seattle by reducing drive-alone commute trips and improving access to and within downtown.

Seattle: A City of ChokepointsQuarter Million Jobs, 4 Square Miles

Center City Commute Trends

Center City Commute Trends

Driving to Green Buildings:

The Transportation Energy Intensity of Buildings

Alex Wilson and Rachel Navaro

Environmental Building News

2014 UPDATE

Mode Group Mode Mode Share Trips Miles/Trip Total Miles kgCO2/pm Total kgCO2

Walk/Bike/Telework Walk 6.9% 14,150.31 2.7 38,205.85 0 0.00

Bike 3.1% 6,357.39 6.5 41,323.02 0 0.00

Telework 3.3% 6,767.54 16.3 110,310.92 0 0.00

Compressed Week Day Off 0.3% 615.23 15 9,228.47 0 0.00

Transit Bus 37.9% 77,724.18 12.7 987,097.12 0.2 197,419.42

Rail 5.4% 11,074.16 22.7 251,383.39 0.172 43,237.94

Ferry 2.0% 4,101.54 21.08 86,460.46 0.37 31,990.37

Rideshare Carpool 8.3% 17,021.39 14.6 248,512.31 0.145 36,147.24

Vanpool 0.7% 1,435.54 25.04 35,945.90 0.05 1,797.29

Other 0.9% 1,845.69 10.2 18,826.07 0.17 3,200.43

Drive-Alone Drive-Alone 30.1% 61,728.18 13.3 820,984.75 0.4 328,393.90

Ferry w/ vehicle 0.4% 820.31 19.47 15,971.40 0.4 6,388.56

Motorcycle 0.6% 1,230.46 11.32 13,928.83 0.167 2,326.11

Total 99.9% 205,077.00 650,901.29

kgCO2/trip 3.17

• Link Light Rail, Streetcar and Metro

service expanding

• Bicycle infrastructure improvements

Better Transportation Options

2016 Service Changes

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New Connections New Trips Increased Reliability

Open two extensions and three new stations

Link

Additional new midday round trip

Sounder

south line

Increase of 32,000 annual service hours system-wide

ST Express

Link - 2016 Service Addition • Open 3.1-mile extension in early 2016 with new stations at

Capitol Hill and University of Washington

• Open 1.6-mile extension to Angle Lake Station in late 2016

• Continue to operate trains every 6-minutes in peak

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ST Express - 2016 Service Addition

New two-way peak Route 541 connects Overlake to the University of

Washington Station

15-minute frequency and reliable peak service during the weekday

44 new trips

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New Route 541 provides

peak connections to U Link

Overlake – Capitol Hill

Overlake – downtown Seattle

Overlake - UW

Sounder - 2016 Service Addition

• In September 2016, add new off-peak round-trip to south line

Northbound trip leaves Lakewood for Seattle in the late morning

Southbound trip leaves Seattle for Lakewood in the early afternoon

New schedule option for commuters

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ST Express - 2016 Service Improvements

Approximately 94 new weekday trips system-wide by Sept. 2016

Capacity to meet sustained ridership growth and crowded conditions

ST Express coordination with new Sounder trips

I-5 north reliability and capacity improvements

Schedule adjustments to improve on-time performance

Double deck buses increase passenger capacity

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• Google Maps

•One Bus Away

•The Transit App

• Ridescout

• Real-time bus stop and retail window

displays

Better Information Technology

On-demand Transportation Options

The Multi-Modal Commuter

Why Should Employers Care?

• Commuter benefits are highly valued and a relatively

inexpensive way to recruit and retain skilled workers.

• Improve environmental performance

• Improve employee morale and productivity

• An accessible downtown is good for business

• Cost savings, tax benefits and other government incentives

• WA Commute Trip Reduction (CTR) Regulations

What can Employers do?

• Employee Parking Policies

• Promote Carpool and Vanpool

• Promote Cycling and Walking

• Allow Telework/Compressed Workweeks

• Provide access to Carsharing services

• Purchase ORCA Transit Passes

ORCA

What is ORCA?

• 7 transit agencies

universal pass

• Smart chip fare

payment card

• Seamless transfers

• Many revalue options

Types of ORCA Accounts

• ORCA Personal Account

• ORCA Business Choice

• ORCA Business Passport

ORCA Business Choice

• Monthly passes

• Bus, Rail, Ferry, Vanpool

• “PugetPass”

• E-Purse

• Monthly ordering, retail pricing

ORCA Business

Passport

Annual, employer-discounted transit pass

Unlimited rides on:• Four counties’ buses

• Regional light rail, streetcar and commuter rail

• King County Water Taxi and Kitsap Foot Ferry

• Vanpool / vanshare

Home Free Guarantee

ORCA Business

Passport

ORCA Business Passport Pricing**

Type of Pass Equivalent Monthly Price Annual Cost

Passport for Downtown Central Business District Companies:

First year price net of card fee and rebate$56.13 $673.55

ORCA Business Choice Monthly Pass PricingType of Pass One-Way Fare Monthly Price Annual Cost

LINK Light Rail: Beacon Hill/SoDo Stations $2.25 $81.00 $972.00

Sound Transit One Zone Express $2.50 $90.00 $1,080.00

Metro Peak One Zone $2.75 $99.00 $1,188.00

LINK Light Rail: Tukwila & Airport $3.00 $108.00 $1,296.00

Metro Two Zone $3.25 $117.00 $1,404.00

Sound Transit Multi-County $3.50 $126.00 $1,512.00

Sounder Train: Auburn $3.75 $135.00 $1,620.00

Sounder Train: Mukilteo $4.00 $144.00 $1,728.00

Community Transit: South/Everett Commuter $4.25 $153.00 $1,836.00

WSF: Bainbridge/Bremerton + Kitsap Transit $10.00 $153.20 $1,838.40

Sounder Train Everett $4.50 $162.00 $1,944.00

WSF: Vashon/Fauntleroy + Metro One Zone $7.95 $166.40 $1,996.80

King County Water Taxi: Vashon/Seattle $4.75 $171.00 $2,052.00

Sounder Train: Tacoma $4.75 $171.00 $2,052.00

Sounder Train: Lakewood $5.25 $189.00 $2,268.00

Community Transit: North/East Commuter $5.50 $198.00 $2,376.00

ORCA Business

Passport

Rules:

• At least five employees

• All full-time benefit eligible employees covered

• Must subsidize at least 50%

Passport Benefits

• Unlimited rides

• One pass covers all employees’ commute needs

• Sustainability

• Saves money

ORCA Passport and Zipcar

Gearing up for Bike Month

Why Bike to Work?

High Driving Costs Traffic / Construction

Exercise and Fun!Reliable travel time

Avoid the bad… Enjoy the good…

• Because no one says, “Traffic is the best part of my day!”

Two-Week 99 Closure

Why Bike to Work?

• Zero operating / tolling / parking costs• Optional costs: clothing, gear, bike modifications

Why Bike to Work?

Save time!• Short trips (<5 miles) are often faster on a bike than transit• Bike trip duration is more reliable than other modes• Eliminates the need to wait for buses or transfers• Built-in exercise frees up time that might otherwise be spent at

the gym

Combining Bike and Transit

bicycles@soundtransit.org

Combining Bike and Transit

What Bicycling means for Business

• Supports local retail

• Reduced healthcare costs

• Increased productivity

• More reliable travel times

• Energized workforce

• Sustainability

• Health

• Convenience

• Environment

• Financial

• Camaraderie

• Fun!

What Bicycling means for your

employees

May 5th

11:30- 1:30pm

• Free bike tune-ups starting at 9:30am (RSVP to Michelle)

• Chat with Sound Transit, Pronto, BikeSwift, Feet First, BMW Reach Now

• Gift Card Raffle

Bike Everywhere Day: Friday, May 20th

Seattle Employers Bike SummitFriday, June 10th, 1-4 pm with

Happy Hour

• Where: Cambia Grove Conference Facility, 1800 9th Ave, Seattle

Bike Month Challenge

Sign-up, Create Team, Log Trips

Click the Join Challenge button.

Search for and choose your organization

Search for and choose your organization

Search for and choose your organization. Then click Next

Sign in to Luum OR create a new account

(Sign up for a Luum account)

Complete challenge registration survey

Create or Find a team

Create Team page

Click and type in the leagues text box to search for existing leagues

Click and type in the leagues text box to search for existing leagues

If the league does not exist, you can create it and choose whether it’s a public league or organizational league

Once you’ve filled in your team details, click Save

Invite others to join your team by going to the Invite tab

Type in their email addresses and click Send

From the challenge main page, click Log a Trip

Add distance, can check Round-trip or Commute trip. Then click Log Trip

Example: logged trips are added to participant’s activity feed. Can remove trip by clicking Delete Trips

Award categories

- Teams:

- Highest average number of overall trips per

rider, highest average number of commute

trips, highest average number of miles, most

new riders on a team.

- Organizations:

- Highest average number of overall trips,

highest average number of commute trips,

highest average number of miles, most

complete teams (of four to ten people), most

new riders, most riders

Award categories

- Individuals:

- Most overall trips, most commute trips, most

miles, most overall trips among new riders,

most commute trips among new riders, more

miles among new riders.

- Cascade will hold random prize drawing for

anyone who logs more than 20 trips during the

month as well.