Trent University Green Metric Submittal
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2017 Trent University Green Metric Submittal Shelley Strain, Sustainability Coordinator Facilities Management, Trent University 10/14/2017 OVERVIEW 3 TRENT’S REPONSES TO SURVEY QUESTIONS 4 [1] ENERGY AND CLIMATE CHANGE (EC) 8 [1.4] Main campus setting 8 [1.5] Total main campus area (meter2) 9 [2.1] Energy efficient appliances usage are replacing conventional appliances 10 [2.2] Smart Building implementation 12 [2.4] Electricity usage per year (in kilo watt hour) 13 [2.6] Elements of Green Building 15 [2.7] Greenhouse gas emission reductions program 18 [2.8] Please provide total carbon footprint (CO2 emission in the last 12 months, in metric tons) 19 [3] WASTE (WS) 22 [3.1] Program to Reduce The Use of Paper and Plastic in Campus 22 [3.2] Recycling Program For University Waste 25 [3.3] Toxic Waste Handled 26 [3.4] Organic Waste Treatment 27 [3.5] Inorganic Waste Treatment 29 [3.6] Sewerage Disposal 31 [4] WATER (WR) 32 [4.3] The Use of Water Efficient Appliances (Water tap, toilet flush, etc) 32 [5] TRANSPORTATION (TR) 37 [5.8] Parking area type 37 [5.11] Shuttle services 34 1 [5.12] Bicycle and pedestrian policy on campus 36 [6] EDUCATION (ED) 38 [6.1] Number of courses/modules related to environment and sustainability offered 38 [6.2] Total number of courses/modules offered 75 [6.4] Total research funds (in US Dollars) 112 [6.6] Number of events related to environment and sustainability 132 2 Overview For the first time Trent University has submitted a survey response to the World University Green Ranking undertaken by the University of Indonesia, the Green Metric. The University Green Metric strives to measure how sustainable (or environmentally sensitive) a University is. To determine this, the Universitas Indonesia rates each University on many aspects of University function under the following six categories: 1. Setting and Infrastructure 2. Energy and Climate Change 3. Waste 4. Water 5. Transportation 6. Education A Response was submitted electronically on October 14, 2017 by Shelley Strain, Sustainability Coordinator. The purpose of this report is to provide transparency of the information that Trent University will be rated on. It is also intended to serve as a reference for anyone making a submission on Trent’s behalf in the future. This report includes the summary of answers to the survey question and the Evidence forms for each of the categories where evidence was requested. In addition, the following Trent policies and reports were submitted as supplemental evidence of Trent University’s green efforts: Policy on Resource Recovery & Waste Diversion, 2017 Environment & Sustainability Policy, 2014 Policy on Environmentally Sustainable Procurement, 2017 Trent University’s Energy Conservation and Demand Management Plan, 2014 Trent University 2017 Solid Non‐Hazardous Waste Audit, 2017 (Waste Reduction Group) 3 Trent’s Reponses to Survey Questions 4 5 6 7 [1] Energy and Climate Change (EC) [1.4] Main campus setting University : Trent University Country : Canada Web Address : Trentu.ca Trent University, Peterborough Ontario, Canada Description: Trent University is located at the north end of the City of Peterborough at the very edge of suburban development and rural farm areas. 8 [1] Energy and Climate Change (EC) [1.5] Total main campus area (meter2) University : Trent University Country : Canada Web Address : trentu.ca Above shows Trent’s Symons Campus – our main campus. Description: Total Campus Area including our Symons campus (above) Traill, and our Durham Campus: 5,914,049m3 9 [2] Energy and Climate Change (EC) [2.1] Energy efficient appliances usage are replacing conventional appliances University : Trent University Country : Canada Web Address : trentu.ca Examples of Trent University’s extensive lighting retrofits to LEDs showing interior lighting in lecture halls(top left), labs(bottom left), student desk lamps(top right) and roadway lighting(bottom right). 10 Examples of the Energy Star logo on a printer, computer monitor and commercial kitchen enquipment. Description: Trent University is in the construction phase of a major energy efficiency project. While we do not have a comprehensive inventory of all appliances that would qualify in this category, we do have enough information to confidently place our University in the 80-100% efficient. While more lights are retrofitted each day, we are very close to completing our lighting retrofits. We are replacing all interior and exterior lamps with LEDs. The only exception in this project is that we will not retrofit the few T5s that we have in our DNA building and in Chemical Science. More than 33,000 lamps have been changed to LEDS or fixtures retrofit to LEDs. The other major contributors in this category are computers and printers with a total of approximately 1650. These systems are replaced approximately every three years and are purchased to meet energy efficient standards including Energy Star and EPEAT. While we also replace other appliances with Energy Star when available we do not have inventories of these items. We do have a purchasing policy that requires the specification of Energy Star if it is available. 11 [2] Energy and Climate Change (EC) [2.2] Smart Building implementation University : Trent University Country : Canada Web Address : trentu.ca Screen Shot from Trent’s BAS System Consultant assessing BAS panel for upgrades in our major energy efficiency retrofit project. Description: Trent University has a fairly extensive, but not fully implemented Building Automation System, BAS, estimated conservatively to be about 50% functional with some buildings having limited HVAC control while the control is extensive in others. Recognizing that HVAC control would be only one component of a “Smart Building” we have estimated our degree of smart building implementation to be between 30- 70% using the following logic. Of Trent’s 136, 211m2 of conditioned space, 122,303m2 is connected to the BAS. If we apply a 50% functionality discount to this area we determine that 61,152m2 is Smart Building implemented. While our BAS only controls HVAC, we do consider this to be the most important aspect of Smart Buildings. However, we applied a further discount of 20% to allow for the fact that we do not have control of aspects such as doors, lighting and other systems and this further discount brings our Smart Building floor area to 48,921 m2. If we consider this as our Smart Building portion of our campus, we have 36% of our conditioned space Smart Building implemented. Our current energy efficiency program includes measures for the AirCuity system in many of our labs, improved BAS controls in a number of buildings and a major upgrade to Trent’s metering systems including energy management software. We look forward to reporting on these exciting projects next time. 12 [2] Energy and Climate Change (EC) [2.4] Electricity usage per year (in kilo watt hour) University : Trent University Country : Canada Web Address : trentu.ca Summary of Trent University’s Electricity Use. Total consumption in the 2016/2017 year was 24,110,569kWh. Trent Trail Symons Blackburn Durham College/other (kWh) Hall (kWh) (kWh) (kWh) May-16 1,660,934 59,335 44,180 52,232 Jun-16 1,765,308 57,140 47,129 35,620 Jul-16 2,002,411 61,724 51,964 37,570 Aug-16 2,089,682 68,102 55,409 44,746 Sep-16 1,902,316 62,203 29,639 40,169 Oct-16 1,769,839 57,133 41,525 48,671 Nov-16 1,771,305 65,036 45,614 78,231 Dec-16 1,812,858 72,051 45,614 114,912 Jan-17 1,874,311 76,289 48,760 134,928 Feb-17 1,663,608 70,661 48,131 135,812 Mar-17 1,882,948 67,543 42,154 133,649 Apr-17 1,652,133 46,795 49,704 92,541 Total 21,847,653 764,013 549,821 949,081 24,110,569 13 TRENT UNIVERSITY ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION (KWH) 2016/2017 2,257,938 2,153,670 2,134,288 2,126,295 2,045,436 2,034,326 1,960,186 1,918,212 1,917,167 1,905,197 1,841,173 1,816,682 14 [2] Energy and Climate Change (EC) [2.6] Elements of Green Building University : Trent University Country : Canada Web Address : trentu.ca Life and Health Sciences Building Certified Athletics major addition certified LEED Silver LEED Gold 15 LEED Project Score Card for Trent’s Fitness Centre Wing 16 LEED Score Card for Trent’s Life and Health Sciences Building Description: Trent University does not have a construction and renovation policy that guides the inclusion of sustainable features in our buildings. We do however have one LEED Gold Certified building and one LEED Silver Certified major addition on campus. While we have not pursued LEED in our current projects, our new student centre is modelled to be 41% more energy efficient than a standard building and the major renovation to our Library will include an extensive green wal 17 [2] Energy and Climate Change (EC) [2.7] Greenhouse gas emission reductions program University : Trent University Country : Canada Web Address : trentu.ca LED retrofits in Trent’s largest lecture Hall, summer 2017. (left) Trent’s HVAC Tech showing off our new high efficiency boiler in Trent’s Lady Eaton College, summer 2017.(right) Trent University is currently in the later stages of the construction phase of a $1.5M Energy Conservation Project that will reduce our GHGs by approximately 2,500tonnes annually (when considering natural gas and electricity use). Efforts under this project include building envelope upgrades, installation of high-efficiency boilers, improvements to our Building Automation System, upgrades/installation of new metering system and an energy management dashboard, installation of Aircuity system for demand-based ventilation in labs and more.