Making the Case for Campus Sustainability

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Making the Case for Campus Sustainability

August 16, 2017

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AGENDA

• The Overarching Challenge“Navigating Competing Campus Priorities”

• Leveraging Sustainability Initiatives to Improve Campus:• Financial Health

• Reputation

Introduction & Agenda

Heather Finnegan

Sustainability Product ManagerM.S. Biology & Anthropology

LEED AP O+MCertified Sustainability Professional


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Leading provider of facilities

intelligence in higher

education helping to uncover

ways to use capital more

strategically and identify

opportunities to improve

operational effectiveness.

FACILITIES BENCHMARKING

& ANALYSIS

Take control of your

facilities and make the

case for change

without the guesswork

FACILITIES ASSESSMENT &

PLANNING

Plan and execute

capital investment

plans that are inclusive,

credible, flexible,

affordable and

sustainable

SPACE UTILIZATION

Ensure your space is

working up to its full

potential

SUSTAINABILITY SOLUTIONS

Measure and improve

environmental

stewardship


Sightlines by the NumbersRobust membership includes colleges, universities, consortiums, and state systems

Sightlines has advised state systems in:

• Alaska• California• Florida• Hawaii• Maine

• Massachusetts• Minnesota• Mississippi• Missouri• Nebraska

• New Hampshire• New Jersey• Pennsylvania• Texas• Washington

43States+DC

90%Memberretention

rate

360+ROPA

Members

450Colleges &

Universities

180New members

since 20135

Canadianprovinces

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Three Sustainability Solutions to Meet Your NeedsInnovative solutions to create lasting change, save time, money and the environment

Sustainability Benchmarking

GHG Inventory and Analysis

Benchmarking for 60+ Additional

Metrics

Sustainability Reporting

Completed STARS Report Card

Strategic Recommendations

to Improve Performance

Sustainability Planning

Campus-Wide Stakeholder Engagement

Published Sustainability or Climate Action

Plan

Senior Level Presentations

Global Warming’s Six America’sHow can sustainability professionals navigate diverse worldviews?

• Alarmed= Support national response & take personal action

• Concerned= Support national response

• Cautious= No sense of urgency

• Disengaged= Haven’t thought much about it

• Doubtful= Uncertain global warming is happening

• Dismissive= Do not believe global warming is happening

Yale Climate Change Communication


Always Remain Aware of Other’s Priorities

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ATTENTION PAID TO GLOBAL WARMING INFORMATION

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Coalition Building

Sustainability

Business Officer


What are Business Officers Alarmed About?

Inside Higher Education

DebtEnrollment

Failing Academic Programs

Engaging Faculty in

Tough Financial Decisions

Financial Sustainability over the Next Decade

Transparency about Business Decisions


Press Reports on Higher Ed ChallengesThe majority of Business Officers say press reports are accurate


Public Institutions: Challenges

63%53%

37%47%

2007 2016

PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS MORE RELIANT ON

TUITION

Appropriations Tuition

Declining86%

Increasing14%

ENROLLMENT BY STATE 2011-2016

State Higher Education Executive Officers Association


Private Institutions: Challenges

$14,900 $14,220

$11,480

$19,260

2007 2016

TUITION LIST PRICE INCREASES, NET TUITION

DOLLARS DECREASE

Net Tuition Grants/Aid

The College Board IPEDS

3,500,000

3,600,000

3,700,000

3,800,000

3,900,000

4,000,000

4,100,000

4,200,000

4,300,000

4,400,000

4,500,000

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You Know What They Say…


How Students Select a College

Academic Program

Job Prospects

Financial Aid

CostCampus

VisitReputation

SizeGraduate Success

Close to Home

US News



Academic Program

Job Prospects

Financial Aid

CostCampus

VisitReputation


Close to Home

US News


Costs of Operating Campus Facilities

Operational Inputs

Utilities

ExpensesPeople• Materials & Supplies

• Contracted Services• Professional Fees• Training & Travel • Facilities Office expenses

• Salaries• Wages• Benefits• Overtime

• Cost of Commodity:• Fossil Fuels • Purchased Electric • Water/Sewer

Sightlines

• Widespread efforts to reduce utility costs• Energy Efficiency

• Price Negotiation

• Yet, campuses continue to spend a great deal of operating budget towards utilities

Utilities: Campus Spending

Sightlines

Average Utility Costs: $2.21/GSF

2M GSF Campus $4.4M

5M GSF Campus $11M

10M GSF Campus $22M


Institutional Costs for Electric & Water on the Rise

68%5%

28%

Total Fossil Expenditures FY07-15

Decreased Stable Increased

33%

13%

54%

Total Electric Expenditures FY07-15

Decreased Stable Increased

14%

8%

78%

Total H20/Sewer Expenditures FY07-15

Decreased Stable IncreasedSightlines


Predictions: Increasing Utility Costs

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Natural Gas Electricity

US Energy Information Administration

Water Cost Projections


Most Common “Pushback”

Tackled Low-Hanging Fruit Deferred Maintenance Must Take Priority


Counter-Argument

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Sightlines Database- Construction Age

Campus Infrastructure is Aging!

Adjust Thinking Around ROI

Normal Argument Reality

Shifting the Conversation

DM Cost First Cost Operating Cost

Payback= 12 Years

Payback= 3 Years


Counter-Argument (Cont’d)

NACUBO; Intentional Endowments Network

5%

28%

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Endowments Revolving GreenFund

Clean EnergyProjects

ANNUAL RETURN BY INVESTMENT TYPE

Northeastern to Invest $25M

of Endowment Funds in

Environmental Sustainability

Recognize the Financial Advantage Leverage Peers Successes


You Know What They Say…



Academic Program

Job Prospects

Financial Aid

CostCampus

VisitReputation


Close to Home

US News


Communicating Commitment

Princeton Review

Strongly, 6%

Very Much, 16%

Somewhat, 42%

Not Much, 27%

Not At All, 9%

How Much Would Campus Commitment to

Environmental Issues Affect Your Decision to

Apply/Attend


Repeating an Important Message…

Take Care of Your Aging Buildings!



Occupant Satisfaction Declines as Buildings Age

4.34.1 4.0

3.7

3.2 3.3

1.0

1.5

2.0

2.5

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General appearance of exteriors General repair of interior shell General repair of furnishings

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Reported Average Customer Satisfaction

Renovated or Constructed in Last 10 Years Over 50 Sightlines


Occupant Comfort Declines as Buildings Age

3.4

3.8 3.83.6

2.93.2 3.2 3.2

1.0

1.5

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Temperature is frequently at areasonable level

Air quality is good Building is free of undesirableodors

Building is free of distractingnoises

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Call to Action


Framing Sustainability Projects to Match Campus Priorities

Academic Program

Job Prospects

Financial Aid

CostCampus

VisitReputation


Close to Home

Sustainability

Business Officer Who Else?

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