2015 Balboa Park Sustainability Accomplishments MAKING AN IMPACT TOGETHER
Why Sustainability Program Supporters Matters in Balboa Park
As we continue to face an increasing number Founding Partner of climate-related challenges – drought, rising sea level and changing weather patterns – sustainability has an increasing importance to community gathering places such as parks and cultural institutions. The Balboa Park Sustainability Program (BPSP) advances environmentally friendly solutions amongst our 29 member institutions. These strategies help protect Balboa Park’s natural and cultural resources, strengthen economic viability of our members through SAN DIEGO GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL Literacy In Practice Leadership reduced operating expenses and enhance visitor Supporters experience and enjoyment.
© The Sustainability Program is a collaborative SAN DIEGO SAN DIEGO The Balboa Park Green Team was established by Six Balboa Park buildings received LEED Silver At the 10th Annual SDG&E Energy Showcase, GREEN BUILDING GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL two Park institutions in 2013 with a simple goal certification in 2015 with support from SDG&E top-performing organizations competed for one effort between the City of San Diego, San Diego COUNCIL — enhance employee engagement to green their and the San Diego Green Building Council. That’s of ten awards. Balboa Park, in partnership with Gas & Electric (SDG&E) and an alliance of Balboa institutions. Today, 22 institutions are actively more certifications than any other park in California. the City of San Diego, took home first place as Park and community partners and volunteers. represented. That’s 76% of BPCP members! With This brings us closer to reaching our collective goal the 2015 Co-Energy Grand Champion. This award Together we are working to become one of the diverse professional backgrounds, Green Team to have ten LEED certified buildings. Along with recognizes our holistic commitment to the most sustainable parks in the nation. In light of the representatives meet quarterly to stay informed pursuing LEED, BPCP members reduced their environment. BPCP also celebrates outstanding on best practices and support each other in energy, water and waste footprints. Open to the sustainability efforts of leading partners and City of San Diego’s ambitious 2015 Climate Action Balboa Park implementing sustainability initiatives. Open this next section and learn more about the six LEED members during our annual Sustainability Partners’ Plan, we are excited to continue our work towards map to learn additional Green Team “Fast Facts.” Silver certifications. Breakfast. Read more about the Partners’ Breakfast a greener, more sustainable future. 2015 and these awards in the map. Inside this guide, you will learn about BPCP’s 2015 sustainability initiatives, profiles of Balboa Park’s Climate Impacts Highlights from the 2015 Partners’ Breakfast LEED-certified buildings, and snapshots of some MAKING AN IMPACT 90% 76% Sustainability 2.0, What’s next when the low-hanging of 2015’s greenest moments. Read on for more! Energy Reduction: Water Reduction: fruit has been picked? TOGETHER SUSTAINABILITY member of BPCP 205,190 kWh 931,417 gallons participation in members have the Sustainability Green Team Sustainability Awards Same amount as Same amount as for institution-lead Outstanding Program representatives 30 passenger 1.41 Olympic 4 projects 5 Partner Awards vehicles driven swimming
in 1 year pools Partners Panelists and 120 attended 7 keynote speakers Photo Credit: Richard Benton 2015 Balboa Park Sustainability Accomplishments MAKING AN IMPACT TOGETHER
Why Sustainability Program Supporters Matters in Balboa Park
As we continue to face an increasing number Founding Partner of climate-related challenges – drought, rising sea level and changing weather patterns – sustainability has an increasing importance to community gathering places such as parks and cultural institutions. The Balboa Park Sustainability Program (BPSP) advances environmentally friendly solutions amongst our 29 member institutions. These strategies help protect Balboa Park’s natural and cultural resources, strengthen economic viability of our members through SAN DIEGO GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL Literacy In Practice Leadership reduced operating expenses and enhance visitor Supporters experience and enjoyment.
© The Sustainability Program is a collaborative SAN DIEGO SAN DIEGO The Balboa Park Green Team was established by Six Balboa Park buildings received LEED Silver At the 10th Annual SDG&E Energy Showcase, GREEN BUILDING GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL two Park institutions in 2013 with a simple goal certification in 2015 with support from SDG&E top-performing organizations competed for one effort between the City of San Diego, San Diego COUNCIL — enhance employee engagement to green their and the San Diego Green Building Council. That’s of ten awards. Balboa Park, in partnership with Gas & Electric (SDG&E) and an alliance of Balboa institutions. Today, 22 institutions are actively more certifications than any other park in California. the City of San Diego, took home first place as Park and community partners and volunteers. represented. That’s 76% of BPCP members! With This brings us closer to reaching our collective goal the 2015 Co-Energy Grand Champion. This award Together we are working to become one of the diverse professional backgrounds, Green Team to have ten LEED certified buildings. Along with recognizes our holistic commitment to the most sustainable parks in the nation. In light of the representatives meet quarterly to stay informed pursuing LEED, BPCP members reduced their environment. BPCP also celebrates outstanding on best practices and support each other in energy, water and waste footprints. Open to the sustainability efforts of leading partners and City of San Diego’s ambitious 2015 Climate Action Balboa Park implementing sustainability initiatives. Open this next section and learn more about the six LEED members during our annual Sustainability Partners’ Plan, we are excited to continue our work towards map to learn additional Green Team “Fast Facts.” Silver certifications. Breakfast. Read more about the Partners’ Breakfast a greener, more sustainable future. 2015 and these awards in the map. Inside this guide, you will learn about BPCP’s 2015 sustainability initiatives, profiles of Balboa Park’s Climate Impacts Highlights from the 2015 Partners’ Breakfast LEED-certified buildings, and snapshots of some MAKING AN IMPACT 90% 76% Sustainability 2.0, What’s next when the low-hanging of 2015’s greenest moments. Read on for more! Energy Reduction: Water Reduction: fruit has been picked? TOGETHER SUSTAINABILITY member of BPCP 205,190 kWh 931,417 gallons participation in members have the Sustainability Green Team Sustainability Awards Same amount as Same amount as for institution-lead Outstanding Program representatives 30 passenger 1.41 Olympic 4 projects 5 Partner Awards vehicles driven swimming
in 1 year pools Partners Panelists and 120 attended 7 keynote speakers Photo Credit: Richard Benton 2015 Balboa Park Sustainability Accomplishments MAKING AN IMPACT TOGETHER
Why Sustainability Program Supporters Matters in Balboa Park
As we continue to face an increasing number Founding Partner of climate-related challenges – drought, rising sea level and changing weather patterns – sustainability has an increasing importance to community gathering places such as parks and cultural institutions. The Balboa Park Sustainability Program (BPSP) advances environmentally friendly solutions amongst our 29 member institutions. These strategies help protect Balboa Park’s natural and cultural resources, strengthen economic viability of our members through SAN DIEGO GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL Literacy In Practice Leadership reduced operating expenses and enhance visitor Supporters experience and enjoyment.
© The Sustainability Program is a collaborative SAN DIEGO SAN DIEGO The Balboa Park Green Team was established by Six Balboa Park buildings received LEED Silver At the 10th Annual SDG&E Energy Showcase, GREEN BUILDING GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL two Park institutions in 2013 with a simple goal certification in 2015 with support from SDG&E top-performing organizations competed for one effort between the City of San Diego, San Diego COUNCIL — enhance employee engagement to green their and the San Diego Green Building Council. That’s of ten awards. Balboa Park, in partnership with Gas & Electric (SDG&E) and an alliance of Balboa institutions. Today, 22 institutions are actively more certifications than any other park in California. the City of San Diego, took home first place as Park and community partners and volunteers. represented. That’s 76% of BPCP members! With This brings us closer to reaching our collective goal the 2015 Co-Energy Grand Champion. This award Together we are working to become one of the diverse professional backgrounds, Green Team to have ten LEED certified buildings. Along with recognizes our holistic commitment to the most sustainable parks in the nation. In light of the representatives meet quarterly to stay informed pursuing LEED, BPCP members reduced their environment. BPCP also celebrates outstanding on best practices and support each other in energy, water and waste footprints. Open to the sustainability efforts of leading partners and City of San Diego’s ambitious 2015 Climate Action Balboa Park implementing sustainability initiatives. Open this next section and learn more about the six LEED members during our annual Sustainability Partners’ Plan, we are excited to continue our work towards map to learn additional Green Team “Fast Facts.” Silver certifications. Breakfast. Read more about the Partners’ Breakfast a greener, more sustainable future. 2015 and these awards in the map. Inside this guide, you will learn about BPCP’s 2015 sustainability initiatives, profiles of Balboa Park’s Climate Impacts Highlights from the 2015 Partners’ Breakfast LEED-certified buildings, and snapshots of some MAKING AN IMPACT 90% 76% Sustainability 2.0, What’s next when the low-hanging of 2015’s greenest moments. Read on for more! Energy Reduction: Water Reduction: fruit has been picked? TOGETHER SUSTAINABILITY member of BPCP 205,190 kWh 931,417 gallons participation in members have the Sustainability Green Team Sustainability Awards Same amount as Same amount as for institution-lead Outstanding Program representatives 30 passenger 1.41 Olympic 4 projects 5 Partner Awards vehicles driven swimming
in 1 year pools Partners Panelists and 120 attended 7 keynote speakers Photo Credit: Richard Benton ROTATE AND PLACE ON FIRST PAGE
Balboa Park Sustainability Program - Six LEED Silver Certifications of 2015
Moving towards Diverting waste Green cleaning Becoming LEED Leader Saving on water, greener exhibits from our landfills and purchasing water wise energy and waste
Casa De Balboa Casa Del Prado Federal Building House of Charm Reuben H. Fleet The Old Globe Resident Institutions: Balboa Art Conservation Resident Institutions: San Diego Botanical Garden Resident Institutions: Balboa Park Online Resident Institutions: Mingei International Museum, Science Center Certification Highlights: The Old Globe is one Center, Committee of 100, Japanese American Foundation, San Diego Civic Dance Arts, San Diego Collaborative and San Diego Hall of Champions The Old Globe Rehearsal and San Diego Art Institute of the most renowned regional theatres in the History Society of San Diego, Museum of Civic Youth Ballet, San Diego Junior Theatre, San Certification Highlights: The Reuben H. Fleet country, producing a year-round season of 15 Photographic Arts, San Diego History Center Diego Youth Symphony and Conservatory and Certification Highlights: Federal Building tenants Certification Highlights: As a response to the Science Center became the first LEED Existing plays and musicals on its three stages. They and San Diego Model Railroad Museum Senior Lounge decreased their environmental footprint by current CA drought, the resident institutions at Buildings: Operations + Maintenance recertification implemented water and energy savings technology identifying green purchasing options. Now, 70% House of Charm upgraded restrooms with low- project in the City of San Diego. As an energy throughout the facilities, such as low-flow fixtures Certification Highlights: Casa de Balboa Certification Highlights: Resident institutions at of the cleaning products used at the San Diego flow water fixtures that use 20-75% less water leader in the Park, both lighting and temperature and LED lighting. Deeper energy savings were implemented several building-wide carbon-saving Casa del Prado worked together to identify ways Hall of Champions are environmentally friendly from the one previously installed. Specifically at in the building are controlled by an energy realized by adding timers to water heaters and solutions – such as replacing gas with battery- to divert significant amounts of waste by adding and sustainable. This building identified events as the Mingei International Museum, an Energy Star management system based on room occupancy. vending machines. By participating in a waste- powered tools that are lighter, quieter and “visitor more recycling bins in their public areas, classrooms a large contributor to waste. As a result, the San certified dishwasher was installed, reducing water Other key projects include a water bottle refilling stream audit, staff identified diversion strategies friendly” (getting rid of that unpleasant gasoline and rehearsal spaces, as well as a green waste bin Diego Hall of Champions now works with clients consumption by 15%. These upgrades reduce station and exhibitions on energy efficiency. that were then implemented in the office, the smell). The San Diego Model Railroad Museum behind the Botanical Garden. The Senior Lounge to incorporate LEED standards into all events. energy and maintenance costs in addition to these iconic plaza and backstage. updated exhibit lighting, which resulted in significant now uses cups made from recycled material, water savings. energy savings, increased lighting control and an reusable coffee filters and composts their improved visitor experience. coffee grounds.
91 81 Transportation: 90 76 Transportation: 84 84 Water Water Reduction in Reduction in 55% 45% Reduction 34% Reduction 58% Energy Star Rating Energy Star Rating Conventional Energy Star Rating 45% Energy Star Rating Conventional Energy Star Rating 39% Energy Star Rating Equivalent Waste Reduction Equivalent Commuting Trips Equivalent Equivalent Commuting Trips Equivalent Equivalent Waste Reduction 2015 Balboa Park FUN FACTS SDG&E 2015 Energy SUSTAINABILITY Co-Grand Champion Legend with City of San Diego To celebrate the 100-year anniversary of the 1915 Panama- California Exposition, the Balboa Park Sustainability Program LEED-certified
hosted a series of events and projects in 2015 to galvanize Pursuing LEED certification a legacy of sustainability and position the Park for another 68 Partner organizations century of leadership. Our collaborative efforts with 68 community partners — including San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) and the City of San Diego — reduced water, waste and energy use; educated staff and the community around us; earned LEED Silver certifications and presented nine awards 451 People educated and accolades to partners; expanded green team efforts; and much more — all within 12 months!
Members represented 76% on Green Teams
Balboa Park USGBC LEED Silver Sustainability 5 certifications Award Winners The Partners’ Breakfast is a way for the Sustainability Program to recognize specific partners and individuals for their activities in the area of LEED Silver sustainability. The Sustainability Award honors BPCP recertification members that demonstrate leadership through 1 execution of innovative sustainability projects. (First in the City!) The Outstanding Partner Award honors external stakeholders that have contributed significantly to the greening efforts of Balboa Park.
Partners’ 931,417 Gallons of water saved Breakfast Recap Over 120 of San Diego’s sustainability professionals gathered for the 2015 Balboa Park Sustainability Partners’ Breakfast to engage in a discussion themed Energy projects Sustainability 2.0: What’s next after the low-hanging fruit has been picked? Regional experts from the City 35 completed saving of San Diego, Navy Region Southwest, SDG&E and 205,190 kWh San Diego State University provided remarks.
Commission for Arts ASHRAE Level II and Culture Grant 5 energy audits Water Projects The Commission for Arts and Culture provided special interest funding to improve the visitor experience in Balboa Park while helping cultural organizations conserve water. This grant provided Green procurement funding to upgrade plumbing fixtures, allowing us to save approximately 219,417 gallons of water – a 50% 12 policies implemented reduction in indoor water use in three buildings!
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL OCT NOV TIMELINE 2015 Casa de Balboa Casa del Prado Greening Balboa Park Recycler of the Year Water Retrofits throughout BPCP Joins AAM Sustainability Sustainability kiosk arrives The Old Globe Theatre LEED Silver certified LEED Silver certified Corporate Event with Rexel award recognizes the Park PICGreen Committee kiosk arrives at at the San Diego Automotive LEED Silver certified the Ruben H. Fleet the Ruben H. Fleet Museum House of Charm Sustainability kiosk arrives Science Center The EPA Battle of the SDG&E 2015 Energy Science Center Federal Building LEED LEED Silver certified at Casa de Balboa Buildings Energy Star Award Co-Grand Champion Reuben H. Fleet Science Silver certified recognizes the Timken with City of San Diego Center LEED Silver recertified Museum of Art Balboa Park Sustainability Partners’ Breakfast 2015 Balboa Park Sustainability Accomplishments MAKING AN IMPACT TOGETHER
Why Sustainability Program Supporters Matters in Balboa Park
As we continue to face an increasing number Founding Partner of climate-related challenges – drought, rising sea level and changing weather patterns – sustainability has an increasing importance to community gathering places such as parks and cultural institutions. The Balboa Park Sustainability Program (BPSP) advances environmentally friendly solutions amongst our 29 member institutions. These strategies help protect Balboa Park’s natural and cultural resources, strengthen economic viability of our members through SAN DIEGO GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL Literacy In Practice Leadership reduced operating expenses and enhance visitor Supporters experience and enjoyment.
© The Sustainability Program is a collaborative SAN DIEGO SAN DIEGO The Balboa Park Green Team was established by Six Balboa Park buildings received LEED Silver At the 10th Annual SDG&E Energy Showcase, GREEN BUILDING GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL two Park institutions in 2013 with a simple goal certification in 2015 with support from SDG&E top-performing organizations competed for one effort between the City of San Diego, San Diego COUNCIL — enhance employee engagement to green their and the San Diego Green Building Council. That’s of ten awards. Balboa Park, in partnership with Gas & Electric (SDG&E) and an alliance of Balboa institutions. Today, 22 institutions are actively more certifications than any other park in California. the City of San Diego, took home first place as Park and community partners and volunteers. represented. That’s 76% of BPCP members! With This brings us closer to reaching our collective goal the 2015 Co-Energy Grand Champion. This award Together we are working to become one of the diverse professional backgrounds, Green Team to have ten LEED certified buildings. Along with recognizes our holistic commitment to the most sustainable parks in the nation. In light of the representatives meet quarterly to stay informed pursuing LEED, BPCP members reduced their environment. BPCP also celebrates outstanding on best practices and support each other in energy, water and waste footprints. Open to the sustainability efforts of leading partners and City of San Diego’s ambitious 2015 Climate Action Balboa Park implementing sustainability initiatives. Open this next section and learn more about the six LEED members during our annual Sustainability Partners’ Plan, we are excited to continue our work towards map to learn additional Green Team “Fast Facts.” Silver certifications. Breakfast. Read more about the Partners’ Breakfast a greener, more sustainable future. 2015 and these awards in the map. Inside this guide, you will learn about BPCP’s 2015 sustainability initiatives, profiles of Balboa Park’s Climate Impacts Highlights from the 2015 Partners’ Breakfast LEED-certified buildings, and snapshots of some MAKING AN IMPACT 90% 76% Sustainability 2.0, What’s next when the low-hanging of 2015’s greenest moments. Read on for more! Energy Reduction: Water Reduction: fruit has been picked? TOGETHER SUSTAINABILITY member of BPCP 205,190 kWh 931,417 gallons participation in members have the Sustainability Green Team Sustainability Awards Same amount as Same amount as for institution-lead Outstanding Program representatives 30 passenger 1.41 Olympic 4 projects 5 Partner Awards vehicles driven swimming
in 1 year pools Partners Panelists and 120 attended 7 keynote speakers Photo Credit: Richard Benton