Creating a Sustainable University: Strategies for Change

Introduce Yourself: Josh Fishburn

jafish — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 19:52:17 -0700

Name: Josh Fishburn
DU Affliation: Electronic Media Arts Design/Digital Media Studies Graduate Student (3rd year), Research Assistant on P4Games project.

Creating a Sustainable University: Strategies for Change

Post-Breakout Session - The Action/Ideas List

jafish — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 15:11:17 -0700

What to do now?

Campus safety undermines motivation to ride bicycles to school. Bicycles get confiscated, U-Locks are required, etc.

Green purchasing group - premium associated with buying recycled paper, double-sided printing, etc. If one group made a campus-wide recommendation that departments could follow on their own.

Creating a Sustainable University: Strategies for Change

PSC: Consumption Breakout Session

jafish — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 14:36:02 -0700

01:30P Weaver is a closet scientist/engineer, with a background in Environmental Engineering prior to media.

The campus climate commitment is iterative, progressing over time. The definition of sustainability is a “moving target,” according to Weaver. Over time, the process of iteration becomes an intuitive process. For consumption, our use of materials can evolve .

Creating a Sustainable University: Strategies for Change

PSC: Buildings Breakout Session

jafish — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 14:15:49 -0700

Summary

Creating a Sustainable University: Strategies for Change

PSC: Current Sustainability Practices Presentations

jafish — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 11:19:34 -0700

10:53 - Jeff Bemelen - Facilities Management at DU

Campus construction and change providing opportunities for rethinking energy and sustainability. Most changes were predicated on cost savings rather than sustainability.

Campus Energy Management