Sub-Institutional Planning for Sustainability:
Developing Community-scale Concepts and Actions
Melissa Goodall & Allison Potteiger
YALE Office of Sustainability
25%
43%
(by 2020)
40%
4%
25%
25%
25%reduction in solid waste
25%increase in recycling rate
25%reduction in paper purchasing
4%reduction in energy consumption
43%reduction in GHG emissions from 2005 levels
25%renewable energy
40%reduction in workstation electricity consumption
25%
Finalize a set of University-wide
Sustainable Procurement
Standards
Earth systems
Establish a Transportation Master Plan
Eliminate use of certain harmful
chemicals such as phosphates
Measure and benchmark
Yale’s transportationrelated carbon footprint
Establish an Ecosystem Services Plan
Develop a
Water
Management
Plan
technologies
Assess the impacts of internal
deliveries to campus
people
Reduce the number
of truck deliveries
through
consolidation and
bulk purchasing
Develop a chemical inventory system
Reduce reliance on singleoccupancy vehicles
materials
Accountability…
WHO OWNS THESE GOALS?
Planning & Construction
All projects will
support the criteria
set forth in the
Sustainability
Strategic Plan.
All new building
construction will be
designed to LEED
standards of at least
Gold rating or above
By 2013,, the
University Planner
will publish Guidelines
for Campus Planning
& the Built
Environment.
All Yale Project
Managers and Planners
will be required to be
certified as a LEED
Green Associate by
2013.
Energy
Reduce GHG
emissions to 10%
below 1990 levels
by 2020.
Reduce energy
consumption 4%
below 2010 levels by
2013.
Reduce workstation
electricity
consumption by
40% by June 2013.
By 2020, increase by
25% the supply of
energy from
renewable sources.
Waste & recycling
Increase Yale’s
recycling tonnage by
25% by June 30,
2013.
By 2013, increase by
20% the amount of
bulky waste diverted
from the waste
stream for reuse.
Decrease Yale’s
municipal solid
waste by 25% by
June 30, 2013.
Step 1:
INSPIRING AUTHENTIC CHANGE
Sub-institutional pilot
Step 2:
IMPLEMENTATION AND LEARNING
Concepts and culture
Step 3
PRIORITY AREAS AND
EMPOWERMENT
Overarching Structure
Energy Advisory
Committee
Steering Committee
Waste Advisory
Committee
Cynthia. Mary,
Ginger, Melissa,
Keri, Bruce
Providing the structure and vision
Subcommittees
Waste Advisory
Committee
Administration
Operations
Clinical
Science / Labs
HR
Custodial
Radiology
Pharmacology
Business
Management
Grounds
Communications
Developing goals and initiatives
Green Teams*
Communicating and implementing
Animal Resources
* These are just suggestions of possible groups. They are also not intended to be hierarchical. They’re here mainly to
indicate support for communications and implementation.
Medical Campus Sub-committees
Energy
Metrics
Administration
Labs
Animal Resources
Clinical
Operations
Communications
Procurement
Waste
Sub-committee Partners
Energy
Metrics
Administration
YSPH
Labs
YSPH
Animal Resources
YSPH
Clinical
Hospital
Operations
YSPH
Communications
Procurement
Waste
DRAFT Framework
An Overview of Sustainability
Sustainability at Yale
Sustainability on the Yale Medical Campus
The broad context for sustainability at the Medical School
Baseline metrics for the Medical School (charts and graphs included)
Priority areas for the coming year
Yale School of Medicine: Subcommittee Sections
Administration
Operations
Laboratories and Animal Resources
Clinical
Communications and Community Engagement
Community Engagement
Messaging from the top
Communications Strategy
Communicating success
Appendices
Step 3 (again)
PRIORITY AREAS AND
EMPOWERMENT
YALE Roadmap to Sustainability:
A manual for incorporating sustainability into your unit
Elements of the Roadmap
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Sustainability Committee

Weekly timeline

Building / energy audit

Community Survey
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Green workplace checklist

Draft Table of Contents

Resources for collecting metrics

Automated equivalency tool

Draft memos and announcements
Embracing sustainability into culture
Sustainability, like art, is an ever
evolving concept which builds
on past achievements,
challenges, and breakthroughs.
Oftentimes in art, materials are manipulated
in a particular way and this process has the
potential to be done sustainably or
otherwise.
.
The creativity and outside-the-box thinking
that artists possess is crucial to developing
solutions for our sustainability challenges.
Sustainability
Through art, we sustain our
values, cultural heritage, and
traditions.
Art
Set Priorities
Example: Energy
Cost Impact
Environmental Impacts

High consumption translates to
high cost

Monetary incentive missing

Campus-wide savings
Suggested Projects

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Cogeneration power plants
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Fossil fuel impacts

Energy
Resources
Allow ITS to enable
power management
settings

Yale Facilities Energy
Explorer
Examples

Motion sensing lights

Divinity retrofit
Key Contacts

Facilities Superintendent
Book
Exchange
New Haven
Green Drinks
East Rock Park
Workday
Accessories
Exchange
Focus on
community to keep
it fun and tangible
Plot at
Edgerton Park
Local &
Seasonal
Potluck
Meatless
Monday Lunch
Contest for
Greenest
Possession
Minute to
Recycle It
Sub-Institutional Planning for Sustainability:
Developing Community-scale Concepts and Actions
Melissa Goodall & Allison Potteiger
YALE Office of Sustainability
Suggested Projects
Travel and Transportation
Cost Impact

Fleet

Commuting

Air travel
Air quality

Fossil fuel consumption
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Carbon offsets
Establish a carpool

Departmental Zipcar membership

Y-Bike
Examples

Environmental Impact


Security Department
Fleet
Resources

Transportation Options
Key Contacts

Director of Sustainable
Transportation Systems

Director of Travel Services
Water
Cost Impact
Suggested Projects


Incentives lacking

Energy costs
Strategies for labs
Examples

Water filtration system
Resources
Environmental Impact

Yale Facilities Energy
Explorer

Increased demand

Access for future
generations
Key Contacts

Energy reductions

Facilities Superintendent
Procurement
Suggested Projects
Cost Impact

Market expansion

Shared items area

Reduced replacement and
disposal costs

Streamline ordering
processes

Purchasing guidelines
Key Contacts

Environmental Impact

Life cycle perspective

Connected with waste
management

Bulk orders
Examples
Buyers in Purchasing
Services

Office supplies through
SciQuest
Resources

Yale Environmentally
Preferable Purchasing
Food
Cost Impact
Suggested Projects

Premium for sustainable
food

Support for local economy
Yale Catering for events
Examples

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Resources
Past green events

Key Contacts

Environmental Impact

Conventional agricultural
methods

Ecosystem health

Human health
Yale Catering
Monterey Bay Aquarium
Seafood Guide
Waste Management
Suggested Projects
Cost Impact


Visual waste inspection

Simplify recycling

Formal waste audit
Resources

Terracycle

Traffic, Receiving, &
Stores

Tipping fees for recycling
and trash disposal
Examples

Desk side recycling
Composting
Environmental Impact

Incineration

Air quality

Landfills
Key Contacts

Yale Recycling
Systems
Cost Impact
Environmental Impact

Streamlining reduces costs

Resource conservation

System wide savings

Resilient to change
Examples
Suggested Projects
Key Contacts

Finance & Business
Operations

Student Employment Office
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Resources

Secure Print

Paper calculator

Electronic file
distribution

Sustainability leaders
Buyers in Purchasing
Services
Next Steps
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Establish priorities and set goals

Metrics: measure and manage your sustainability
progress

Community engagement