Minutes
Sustainability Council
August 13, 2010
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
UC – Catamount Room #215
Energy Management Updates:
Capital Projects:
 Performance Contracting status
 $717K ARRA grant approved – retro-commission HFR
 Advertise sustainability on campus to attract potential students
Misc. Items:
 CNG pump station
 House Bill 1292
 New & improved website!
Updates from the group?
 Many of the faculty claimed to have classes with the topic of sustainability incorporated into
them. How do we advertise these classes so that students know these classes are “Green” when
registering?
IT recommendations letter
 Font as default – expecting letter from Imaging committee
 A concern is the Century Gothic font, while using less ink to print, is bigger than Times New
Roman and uses more paper.
 A suggestion was to set Century Gothic to a smaller font size.
 Duplex cost reduction - see upcoming article in the Reporter.
 Duplex default setting – instructions on SC & Pawprint websites
Website Review
 Define Sub Committees
 There were not enough people present to break into sub committees.
 Wellness Logo
 Start of year email & tip of the month
 Other ideas: carbon footprint calculator, links to proposed energy dashboard at Harrill and Hunter
Library, academic programs on campus, environmentally preferable purchasing & resources, building
and renovation updates focusing on green aspects, resource page w/ links, LEED info.,
housekeeping/green cleaning updates. More suggestions?
 Website contains several spelling errors.
 Website needs some “hip” looking students doing “green” things.
 Some of the links are not working correctly
 Website needs a link to The Story of Stuff
 Add services section to EM website.
Sub-committee development – top three priorities:
 Establish sub-committee chairs
 Green Virtual Tours
 Enhance website
Green Tours of WCU
 Water Plant – October 15 9:30am – 10:30am
 This date is Fall Break and may not be a convenient time for faculty to participate.
 Tour of Health building – fall 2010.
Idea Bank – divided by subcommittee:
 Programming & Outreach - awareness programs, campus events, etc.
o Education & behavior change
o Create list of service opportunities
o Create a WCU sustainability policy
 Education & Academic Integration – academic curriculum
o Course offering data collection
o Get more faculty involved
o Working w/ Faculty Center to offer green work shops
o Use meeting schedule template for fall to adapt to faculty schedules.
 Planned & Natural Environment – waste reduction & recycling, green building, dining services, energy
management, operations & maintenance, etc.
o Review existing policies (Pay for Print & Purchasing)
o Virtual green tour
o Goodwill trailer at move out
o Water quality advocacy