Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
ENC3250.795F15
Instructor: Dr. Tobienne, Jr.
University of South Florida
140 7th Ave S, St. Petersburg, FL
33701
November 11th, 2015
Table of Contents
Introduction.3
Executive Summary.3
USFSP and Going Green3
USFSP Going Green Social Media..4
USFSP Going Green Projects.6
Part 1 - Solar Energy...6
Part 2 - Green Energy Gym.9
Part 3 - Green Cleaning & Recycling.9
Part 4 - Refillable Water Bottle Stations..11
Conclusion.13
Annotated Bibliography14
Works Cited15
Glossary.16
Introduction
The purpose of this
paper is to document the
efforts that the University of
South Florida has went
through to move towards
going green. This paper will
go into detail about what the
University has done to reach
out to students to go green,
how the school received
funding for these projects,
what projects the school has
done already and how they
work, and what future projects
the school has planned. A
series of extensive research
will be the primary foundation
of this white paper.
Executive Summary
The University of South
Florida is one of the top
universities in the nation to
push to go green. USF is
extremely committed to build
a healthy, sustainable
communities. Efforts to go
green have been recognized
by organizations such as
RecycleMania and STARS; as
Part 1
Solar Power
As we know, the sun is
the largest source of energy in
our solar system. With the
amount of energy that comes
off the sun each year, why not
take advantage of that energy
and harness it for ourselves?
The amount of energy that
hits our planet in the duration
of an hour, is more energy
that the entire world will use
in a year. Solar energy
technology harnesses the sun
for human use. But we have
only begun to tap into this
plentiful energy source. As
time progresses, the
technology that is being
created to harness this energy
will become more advanced
and less expensive. This will
allow everyday people to
purchase and use solar
energy for their own homes
and electric cars.
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Refillable Water Bottle
Stations
Cost of Maintaining Water
bottles in America.
As recycling gets more
popular the cost maintaining a
steady effort in collecting and
handling shall rise with it, the
effort to not only recycle but
reduce and reuse is becoming
a more eminent event with
the addition of refillable water
bottles along with water
fountains built with a filtered
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Energy
Reusable Bottles
The invention of the
Reusable water bottle has
become another stepping
stone in moving towards a
green earth. This invention
capitalizes on the Reduce and
Reuse aspects of
environmental awareness that
we seek to create a greener
earth. Not a new invention the
reusable bottle can range
from as low as $6 and fillable
the cost of water equaling out
to $1.60 per thousand gallons
from a tap along with a water
filtering system costing on
average usually $30 the cost
in miniscule to the amount of
$10.6 billion on bottled water
that America spent in 2009.
The introduction of a reusable
bottle into a persons life also
has the chance to improve a
persons health, all tap water
is safe and highly regulated
by the federal government
while the Food and Drug
Administration only regulates
the 30-40% of bottled water
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Conclusion
USFs Movement for Reusing
USFSP contributes into
the movement of reusing
bottles with the addition of
The Elkay EZH2O bottle refill
station. Water fountains are
equipped with a bottle refill
station with integrated digital
screens showing students how
many bottles are being saved,
Bottle filling stations are
estimated to save 1500
plastic bottles annually. These
stations also include a hands
free fill sensor and a filtration
University
of
South
Florida St. Petersburg has
made many successful efforts
towards going green. The on
campus
committee
called
SGEF has set up a program to
fund these efforts in a way
where everyone is involved.
The campus has added things
from trash cans to huge solar
panels. The school has found
a way to get everyone
involved by raising awareness
within its community. Today
USFSP continues to make
strides towards going green.
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Annotated Bibliography
1.) Green Cleaning and LEED for Existing Buildings: Operations and
Maintenance Whats the Connection? (n.d.): n. pag. Web.
http://www.issa.com/data/moxiestorage/regulatory_education/green_cleaning
/green-cleaning-and-leed-ebom_11-2-09.pdf
This pdf file explained in extreme detail on what green cleaning is and gave
several examples of how it works. This was an extremely helpful file for our
white paper.
2.) http://www.usfsp.edu/sustainability/waste/
This source explained the process of what the school does for recycling and
waste. The show pictures of all the recycling and waste areas around
campus.
3.) USFSP News Center Duke Energy to Invest $1 Million in USFSP Research
Project. University of South Florida St Petersburg. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Nov.
2015.
http://www.usfsp.edu/blog/2014/09/18/duke-energy-to-invest-1-million-inusfsp-research-project/
This source goes into detail on the solar panel project. They also talk about
the one million dollar grant that Duke Energy gave the university to continue
doing more sustainable go green research. They also go on to explain what
future projects the school will be doing.
4.) USF One of Nations Top Green Colleges. University of South Florida.
N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Nov. 2015.
http://news.usf.edu/article/templates/?a=2295
This article describes where the school is standing as far as sustainability
and go green status. They give a lot of great information that we used for the
executive summary and in some areas of the body of the white paper.
5.) Solar Energy: Past, Present and Future Green Mountain Energy
Company. Green Mountain Energy Company. N.p., 04 June 2014. Web. 18
Nov. 2015.
https://www.greenmountainenergy.com/2014/06/solar-energy-past-presentfuture/
This site helped with all the solar panel and solar energy information. This
was a very vital site that gave a lot of good and vital information on the solar
energy section.
8.) ELKAY | Elkay Unveils Next Generation Bottle Filling Station. ELKAY |
Elkay Unveils Next Generation Bottle Filling Station. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Nov.
2015.
http://www.elkay.com/news-bottle-filling-station
This Website shows the features and benefits for the Elkay Bottle filling
stations, further going into the background of the company and their
movements forward into the sustainability in higher education.
Works Cited
Green Cleaning and LEED for Existing Buildings: Operations and
Maintenance Whats the Connection? (n.d.): n. pag. Web.
Glossary