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The Power of Green
Discussing Broader Implications of Institutional Decisions
Heather SoykaAssistant Archivist/Head of Preservation, Texas Tech University
Power + Green
Getting to know you…
• Understand what you have– HVAC care and feeding– Relationship with maintenance- build a team– What’s a “setpoint”?– Small fixes– Building map of usage
For archivists and collection stewards
-Know thy collection-Climate- indoors and out-Collect data– and check it-Avoid too much fixation on climate targets-Make sure you know what you need- and that
you are asking for the right thing
Evaluating your space
Archives and resource consumption
• Electricity/fossil fuel use determined by environmental controls > archivist/conservator
• Tight control means higher energy consumption
• Increase in mechanical sophistication > decrease in tolerance for deviation on T/RH
• Sophisticated systems require expertise
A few energy facts
• Buildings consume 2/3 of all electricity in the US and produce almost 1/3 of greenhouse gases
• 80% of that energy comes from coal• Between 10-20% of energy is wasted
Peter Pfeiffer, “Real and Relevant Green Buildings,” 2007
Impact of electricity usage
• Loss at each conversion step- only 30-50% reaches destination
http://seco.cpa.state.tx.us/energy-sources/
Conservation versus Efficiency
• Can we change behavior?
• “Do less to use less”
• What is the relationship between heritage and sustainability?
• How can we balance presentation, workspace, and preservation needs? – Ongoing conversation and evaluation
Outreach and Advocacy
Effects of evaluation/”greening”:-direct $ savings, but also indirect benefits
Other ways to make a difference:-recycling program, shredding -building tours/discussion of sustainability
A few more resources
• Climate data tracking– myclimatedata.com (IPI); PEM2s, Onset/Boxcar
• Energy audit-- TX- SECO http://seco.cpa.state.tx.us/
• Environmental guidelines for collections(Getty)– http://www.getty.edu/conservation/science/
environmental/index.html
