College of Engineering & Facilities Sustainable

Transcript:College of Engineering & Facilities Sustainable:
College of Engineering & Facilities Sustainable Energy and Infrastructure Initiative Presented to the California Higher Education Sustainability Conference June 17th, 2014 Dennis K. Elliot, PE, CEM Assistant Director, Energy, Utilities, and Sustainability Sustainable Energy & Infrastructure Sustainable Energy & Infrastructure What is the Sustainable Energy and Infrastructure Initiative? 13/14 CENG Strategic Framework and Focusing Initiatives SEI Purpose and goals Identify and engage stakeholders Find opportunities for collaboration, synergy, and leverage Assess curriculum, research, and projects Articulate SEI vision, structure, story, including advancement opportunities Stakeholders Department heads and chairs, Directors of Centers and Institutes Faculty, students, administrators, advancement staff, corporate partners AFD/Facilities role Campus as Living Lab Upcoming on-site generation PPA’s Facilities PV grant program Visioning Workshop – May 17, 2014 Sustainable Energy & Infrastructure What is Sustainability? UN World Commission: “The ability to meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs.” Cal Poly Academic Senate: “The ability of natural and social systems to survive and thrive together to meet current and future needs.” Triple Bottom Line Concept Sustainable Energy & Infrastructure Talloires Declaration (Cal Poly signatory in 2004) A 10 point action plan to incorporate sustainability and environmental literacy in teaching, research, operations, and outreach at colleges and Universities: Increase awareness of environmentally sustainable development Create an institutional culture of sustainability Educate for environmentally responsible citizenship Foster environmental literacy for all Practice institutional ecology Involve all stakeholders Collaborate for interdisciplinary approaches Enhance capacity of primary and secondary schools Broaden service and outreach nationally and internationally Maintain the movement http://suscat.calpoly.edu/talloires/ Sustainable Energy & Infrastructure Cal Poly Sustainability Learning Objectives (SLO’s) Cal Poly Academic Senate – Resolution 688-09 (2009): “In order to consider sustainability when making reasoned decisions, all graduating students should be able to: Define and apply sustainability principles within their academic programs Explain how natural, economic, and social systems interact to foster or prevent sustainability Analyze and explain local, national, and global sustainability using a multidisciplinary approach Consider sustainability principles while developing personal and professional values” http://www.academicprograms.calpoly.edu/academicpolicies/sustainability_lo.html Sustainable Energy & Infrastructure CSU Sustainability Policy Major revision to policy since last CSU Executive Order 987 (2006) Academics: “The CSU will seek to further integrate sustainability into the academic curriculum working within the normal campus consultative process.” Operations: “The CSU will pursue sustainable practices in all areas of the university, including business operations such as procurement, IT, student services, food service, facilities operations,