U.Va. Environmental Stewardship Subcommittee Work Plan 2014-2015
Purpose
The Environmental Stewardship Subcommittee (ESS), a subcommittee of the University Committee on Sustainability, promotes and
enables environmental stewardship via student, staff, and faculty engagement and direct action on Grounds.
Goals
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Engage a wide range of students, staff, and faculty in sustainability discussions that advance sustainability, both within the
subcommittee and across Grounds
Enable students, staff, and faculty to take action by implementing stewardship projects on grounds
Advance university-wide stewardship goals and strategies
Objectives
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Implement stewardship projects within each of the working group categories
Demonstrate measurable progress in each area of stewardship represented by the working groups
Convene stakeholders to contribute expertise and energy to document and advance university-wide stewardship visions,
goals and strategies, in support of a larger U.Va. Sustainability Plan
Subcommittee Working Group Co-Chairs (2014-2015)
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Donald Sundgren, Chief Facilities Officer (ESS Co-Chair)
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Andrea Trimble, Sustainability Director (ESS Co-Chair) + Labs, Procurement, IT, Waste Reduction Goal, Water Reduction
Goal, Energy Strategy Chair)
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Reba Camp, Administrator, Environment of Care (Health System Sustainability Committee Chair)
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Kristin Carter, Environmental Engineer (Storm Water Working Group Co-Chair)
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Lia Cattaneo, Student (Nitrogen Working Group Co-Chair)
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Blake Foster, Student (Green Dining Working Group Co-Chair)
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Jim Galloway – Environmental Sciences (Nitrogen Working Group Co-Chair)
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Cheryl Gomez, Director- Energy & Utilities/Operations & Maintenance (Committee on Sustainability Co-Chair)
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Adrianna Gorsky, Student (Energy Working Group Co-Chair)
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Kathy Grove, Senior Architect (Water Working Group Co-Chair)
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Jennifer Heckman, FM-GES (Open Space Working Group Co-Chair)
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Love Jonson, Student (Materials Working Group Co-Chair)
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Clarissa Lynch, Environmental Health and Safety (Labs Working Group Co-Chair)
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Fred Missel, Director of Design and Development – UVA Foundation (Open Space Working Group Co-Chair)
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Amy Muldoon, Weldon Cooper Center (Procurement Working Group Co-Chair)
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Ricky Patterson, Senior Scientist (Light Pollution Working Group Co-Chair)
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Jen Ren, Student (Storm Water Working Group Co-Chair)
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Jeff Sitler, Environmental Compliance Manager (Storm Water Working Group Co-Chair)
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Chris Smeds, FM-IT (Green IT Working Group Co-Chair)
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Chris Stevens, U.Va. Dining (Green Dining Working Group Co-Chair)
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Jesse Warren, FM-Office for Sustainability (Energy Working Group Co-Chair)
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Jess Wenger, FM-Environmental Resources (Materials Working Group Co-Chair)
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Becca White, Parking & Transportation (Transportation Working Group)
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Helen Wilson, Office of the Architect (Light Pollution Working Group Co-Chair)
Materials Working Group
Co-Chairs: Jess Wenger and Love Jonson Includes:
 Zero Waste Task Force
 Graphics Task Force
 Waste Reduction Goal Task Force
Goal: Reduce landfill-only materials coming into and coming out of UVA.
Planned or Potential Projects:
Project
Description
Metric/Measurement
(if applicable)
Alderman Colocation
(Materials)
Develop maps and
plan to co-locate
recycling bins and
trash cans in
Alderman library;
reduce number of
trash cans in library
Ask Vibha if Housekeeping staff could audit
time spent servicing trash cans pre and post
audit to determine time savings. Recycling
staff already has data on time spent servicing
the building.
Paper Towel vs.
Hand Dryers
(Materials)
Investigate student
request to evaluate
installation of hand
dyers in AFC to
replace paper
towels (passed on
from Energy
Working Group)
Install dividers in
existing Victor
Stanley bins at bus
stops to turn bins
which collect
recycling and trash
instead of just trash
Utilize outside
-Complete trash audit before and after
installation of dryers to evaluate waste
savings from dryer installation
Victor Stanley
Evaluation
(Waste, Recycling
& Composting:
Graphics and
Standards Task
Force)
Signage
-Conduct cost benefit analysis on hand
dryers versus paper towels
-Installations to occur at same bus stop
locations used in BigBelly audit – conduct
audit post retrofit and compare results to
BigBelly audit
-Evaluate if volume in each side of bin is
enough to hold demand at each location
Possibly conduct waste audits before and
Timeline
Responsible
Person(s)
December - send plan to Library
for approval
January – implement co-location
upon receipt of approval
February – May evaluate success
of changes and make
recommendations for additional
buildings
December – speak with students
who proposed plan
Spring Semester – work on
evaluating request and gathering
information to see if want to move
forward on proposal
Love Jonson,
Jess Wenger,
December/January – install
dividers
February – conduct audit
March-May – evaluate audit
results and make
recommendations for future
outdoor trash and recycling bins
Timeline dependent on ability to
Sonny Beale,
Rich Hopkins,
Jess Wenger,
Love Jonson,
Jess Wenger
Nina Morris,
Development
(Waste, Recycling
& Composting:
Graphics and
Standards Task
Force)
Zero Waste
Football (Zero
Waste Task Force)
Zero Waste
Athletics (Zero
Waste Task Force)
Zero Waste Events
(Zero Waste Task
Force)
Composting at
Dumpling Truck
(Zero Waste Task
Force with support
from Green Dining)
consultant to help
redesign and
revitalize trash,
recycling and
composting
signage
Work to develop
plan to refine
composting efforts
at Scott Stadium to
reduce need for
post-game sorting
Develop plan to
bring zero waste to
Davenport field for
2016 season
Support zero waste
efforts or events as
requested as well
as support pilot
efforts of Waste
Reduction Goal
Group.
Applied for GIFT
grant to pilot period
of installing Black
Bear Compost bin
and associated
signage near
dumpling truck from
Spring Break to
Exams
after installation to evaluate effectiveness of
signage before a final choice is made
piggyback on UVA branding effort
and funding
Andrea Trimble,
Jesse Warren,
Jess Wenger
Use metrics taken from football games to
evaluate next steps
None specific – brainstorm ideas
and work through solutions until
the end of May as needed –ideas
will have to be vetted through
Athletics
Blake Foster,
Nina Morris,
Chris Stevens,
Jess Wenger
-Utilize lessons learned from zero waste
football
-conduct waste audit to understand volume
of materials from Davenport to aid in plan
development
Metrics depend on event support requested
-February/March – conduct waste
audit
-April – Fall 2015 semester –
work on plan development
Blake Foster,
Nina Morris,
Chris Stevens,
Jess Wenger
Timeline dependent on needs of
groups that the task force is
supporting
Various –
depends on
need
Weekly visual of bin to evaluate
contamination, usage, and success of bin.
Also use reports from Black Bear on
contamination to evaluate effectiveness and
usage of bins.
Use results to evaluate whether a request
should be made to install a bin full time.
March 16, 2014- May 8, 2014 (if
GIFT funding received)
Jess Wenger,
Chris Stevens
Waste Reduction Goal Task Force
Co-Chairs: Andrea Trimble and Jesse Warren, with Jess Wenger
Goals
Propose a 5 year waste reduction goal with interim milestones, along with an associated high-level
roadmap/framework for pursuing zero waste in the longer term.
The Working Group will connect to the larger Materials working group, as well as the Labs, Dining, and
Procurement working groups.
This goal will contribute to the development of a university-wide Sustainability Plan.
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Work Plan
Information Gathering and Review (November 2014 – January 2015)
 Review best practices (strategies) from other universities/private sector/third-party systems
 Collect and review UVA existing data and practices, including waste characterization. Connect to zero waste
workshops.
Draft Recommendations (February 2015 – July 2015)
 Develop more detailed strategies, costs and projected impacts
 Draft action and implementation plans
Finalize Recommendations and Pilot/Implement (August 2015 and beyond)
 Present recommendations to CoS, BOV, etc.
 Finalize recommendations/implement
Water Working Group
Co-Chairs: Kathy Grove and TBD
Water Reduction Goal Task Force
Goals: Optimize use of potable and non-potable water resources on Grounds via the parameters of conservation, education/outreach,
and payback of cost of implementation. Specifically the Group a) identifies and implements projects to which students can contribute,
b) obtains funding for projects, and c) contributes to thought leadership and research in support of UVa’s proposal for a 2025 Water
Reduction Goal.
Working Group Planned or Potential Projects:
Project
Bottle Fill Stations
Portable Bottle Fill
Station
Specific event related to
World Water Day or
Earth Day?
Metric/Measurement
(if applicable)
Description
Retrofit
- Digital counter on each unit
existing
tracks equivalent # of single
drinking
use water bottles to
fountains with
demonstrate waste/cost
combined
savings. Units installed via
fountain/bottle
this project last year equal
fill station
savings of 123,000 20 oz
units
single use bottles.
- 2014 Global Sustainability
Minor survey – 81% of
those surveyed will use
bottle fill stations if they are
readily available.
Coordinate
- Similar to above
use of a
portable
station at
events on
Grounds
TBD
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Water Reduction Goal Task Force
Co-Chairs: Andrea Trimble and Kathy Grove
Timeline
Responsible
Person(s)
- Complete poster campaign at units
installed last year - Fall 2014
- Apply for GIFT Grant for 1 unit at
Mem Gym – Nov 2014 successful
- Apply for E&U Infrastructure Fund
for 1 additional unit (location TBD)
– Dec 2014
- Installation – Spring 2015
- Map all bottle fill station locations –
Spring 2015
Kathy Grove
- Research lease vs purchase – Fall
2014
- Build relationship with Athletics and
Aramark to identify/address
challenges – Fall 2014 / Spring
2015
- Install – Fall 2015?
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Kyle Mavity
Goals
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Propose/confirm a water use reduction for the university, with an associated action plan.
The Working Group will connect to the larger Energy working group, as well as the Labs, Dining, and Storm
Water working groups.
These goals will contribute to the development of a university-wide Sustainability Plan.
Work Plan
Information Gathering and Review (November 2014 – January 2015)
 Review best practices (strategies) from other universities/private sector/third-party systems
 Collect and review UVA existing data and practices
Draft Recommendations (February 2015 – July 2015)
 Develop more detailed strategies, costs and projected impacts
 Draft action and implementation plans
Finalize Recommendations and Pilot/Implement (August 2015 and beyond)
 Present recommendations to CoS, BOV, etc.
 Finalize recommendations/implement
Storm Water Working Group
Co-Chairs: Jeff Sitler and Kristen Carter + students
Goals: The SWTF provides the student stakeholders a voice in the management of stormwater at UVA. The SWTF has an
ultimate goal of improving local streams, rivers and ultimately the Chesapeake Bay by reducing the volume of stormwater
that leaves campus and improving the quality of the water that does. Students are given the opportunity and resources to
investigate and promote stormwater practices – both constructed practices and thru education/outreach.
Working Group Planned or Potential Projects:
Project
Beta Bridge Waste
Management
Downspout
disconnect
Description
Inform students about
water quality issues
associated with painting
Beta Bridge; educate
about how to lessen
impacts; put in paint
storage locker and/or
trash can
Identify potential site(s)
for redirecting
stormwater from rooftop
downspouts to newly
constructed BMPs
Metric/Measurement
(if applicable)
Timeline
Responsible
Person(s)
- Use of paint locker and/or trash
can
- Survey users (CIOs, sports
teams, etc)
- Survey landscapers who clean
up area
Installation: Jan-Feb
2014
Measurement:
throughout the
semester Feedback:
throughout the
semester, next year
Becca Stoner,
Jennifer Ren
Jeff Sitler
- Amount of rooftop area
disconnected from directly
discharging to the storm sewer
- Runoff reduction, pollution
reduction estimates
Continued research
into next semester,
potential installation
in Spring or Fall
2015
Jennifer Ren,
Cassie Cosans
Kristin Carter
Hereford rain garden
Use last year’s GIFT
grant and FM funding to
build rain garden near
Hereford Garden to
address drainage issues
Continuing to educate
students, faculty, and
staff on stormwater
issues
- Runoff reduction, pollution
reduction estimates
Planning: Dec-Jan
Installation: Spring
Jeff Sitler,
Emily Paul,
Cassie Cosans
- Population reached
Jennifer Ren,
Becca Stoner
Stormwater
monitoring response
team
Conduct water quality
assessments during
storm events
- Stormwater quality data
Storm Drain
Stenciling
Attach information
markers to storm drain
inlets
- Number of drains marked
Attend any water
related events each
semester; launch
new education
campaign Spring
2015
Collect and analyze
samples whenever a
rain event occurs
and members can
sample
Throughout year
Education/outreach
Clark Nook
Revegetate barren area
between Clark Hall east
wings to reduce
stormwater runoff.
Dawson’ s Row
Stormwater
Participate in planning
and planting of
stormwater
improvements in area
between Dawson’s Row
and chiller cooling towers
Plan and Implement joint
stormwater projects on
Foundation lands for
which UVA can obtain
stormwater credits
towards TMDL
requirements
UVA Foundation
Projects
Uncertain Timing/Funding
- Amount of rooftop area
disconnected from
directly discharging to
the storm sewer
- Runoff reduction,
pollution reduction
estimates
Runoff reduction, pollution
reduction estimates
Devin Rowell
Rosa Waters
Jeff Sitler
Uncertain - Spring
and Summer ? –
uncertain funding
and potential
connection with
adjacent sidewalk
project
Uncertain Summer 2015?
Kristin Carter
Becca Stoner
Uncertain - Spring
and Summer and
beyond ? –
uncertain funding,
likely joint UVAFoundation funding
Jeff Sitler
Kristin Carter
Green Dining Working Group
Co-Chairs: Chris Stevens (UVa Dining) & Blake Foster (Student Co-Chair)
Working Group Goal(s):
 Increase Sustainable Purchasing: Food, Materials, etc.
 Limit Environmental Impact: Carbon & Nitrogen Footprint, Waste Generation, etc.
 Encourage Collaborative Relationships Which Support Similar Sustainability Goals
 Advocate and Promote Increased Participation in Reusable Ware Programs
Working Group Planned or Potential Projects:
Cassie Cosans
Jeff Sitler
Available Students Kristin
Carter
Jeff Sitler
Project
Increase
Sustainable
Purchasing
Expand Dining
Organic Waste
Diversion Efforts;
Emphasis on
Customer Facing
Areas (Front of
House)
Zero Waste
Catering; Athletics
Metric/Measurement
(if applicable)
Description
Increase Sustainable
Purchasing By 5%
(30% Sustainable in
2014)
Convert Packaging,
Purchase in Bulk
Food Items, etc.
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Purchase Records
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Evaluate Purchase
Records (Products)
Track Contaminants
Compare Weight
Totals
Develop Internal
SOP/Policy
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Collaborative
Sustainability Goals
Partner w/ Student
Garden, Morven
Kitchen Garden,
Local Food
Distributors and
Farms
Reusable To-Go
Advocate and
Programs; Mugs,
Support Participation
Bottles, Take-out
in Reusable To-Go
Food Containers,
Programs; Beverage
Shopping Bags, etc. & Food
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Timeline
Responsible Person(s)
Perpetual effort. Data is
catalogued during
spring semester, for
prior calendar year
Ongoing: Annual
Weights are Tallied for
Comparative Purposes
Chris Stevens
Develop Purchasing
Guide
Determine
Implementation Scope
Identify Space Suitable
for Storage
Enable & Support
Volunteer Efforts
Co-Sponsoring Events
Process has begun in
Suites/Pres. Box at
Scott Stadium.
Consideration given to
JPJ
Chris Stevens, Catering,
Athletics, Materials
Working Groups, Office
for Sustainability
Seasonal Dependency
Chris Stevens, Green
Dining & Members of
Respective Groups
Monitor Active
Participation
Offer Promotional
Opportunities
Advocate Use; MultiPronged Approach
Ongoing
Chris Stevens, Blake
Foster, Green Dining
Members & Office for
Sustainability
Chris Stevens, Blake
Foster, Green Dining
Members
Light Pollution Working Group
Co-Chairs: Ricky Patterson and Helen Wilson
Goal: Reduce light spill from University property (sites and buildings) to reduce light pollution into the night sky, to decrease energy
consumption and to reduce glare for a safer night-time environment.
Planned or Potential Projects:
Project
Interior light spill
from Capital
Projects
Description
Metric/Measurement
(if applicable)
Timeline
In lieu of any
immediate capital
projects, explore the
possibility of modeling
a recently completed
project to compare
modeled light spill
values with actual
Investigate the feasibility modeling the light
spill for a recently completed building,
based on construction documents, in the
manner that would be done for a new
building under the current FDG. If possible,
compare the modeled numbers with the
actual, measured values for the building.
This will let us determine the efficacy of the
December – Start
discussions with
OUBO
Spring – Explore the
possibility of the
modeling
Summer- Perhaps hire
an intern if the
Responsible
Person(s)
Ricky
Patterson
Helen Wilson
values.
Sports Field
lighting
Modifications and
improvements
Observatory
Sensitive Zone
fixtures
Engage both Athletics
and Intramural
Recreation in exploring
opportunities for future
field light modifications
or improvements as
well as possible
operational practices
that could reduce light
spill
Prioritize non cut-off
fixtures within the OSZ
for replacement with
cut-off fixtures to
reduce both light spill
and glare.
modeling, while also giving us a better
sense of the light levels which we think are
“appropriate” so we can make informed
decisions for when the FDG mandated
modeling is carried out for new projects.
-Determine when the lighting for different
fields will reach end-of-life, and if there are
any planned renovation projects.
-Measure light spill for the fields
-Obtain use information for each field, to
determine how often the lights are in use
Sky Brightness
Meters
Outreach
Activities
Expand on the survey
of non-cutoff (primarily)
building mounted
fixtures to locations
across Grounds
Investigate sky
brightness (or “night
sky quality”) meters for
permanent installation
at Fan Mountain and
McCormick
Observatories
Develop outreach and
“awareness building”
events
December/JanuaryContact Stakeholders
and discuss project
Spring – Measure light
spill from the sports
fields (timing will vary
according to use)
Helen Wilson
Ricky
Patterson
(working with
Jesse Warren)
December- night-time
tour to identify worst
cases.
January - Apply for
From the Grounds Up
funding and determine
other sources of
funding
Some fixtures have an
8 week lead time for
ordering.
Ricky
Patterson
Helen Wilson
Timing will depend on
recruitment of student
members.
Ricky
Patterson
Helen Wilson
January – Contact the
makers of the meters,
research current
installations at other
sites
March -
Ricky
Patterson
Varies throughout the
year; some will
possibly held in
conjunction with the
Energy Working
Group.
Ricky
Patterson
Helen Wilson
- For IM fields, determine if controls are
needed to limit the hours the lights are on
to times when the field is actually in use.
- Use existing survey to prioritize the
“worst” lighting on Mount Jefferson, both in
terms of safety and impact on the
observatory.
- Determine if additional, cutoff lighting will
be needed when the non-cutoff fixtures are
replaced
-Locate funding for this project
Expand survey of
non-cutoff fixtures
modeling can be done
in house.
Expand the survey of non cut-off fixtures to
areas across Grounds. This data will allow
us to see the scope of the problem, and
also allow us to prioritize fixtures for
replacement.
Compare models of meters to determine
which will meet our needs for measuring
and reporting sky brightness levels at our
two observatories (and possibly a site on
Central Grounds), so that we can track the
impact of construction, and lighting
replacement.
-Aimed at raising awareness of the impact
of poor lighting
- A side effect would be to recruit student
members of the working group
- One activity will involve students in
Patterson’s Spring 2015 ASTR 1230 class
to measure night sky brightness with
portable meters at various locations on
Grounds, in town, and in the county.
- Earth Day activities
Open Space Working Group
Co-Chairs: Jennifer Heckman and Fred Missel
Goal: Promote the preservation, enhancement and engagement of the open (green) space environment on UVA Grounds
and UVA Foundation properties.
Ongoing
 Pursue stormwater management and water quality partnership opportunities in support of UVA’s regulatory goals.
 Emphasize public engagement opportunities within open spaces.
 Continue to track sustainable projects/initiatives on Grounds and on UVAF sites.
 Review new opportunities for the group including possible initiation of projects focused on enhancement of outdoor
spaces.
 Identify specific areas for project development and provide opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students to
develop and complete projects or pursue research.
Project Specific
At the suggestion of the UVA Student Council Buildings and Grounds Committee, the open space group will be considering
the request to provide power for student use outside buildings on Grounds and possibly on UVA Foundation properties.
(Solar charging is the preferred option)
 Engage students in a survey addressing open space use and possible best locations for charging stations
 Review prototypes (ensure systems relate to UVA’s current standards for outdoor furnishings and concerns related to
preservation or context issues
 Develop a list of possible locations
 Review costs and possible funding sources
 Consider pilot project, priorities and phasing plan
Transportation Working Group
Co-Chairs: Becca White and TBD
DRAFT WORK PLAN
Goal: Promote biking as an alternative to automobile use (and encourage safe biking behavior); 2) TBD
Working Group Planned or Potential Projects:
Project
Metric/Measurement
(if applicable)
Description
Bike share
system (UBike)
Launch the UBike bike share
system to enhance mobility
around Grounds and
promote use of sustainable,
alternative transportation
methods
Bike Ambassador
Program
Create a team of “Bike
Ambassadors” to help
promote UBike, bike usage
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
Number of riders
Cumulative distance
ridden
 Pounds of CO2 emissions
avoided vs. automobile
travel
 GPS data to reveal most
common travel patterns
Metrics will depend on specific
programs and campaigns (e.g.
helmet safety, UBike, traffic
Timeline
Responsible Person(s)
Beta test
Jon Monceaux, Nneka Sobers,
begins
and Becca White
December
2014; Full
launch
expected
in January
2015
Pilot to run Nneka Sobers and Alex Wolz
from
November
around Grounds, and bike
safety
skills workshops, etc.)
2014 –
May 2015;
Plan to
continue
and grow
program in
future
years
Energy Working Group
Co-Chairs: Jesse Warren and Adrianna Gorsky
Goal: The Energy Working Group drives Energy Efficiency and Energy Conservation at UVA by encouraging changes in
policy, behavior and the built environment.
Spring 2015 Project
Woody & Cauthen House Hallway Motion Sensors: This project will retrofit motion sensors into the corridors at the Woody
and Cauthen Houses. In all new residence halls, motion sensors are used in hallways so the lights turn off when the
hallways are vacant. This is true for all of the new Alderman Road residence halls, except the Woody and Cauthen Houses.
We would like to retrofit motion sensors onto the hallway lights at Woody and Cauthen to save energy and standardize
control across the Alderman Road residence halls.
Currently, the lights in the corridors are on 24/7. By installing motion sensors, the University would save energy whenever
the hallway is empty. The energy savings will be modest during the school year but there will be dramatic lighting energy
savings during breaks and summers. Once the lighting controls are fully implemented, they should remain operational for
many years. The motion sensors are wireless, which will require the batteries to be changed by the Housing Maintenance
Zone. Lutron estimates that the batteries will last ten years. This Lutron control system has been used throughout Grounds
and has become the de facto campus standard. Because this is retrofit, the wireless products will be used. If this project is
successful, this lighting control technology can be implemented anywhere on grounds where lights currently remain on 24/7.
The project support’s UVA’s sustainability goals because this electricity reduction will work toward the University’s carbon
and nitrogen reduction goals. This project also helps achieve the Governor’s Executive Order 31 electricity reduction
requirements, while keeping operating costs down for Housing and Res Life.
Timeline
Spring 2015: Procure materials for the test installation. Develop survey/questions/metrics for student resident evaluation.
Spring Break 2015: Install test hallway.
Spring Break through Final Exercises: Energy Working Group (EWG) will solicit student feedback.
Final Exercises/Summer 2015: EWG to report on feedback and energy savings to ESS. Discuss completing Cauthen &
Woody House rollout.
Summer 2015: Procure materials for Woody & Cauthen House installation. Complete install. Relamping for Woody and
Cauthen House could be pursued simultaneously with other funding.
Fall 2015: EWG to report on feedback and energy savings to ESS.
Fall/Winter 2015: EWG to identify additional locations where this could be implemented.
Energy Strategy Task Force
Chairs: Andrea Trimble and Jesse Warren
Goals:
 Build upon existing initiatives and develop a 5-year Climate and Energy Action Plan to meet and exceed the
Better Buildings Challenge goal and support EO31 goals
 Develop a framework for a longer-term Climate and Energy Action Plan to meet the university's greenhouse
gas and nitrogen reduction goals
The Task Force will serve as a liaison to the E&U Master Planning process.
These goals will contribute to the development of a university-wide Sustainability Plan.
Work Plan
Review of existing goals, data, initiatives; vision
Review/refine energy demand and GHG emissions forecasts
Brainstorm and develop options and costs for various levels of energy efficiency
Energy conservation and efficiency > existing bldgs, new const.
Supply-side energy sources
Create projections (cost and reduction impact) for all viable options to compare and prioritize projects (link to
E&U master planning)
 Prepare final report and recommendations
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Health System Sustainability Committee
Chair: Reba Camp
The Health System Sustainability Committee meets monthly and maintains a robust calendar of activities throughout the year. Projects
include the ROSE program, participation in the Earth Week Expo and Hospital week, Benton’s List, and other outreach initiatives.
Labs Working Group
Co-Chairs: Andrea Trimble and Clarissa Lynch
Goals: Draft and pilot a green labs outreach program. Consider language for inclusion in the Green Building Standards/Facility
Design Guidelines. Evaluate the feasibility of a lab hibernation program for green labs. Make recommendations to related working
groups.
Working Group Planned or Potential Projects:
Project
Green Labs Outreach
Program
Description
 Develop a green labs program – possible
components include:
 Green Lab Certification Program + Resource
Metric/Measurement
(if applicable)
TBD
Timeline
Responsible
Person(s)
January
2015 –
December
2015
Labs Working
Group, Office
for
Sustainability,
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Guide
Green Lab Eco-Reps and Team
Signage – Behavior Prompts
Financial Incentives
Surplus and Exchanges
Competitions
EH&S
Facility Design
Guidelines
Recommendations
Recommend language to the Green Building
Standards subcommittee, for inclusion in the FDG
TBD
October
2014 – July
2015
Lab Hibernation Pilot
Program
Evaluate the feasibility and components of a lab
hibernation checklist or program for vacant labs –
consider Cobb and MR4 in particular
TBD
February
2015 –
December
2015
Procurement
Recommendations
Waste Reduction Goal
and Action Plan
Recommendations
Water Reduction Goal
and Action Plan
Recommendations
Energy Reduction Goal
and Action Plan
Recommendations
Make lab-related recommendations to the
procurement working group
Make lab-related recommendations to the waste
goal and waste action plan task force
Labs Working
Group, Office
for
Sustainability,
EH&S
Labs Working
Group, Office
for
Sustainability,
EH&S
Make lab-related recommendations to the water
goal and water action plan task force
Make lab-related recommendations to the energy
action plan task force
Procurement Working Group
Co-Chairs: Andrea Trimble and Amy Muldoon
Goal: Undertake one or more of the following:
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Develop a sustainable clause for RFP language
All in for paper/office supplies – Process, Policy, People, Pilot…look at all angles – source reduction, purchasing, diversion,
and training/behavior
Overall sustainable procurement guidelines with associated training (connect to other working groups), pilot in a department
(FM?)
Working Group Planned or Potential Projects:
Project
Sustainability
Clause for RFP
language
Sustainable
Procurement for
paper
Description
Develop sustainability language for inclusion
in RFPs, which are used by central
procurement for purchases > $50,000
Understand, document, and seek to pilot,
various practices related to paper use
minimization, more sustainable paper, and
increased diversion rates (i.e. policy, people,
Metric/Measurement
(if applicable)
Timeline
Responsible
Person(s)
TBD
January 2015 –
December 2015
Working Group
TBD
January 2015 –
December 2015
Working Group
Sustainable
Procurement Guide
pilot, process)
Overarching guidelines, linked to labs and IT
working groups, and piloted in a department
TBD
January 2015 –
December 2015
Working Group
IT Working Group
Co-Chairs: Andrea Trimble and Chris Smeds
Goals: Draft university-wide green IT goals or guidelines, and develop associated pilot projects.
Working Group Planned or Potential Projects:
POSSIBLE TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION
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Alignment with security, risk mitigation, and policy goals
Data Centers and Server Rooms
 Server room consolidation (Organizational Excellence project?)
 Server virtualization
 PUE goals
 Server room design guide, turnkey retrofits (i.e. measuring, airflow and temp, containment)
 Free cooling, operating temps, rack containment, VFDs on CRAHs, room containment, cold aisle
containment
Workstation power management
Printer consolidation
Education and awareness – sharing tips
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Purchasing, i. .e. Energy Star 5.0 and EPEAT
Telecommuting support
E-Waste
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
Project
Benchmarking
Description
Timeline
TBD
Make IT-related recommendations to the
procurement working group
Make IT-related recommendations to the
waste goal and waste action plan task
force
TBD
Working Group
TBD
Working Group
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
February 2015 –
June 2015
Responsible
Person(s)
Review existing initiatives,
programs, and progress at
U.Va., including metrics
Review benchmarking from
other universities
Outline potential components of
green IT
goals/guidelines/programs
Vet and develop goals, metrics,
action items


Procurement
Recommendations
Waste Reduction
Goal and Action
Plan
Recommendations
Metric/Measurement
(if applicable)
Working Group
Water Reduction
Goal and Action
Plan
Recommendations
Energy Reduction
Goal and Action
Plan
Recommendations
Make IT-related recommendations to the
water goal and water action plan task
force
TBD
Working Group
Make IT-related recommendations to the
energy action plan task force
TBD
Working Group
Nitrogen Working Group
Co-Chairs: Jim Galloway and Lia Cattaneo
New working group! Goals and work plan are in development.