Sustainability at Nova Southeastern University

Presented byNikolas Camejo, PresidentE3nnovations CompanySustainable Economic Development Group, LLC

Objectives of Presentation

To inform the Quality of Life Council of the ongoing initiatives and projects at NSU.

To identify a specific sustainability project at NSU that will benefit the community.

To obtain feedback from the Council on the existing goals and objectives of NSU’s sustainability plan.

To obtain Council endorsement for the establishment of a sustainability institute at NSU.

Definition of Sustainability

Economic activity that can be maintained by the local, regional and global ecosystems providing a healthy environment for life (Se3D definition).

The United Nations World Commission on Environment and Development defines sustainability as “ensuring that we meet our needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet

their own needs.”

Global Initiatives

In 1992 the United Nations established the Commission on Sustainable Development. Focus is on climate change, energy, small island developing

states (SIDS) and sustainable production and consumption patterns.

Developed a list of indicators of sustainable development to take a census of global sustainability.

Developing and industrialized nations recognize the challenge: 184 states have ratified the Kyoto Protocol to reduce

greenhouse gas emissions. Participants of the G-20 Summit promote open and

constructive discussion between industrial and emerging-market countries on key issues related to global economic stability.

The Formula for Sustainability

Society’s economic processes to mimic natural ecosystems resource flow. For example, rainforest (renewable/multiple use/recycle)

Renewable energy and energy efficiency are the economic drivers for climate change and job creation.

Job Creation Comparison

Spending $1 million on green investments, for example, will create about 17 jobs within the U.S. economy, while spending that same amount within the oil industry will create about 4.5 jobs. (University of Massachusetts & the Center for American Progress)

According to a study by the California Public Interest Research Group, Renewable Energy generates four times as many jobs per MWt of installed capacity as natural gas and while the Renewable Energy Policy Project finds that 40% more jobs per dollar invested when compared with coal fired plants.

Energy efficiency is far more labor intensive than generation, creating 21.5 jobs for every $1 million. (Apollo Alliance)

Job Creation Comparison

Source: Table provided by Polllin, Robert and Heidi Garrett-Peltieras underlying data for their report for the University of Massachusetts Political Economy Research Institute and Center for American Progress, “Green

Recovery: A Program to Create Good Jobs & Start Building a Low-Carbon Economy.” September, 2008.

Global Challenge-Local Action

Global ChallengeClimate changeNatural resource

depletionPopulation growthEconomic

development

Local ActionCarbon footprintEnvironmental

enhancementHuman healthSustainable

economy

Sustainability in South Florida

Challenges Unemployment Economic slump Environmental

degradation Lack of knowledge Corporate

irresponsibility Waste management Resource depletion

Opportunities Education RE/EE jobs Research Economic

development Resource efficiency

and conservation Environmental

stewardship

NSU Sustainability Plan Goal

Provide Faculty, staff & students with the knowledge in their chosen field to implement sustainable professional and business practices, as well as in their personal lives, by not only integrating the sustainability theme in the curriculum but also by making the campus facilities and their use sustainable. This also provides an example for the community.

Sustainability Objectives at NSU

1. Review concepts and strategies with NSU to integrate into the existing master plan the feasible applications of sustainability.

2. Implement sustainability standards for design, construction and commissioning of new and existing buildings.

3. Incorporate the relevant aspects of sustainability into the curriculum of every academic program at NSU.

4. Create a campus identity that reflects and promotes sustainability and generate student and public awareness of how NSU is contributing to a sustainable economy.

Sustainability Objectives at NSU

5. Coordinate NSU’s sustainability effort with federal, state and local government agencies, privately owned businesses, and other educational institutions to further enhance knowledge exchange, generate support for projects and participate in research/grant opportunities.

6. Establish the NSU Sustainability Institute to coordinate the efforts of each academic department within the university.

7. Continue implementing energy and water conservation projects and expand implementation of solar water heating and solar-electric systems.

Sustainability Objectives at NSU

8. Implement sustainable food practices in NSU dining services.

9. Establish a campus-wide sustainable purchasing policy.

10. Develop a fleet of sustainable vehicles.

11. Refine and implement a plan for sustainable landscaping.

12. 12. Establish a strategic plan for sustainability awareness.

Current Sustainability Initiatives at NSU

Energy & Water conservation Use of high efficiency lighting & air conditioning equipment Use of high efficiency fixtures in newer buildings

Building Construction Energy and Environmentally Efficient Design and Construction

Recycling & Landscaping Solar water heating & Solar-electric systems Projects , benefits and real-time data on NSU website Development of “Sustainability Calculator” to track

NSU’s implementation progress , display on website “Sustainability Calculator” can be used by staff and

students to assess their “carbon footprint” and learn what they can do to have a “sustainable lifestyle”

Oceanographic Center Solar Electric-Wind Power System

Oceanographic Center Solar Electric-Wind Power System

Oceanographic Center Solar Electric-Wind Power System

NSU CDD Central Plant Solar Water Heater

NSU CDD Central Plant Solar Water Heater

Current Sustainability Benefits

Direct benefits to NSU Reduced operations and maintenance costs

resulting from energy conservation, water conservation and recycling

Increased energy reliability from using higher quality more efficient equipment

Quality improvements from enhanced energy services that provide a healthier, safer and more comfortable learning and working environment

Avoided Cost and Energy Use

E3nnovations Savings -Avoided Cost Calculation

NSU's Electric Bill - FY 08-09

FY 08-09 Savings - Avoided Cost compared to

baseline

What the FP&L bill would be

without Energy Management

Savings Percentage

COST ($) $7,776,928 $1,399,847 $9,176,775 18.00%

KWH (ENERGY USE) 75,973,644 15,194,729 91,168,372 20.00%

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Environmental Benefits and Economic Savings

E3 Savings Energy-Environment-Economy

ENERGY ENVIRONMENT

(lbs of GHG)

ECONOMY Dollar value of

savings($)

* ANNUAL Energy Savings kWh 15,194,729 $1,399,847ECONOMIC VALUE OF AVOIDED

POLLUTIONlbs of CO2 NOT emmitted (1) 22,640,146lbs of NOx NOT emmitted (2) 37,987lbs of SOx NOT emmitted (3) 64,730

Health + Environmental Cost AVOIDED due to kWh energy savings (4) $607,789

TOTAL ECONOMIC VALUE of Energy + Pollution Savings $1,399,847

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Current Sustainability Benefits

Benefits to the local economy and environment Reduced air pollution through energy conservation Benefits to the environment resulting from recycling Job creation due to labor intensive energy efficiency

projects

Benefits at a national and global level Supporting the transition to a sustainable economy by

practicing energy and water conservation ,and initiatives in other categories like landscaping, transportation , solar water heating and solar-electric systems

Metrics-Sustainability Calculator

To measure progress we need: Resource use indices, like kwh/ft2/year or

gallons/mile/year The CARBON footprint associated with the use of a

resource unit, in Florida 1.49 lbs/CO2 per kWh used

Reduction in CO2 can be used as measure towards environmental health (primarily climate change)

Economic value of environmental costs of different technologies and economic processes

Sustainability CalculatorEnvironmental Health Based on Carbon Footprint

CATEGORY METRICS Baseline

Existing FY 08-09 Target

Progress % Baseline

Existing FY 08-09 Target

Progress %

Energy Use Index

(KWH / Sq Ft / Yr)

Water Use Index

(Kgal / Sq Ft / Yr)

Energy Production Index

(KWH / Yr)

Fuel Use Index

(Gallons/ Mile / Yr)

Recycle Use Index

(Tons / Yr)

63,717 43,540 30,475 39.3%

Use Index CO2 Emissions in Tons/Yr

Energy Efficiency

32.01 21.02 16 68.6% 57,436 37,716 28,709 68.6%

Water Conservation

0.038 0.036 0.025 18.3% 144 135 95 18.3%

Renewable Energy - PV Solar

0 2,550 4,462,500

968 39.2%

0.1% 3,325 3,323 -

324 486

0.1%

Transportation 129,654 117,936 99,792 39.2% 1,258 1,144

39.1%

TOTAL Tons of CO2 Emissions per Year

39.1% 1,555 1,222 704 Waste

Management220

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Sustainability CalculatorEnvironmental Health Based on Carbon Footprint

CATEGORY METRICS Baseline

Existing FY 08-09 Target

Progress % Baseline

Existing FY 08-09 Target

Progress %

- - - *Prepared by E3nnovations® Company

Use Index CO2 Emissions in Tons/Yr

Renewable Energy Solar Water Heater

Power Production

Information Mangement

Information Technology

Building Construction

TOTAL Tons of CO2 Emissions per Year

Food Management

Purchasing

Sustainability Projects Pending Funding

Solar Electric Systems Solar Water Heating Systems Alternative-fuel fleet vehicles Water monitoring metering computer system Facilities Information Management System

(FIMS) integration software Building Automation system (BAS) BacNet

upgrade

American Recovery & Reinvestment Act Projects Identified for Funding

Proj # PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Project Cost -Funding Request

NSU Matching

ContributionAnnual Savings

Payback Years

20 Year Life-Cycle

Savings

1

Electrical & Mechanical Consolidation of Main Campus Buildings to New High-Efficiency Central Plant $8,056,450 $39,137,000 $2,650,119 3.0 $132,505,950

2

8 MW - COGENERATION PLANT - Natural Gas Turbines with (2) 1,200 Ton ABSORPTION Chillers, with FPL infrastructure funding $7,680,000 $1,052,055 7.3 $52,602,740

33.4 MW - PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS - Main Campus - Parking Garages zones 1,2 & 4 top level $23,894,711 $1,566,810 15.3 $78,340,516

47 Large Domestic SOLAR Water Heating systems for DORMs Main Campus

5Lighting Upgrade high efficiency t-5 with reflector zones 1 and 2 over 1,183,000 ft2 $650,000 $325,000 $350,000 1.9 $3,500,000

6Proposed HVAC and BAS (building automation system) projects $3,250,000 $625,000 5.2 $18,750,000

TOTAL $43,531,161 $39,462,000 $6,243,984 6.3 $249,759,364

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Research Projects

Real cost of energyEconomic value of environmental impact

of sustainability initiatives.Economic benefits of environmental

actions.Job creation and economic impact of

sustainability economy.

The Real Cost of Gasoline

Total Cost of a Gallon of Gasoline (2004) $4.03Hidden Gas Costs $2.46Leaking oil from refineries $0.02Risk of macroeconomic disruptions $0.12Global warming-cost of emissions $0.12

U.S. Gas Costs $1.57FlexibleLocal pollution effects on health $0.40Traffic accidents $0.80Congestion-time lost $1.00State and federal taxes $0.43Crude oil $0.75Refining $0.24Distribution $0.15

*CHART BY 5W INFOGRAPHICS. JANUARY 2004 AVERAGES. SOURCES: ENERGY INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION AND AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE (U.S. GAS COSTS): IAN PARRY (HIDDEN GAS COSTS)

E3 Interaction with NSU Programs

Oceanographic CenterEnvironmental ScienceH. Wayne Huizenga School of Business

E3 MBA Intern Projects

A green sector business analysisTo include an evaluation of the profitability

of the following industries: solar water heating, photovoltaics, energy efficiency, recycling and waste management, water conservation and transportation.

An evaluation of the economic value of the environmental impact of sustainability measures.

Sustainability Institute Plan of Action

Projects , Educational and Research BudgetFundingProgram ReviewOngoing initiatives/projects provide

starting point

The Sustainability Institute Goal

Create a multidisciplinary entity to coordinate and promote sustainability in education, research, student life and the community through the initiatives and projects implemented by facilities management and other NSU Departments.

The Sustainability Institute

Increases interaction withOther universities and collegesLocal and federal government agenciesPrivate companies

Prepares students for work in the emerging green economy

Positions NSU at the forefront of the sustainability movement in South Florida

Research and Educational Opportunities within the Institute

Business students Perform cost-benefit analysis of renewable technologies

including the economic value of environmental impact Carry out industry profitability studies Develop marketing and public relations plans for the institute

Law & Environmental Science students Study of environmental law in the context of sustainability Learn about crafting public policy related to

environment/energy/economy Research foreign policy related to sustainability Learn about shaping global policy (i.e. Kyoto Protocol, etc.)

Research and Educational Opportunities within the Institute

Medical/Health professions students Research and promote the link between human and

ecological health Investigate the health consequences of environmental/climate

change Implement green laboratory practices Research health impact of and help to implement sustainable

food practices at NSU

Computer science students Software design-using information management to support

efficiency in organizations Research and design of integrated information management Sustainable computer science applications

Institutes at Other Universities

Harvard University Internal competition and sustainability

coordinatorsHarvard Medical School Center for Health

and the Global EnvironmentArizona State University

Campus MetabolismUniversity of California San Diego

Sustainability Resource Center

Global Opportunities

Venice International University TeDIS Center-Focus on innovation and competitiveness in

the global economy. TEN Center-Focus on environmental management and

sustainable development. International Institute for Sustainable Development

“champions sustainable development around the world through innovation, partnerships, research and communications.” (Canada) The IISD is “a non-profit, non-governmental research institute

demonstrating how human ingenuity can sustainably improve the development of our global environment, economy and society.”

Benefits to NSU

Increase interaction with other universities and colleges actively involved in Sustainability

Attract and retain economically and environmentally conscious students

Lead South Florida’s sustainability movement Increase student involvement in campus

activities Financial and in-kind support from public and

private entities Enhance public image

Benefits to the Community

Environmentally/economically/energy conscious graduates enter the workforce

Local and national creation of green collar jobs Reduced air and water pollution Increased local awareness of sustainability

issues Encouragement of sustainable economic

development

Future Sustainability Benefits

Additional direct benefits to NSU Further reduced operations and maintenance costs

from generating power with renewable energy technologies and cogeneration, use of alternative fuels and other sustainable transportation technologies

Increased reliability from using better quality, more efficient equipment

Creation of a sustainable campus identity that could serve to unite diverse student groups

Ability to promote NSU as a green-green (sustainable) university

Prestige associated with fulfilling a leadership role in academia and the local community

Future Sustainability Benefits

Additional benefits to the local economy and environment Reduced air pollution resulting from the use of clean renewable energy

technologies like solar and wind energy Job creation resulting from the implementation of labor-intensive green

technologies Stimulation of local economy generated by equipment purchases and

multiplier effect of local job creation

Additional benefits at a national and global level Support for the transition to a smart grid electrical system through grid

tied renewable power generation Increased production and marketability of alternative fuel vehicles Workforce better prepared for new economic trends and environmental

conditions Reduced dependence on foreign oil and increased national security due

to domestically produced energy

Changing Lives and Changing the World

“Education is for improving the lives of others and for leaving your community and world better than you found it.”

Marian Wright Edelman,

President and Founder of the Children’s Defense Fund