De Anza College Sustainability Highlights

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De Anza College Sustainability Highlights

• February 2, 2009
• Donna Jones-Dulin

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Commitment

• Assessment - all buildings on campus in 2006
• Sustainability Management Plan (SMP) - adopted
  by all College governance groups in 2007

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Definition of Sustainability in SMP
The terms sustainability performance and
environmental performance incorporate the
notion of continuous improvement and refer to
continuous reduction of social, environmental and
financial risks and impacts, over time, and
continuous enhancement of social, environmental
and financial opportunities over time.
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Action

• Six Areas of Focus
• Hazardous Solid Waste Reduction Control
• Energy Conservation, Efficiency and CO2 Reduction
• Water Use Reduction, Control and Reuse
• Green Purchasing and Procurement Controls in the
  College Supply Chain
• Ecologically Responsible Landscaping,
  Installation and Maintenance
• Green Building Construction and Renovation

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Education

• California Community College sustainability
  curriculum workshops
• Twenty-five Environmental Studies Sciences
  Courses
• Four certificate/degree programs in
• Environmental Stewardship
• Biodiversity Specialist
• Environmental Compliance Pollution Prevention
• Energy Management and Climate Policy

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Community

• Institute of Community Civic Engagement
• The American College and University Presidents'
  Climate Commitment (ACUPCC)
• Sustainable Silicon Valley (SSV)
• Valley Transportation Authority
• Morgan Family Foundation
• Sustainable Design in Higher Education
• Part of a statewide consortium, including
  Chancellor's Office of the California Community
  Colleges and PGE, to promote energy savings
  through training and policy within the California
  Community College system during the last 10
  years.

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How We Measure

• Sustainability Tracking, Assessment Rating
  System (STARS)
• Association for the Advancement of Sustainability
  in Higher Education (AASHE)

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What Will STARS Do?

• Establish common standard of measurement for
  sustainability in higher education
• Provide a guide for advancing sustainability in
  all sectors of higher education
• Provide meaningful comparisons across
  institutions
• Create incentives for continual improvement
  toward sustainability
• Facilitate information sharing on sustainability
  practices and performance in higher education
• What is Measured?
• Environmental
• Social
• Economic

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Areas Measured

• Operations
• Buildings
• Dining Services
• Energy Climate
• Grounds
• Purchasing
• Transportation
• Materials, Recycling Waste Minimization
• Administration Finance
• Investment
• Planning
• Sustainability Infrastructure
• Education Research (in development)

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Other Campus Measurements

• Reports from Los Altos Garbage Co. on tonnage
  for
• Solid Waste
• Recycled Wood, Metal, Cardboard Paper
• Dining Services
• Tonnage of food preparation scraps converted to
  compost
• Work with District to determine reduction of
  water use from
• Water Conservation methods
• Low flush toilets
• Sensor water faucets
• Fully operational new irrigation system with
  weather station
• Grounds
• Track amount of material mulched quarterly
• Track amount of green waste composted
• Measure E C
• LEED Certification for new buildings
  renovations