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Sustainability at Penn – Penn Green Office Certification Building Administrators Forum March 14,2013
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“This is a defining issue of the 21st century, and I am proud to promote higher education as a leader in addressing global climate change through research, education, and reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.”
Amy Gutmann Penn President
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2007 – 2009:
Environmental Sustainability Advisory Committee writes Penn’s Climate Action Plan
2007: Dr. Gutmann signs American College and University Presidents’
Climate Commitment
September
2009:
Climate Action Plan submitted
2007 2008 2009
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Climate Action Plan Implementation
2010 2012 2011
January
2012:
Progress Report Submitted
2013 2014
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Penn’s Climate Action Plan
Six initiatives:
Utilities & Operations
Physical Environment
Waste Minimization & Recycling
Transportation
Academics
Communications
Outreach to faculty, staff, & students
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Aligns with operational
goals:
• Saves money
• Uses advances in
technology
• Better service to
customers
• Reduces maintenance
backlog
• Improves staff comfort
and convenience
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Penn Sustainability
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Stakeholder
Engagement
Efficient
Operations
Collaborative
Leadership
Purchase
clean energy
University Strategies
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Green Campus
Partnership website
Stakeholder Engagement
GCP Newsletter
Power Down Challenge
Move-in Green
Eco-Reps programs
Green Labs program
Green Office
Certification program
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Engagement Programs:
• Peer education & modeling
• Provide feedback to facilities
• Changing behavior
• People are influenced most by peer behavior, not by information
• Goal is to change the middle of the bell curve: to make average performers into high performers
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Stakeholder Engagement
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Campus Offices:
• Control purchasing
• Generate recycling
(and waste
• Use energy
• Control quality of
the indoor
environment
• Policies influence travel
choices
Stakeholder Engagement
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Voluntary program to document office
sustainability
Requires participation of the entire office
Point-based system achieve levels 1 through 4
Points assigned to green actions accomplished
Higher point values for actions with greater
impact and/or difficulty
Green Office Certification
Rewards actions by office
staff and admin –not based
on building management or
mechanical controls
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Points can be credited to each office from
among seven categories:
• Waste minimization & recycling
• Purchasing practices
• Energy management
• Water conservation
• Health and indoor air quality
• Transportation
• Education & Awareness
Green Office Certification
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Over 250 possible points that can be earned.
No office is expected to implement all the
actions listed in this document.
Points required for certification are:
• Level 1 - 25 points
• Level 2 - 70 points
• Level 3 - 130 points
• Level 4 - 180 points
Green Office Certification
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Level 4 Offices points can be used as frequent
flyer miles
Green Office Certification
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Level 4 Offices points get a certificate signed by
Amy Gutmann
Green Office Certification
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• Go to
www.upenn.edu/sustainability
to download the form
• Complete the GO Penn
Checklist by marking all the
actions applicable to your
office.
Steps to Certification
• Questions? E-mail [email protected]
and use the subject line “Green Office”.
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GREEN OFFICE SCORECARD Total Points: 0
WASTE Subtotal for section: 0
ID Action Pts.
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W.1 We conducted an audit of our waste stream. 4
W.2 We have held at least one Office Clean Out Day that promoted recycling and reuse in the past year.
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W.3 We list any used equipment, furniture and supplies on Ben's Attic, donate, or list on Craigslist before disposing of furniture.
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Paper and Office Supply Waste 0
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We set double-sided printing as a default on our office computers, and we placed a visual prompt on our copy machine to remind members of our office to double-side copy.
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W.5 We have an office policy to use reduced paper margins in order to decrease the length of documents we print.
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W.6 We hold zero-waste staff meetings (at least 80% of the staff meetings are zero-waste).
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W.7 We use an electronic timesheet system. 2
W.8 We use electronic financial reports. 3
We keep a stack of previously used paper near printers to be
Steps to Certification
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• Calculate your score to
determine your office
certification level
Steps to Certification
• Complete the G.O. Penn Application Form
including the signature page, signed by the
office head or program director.
• A percentage of office members must also
sign to affirm that their office is taking the
steps identified in the checklist.
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• Send the complete checklist
and application form to
using the subject line “Green
Office”
Steps to Certification
• Your input is valuable as we implement GO
Penn, please send your comments or
suggestions regarding the actions and/or
How To documents to
[email protected], using the subject
line “Green Office”.
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Questions
Concerns
Stories
Suggestions
Ideas
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