DEQ Internal Sustainability Activities Update · HQ/NWR Building •Interiors: Toxic free, low VOC, recycled content, recyclability, ... •Measure electricity usage for each floor

[Presenter’s Name] | Oregon Department of Environmental QualityJonathan M. Rivin| Oregon Department of Environmental Quality

Oregon Sustainability Board

January 26, 2018

DEQ Internal Sustainability Activities

Update


DEQ External Programs

o Food Footprints

o Concrete EPD (Environmental Product Declaration)

o LCA (Life Cycle Analysis) for Businesses

OSB updated


DEQ Offices

Blue=Admin offices

Red=Lab


Overview

1) Sustainable Procurement Position

2) Portland office: Headquarters (HQ) & Northwest Region (NWR)

3) Eastern Region

4) Sustainability Team/Plan

5) Procurement

6) Biodiversity

7) Sustainability Attitudes


1. Sustainable Procurement Position

• Materials Management (MM) staff

• Developed between Dept of Administrative Services (DAS) & DEQ

• Focus on DAS and other state agencies

• Local govt’s and other governmental bodies

• Filled in June 2017


2. HQ/NWR Building

HQ NWR

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NWR


2. HQ/NWR Building

• Interiors: Toxic free, low VOC, recycled content, recyclability, salvageable

• Desks: Urea-formaldehyde free (uncommon)

• Plastic wall coverings: recycled plastic containers

• Daylight harvesting to reduce electrical energy consumption

• Property management use green cleaning products/janitorial services

• Lease language promoting sustainable practices

• Composting

• Centralized lighting control

• Tenant can substitute “greener” cleaning products (vs janitorial service)


2. HQ/NWR Water Reuse

• Recycling water from sinks, showers, toilets

• NORM (Natural Organic Recycling Machine)

• Recharging groundwater

• Recycled (treated) water for toilets, irrigation, cooling towers

• Reduces flow into sewers

• Reduces potable water demand

• Helps protect water quality in Willamette River


2. HQ/NWR NORM


2. HQ/NWR E-Vehicles

• 2 E-vehicles

• Chevrolet Volt (8/17)

• Ford Cmax Energi (10/17)

• 3 Chevrolet Bolts: 1Q-2Q ’18

• Future: ½ fleet = E-vehicles

• 5 charging stations


3. Eastern Region

• Reducing in-person meetings using web cams (2016)

• Communication is 90% visual: (12 in-person -> 5)

• Rotating between The Dalles, Pendleton, Bend

• Fuel costs

• Lodging/meals costs

• Reduced staff productivity (driving)

• Safety issues: driving long distances

• Webcam costs (1st month): $586 ($534 one time purchase)

• One meeting: 1 location/host + 8 travelers: $1378 avoided costs

• Savings (1st month): $792

• Greater savings following months (no initial webcam costs)

• Results supported DEQ’s decision for video conferencing for Regions/HQ

Source: Linda Hayes-Gorman, Eastern Region Administrator


4. Sustainability Team

• New leadership (Scott Brewen, Central Services Div. Adm)

• Developed charter

• State of transition

• Formalizing team (6 members)

• Developing strategy

• Previous activities/recommendations + new ideas

• Facilitated meeting to prioritize projects/activities



• Engaged DEQ Lab about Green (ie, sustainable) Labs

• Green Team created at DEQ Lab

• Tracking electricity consumption (Portland)

• Submetering of each DEQ floor for tracking

• Baseline for building

• Baseline for Energy Challenge

• Expand tracking electricity to all DEQ facilities – just began



• Energy Challenge (Elizabeth Elbel, AQ)

• Energy usage competition within DEQ and with OHA: Portland

• Building culture of sustainability through engagement

• Measure electricity usage for each floor at DEQ

• Competition between DEQ floors and with OHA

• April 2018

• (continue monthly data collection forever)


4. Sustainability Plan

• Updated 2013/14

• Implementation “paused” due to limited resources

• Change in leadership and reorganization

• Track fleet vehicle fuel usage: GHG emissions


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Sustainability Goal for Fleet GHG EmissionsDEQ Outcome Based Management Plan

Source: DEQ Internal Operations GHG Inventory FY2013. (Kochan). 2015


5. Procurement


5. DEQ Internal GHG Emission Inventory (FY ‘13)

Scope 1 Scope 2 Scope 3


5. Procurement: Priorities 1

From GHG Inventory Analysis:

• Develop sustainable procurement guidance

• Develop strategies for sustainable purchase/use of IT equipment

• Reinvigorate green remediation efforts (contract language)

• Implement paper reduction strategy


5. Procurement: Recommendations 2

• MM developed draft recommendations (2015) for sustainable

procurement practices to support DEQ’s commitment to agency

Sustainability Plan

• Incorporate sustainability criteria

• Waste minimization in products/services

• Develop EPP standards/preferences

• Create sustainable procurement team

• Build culture of sustainability

Source: Sustainable Procurement and Life Cycle Consideration Guidance: First Version. ODEQ. 2017


5. Procurement: Current Activities

• Strengthened language concerning recycled content in procurement protocol for office supplies

• Reviewing DEQ’s IRM (Information Resource Management plan)

• Framework for planning, managing, delivering IT solution –in development

• Green remediation: contract language (beginning)

• Engaged DEQ Lab on sustainable procurement


6. Increasing Biodiversity

Ensuring thriving insect

population


8. Sustainability Survey

State agency wide survey

Sustainability attitudes

> 35 “managerial” level

Dave Wortman/Interagency Sustainability Coordinators Network


8. Sustainability Survey


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