The Office of Sustainability UM Facilities Services 32 Campus Dr MS 9288 Missoula MT, 59812...

The Office of SustainabilityUM Facilities Services 32 Campus Dr MS 9288

Missoula MT, 59812

University of Montana Climate Action Plan

Planning to reduce greenhouse gas

emissionsThe Office of Sustainability

UM Facilities Services 32 Campus Dr MS 9288

Missoula MT, 59812

The Office of SustainabilityUM Facilities Services 32 Campus Dr MS 9288

Missoula MT, 59812

Purpose of Open House

• Present draft Climate Action Plan– www.umt.edu/greeningum

• Obtain feedback on goals and strategies of plan

The Office of SustainabilityUM Facilities Services 32 Campus Dr MS 9288

Missoula MT, 59812

Purpose of Open House• Initiate comment period

– December 8 – comments due– Submit comments via email

• cherie.peacock@umontana.edu• asumsustain@umontana.edu

– December 8th – feedback meeting• UC Room 330, 3:00 pm and 6 pm

The Office of SustainabilityUM Facilities Services 32 Campus Dr MS 9288

Missoula MT, 59812

The Commitment

• 2007 American College and University President’s Climate Commitment signed

• 2008 Greenhouse Gas Inventory

completed

• 2009 Climate Action Plan– Sustainable Campus Committee– Technical & Education Working Groups– Public Involvement– Clean Air Cool Planet campus carbon calculator

The Office of SustainabilityUM Facilities Services 32 Campus Dr MS 9288

Missoula MT, 59812

Team Effort Faculty Staff Students

Transportation Specialists COT

City of Missoula Alumni Relations

Building Managers ASUM

Biomass Experts Athletics

Renewable Energy Specialists

The Office of SustainabilityUM Facilities Services 32 Campus Dr MS 9288

Missoula MT, 59812

Just the Beginning• UM’s Climate Action Plan is a long range

plan pointing the direction to carbon neutrality.

• Will need to be updated as technology and conditions change.

• Success will take the involvement of the campus community.

Greenhouse Gas Inventory

The Office of SustainabilityUM Facilities Services 32 Campus Dr MS 9288

Missoula MT, 59812

Greenhouse Gas Inventory

Transportation

Purchased Electricity

Steam Plant

The Office of SustainabilityUM Facilities Services 32 Campus Dr MS 9288

Missoula MT, 59812

Strategies• Energy Efficiency and Conservation

• Renewable Energy Generation

• Green Buildings

• Transportation

• Offsetting Emissions

The Office of SustainabilityUM Facilities Services 32 Campus Dr MS 9288

Missoula MT, 59812

Strategies for Energy Efficiency

• Energy audits-Upgrade equipment, replace stream traps, modify ventilation, and improve building envelopes

• Lighting retrofits-Replace energy inefficient lighting

• Retro-commission HVAC systems-Optimize the operation of equipment and controls

The Office of SustainabilityUM Facilities Services 32 Campus Dr MS 9288

Missoula MT, 59812

Behavior modification-Turn off lights, adjust building temps, shut off equipment, use less hot water, and close windows and doors.

4-day work week -no classes held one day a week and staff works 4 ten-hour days

Energy-wise IT Policy -Replace monitors with Energy Star. Power management software. Cloud computing. Capture waste heat from servers

Strategies for Energy Conservation

The Office of SustainabilityUM Facilities Services 32 Campus Dr MS 9288

Missoula MT, 59812

Strategies for Renewable Energy

• Biomass-Biomass to syngas (synthetic natural gas) plant

• Solar photovoltaic

• Solar thermal- Solar water heating panels on south-facing roofs

• Wind- UM could take advantage of the state’s wind resource by funding, partially or completely, installation of one or more turbines off-site

The Office of SustainabilityUM Facilities Services 32 Campus Dr MS 9288

Missoula MT, 59812

Green Buildings• LEED New Construction (NC) Silver

certification-25% energy savings

• LEED for Existing Buildings, Operation and Maintenance (EBOM) certification

-Similar to energy audits and retro-commissioning but more comprehensive

The Office of SustainabilityUM Facilities Services 32 Campus Dr MS 9288

Missoula MT, 59812

*Athletics not included

Transportation

The Office of SustainabilityUM Facilities Services 32 Campus Dr MS 9288

Missoula MT, 59812

Transportation at UMASUM Office of Transportation -Provides education and incentives to bus and bike -Bike share program-park and ride busses

University Fleet -5 hybrid vehicles -1 electric maintenance truck-65 mph speed limit

Air Travel-Athletics consolidates trips -Increasing use of teleconferencing

The Office of SustainabilityUM Facilities Services 32 Campus Dr MS 9288

Missoula MT, 59812

Stakeholder Meetings Summer Public Open House

ASUM Office of Transportation

Mountain Line

University Fleet

Office of Public Safety

Athletics Department

Business Services

ASUM Off-Campus Rental Center

Missoula alternative transportation organizations

The Office of SustainabilityUM Facilities Services 32 Campus Dr MS 9288

Missoula MT, 59812

Strategies for Commuting Increase incentives to bike, walk and bus to campus

-Greater orientation outreach -Utilize latest technology for bus scheduling -Build a bike hub -Students can build up points for biking or bussing, receive credit toward graduation or tuition reduction

Location efficient housing -UM can play a greater role in community housing development -Create more affordable student housing within 3 miles of campus

Disincentives for parking on campus -Decrease number of parking permits sold -Convert all lots to daily fees only

The Office of SustainabilityUM Facilities Services 32 Campus Dr MS 9288

Missoula MT, 59812

Strategies for Fleet

Replace fleet with more fuel efficient vehicles-Replace midsize sedans with compact cars -Replace SUVS with minivans

Encourage academic departments to evaluate field trips -Departments can consolidate trips

Use more electric trucks in maintenance fleet

Use biodiesel in ASUM busses -Develop a lab on campus to make biodiesel

The Office of SustainabilityUM Facilities Services 32 Campus Dr MS 9288

Missoula MT, 59812

Strategies for Air Travel Increase Video and Teleconferencing-create a space designed for videoconferencing on campus

Evaluate necessity of departmental travel

Academic departments and Athletics to purchase carbon offsets for travel-funding for offsets

The Office of SustainabilityUM Facilities Services 32 Campus Dr MS 9288

Missoula MT, 59812

Offsetting Emissions

• Carbon Offsets-Carbon sequestration projects to offset emissions

• Renewable Energy Credits-Purchasing RECs at the same quantity as our electricity consumption offsets our use and supports renewable energy

The Office of SustainabilityUM Facilities Services 32 Campus Dr MS 9288

Missoula MT, 59812

Putting it all together in a Climate Action Plan

• Strategies evaluated by:– Implementation cost– GHG reduction potential– Annual savings/costs– Ease of implementation

Note: Metrics based on rough estimates and analyzed using Clean Air Cool Planet campus carbon calculator

The Office of SustainabilityUM Facilities Services 32 Campus Dr MS 9288

Missoula MT, 59812

The BIG ThreeMethods to directly reduce or replace

fossil fuel sourced energy

• Behavior modification– Building & equipment use– Transportation

• Energy efficiency• Renewable energy

– Biomass– Wind

The Office of SustainabilityUM Facilities Services 32 Campus Dr MS 9288

Missoula MT, 59812

How far do strategies go toward carbon

neutrality?

• Comparing reductions from strategies to emissions over time

The Office of SustainabilityUM Facilities Services 32 Campus Dr MS 9288

Missoula MT, 59812

Linear Growth Projection of UM’s GHG Emissions

Extrapolated by Clean Air Cool Planet campus carbon calculator

GHG Emissions Reduction from Strategies

Remaining emissions

10% below 2007 levels by 201530% below 2007 levels by 2020

2007 emissions level

Remaining emissions

30% below 2007

The Office of SustainabilityUM Facilities Services 32 Campus Dr MS 9288

Missoula MT, 59812

The Cost to Achieve Interim Goals

• Total cost = $84 million over 10 years

If biomass plant is externally funded:• Total cost = $25 million over 10 years• Annual cost = $2.5 million

• Annual energy savings = $2 million

The Office of SustainabilityUM Facilities Services 32 Campus Dr MS 9288

Missoula MT, 59812

Getting to Neutral• Carbon Neutral by 2020

– Upscale wind or other renewable energy projects

– Offset emissions • $330,000 to offset remaining

emissions in 2020

The Office of SustainabilityUM Facilities Services 32 Campus Dr MS 9288

Missoula MT, 59812

Getting to Neutral• Carbon Neutral by 2030, 2050

– Offset emissions • Main scalable strategy for achieving

neutrality by a given date

• Cost will grow as overall emissions grow

The Office of SustainabilityUM Facilities Services 32 Campus Dr MS 9288

Missoula MT, 59812

Next Steps

• Feedback on draft Climate Action Plan due December 8

• Feedback meeting December 8, UC Room 330, 3 pm and 6 pm

• Submit plan to ACUPCC by January 15, 2010