Campus Environmental Audits
Michael Greene
Angela LeNoble
Amber Foley
Julie Elias
What is an Environmental Audit?
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Means of assessing patterns of energy, water,
material use, and waste.
First step towards understanding impacts.
Put into perspective whether or not current and
future resource conservation efforts are
working
Provides means for identifying possible
improvements.
Trends in Environmental Auditing
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First introduced in 1990 at UCLA and is
increasingly being used in campus
sustainability programs
Also used as a means to improve quality in
business.
Means of saving money which could be used
anywhere.
Reduce costs in home utilities.
Gaining popularity.
Possibilities for System Analysis
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Water
Energy
Recycling/Waste
Transportation
Procurement
Possibilities for System Analysis
Cont.
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Landscaping/Grounds
Facility Planning/Design
Hazardous waste
Dining
Services/Composting
Benefits of Auditing
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Vehicle for applying knowledge learned in the
classroom to immediate campus experience
Reduction in resource consumption
Reduction in cost
Cultivates teamwork among people
Identifies better practices
Establish and institutionalize campus
environmental programs
Benefits of Auditing Cont.
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Allows students to participate in the decisionmaking process on campus
Improve Universities image and relationship
with the community.
Selling point to perspective students and
community requests
Attempts at UW Oshkosh
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Earth Charter Summit
Student Environmental
Action Coalition
Facilities Management
Summer 2002 initiation
Initial focus on energy,
water, and waste
Hopes for the audit
Conclusion
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Future of environmental audits
Future of the UW Oshkosh audit