Marcia
Kinstler,
Environmental
Stewardship


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Comprehensive
approach


to
sustainability:


•  Learning
in
classroom

•  Discovery
in
the
research
lab

•  Campus
as
a
role
model


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 Sustainable
Endowment
InsRtute
Award

CAMPUS SUSTAINABILITY LEADER

NaRonal
Wildlife
FederaRon
recognizes
Georgia
Tech


EXEMPLARY GREEN CAMPUS – Top 4%
• 
Ecology
and
Sustainability
EducaRon




• 

Interdisciplinary
Programs

• 

SupporRng
Faculty,
Green
Personnel
OrientaRon

• 

Environmental
Goals

• 

TransportaRon
Programs

• 

Landscaping,
ConservaRon,
Efficiency,
Renewable
Energy,
etc.


Princeton
Review
Awards
Georgia
Tech
Top
Green
Ranking

GREEN HONOR ROLL – Top 2% Colleges

• 

Campus
quality
of
life
that
is
healthy
and
sustainable,


• 

Prepare
students
live/work
in
world
w
environmental
challenges

• 

Overall
commitment
to
environmental
issues


LEED GOLD Certification – Klaus Building


RECYCLING - Paper
‐
AFPA











‐
Outstanding
College
Program
‐
NRC

GREEN CLEANING – American
School
&
University

TREE CANOPY – Tree
Campus
USA


WATER CONSERVATION ‐
FCCCE


10
4/2009

I.  Create
InsRtuRonal
Structures
(2
months)

Campus
Env.
Stewardship

II.  Complete
Inventory
of
Emissions
(1
year)
…9/15/08

III.  Develop
InsRtuRonal
AcRon
Plan
&
IniRate
2
of
7
Suggested
AcRons
(2
years)












…
9/15/08,
9/15/09

–  Green
Building
policies

–  Energy
Star
policy

–  AlternaRve
TransportaRon

–  Renewable
Energy
15%
current
electrical
consumpRon

–  Shareholder
policies

–  Greenhouse
Gas
inventory
and
reducRon

–  Waste
minimizaRon
including
RecycleMania


IV.  Publish
plan,
inventory,
progress

9/15/08,
9/15/09

V.  Publish
date
and
strategy
for
carbon
neutral
…9/15/09

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Metrics:
Sustainable
PracRces
&
Outcomes


•  Energy

•  TransportaRon

•  Land
Use

•  Storm
Water
Management

•  Potable
Water
Use

•  Recycling

•  Hazardous
Waste

•  Food
Service


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 Educa6on


Ecology
 Economy


13
 Food Processing Technology

Klaus Computing Building

Molecular
Science
Engineering


Marcus
14 Nanotechnology Building
*
Some
campus
examples,
is
not
the
full
list

Key
Concepts:

•  Ecological
Landscape

•  Human
Landscape


Goals:

•  Develop
integrated,
ecologically‐based

landscape
and
open
space
systems

(storm
water
management).

•  Enhance
living,
working
and
learning

environment.

•  Unify
the
campus
with
a
disRnct
sense

of
place.

•  Increase
tree
canopy.


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 Storm
Water
Management:

•  Engineered
Waterway

•  Replicates
the
storm
water
management
of
a
natural

stream.

•  Approximates
the
original
route
of
the
stream.

•  Surrounded
by
performance
landscape.

•  Passive
and
acRve
recreaRon
areas.

•  Will
be
maintained
in
perpetuity.

•  Reduce
Georgia
Tech’s
contribuRon
to
the
Atlanta

storm
sewer
to
early
1950’s.


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•  Georgia
Tech
Yellow
Book

•  Goal
is
LEED
Gold


•  Energy
criteria


–  exceeds
California
Energy
Code

2005
by
20%

–  exceeds
Georgia
Energy
Code

by
40%


•  Water
criteria


–  exceeds
Georgia
Code


–  meets
California
water

conservaRon
code


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17%
Energy
Savings


30%
Recycled
Carpet


50%
Water
Savings


1st
LEED
EB


2nd
in
Georgia
 (ExisRng
Building)

13th
in
US
 and
Gold
CerRficaRon

Submit
2Q10

LEED
SILVER
‐
COM

•  Variable
Frequency
Speed
pumps
and
fans

•  100%
airside
economizers

•  Thermostat
management/DDC
Controls

•  Heat
recovery
system
on
exhaust
air


•  CO2
based
demand
ven6la6on

LEED Gold Building
•  Retrofit/Re‐commissioning
HVAC
and
controls

•  Premium
efficiency
electric
motors
and
pumps

•  Efficient
ligh6ng
systems

•  Efficient
wall
and
window
sidewall
construc6on

•  Reflec6ve,
insulated
roof
systems

LEED Gold Renovation
•  HVAC
condensate
collec6on
for
irriga6on


•  Low
Flow
water
fixtures


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LEED Gold Sports Stadium
•  Electricity
•  80 Megawatt Substation

•  10th Street Chiller Plant (6)

•  12,000 tons

•  Holland Chiller Plant (6)

•  8,000 tons

•  Holland Steam Boilers (4)

•  110,000 LB/HR (electric)

•  210,000 LB/HR (natural gas)

•  Backup Propane Fuel Storage

•  350,000 gallon
•  5-day supply 21
 Centrifugal
Chiller

•  Replaced/added
ten
0.65
KW/Ton

chillers



•  used
environmentally
friendly

refrigerant


New Centrifugal Chiller
•  30%
more
Energy
efficient
than
0.95

KW/Ton
chillers


Chilled
Water
Pumps

•  Upgraded
campus
chilled
water

distribuRon
pumps
to
variable
speed

•  35%
more
Energy
efficient
than

constant
volume
pumps


Chilled Water Pump

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 New
Boilers

A
1948
and
a
1952

boilers
were
replaced
with
new
boiler

•  Boiler
meets
new
EPA
Standards
for
the
Atlanta
area

•  New
boiler
is
24%
more
Energy
efficient
than
older

boilers

•  A
new
Electric
Boiler
is
scheduled
to
come
online
in
Fall

2009

New Boiler Rigged
through Roof of
Holland Plant Building
Automa6on
Controls

•  Energy
Management
–
92
buildings


•  Night,
Weekend
(±
9°
F)
and
Load
Shedding
(±

5°
F)
Temperature
Setback


•  Setback
does
not
affect
labs,
computer

rooms
or
other
criRcal
areas

•  Occupant
can
override
for
three
hour

New Electronic Thermostat periods

With Setback Override
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 The
2007
Solar
Decathlon
House
from
Georgia
Tech,

6.5
kw
solar

system.
12PV
for
+2
kw,
electric
car.



Geothermal

250
tons
*


19th
largest
solar
PV
on
US
Campus**


324kw*


28
*
Since
1995



**
As
of
4/09

 Net
Zero
Energy
Carbon
Neutral

 •  Solar

Interdisciplinary
High
Bay
Research
Laboratory

•  Solar
thermal

•  Roof
Garden

•  Green
Roof

•  Geothermal

•  Passive
Solar


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(1
Example)

 23%
reduc6on
in
water
use
per
sq
f

2001‐2007


30%
reduc6on
in
water
use
since
11/07


Governor
asked
for
10%
cut

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 –  Low
Flow
Fixtures

–  Sustainable
Buildings

–  Performance
Landscaping

•  Xeriscaping,
naRve
plants

–  Landscape
Master
Plan

–  Recovered
Stream

–  Cisterns

•  Rainwater


•  Condensate

–  Irriga6on
Master
Plan

Low
Flow:
 –  Central
Plant
Improvements

Housing
100%
 –  Laboratory
Water
Conserva6on

Facili6es
95%


Tray‐less
Dining
Halls


Fulton
County
Ci6zens
Commihee
on
the
Environment
–
Water
Conserva6on
Award

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 2008 Recycling

Material Tons
Aluminum cans 3
Cardboard 104
Confidentials
Glass
11
23
•  Largest
Earth
Day
in
SE

Metal 134
Mixed Office Paper 320 o  1st
e‐waste
recycling
in
GA
‐2003

Newspaper 23
Pallets 9 $138,600

Plastic
Tires
23
5 cost
 •  Paper
recycling
in
every

avoidance

building

Used Oil 1
Total 657

o  Recycle
more
than
six
tons
of
paper

each
week


•  Recycling
contact
person
in

every
dept/building

•  Student
Move
In/Out

2008
American
Forest
&
Paper
Award
–
Paper
Recycling

2008
Na6onal
Recycling
Coali6on
Award
–
College
Campus


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 • 

Local,
Organic,
Fair
Trade

o 

41%
local

o 

Organic
in
2008


• 

Vegetarian/Vegan
Brochure


• 

ComposRng,
biodiesel

• 

Donated
4000+
lbs

food
2007

• 

Packaging

• 

Sustainable
Food
Commisee

• 

Campus
CSA


Georgia
Tech’s
Office
of
Environmental
Stewardship
signed
the
ALFI

(Atlanta
Local
Food
IniRaRve)
supporRng
locally
based
food
systems


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 • 

Tech
Trolley
&
SRnger

• 

Van
Pools

• 

Marta

• 

Zipcar
(1st
in
GA)

• 

SmartPark

• 

Bike
Paths

• 

Pedestrian
Friendly

• 

Parking
&
TransportaRon
Master
Plan


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 •  Over
100
courses

•  Orienta6on
–
EnergyStar,
if
any
appliances,
green

computers

•  20
Student
Groups

•  SGA,
RHA

•  Earth
Hour

•  Tech
Beau6fica6on
Day

•  Business
Plan
Compe66on

•  Energy
Compe66on

•  Many
More


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 Marcia
Kinstler,


Director
of
Sustainability


Office
of
Environmental
Stewardship,
Georgia
Tech

Marcia.kinstler@business.gatech.edu

404‐894‐9289


www.stewardship.gatech.edu

hsp://sustainability.gatech.edu

www.greenbuzz.gatech.edu


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