GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTION STRATEGY

Many ideas for greenhouse gas emission reduction strategies were indentified through the climate action planning public involvement process. A complete list is included in the full-text Climate Action Plan. The comprehensive list was narrowed and categorized as outlined below:

• Energy efficiency upgrades to existing buildings
• Lighting retrofits
• Behavior change to conserve energy
• 4-Day Work Week
• Reduce building energy consumption over breaks
• Retro-commissioning (optimize operation of heating, air conditioning, and ventilation systems)
• Reduce vending
• Turn-off drinking fountain coolers
• Provide compact flourescent light bulbs for on-campus residents' task lighting
• Energy-wise IT
• Trees for summer shading

Renewable Energy Generation

• Biomass Plant on-campus
• Solar - photovoltaic
• Solar thermal - Grizzly Pool
• Wind

Green Buildings

• Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) certification for new construction

Transportation

• Staff, Faculty & Student Commuting
  • Promote more bus options
  • Increase incentives and opportunities to bike or walk to campus
  • Implement a parking management plan
  • Promote community housing plans within the urban core
  • Implement a 4-Day Work Week
• University Fleet
  • Replace fleet vehicles with more compact cars
  • Replace some fleet vehichles with hybrid cars
  • Find a source for biodiesel for the ASUM buses
• Air Travel
  • Purchase high quality Carbon Offsets

Offsetting Emissions