Creating a Sustainable University: Strategies for Change

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Posted January 8th, 2008 by tstiles
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The goal of this conference is to facilitate the development of strategies to support the University’s commitment to achieve climate neutrality and foster practices of sustainability. The conference will bring together key stakeholders from the City, the region, and the University community to engage in dialogue around these sustainability issues and create tangible action plans.

Main topics include, but are not limited to:

  • Sustainable land use, natural resources,
  • Sustainable transportation,
  • Sustainable buildings,
  • Sustainable consumption.

The purpose of this shared group space is to continue the dialogue during and post the conference - to extend, distribute, and facilitate effective change at the University of Denver, the City of Denver, and globally.

Please join this group and contribute to the important conversations, resources, and sustainable developments.

 

Introduce Yourself: Josh Fishburn

Posted January 29th, 2008 by jafish
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Name: Josh Fishburn
DU Affliation: Electronic Media Arts Design/Digital Media Studies Graduate Student (3rd year), Research Assistant on P4Games project.

Post-Breakout Session - The Action/Ideas List

Posted January 25th, 2008 by jafish
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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.

PSC: Consumption Breakout Session

Posted January 25th, 2008 by jafish
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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 .

PSC: Buildings Breakout Session

Posted January 25th, 2008 by jafish
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Summary 

PSC: Current Sustainability Practices Presentations

Posted January 25th, 2008 by jafish
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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

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