Metric/Measurement Project Description Timeline Responsible Person(s) (if applicable) Increase Increase Sustainable Purchase Records Perpetual effort. Data is Chris Stevens Sustainable Purchasing By 5% catalogued during Purchasing (30% Sustainable in spring semester, for 2014) prior calendar year Expand Dining Convert Packaging, Ongoing: Annual Chris Stevens, Blake Evaluate Purchase Organic Waste Purchase in Bulk Records (Products) Weights are Tallied for Foster, Green Dining Diversion Efforts; Food Items, etc. Comparative Purposes Members Track Contaminants Emphasis on Compare Weight Customer Facing Totals Areas (Front of House) Zero Waste Develop Internal Process has begun in Chris Stevens, Catering, Develop Purchasing Catering; Athletics SOP/Policy Suites/Pres. Box at Athletics, Materials Guide Scott Stadium. Working Groups, Office Determine Consideration given to for Sustainability Implementation Scope JPJ Identify Space Suitable for Storage Collaborative Partner w/ Student Seasonal Dependency Chris Stevens, Green Enable & Support Sustainability Goals Garden, Morven Dining & Members of Volunteer Efforts Kitchen Garden, Respective Groups Co-Sponsoring Events Local Food Distributors and Farms Reusable To-Go Advocate and Monitor Active Ongoing Chris Stevens, Blake Programs; Mugs, Support Participation Participation Foster, Green Dining Bottles, Take-out in Reusable To-Go Offer Promotional Members & Office for Food Containers, Programs; Beverage Sustainability Opportunities Shopping Bags, etc. & Food Advocate Use; Approach Light Pollution Working Group Co-Chairs: Ricky Patterson and Helen Wilson Goal: Reduce light spill from University property (sites and buildings) to reduce light pollution into the night sky, to decrease energy consumption and to reduce glare for a safer night-time environment. Planned or Potential Projects: Metric/Measurement Responsible Project Description Timeline (if applicable) Person(s) Interior light spill In lieu of any Investigate the feasibility modeling the light December – Start Ricky from Capital immediate capital spill for a recently completed building, discussions with Patterson Projects projects, explore the based on construction documents, in the OUBO Helen Wilson possibility of modeling manner that would be done for a new Spring – Explore the a recently completed building under the current FDG. If possible, possibility of the project to compare compare the modeled numbers with the modeling modeled light spill actual, measured values for the building. Summer- Perhaps hire values with actual This will let us determine the efficacy of the an intern if the
Project Description Metric/Measurement (if applicable) Timeline Responsible Person(s) Increase Sustainable Purchasing Increase Sustainable Purchasing By 5% (30% Sustainable in 2014) Purchase Records Perpetual effort. Data is catalogued during spring semester, for prior calendar year Chris Stevens Expand Dining Organic Waste Diversion Efforts; Emphasis on Customer Facing Areas (Front of House) Convert Packaging, Purchase in Bulk Food Items, etc. Evaluate Purchase Records (Products) Track Contaminants Compare Weight Totals Ongoing: Annual Weights are Tallied for Comparative Purposes Chris Stevens, Blake Foster, Green Dining Members Zero Waste Catering; Athletics Develop Internal SOP/Policy Develop Purchasing Guide Determine Implementation Scope Identify Space Suitable for Storage Process has begun in Suites/Pres. Box at Scott Stadium. Consideration given to JPJ Chris Stevens, Catering, Athletics, Materials Working Groups, Office for Sustainability Collaborative Sustainability Goals Partner w/ Student Garden, Morven Kitchen Garden, Local Food Distributors and Farms Enable & Support Volunteer Efforts Co-Sponsoring Events Seasonal Dependency Chris Stevens, Green Dining & Members of Respective Groups Reusable To-Go Programs; Mugs, Bottles, Take-out Food Containers, Shopping Bags, etc. Advocate and Support Participation in Reusable To-Go Programs; Beverage & Food Monitor Active Participation Offer Promotional Opportunities Advocate Use; Approach Ongoing Chris Stevens, Blake Foster, Green Dining Members & Office for Sustainability Light Pollution Working Group Co-Chairs: Ricky Patterson and Helen Wilson Goal: Reduce light spill from University property (sites and buildings) to reduce light pollution into the night sky, to decrease energy consumption and to reduce glare for a safer night-time environment. Planned or Potential Projects: Project Description Metric/Measurement (if applicable) Timeline Responsible Person(s) Interior light spill from Capital Projects In lieu of any immediate capital projects, explore the possibility of modeling a recently completed project to compare modeled light spill values with actual Investigate the feasibility modeling the light spill for a recently completed building, based on construction documents, in the manner that would be done for a new building under the current FDG. If possible, compare the modeled numbers with the actual, measured values for the building. This will let us determine the efficacy of the December – Start discussions with OUBO Spring – Explore the possibility of the modeling Summer- Perhaps hire an intern if the Ricky Patterson Helen Wilson
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