Student Center Operations and Maintenance, Scheduling and Audio/Visual Green Initiatives

2009/2010

• Hosted first Campus Sustainability Day Green Fair
• Hosted second annual Earth Day Green Fair
• Recycled all replaced dampers in facility (~1.5 tons of material diverted from landfill)
• Recycling bins throughout facility
• Providing green meeting tips to clients
• Conducted a lighting audit of facility
• Planning to retrofit the lighting in the loading dock area for energy efficiency and safety
• Applying for Act On Energy Incentives with lighting and air handling retrofits
• Purchased Bulb Eater to recycling light bulbs
• Annual reduction in utility costs by 6% as of February 2010 (water, natural gas, electricity, steam, and chilled water)
• Annual reduction in refuse by 1.9 tons as of February 2010
• Placing recycling containers at outside locations
• Utilizing rechargeable batteries
• Increased recycling locations and efforts
• Purchased new energy efficient coolers for kitchen areas
• Implemented electronic documentation of internal paperwork decreasing paper consumption by 40%
• Recycle old lighting ballasts and motors
• Recycle batteries with local company
• Scheduling office now emails clientele contracts and other necessary paperwork
• Bowling & Billiards donates old bowling balls to to Hog farmers as a way to curb the pigsʼ aggression
• The Craft Shop has many recycling and reusage programs and workshops

Previous to and inclusive of 2008/2009

• Recycle coffee grounds with campus worm farm
• Recycled paper purchased for copiers and printers
• Retrofitting all conventional fluorescent ballasts to new electronic ballasts, pulling 30 – 40% less power
• Changed out all exit signs with Light Emitting Diodes (LED)
• Retrofitting all conventional motor starts with new soft-start technology, creating less power utilized at start-up
• Retrofitting all down lights (150 watts) with Compact fluorescent lights (52 watts)
• Implemented and continue to upgrade Honeywell Delta 21 System to automate start/stop of chilled water and air handling units
• Retrofitting and replacing air handling units and associate parts to be more efficient
• Upgraded fire extinguishers to be environmentally friendly
• Placed motion sensors in ballrooms to turn lights off when areas not in use
• Placing motion sensors in bathrooms to turn lights off when are not in use
• Stepped down all fluorescent lamps from 40 watt to 34 watt
• Installed new window film on outside windows
• Purchasing and utilizing environmentally friendly light bulbs
• Moved away from hand towels to dryers in the restrooms, dryers changed from 20 watt to 8 watt
• Utilizing digital movies, which pull less power to show
• Installing energy star coolers in kitchen areas
• Compliant with all green chemicals possible in custodial operations
• Recycled demolition materials from renovations where possible
• Recycle scrap metal, cardboard, pallets, etc.
• Automated toilet flush
• Faucets with sensors on hand sinks to reduce water usage
• Implemented Student Center Sustainability Committee
• Hosted Lighting Efficiency Seminar in conjunction with Earth Day
• Initiating Campus Sustainability Day programming with SPACE
• Turn It Off campaign encouraging staff and tenants to turn off computer monitors, lights, etc. when not in us