Student Campus Sustainability Projects, 2003-2004
PrintSmart (proposal)
Eric Monk
Joe Young
Green Computing
Young Yi
Zheng Mi
Arica Crootof
Building
Monitoring
Hillary Nicolls
Ashley Boynton
Blair Woodbury
Smart Recycling
Tiffany Moldehauer
Christy Jackson
Tenzin Yangchen
Composting
(proposal)
Adrienne Kmetz
Khin-Moe Myint
Juanita Rufran
Project Design: the following aspects should
be included in all projects:
Public Outreach Component
This could include an e-newsletter, web page, public forum...
Ecological Footprint Analysis
This would include an analysis of how the footprint of the college would
be reduced. It will include a number as well as the analysis. For projects
that may have only a small effect, an estimate of a long-term impact may
be useful. For instance, if a project is educational, estimate the number
of students, faculty and staff who will change their habits over the course
of a year and then calculate the footprint reduction.
Project Assessment
A pre- and post-survey for assessing the impact of the project.
Project Design
An actual campus component that will be changed in the course of the
class and through follow-up work.
Project Proposals
All proposals should include the following components (one per group):
A detailed day-to-day work plan for all aspects and all members of the
group.
A summary description of the project (1-2 paragraphs describing the
main focus and goals of the project)
An ecological footprint analysis-or a summary of all variables that
will be needed, how they will be related and what information is missing
to complete the analysis.
A brief description of how the project will be assessed for success.
A description of the public outreach components (types, costs, duration,
distribution, etc.)
A proposed financial impact of the project (costs and savings)
A systems analysis to look for possible unintended consequences of your
project (causal loops!)
Project Ideas
Campus Sustainable Computing Initiative (3)
All three of the student projects are under the umbrella of our Sustainable
Computing initiative. A "sustainable computing" initiative is
one of the initiatives recognized by the WGCS and Colorado College's Information
Technology Services (ITS) division as an infrastructure activity that could
have a substantial impact on Colorado College's ecological footprint. Joseph
Sharman, the manager of our Help Desk, has worked with other members of
ITS to draft a Sustainable Computing Policy. This policy promotes a holistic,
"cradle-to-cradle" framework for more environmentally responsible
computing at Colorado College, including responsible disposal and recycling
of computers, energy-saving computing practices, and more environmentally
responsible printing/paper use options and practices.
Project 1 - work with the Director of User Services, Joseph Sharman
to analyze Colorado College's current computer recycling and disposal practices
and to help propose even more sustainable procedures (both from an environmental
and human resources perspective). (1 student)
Project 2 - Work with Marla Gerein - Academic Technology Specialist
for the Social Sciences and David Ziemba - Lab Services Coordinator - to
benchmark current computer-related electricity consumption in a typical
faculty, staff or student office and in a typical student lab. And then
to research equipment and practice recommendations to reduce energy consumption.
(1-2 students)
Project 3 - Work with Kris Jones - Director of Academic Computing
- on a PrintSmart campaign for Colorado College. The purpose - to benchmark
current paper consumption/waste and printing practices and to research
the potential impact of a "PrintSmart awareness campaign", the
choice of paper being supplies in the public labs and the possibility of
implementing a fee structure for student printing. (1 student) PDF Description
Campus Energy Policy
Contact: Jim Cain & John DeLaHunt
* 3, 5 and 8-year histories with of all buildings and all utilities
with a statistical analysis
* compare residential utilities use to academic use
* compare natural science buildings to non-science based buildings
* compare house gas use to heating degree days (indication of gas use
for heating) - needs a building with its own boiler, like Jackson and/or
Lennox
* compare non-potable water use to cooling degree days (indication of
irrigation intensity?)
* compare carbon use in central plant to heating degree days & square
footage (w/addition of Western Ridge, e.g.)
* Water use by CC compared to water use in Colorado Springs
* Western slope water imports over time
Assess recycling under the new system, just by visually assessing contents
of dumpsters and containers.
Approximate total new carbon load by looking at consumption of gas,
gasoline, oil. On the NSO/FOOT trips, e.g. - how many lbs of CO2 per experience?
Transit ridership studies and route selection from population density
data?
A meta-goal is to develop systems by which we track these things. Once
we have the system, keeping the data handy is easy.
Campus Recycling
Contact: David Lord
Downtown Shuttle
Contact: Tom Nycum
Campus Sustainability Council
Contact: Howard Drossman, Walt Hecox and Beth Brooks
Campus Green Purchasing
Contact: Gina Alvarado |