UPC Sustainability Action Plan Proposal
UPC Sustainability Action Plan Proposal
| Project Name & Goal(s) Supported | Action Project Leader | Projected Completion Date | Additional Budget Required | Progress Toward Completion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Plan to Reduce Carbon Footprint Goal #2: Build a Sustainable campus and communities Classification C: Requires Funding |
Tim Foutch | TBD | 2012: TBD 2013: TBD 2014: TBD |
20% |
- Brief Description & Significant Changes in plans (if any):
- Implement procedural, cultural and environmental change to effectively reduce the University's carbon footprint to include FLEET conversion to Hybrid & CNG vehicles.
- Purchase and Implement STARS (Sustainability Tracking, Assessment and Rating System)
- Establish university wide recycling programs
- Alter building operation, remodel and new building protocol
- Team Members:
- Joe Spence, Todd Enlow, Patti Buhl and Randy Shelton
- Eventually to include the Sustainability Committee
- Major milestones/actions over the past 3-6 months:
- The addition of (2) Hybrid vehicles to the University fleet
- Acquisition of land to establish a community garden, sustainable student housing, and sustainable research
- Planned Major milestones or actions over the next 6 months:
- Procure and implement STARS
- Formal creation of university wide recycling program
- Continue ongoing efforts to add Hybrid vehicles to our FLEET
- Current Funding Sources, Unfunded needs:
- Will continue to utilize funded capital accounts to acquire services and equipment