National Park Service Climate Friendly Parks Climate Change
NPS, photo Environmental Purchasing Waste Reduction Green
Buildings
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National Park Service Climate Friendly Parks Federal purchasing
power is $250 Billion! EP = environment + price + performance Every
purchase has health and environmental impacts
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National Park Service Climate Friendly Parks By Buying Green We
conserve foreign and domestic raw materials landfill space energy
in securing, transporting, and manufacturing Create jobs, markets,
and revenues Decrease greenhouse emissions earth
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National Park Service Climate Friendly Parks Environmental
Purchasing recycled content products biobased products energy
efficient products water efficient products non-toxic products
EVIL
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National Park Service Climate Friendly Parks Environmental
Purchasing Specifying Green Products Careful selection Buy locally
produced materials Consider packaging Think Lifecycle Costs Plan
(early) Prioritize Sustainability has to be incorporated into
design at the beginning. It cant be an add-on at the end.
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National Park Service Climate Friendly Parks Incorporating
Green Products into Specs SOW must reflect your commitment Identify
criteria Include recycled content what %? Toxicity levels what
levels? Know your federal requirements CPG Biobased Energy Star
Watersense JOTR organic soil stabilizer
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National Park Service Climate Friendly Parks Challenges The
less we consume in terms of products and packaging, the less energy
is used and fewer GHGs are emitted. How do you evaluate and track
purchasing? What are your incentives to waste? Decentralized
spending Smart cards everyone has them
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National Park Service Climate Friendly Parks Opportunities
green janitorial products biobased hydraulic fluids, greases,
chainsaw fuels RC building products (i.e. insulation, restroom
partitions) environmentally friendly paints and carpet and
non-carpet sustainably harvested wood water-based solvents and
adhesives; no VOCs alternatives to pressure treated lumber non-lead
practice bullets buy green office products
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National Park Service Climate Friendly Parks Sustainable Design
and Construction High performance, energy efficient, healthy Use
green standards (LEED and SBIP checklists) Use Whole Building
Design Guide specs www.wbdg.orgwww.wbdg.org PWR Directive 48:
Sustainable Design and Construction Historic preservation is a
sustainable practice Passive design and net zero energy Buildings
contribute up to 48% of GHG emissions
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National Park Service Climate Friendly Parks Mt. Rainier NPs
new Henry M. Jackson visitor center meets LEED standards
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National Park Service Climate Friendly Parks Lassen Volcanic
NPs new Kohm Yah-mah-nee visitor center is certified LEED
Platinum
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National Park Service Climate Friendly Parks All projects
produce waste Include Construction Waste Management Plan (job
recycling) in specs Whole Building Design Guide specs
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National Park Service Climate Friendly Parks Throwing away one
less large bag of garbage every two weeks can reduce GHG gas
emissions by more than half a ton a year. If we used 10% less
paper, we would save 1.6 million T of GHG, and keep 280,000 cars
off the road for one year.
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National Park Service Climate Friendly Parks Recycling -
reduces use of virgin materials and emissions generated during
production and transportation, reduces energy demand Composting -
uses aerobic process to produce a usable product - does not produce
methane, 23 X as potent as CO2 which is anaerobically produced in
landfills Reuse and waste prevention - reduces the production of
new materials, resulting in fewer GHG emissions, including less
waste at end of products life
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National Park Service Climate Friendly Parks Integrated Solid
Waste Alternative Plans (ISWAP) Evaluate system components Identify
waste diversion rate Improve tracking Reduce system costs
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National Park Service Climate Friendly Parks
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National Park Service Climate Friendly Parks ISWAP Funding
Criteria Infrastructure: containers, equipment, composting Cost
difference for green products Further studies Educational materials
and programs School and public outreach North Cascades Mount
Rainier
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National Park Service Climate Friendly Parks Can your park
improve its solid waste management? Tracking quantities and
diversion rates Monitor fill rates Containers and signage in
visitor use areas Remove more trash containers along drive-bys
Recycling located next to trash Pack-in and pack-out Concessioner
tracking and accounting Concessioner food packaging Reduce plastic
drinking water bottles Electronics disposal
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National Park Service Climate Friendly Parks Tools, Guides, and
Resources Solid Waste Mgnt. Handbook 2008 on-line Green Purchasing
How-To Green Office Practices Best Management Practices Green
Janitorial Products and Practices Waste and EP tracking sheets
(free) EP training for parks Green Voice Newsletter
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National Park Service Climate Friendly Parks Education and
Communication John Day Fossil Beds NM public education display on
the energy use of its PV system Teach the children Point Reyes NS
know your energy use campaign
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National Park Service Climate Friendly Parks Thank You Sonya
Capek [email protected] 206-220-4271