Present: A. Consoli (D&C), R. Cook (SOM), S. Deck (EHS), M. Drymala (Facilities Operations), A. Hall (Staff Senate), J. Hanna (SSW), M. Krone (Design and Construction), J. Kucskar (President’s Office), A. Likowski (Communications), T. Morse (Facilities and Operations), S. Shipp (Facilities Operations), G. Viola (Facilities Operations), V. Hollamon (Facilities Maintenance and Housekeeping), 

Committee Reports 

Transportation and Teleworking: Tony Green, Chair 

• The installation and upgrade of EV charging stations in the Penn St., Lexington and Plaza garages are all complete.
• The study of parking services is continuing on schedule. The next progress meeting with the Parking Consultant will be on June 19. 

Education and Awareness:  Alex Likowski, Chair 

No update. 

Operations: Vassie Hollamon, Chair 

• All of the outdoor Poulson lights have been upgraded with LED lighting. There is a noticeable improvement in lighting levels. UMB has taken over the maintenance of the lighting at the stairs on Pine St. and Lexington St. New light poles and lighting have been installed. The next step will be to upgrade the wall mounted outdoor lighting.
• Recycling has been restored at Pascault Row now that the parking lot construction is complete.
• Facilities Maintenance has steam cleaned the heating and cooling coils in the air handling units in BRB. Using steam in lieu of other, harsher cleaning chemicals is more environmentally friendly. This effort will result in a significant reduction in energy consumption, equaling approximately $100,000 per year in energy savings. This effort will continue in all buildings. Other changes in the operation of the air handling units will contribute more savings.
• Portions of the sidewalks were removed behind Pascault Row and replaced with landscaping. This reduced approximately 50% of the hard, impervious surfaces in that area.

 Design and Construction: Anthony Consoli, Chair 

• UMB continues to integrate landscaping and reduce paved surfaces throughout the campus.
• UMB is installing meadow plantings on campus, such as along the walkway at Arch St.
• In the design of the north electrical substation an agreement was reached with Veolia whereby they agreed that they will not expand their current building to the north. With this agreement the design of the north electrical substation can include windows on the east exposure, creating a more attractive façade and providing for natural daylighting in the building.
• Design and Construction has installed a 20’ long green wall in their new space in the 6^th floor of the Administration Building at 620 Lexington St. 

Old Business: 

• The solicitation to bring in an energy services contractor (ESCO) is in SSAS, and will be put out for bid soon.
• There will be a one hour test of the Demand Response program on Tuesday, June 26.
• Work is ongoing with the Green Office project. 

New Business: 

• Parking and Transportation Services has instituted online processes for new student parking registration and employee daily parking renewal. This results in paperless processes.
• A recommendation was made that all departments should institute double sided printing as the default setting on all printers and copiers on campus.
• A recommendation was made that all departments should purchase paper for copiers and printers that contains 100% post-consumer waste.
• A recommendation was made that all departments should purchase paper cups instead of Styrofoam cups.
• It was agreed that the next meeting of the Campus Sustainability Steering Committee will be in the new office of Design and Construction so that members can tour the floor. 

The next meeting will be held on Wednesday, August 1, 2018 at 11:00am in Conference Room 6151 on the 6^th floor of the Administration Building, 620 Lexington St.

UMB Incineration Presentation

Present: J. Ciotta (UMMC), R. Cook (SOM), J. Courneya (Academic Affairs), B. Crockett (Academic Affairs), S. Deck (EHS), R. Gilden (SON), T. Green (PTS), J. Hanna (SSW), M. Hohing (SOL), M. Krone (D&C), A. Likowski (Communications), T. Morse (Facilities and Operations), L. Mowbray (RE, Plng, Space Mngt), B. Taylor (Facilities and Operations), G. Viola (Facilities Operations) 

Committee Reports 

Transportation and Teleworking: Tony Green, Chair 

Starting at the end of April 2018, the last of the 2000 series electric stations will be upgraded and a new unit will be installed at the Penn Garage and the Lexington Student Garage. These additions will bring the total stations to 18 with 36 charging stations. While there continues to be some concerns with people parking all day in a charging space, this has not been a persistent problem yet. The Parking Office will continue to monitor the issue and create a plan of action to minimize any impact on parkers being able to access the charging stations. 

A parking consultant has been hired and a kick off meeting is scheduled over the next week or so to get the project initiated.  Consultants will assess all aspects of the parking program including shuttle service, technology, charging stations, as well as identifying state of the art/best practices for parking services. This year-long study will provide PTS with some recommendations on improvement/enhancement to the program.

 Education and Awareness:  Alex Likowski, Chair 

Messaging for campus sustainability is currently being shown via campus eboards as well as the Elm. Any comments or additions can be submitted to Alex Likowski. 

Operations: Vassie Hollamon, Chair 

Mixed paper/cardboard recycle numbers should begin to rise now that the recycle program has been reinstated. Composting will begin again by the end of summer. As a reminder, once the bailor/shredder has been sold, UMB will no longer be in the paper shredding business. 

Design and Construction: Anthony Consoli, Chair 

Work on developing an update of the 2011 Climate Action Plan (CAP) continues. The group is reviewing the plans created by other institutions such as UMCP and GW as inspiration for what UMB’s plan could entail. A color-coded spreadsheet with possible items to include in the UMB plan was sent to the committee for input.

Other Business: 

Currently a scope is in Procurement to work with ESCO to do projects that would upgrade efficiencies and provide energy conservation programming. ESCO will have its own engineers and architects to view campus buildings within the scope, identify opportunities to save money through charges, identify costs and predict results of energy savings. Once the assessment is concluded, the University will have the opportunity to decide on the direction it would take. In essence, ESCO does the work and will verify savings. The campus can either use a third-party funding source or have ESCO pay for the work for a fee. This would be a long-term project. 

At a previous meeting, Terry Morse asked the committee to consider the idea of endorsing the efforts of pursuing a legislative change in recycling wording to include the conversion of waste to energy. A subcommittee was formed to conduct research on incineration and its impact on the health of the University community and its neighbors. The report will be presented to the committee at a future meeting. 

Mark Drymala, Steve Shipp, and Anna Borgerding is working with Alex Likowski on the development of a green office project. A kick-off meeting with SON is being coordinated. The purpose of the green office is to demystify the process of creating a green office and to encourage people to consider creating a green office. 

UMMC is celebrating Earth Day with a clean-up at James McHenry Elementary School on April 19, 2018. For additional information, please email sustainability@umm.edu. 

The SON will host Joe's Bike Shop on 4/18/2018 from 11am – 2pm in the SON Courtyard. In addition, the SON will also host an office swap in the lobby of the SON. Everyone is asked to bring still good but not needed office supplies and everyone is welcome to bring and take what they need. 

The Student Counseling Center is scheduled to move back to the Campus Center and are looking to include sustainable options into the construction. 

The next meeting will be held on May 2, 2018 at 11:00am in GR-001 of the Saratoga Building.

Present: Kimberly Kai (SOP), J. Ciotta (UMMC), A. Consoli (D&C), P. Crowe (SOP), M. Drymala (Facilities Operations), A. Hall (Staff Senate), J. Hanna (SSW), M. Hohing (SOL), M. Krone (D&C), T. Morse (Facilities and Operations), J. Phillips (SOD), S. Shipp (Facilities Operations), B. Taylor (Facilities and Operations), G. Viola (OM Administration)

Committee Reports 

Transportation and Teleworking: Tony Green, Chair – No Report 

Education and Awareness:  Alex Likowski, Chair – No Report 

Operations: Vassie Hollamon, Chair 

The recycle rate fell from 26% down to 13% as a direct result of the program shutdown from March 2017 – February 2018. The numbers should increase once the program is fully functioning. 

To date, 40 trees on campus have been replaced due to them being either missing or dead. All of the trees on the south side of Lombard Street at the curbside of the SON, the HS/HSL, and the Campus Center, are in poor and declining condition. They will need to be removed and replaced with new trees.  Sixteen smaller trees will replace the decayed trees; four larger silver maple trees will be planted along the side of the HS/HSL Library for a total of 20 replaced trees.

 Demolition of the Recycle Building is scheduled to begin between December 2018 and early January 2019.  Plans are moving forward to sell the shredder/bailor which will alter the recycle program as the program will no longer be in the paper shredding business. FM will work with Procurement to determine contract services for document shredding for those on campus seeking this service. 

The current campus contract for trash cleanup and to empty trashcans on campus has been discontinued as Brookway is no longer available to provide service to the campus. A temporary contract has been initiated to continue these services until a contract with a new company is in place. 

Design and Construction: Anthony Consoli, Chair 

As a reminder, an environmental conference, sponsored by the B-cause group of which UMB is a member, is scheduled for April 4, 2018 at Towson University. The event is open to staff and students. To register to attend, visit www.towson.edu/environmentalconference.

Work on developing an update of the 2011 Climate Action Plan (CAP) continues. The group is reviewing the plans created by other institutions such as UMCP and GW as inspiration for what UMB’s plan could entail. A color-coded spreadsheet with possible items to include in the UMB plan will be sent to the committee for input.

This group is also looking at Design and Construction projects from a sustainability point of view that would include mechanical projects and electrical related improvements to determine if the projects are attempting to design to LEED features. This review of current and future projects will also look for resilience features, such as an urban heat island effect or converting paving (sidewalks) back to green spaces. 

Other Business: 

Currently a scope is in Procurement to work with ESCO to do projects that would upgrade efficiencies and provide energy conservation programming. ESCO will have its own engineers and architects to view campus buildings within the scope, identify opportunities to save money through charges, identify costs and predict results of energy savings. Once the assessment is concluded, the University will have the opportunity to decide on the direction it would take. In essence, ESCO does the work and will verify savings. The campus can either use a third-party funding source or have ESCO pay for the work for a fee. This would be a long-term project. 

At a previous meeting, Terry Morse asked the committee to consider the idea of endorsing the efforts of pursuing a legislative change in recycling wording to include the conversion of waste to energy. A subcommittee was formed to conduct research on incineration and its impact on the health of the University community and its neighbors. The report will be presented to the committee at its April 4, 2018 meeting. 

Resiliency on campus includes a paving project at the Koester’s Lot that will provide a safer route for pedestrians who currently walk through the lot. The Signage Group is looking at permeable paving alternatives to use on secondary walkways such as the Koester’s Lot pathway. 

Earth Hour 2018 is scheduled for March 24, 2018. The committee was asked to endorse and/or participate in this event where for one hour (8:30-9:30pm), all unnecessary lights on campus would be turned off. Members of the committee noted that since this date fell on the weekend where there is very little foot traffic anyway, most unnecessary lighting would be turned off already. The committee would support turning off lights if any school/unit is interested in having that done. 

Mark Drymala, Steve Shipp, and Anna Borgerding is working with Alex Likowski on the development of a green office project. 

The SOL is working with CITS to move servers; the emptied space will be repurposed. 

UMMC is celebrating World Water Day on Thursday, March 22, 2018 from 1-2pm. A speaker coming from the National Aquarium will present on water conservation and habitat restoration. The presentation will be in the shock trauma conference room, T1R14 (1^st floor Trauma Building across from the Medical Center Auditorium). If interested in attending, please RSVP to sustainability@umm.edu by March 16, 2018. Light refreshments will be served. 

Kimber Cai noted that students in the SOP are working on an outreach event scheduled for April 2018.

The next meeting will be held on April 4, 2018 at 11:00am in GR-001 of the Saratoga Building.

Present: A. Borgerding (OAA), Kimberly Kai (SOP), A. Consoli (D&C), B. Crockett (OAA), M. Drymala (Facilities Operations), T. Green (Parking), J. Hanna (SSW), V. Hollamon (Facilities Operations), M. Krone (D&C), A. Likowski (Communications), T. Morse (Facilities and Operations),  Luke Mowbray (Capital Planning), B. Taylor (Facilities and Operations), G. Viola (OM Administration) 

Committee Reports 

Transportation and Teleworking: Tony Green, Chair 

The charging station upgrades have been completed, the last upgrade was in the Plaza Garage, which now features continuous charging for 3-4 hours and has 240 amp plugs on each unit. The program currently has 16 units and there is an upgrade of some of the machines every fiscal year. 

Active communications with UMCP are underway to discuss how best to coordinate shuttle services when the UMB campus experiences a delay in opening. The goal of leadership at UMB is to make the call to delay opening is generally made by 4:30am to accommodate shuttle services and shift change processes. A plan of action will also need to be developed to handle shuttle services when the campus closes early as this decision directly impacts shuttles that need to return to College Park. 

Education and Awareness:  Alex Likowski, Chair 

The SON Dean has agreed to allow the school to be the subject of a Green Office video which means that SON will be a test case on what a commitment to being green means. The Communications Office will shoot and edit the video. Currently, UMCP has a robust green office program. Once the video has been created, a decision will need to be made on how best to advertise it and what website will host the video. 

Operations: Vassie Hollamon, Chair 

In October 2018, demolition of the Recycle Building will underway; however, the impact of that loss will be felt as early as July or August. Discussions are underway to determine how to continue the recycle program during the demolition/construction process that will last approximately 18 months. Paper, cardboard, and animal bedding recycling will be discontinued during this time. The outdated shredder and bailer will be sold. The Recycle Program no longer accepts computer equipment; requests for removal of computer equipment will need to go through Larry Butler in Procurement. A public announcement will need to be sent to the campus advising of this new recycle change. Alex Likowski will speak with Larry Butler to get the specific information to alert the campus. 

Efforts to improve lighting around campus is underway. Tree canopies are starting to grow and block lighting which will require trees to be trimmed up as a first step in improving lighting. A landscape contractor will elevate branches by the end of February; 220 Arch Street and 108 N. Greene Street is currently being retrofitted with new lighting. The campus will coordinate with the City to repair or replace outages; following repair, an assessment will be conducted to identify any dark areas on the campus. Currently, six areas have already been identified and are scheduled to be upgraded or replaced. All exterior campus lighting will be converted to LED although there is no set schedule yet on which buildings will be addressed first. 

To date, 40 trees on campus have been replaced. All of the trees on the south side of Lombard Street at the curbside of the SON, the HS/HSL, and the Campus Center, are dead or dying and will need to be removed. Tree removal and replacement will be handled sequentially, as trees are moved, they will be replaced immediately. Trees inside the walls on Lombard Street are thriving and the plan is to use more urban-appropriate trees in this replacement process. 

The current campus trash removal company, Brookway, has advised the University that it will cease operations. While this is troubling, the company’s decision will not impact campus operations. Working with the Procurement Office, a contract with a new company will be in place as soon as possible. 

The recycle report is still being compiled and a draft report will be sent to the committee as soon as possible. 

Design and Construction: Anthony Consoli, Chair 

An environmental conference, sponsored by the B-cause group of which UMB is a member, is scheduled for April 4, 2018 at Towson University. The event is open to staff and student. To register to attend, visit www.towson.edu/environmentalconference.

Currently, this group is focused on developing an update of the 2011 Climate Action Plan (CAP). An outline has been created. Data is being collected with the goal of developing a draft to provide to the group for input on the narrative as well as the format. Work on the plan has been divided based on the specialty of the committee members. The group is also looking at UMCP, GW, and other universities as a roadmap for the University’s plan with the goal of developing a living document that can evolve as the campus changes. If you are aware of other institutions that we should contact, primarily graduate institutions, (urban campuses, health programs, and university hospitals) please contact Anthony Consoli. Specifically, the group is looking to obtain info about their own CAP Strategies to consider for applicability to UMB’s new CAP.

New Business: 

Currently a scope is in Procurement to work with ESCO to do projects that would upgrade efficiencies and provide energy conservation programming. ESCO will have its own engineers and architects to view campus buildings within the scope, identify opportunities to save money through charges, identify costs and predict results of energy savings. Once the assessment is concluded, the University will have the opportunity to decide on the direction it would take. In essence, ESCO does the work and will verify savings. The campus can either use a third-party funding source or have ESO pay for the work for a fee. This would be a long-term project. 

At a previous meeting, Terry Morse asked the committee to consider the idea of endorsing the efforts of pursuing a legislative change in recycling wording to include the conversion of waste to energy because there is some indications that incineration of wastes could result in production of energy that could be considered recycling. A subcommittee was formed to conduct research on incineration and its impact on the health of the University community and its neighbors before a decision to pursue wording changes was moved forward. Research has been completed and the report has been completed. Highlights of the research includes some of the following:

• Non-energy emissions are relatively minor
• The University is under 1% of Bioresco’s emissions
• Current literature skews towards recycling and not incineration
• Recycling is more environmentally beneficial 

The report will be presented to the committee at its March 7, 2018 meeting. 

Resiliency on campus includes a paving project at the Koester’s Lot that will provide a safer route for pedestrians who currently walk through the lot. The Signage Group is looking a permeable paving alternatives to use on secondary walkways such as the Koester’s Lot pathway. 

“Bag It”, a 2010 documentary movie available from Amazon & on Netflix, focuses on the very serious health impacts of our overuse of plastics but done with a sense of humor. The trailer & free movie links are available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRjPkl_4lmM and https://tubitv.com/movies/317275/bag_it  (free version of this movie from tubi tv).

Kimber Cai noted that she is working with SOP to pick up cigarette butts on campus to have them recycled.

Bill Crockett noted that he has reviewed HB538 that proposes that Styrofoam be banned from all food service areas in all state institution but excludes pre-packaged foods in Styrofoam. Currently UMB does not use any Styrofoam. 

Mark Drymala stated that his goal is to have the updated recycle numbers available for the committee to review at the March meeting. 

The next meeting will be held on March 7, 2018 at 11:00am in GR-001 of the Saratoga Building.

 2018 Environmental Conference at TU

Present: J. Ciotta (UMMC), A. Consoli (D&C), J. Courneya (HS/HSL), M. Drymala (Facilities Operations), J. Hanna (SSW), A. Likowski (Communications), D. Moore (SOM), T. Morse (Facilities and Operations),  S. Shipp (Facilities Operations), B. Taylor (Facilities and Operations), 

Committee Reports 

Transportation and Teleworking: Tony Green, Chair – No Report 

Education and Awareness:  Alex Likowski, Chair – No Updates 

Operations: Vassie Hollamon, Chair 

The recycle report is still being compiled and a draft report will be sent to the committee as soon as possible. 

New planters have been installed in Plaza Park; however, no plants will be installed until early March. Also the Downtown Partnership is working to help move panhandlers from the Plaza Park to a more safe area. 

Design and Construction: Anthony Consoli, Chair – No report 

New Business: 

Approximately 40 new trees will be planted on campus before Christmas 2017 that will include 5-6 different species. Currently, 18 locations have been identified as empty, and 22 trees on campus have been identified as diseased. 

All-gender bathrooms have been installed in the Health Sciences Library first floor. This location is also wheelchair accessible. 

The Medical Center is looking to partner with Excelon, a charging station program. J. Ciotta will reach out to the Parking Office to get some additional information. Because the goal is to encourage UMMC employees to purchase electric cars, there is a need to secure a place to park and charge them. 

Occupants are scheduled to begin moving into HSF 3 in January 2018. The facility is designed to meet LEED Gold standards; an application will be submitted to the Green Building Counsel for certification. 

At an upcoming meeting, the group will discuss the idea of moving current meetings from one per month to once every two months. 

Efforts to improve lighting around campus is underway. Tree canopies are starting to grow and block lighting which will require trees to be trimmed up as a first step in improving lighting. A landscape contractor will elevate branches by the end of February. Some of the Poulson light heads will be replaced by LED lights; orders have been placed for the lighting. The campus will coordinate with the City to repair or replace outages; following repair, an assessment will be conducted to identify any dark areas on the campus. Currently, six areas have already been identified and are scheduled to be upgraded or replaced. 

The next meeting will be held on February 7, 2018 at 11:00am in GR-001 of the Saratoga Building.

Present: K. Cai (SOP), K. Carlin (SON), J. Ciotta (UMMC), A. Consoli (D&C), R. Cook (SOM), J. Courneya (HS/HSL),  B. Crockett (Campus Lie Operations), P. Crowe (SOP), R. Gilden (SON), J. Graves (UMMC), T. Green (Parking Office), M. Hohing (SOL), V. Hollamon (Operations & Maintenance), J. Johnson (Strategic Sourcing), M. Krone (Facilities Operations), M. Koka (Faculty Senate), A. Likowski (Communications), T. Morse (Facilities and Operations),  L. Mowbray (Real Estate, Plng & Space Mngt), J. Phillips (SOD), S. Shipp (Facilities Operations), B. Taylor (Facilities and Operations), G. Viola (Facilities Operations) 

Committee Reports 

Transportation and Teleworking: Tony Green, Chair 

The shuttle bus that rests on Pearl Street near the Administration Lot will be relocated because it creates a site barrier for drives when they are leaving the lot. A new location has not been identified yet. 

Education and Awareness:  Alex Likowski, Chair 

Working to develop communication to the campus regarding reducing personal trash cans in lieu of using trash receptacles in public areas. The Office of Communications is working to develop a video regarding campus recycle efforts. In addition, recycle information has been posted in the Elm. 

Operations: Vassie Hollamon, Chair 

The recycle program is back up and running. Access to the recycle building has been made available via a rear door into the building. Planning is underway in preparation for the demolition of the recycle building sometime in July to October 2018. The facility will be gone for about two years and during that time, paper, cardboard, and animal bedding recycling will be discontinued. A decision will need to be made concerning the paper shredder that has been housed in the recycle building. Current plans are to try to sell the machine that the campus purchased in 2013. 

Design and Construction: Anthony Consoli, Chair 

Currently, this group is focused on developing an approach to updating the 2011 Climate Action Plan (CAP). An outline has been created. Data is being collected with the goal of developing a draft to provide to the group for input on the narrative as well as the format. The goal of the plan is to present a comprehensive plan that will include a climate commitment and resiliency. The plan will also address a carbon neutrality rate to 2050 as well as the need for more efficient freezers and alternative transportation. 

The Campus Center hosts a green wall and to date there have been significant inquiries around the project such as if a green wall could be installed in other locations on campus. The SON is interested in hosting the wall and is currently working out logistics on where to place the wall for optimal viewing. The SOP is interested in receiving the green wall after it leaves the SON. Anthony Consoli has offered to invite the Green Walls Group to campus for a presentation and will invite interested people to the presentation. Anthony will coordinate moving the wall to different schools and he anticipates that the wall will be housed in a location for approximately 3-4 months. 

New Business: 

The recycle program experienced some losses and required modification during the construction of a new switching station on Saratoga Street which blocked the entrance to the recycle building. During construction, paper, cardboard and composting were not recycled. However, the program was able to shred documents, recycle scrap metal, electronics, batters, bottles, and cans without interruption. Recycling for paper and cardboard will resume in early October 2017. Composting will resume operations at the end of October 2017. The design of a new recycle building should begin in 2018. There was some discussion on messaging the campus receives regarding the components of the recycle program; that is, a clear and consistent message should be given to the campus. T. Morse agreed to speak with the Office of Communications for ideas on how to get a consistent message to the campus regarding the recycle program along with options on how to recycle once the recycle building is demolished. Also, as a reminder, Pascault Row has no recycling bins due to limited ability to collect and recycle; the goal is to restart the recycle program once construction is finished. 

At a previous meeting, Terry Morse asked the committee to consider the idea of endorsing the efforts of pursuing a legislative change in recycling wording to include the conversion of waste to energy because there is some indications that incineration of wastes could result in production of energy that could be considered recycling. A subcommittee was formed to conduct research on incineration and its impact on the health of the University community and its neighbors before a decision to pursue wording changes was moved forward. Research has been completed and being compiled. Highlights of the research includes some of the following:

• Non-energy emissions are relatively minor
• The University is under 1% of Bioresco’s emissions
• Current literature skews towards recycling and not incineration 

The subcommittee hopes to have a formal report to present at the December Sustainability Committee meeting. 

The University of Maryland Medical Center is planning a soft opening of the new parking facility on the WPC space sometime in December 2017. An official open for the lot is scheduled for January 2018. With this project, Arch Street will become a pedestrian only thoroughfare and will include landscaping along the new walking paths. UMMC is working with the Parking Office to revitalize the Pearl Garage walks as this area has been made visible with the demolition of WPC. 

A project is underway to create a walking path along the wall side of the Lexington Garage in the Koester’s Lot. Brick and concrete will be used to create the pathway. 

At the Plaza Park, significant panhandling occurs. To minimize this practice, eating will be reduced, more planting materials will be added on the Redwood Street side, and concrete planters have been purchased to sit on the lip where people currently sit. Also, Public Safety will add its presence at the Park; police will be available, not only to provide security but to help visitors and provide information. 

More areas on campus will become green spaces. Areas by 108 N. Green Street are being revitalized once they become empty to include picnic tables, some planter, and some native perennials will be added. 

The Campus Center’s portable green wall will be relocated to another space. The SON volunteered to have it moved to the SON building. A. Consoli will follow-up on this request. 

The Carter Center parking lot, which is a UMMC-funded project, is tentatively scheduled to open early December 2017. Arch Street will have a pedestrian walkway and greenery. The Lexington and Fayette Street corridors are for pedestrian traffic only with the exception of emergency vehicles. In terms of sustainability, steel and concrete from the demolition of the Carter Center building was recycled. 

Efforts to improve lighting around campus is underway. Tree canopies are starting to grow and block lighting which will require trees to be trimmed up as a first step in improving lighting. 

The next meeting will be held on December 6, 2017 at 11:00am in GR-001 of the Saratoga Building. 

Present: A. Borgerding (Campus Center), K. Cai (SOP), R. Cook (SOM), A. Consoli (Design & Construction), B. Crockett (Campus Lie Operations), M. Drymala (O&M), R. Gilden (SON), M. Hohing (SOL), W. Joyner (Community Engagement), M. Krone (Facilities Operations), Monica Martinez (Staff Senate), T. Morse (Facilities and Operations),  L. Mowbray (Real Estate, Plng & Space Mngt), J. Phillips (SOD), S. Shipp (Facilities Operations), B. Taylor (Facilities and Operations), G. Viola (Facilities Operations) 

Committee Reports 

Transportation and Teleworking: Tony Green, Chair – No Report 

Education and Awareness:  Alex Likowski, Chair – No Report 

Operations: Vassie Hollamon, Chair – No Report 

Design and Construction: Anthony Consoli, Chair 

Currently, this group is focused on developing an approach to updating the 2011 Climate Action Plan (CAP). Research on what other universities include in their CAP is underway and a help-line will be created. Data is being collected with the goal of developing a draft to provide to the group for input on the narrative as well as the format. UMCP is currently updating its CAP and given that its sustainability program is pretty robust, the CAP is extensive. UMB will review UMCP plan for inspiration and ideas. 

K. Park, in the Office of the Vice President for A&F, currently oversees the Nissan Leaf (electric cars) program. She reports that to date 12 people have made electric car purchases and over 70 people have inquired about the program. This surprisingly popular program may get extended to the end of 2017. 

The Campus Center hosts a green wall and to date there have been significant inquiries around the project such as if a green wall could be installed in other locations on campus. All inquiries will receive a response. 

Included in the design and construction of the 6^th floor of the Lexington Building is a green wall as well as repurposed casework. 

New Business: 

The recycle program experienced some losses and required modification during the construction of a new switching station on Saratoga Street which blocked the entrance to the recycle building. During construction, paper, cardboard and composting were not recycled. However, the program was able to shred documents, recycle scrap metal, electronics, batters, bottles, and cans without interruption. Recycling for paper and cardboard will resume in early October 2017. Composting will resume operations at the end of October 2017. The design of a new recycle building should begin in 2018. There was some discussion on messaging the campus receives regarding the components of the recycle program; that is, a clear and consistent message should be given to the campus. T. Morse agreed to speak with the Office of Communications for ideas on how to get a consistent message to the campus regarding the recycle program along with options on how to recycle once the recycle building is demolished. Also, as a reminder, Pascault Row has no recycling bins due to limited ability to collect and recycle; the goal is to restart the recycle program once construction is finished. 

At a previous meeting, Terry Morse asked the committee to consider the idea of endorsing the efforts of pursuing a legislative change in recycling wording to include the conversion of waste to energy because there is some indications that incineration of wastes could result in production of energy that could be considered recycling. A subcommittee for formed to conduct research on incineration and its impact on the health of the University community and its neighbors before a decision to pursue wording changes was moved forward. Vice President Rhodes is in support of the proposed changes; however, discussions on the issue lead to the larger questions of:

• How the change could impact the health of those who currently live in the neighborhood of the recycling plant?
• What are other cities doing? How do they address concerns of its neighbors?
• Is the incineration of certain products viewed as possible renewable energy sources?
• Would this change impact childhood asthma which is the #1 health concern in West Baltimore? 

So far, the subcommittee has met twice with a goal having an early draft of results to the Committee in November or December. 

Smoking on campus keeps coming up. Given that the University is surrounded by streets and sidewalks that belong to the City of Baltimore, it is difficult to police the issue. Vice President Rhodes is forming a smoking committee to develop a resolution to this concern and is seeking volunteers to serve on the committee. The following people have agreed to be part of the committee: Steve Shipp, Robin Gilden, Bill Crockett (and someone from Campus Life), Justin Graves will send a name to represent UMMC, and someone from VAMC. These names have been forward to Vice President Rhodes for consideration and inclusion on her committee. 

The Committee was asked to review information from the Baltimore Greenway Trails Network of Baltimore City who has reached out to the Office of Community Engagement seeking help in getting an endorsement from the University of Maryland. Dr. Perman’s position on the endorsement is that he will agree to what the Sustainability Committee suggests. After some additional discussion, given that there is no cost associated with support of the program and there is a trail within a mile of the University, the Committee unanimously agreed to endorse the program. Bill Joyner, in the Office of Community Engagement, will take the endorsement forward. 

The City’s Bike Share program has been suspended to allow time to redesign locks and bikes to minimize theft and encourage usage. No timeline on when the program will resume has been communicated to date. 

The Campus Center’s portable green wall will be relocated to another space. The SON volunteered to have it moved to the SON building. A. Consoli will follow-up on this request. 

The Carter Center parking lot, which is a UMMC-funded project, is tentatively scheduled to open early December 2017. Arch Street will have a pedestrian walkway and greenery. The Lexington and Fayette Street corridors are for pedestrian traffic only with the exception of emergency vehicles. In terms of sustainability, steel and concrete from the demolition of the Carter Center building was recycled. 

After some student concerns were raised regarding rationale for lights remaining on in SOM buildings, a student from the SOM will be joining the Sustainability Committee. 

There was some discussion regarding reviving the campaign to get rid of individual trashcans and move toward using trashcans located in community spaces such as in lunch rooms. T. Morse will speak with the Office of Communications to discuss reviving this campaign. 

The next meeting will be held on November 1, 2017 at 11:00am in GR-001 of the Saratoga Building. 

Notes Revised 11/8/17

Present: A. Borgerding (Campus Center), K. Cai (SOP), R. Cook (SOM), A. Consoli (Design & Construction), J. Courneya (Academic Affairs), B. Crockett (Campus Lie Operations), P. Crowe (SOP), S. Deck (EHS0, M. Drymala (O&M), R. Gilden (SON), J. Graves (UMMC), T. Green (Parking), A. Hall (Staff Senate), J. Hopkins (Strategic Sourcing), W. Joyner (Community Engagement), A. Likowski (Communications), T. Morse (Facilities and Operations),  L. Mowbray (Real Estate, Plng & Space Mngt), J. Phillips (SOD), B. Taylor (Facilities and Operations), G. Viola (F&O) 

Committee Reports 

Transportation and Teleworking: Tony Green, Chair 

The charging station upgrades (15 of 16) have been completed which now features continuous charging for 3-4 hours and has 240 amp plugs on each unit. The program currently has 16 units and there is an upgrade of some of the machines every fiscal year. 

The UM Shuttle is up and running. No comparison ridership data is available yet; however, some information will be available at the next meeting. Following recent survey results, shuttle service times were adjusted with the goal of getting people on campus 10 minutes before each hour and to leave campus 5-10 minutes after each hour during rush hour. 

The Parking Office has embarked on a major effort to study all parking and transportation processes and services. A consultant will be hired to analyze how the shuttle and garages are managed, parking pricing structures, and the electric vehicle program. The committee will be kept informed of the process. 

Education and Awareness:  Alex Likowski, Chair 

The Green Office program meeting is scheduled for September 14, 2017. The Leaf program, designed to encourage people to purchase electric cars, has been initiated. Any information for publication should be submitted to Alex Likowski. 

Operations: Vassie Hollamon, Chair – No Report 

Design and Construction: Anthony Consoli, Chair 

The University has become a member of the Maryland Green Registry (www. http://mde.maryland.gov/MarylandGreen/Pages/Home.aspx). Information about the University’s sustainability efforts is currently being updated and will be posted directly to the website. The Resiliency Subcommittee has been meeting over the past 1 ½ years and is in the process of updating the campus’ 2011 Climate Action Plan. The group is also looking at several special energy conservation projects to try to reduce consumption at some research buildings; 108 N. Green is the first building that will be reviewed. 

New Business: 

Farmers Market for 2017 will operate every Tuesday from 10am – 2pm on May 16, 2017 until just before Thanksgiving. A four week holiday Farmer’s Market is being explored. 

Due to construction, portions of the recycle program have been halted. Paper and cardboard recycling may be restarted by the end of September. With the construction of the new switching station, the current recycle building will be demolished which will ultimately impact paper, cardboard, and composting; these items are being hauled away currently. Bottles, cans, and scrap metal will continue to be recycled. 

Terry Morse asked the committee to consider the idea of endorsing the efforts of pursuing a legislative change in recycling wording to include the conversion of waste to energy because there is some indications that incineration of wastes could result in production of energy that could be considered recycling. Terry Morse reported that after conversations with Vice President Rhodes, she is in support of the proposed changes. In addition, Veolia, the campus’ steam provider, is also interested in partnering with the University in support of this effort. Several members of the Sustainability Committee voiced some concerns about this possible wording change that include:

• What is the impact on the health of those who currently live in the neighborhood of the recycling plant?
• What is currently being done in other cities? How do they address concerns of its neighbors?
• Incineration of certain products are not seen as a renewable energy source.
• The process goes against the campus climate change goals.
• Childhood asthma is the #1 health concern in West Baltimore and this change would impact the neighborhood. 

On the positive side, costs are higher to recycle then to incinerate paper, cardboard, animal bedding and adding additional items would not add to the emissions/carbon footprint, and the campus may be able to purchase carbon credits.  To make an informed decision, a subcommittee consisting of Luke Mowbray, Anna Borgerding, Mark Drymala, and Jean-Paul Courneya was formed to research data on how energy waste conversion could impact the environment. The group will provide an outline of its plans to conduct research at the next meeting. This issue will continue to be explored. 

Smoking on campus keeps coming up. Given that the University is surrounded by streets and sidewalks that belong to the City of Baltimore, it is difficult to police the issue. Vice President Rhodes is forming a smoking committee to develop a resolution to this concern and is seeking volunteers to serve on the committee. The following people have agreed to be part of the committee: Steve Shipp, Robin Gilden, Bill Crockett (and someone from Campus Life), Justin Graves will send a name to represent UMMC, and someone from VAMC.

Representatives from the Baltimore Greenway Trails Network of Baltimore City reached out to the Office of Community Engagement seeking help in getting an endorsement from the University of Maryland to agree to become part of this network. William Joyner presented the information to the Sustainability Committee for consideration. The Network is asking that the University join this effort by adding UMB to the list of endorsements; there are no costs associated with being a part of this network. Information about the program will be distributed to the committee for review and the issue will be discussed again at the October meeting before a decision will be made. 

The current Bike Share station at UMB has been struck by an MTA bus; therefore, the City is looking to move the station. Logistics are being reviewed. 

Design and Construction will be moving to the 6^th floor of the 620 W. Lexington Street building. This new space will be used as testing ground for new products and approaches to design such as heating, cooling, lighting, and flooring. Terry Morse asked that if anyone has a product that they would like to see tested in this new space, to let him know. 

The next meeting will be held on October 4, 2017 at 11:00am in GR-001 of the Saratoga Building. 

Present: A. Borgerding (Campus Center), R. Cook (SOM), A. Consoli (Design & Construction), B. Cockett (Campus Lie Operations), M. Drymala (O&M), Chris Evans (SON), T. Green (Parking), A. Hall (Staff Senate), M. Hohing (SOL), V. Hollamon (O&M), M. Koka (Faculty Senate), A. Likowski (Communications), T. Morse (Facilities and Operations),  L. Mowbray (Real Estate, Plng & Space Mngt), G. Severance (SSW), S. Shipp (O&M), B. Taylor (Facilities and Operations), G. Viola (O&M) 

The February 2017 BTU/sf/building numbers were distributed to the group. February was reported as the warmest on record (from the past 11 years of reporting trends) which resulted in less team consumption and less electricity consumption but more cooling days. When cooling is provided, heating consumption actually goes up also. Mike Krone reported that there is some metering of energy intensive equipment across the campus and that O&M is looking at where meters are (electric/steam/cooling), where there is no metering, and then will seek to develop a program to meter appropriately in a 2-step manner. Step 1 includes identifying problematic meters and where meters could be located for maximum results. Step 2 includes developing a comprehensive metering program. At the June 7, 2017 meeting, Mike Krone will present information to explain the numbers and significance of the BTU report. 

Committee Reports 

Transportation and Teleworking: Tony Green, Chair 

Three new EV units will be installed. This new 4000 series will allow for continues charging for 3-4 hours and has 240 amp lungs on each unit. The program currently has 16 units and there is an upgrade of some of the machines every fiscal year. A focus group of EV users will be conducted with the goal of fine-tuning the program which has a 90% user rate for the 16 units. 

Education and Awareness:  Alex Likowski, Chair 

Any information for publication should be submitted to Alex Likowski. Of note, the community Festival was very successful. Despite the rainy day, the turn-out was good. 

Operations: Vassie Hollamon, Chair 

The recycle program continues to operate despite the need to relocate the program during construction. The group continues to explore opportunities to redefine and enhance the current recycling program with the goal of ensuring that the campus is adequately educated about the positives of recycling. 

Approximately 100 LED Polson street lamp heads is being delivered to the campus for the replacement of current street lamps. The new lamp heads will provide brighter lighting and low maintenance. 

Design and Construction: Anthony Consoli, Chair 

The group is working to present the campus as an organism and to review strategically how best to reduce the environmental impact; landscaping is being approached holistically. Areas surrounding Pascault Row have been converted from hardscape to landscape. The green wall display will remain at the Campus Center until approximately July 2017. 

New Business: 

Joe’s Bike Rack for bike maintenance was on campus during Earth Week and the event was very successful. 

Farmers Market for 2017 will operate every Tuesday from 10am – 2pm on May 16, 2017 until just before Thanksgiving. The go green website will be updated to reflect this event. 

The next meeting will be held on June 7, 2017 at 11:00am in GR-001 of the Saratoga Building. 

Present: A. Borgerding (Campus Center), R. Cook (SOM), C. Chandler (SGA), S. Deck (EHS), M. Drymala (O&M), R. Gilden (SON), A. Hall (Staff Senate), M. Hohing (SOL), V. Hollamon (O&M), J. Hopkins (Strategic Sourcing), M. Krone (O&M), A. Likowski (Communications), T. Morse (Facilities and Operations),  L. Mowbray (Real Estate, Plng & Space Mngt), S. Shipp (O&M), B. Taylor (Facilities and Operations), G. Viola (O&M) 

The November 2017 BTU/sf/building numbers were distributed to the group. Mike Krone reported that there is a high correlation between weather and usage. Due to a milder January, there was a large increase in cooling. He also reported that new equipment results in higher efficiency. Currently, there is a long-term initiative to accurately meter energy consumption and to track usage per building. HSF 3 will establish new standards for heating/cooling efficiency. 

Alex Likowski has agreed to chair the Education and Awareness committee and will report information as is available. 

Earth Week is April 17 – 24, 2017; Earth Day is April 22, 2017. SON will host Joe’s Bike Shop on 4/19 from 11am – 2pm in the SON Courtyard. The event is open to the entire campus as well as UMMC. A community festival will be held on 4/22 from 11am – 2pm in the Bio Park. Nancy Gordon is chairing the event.  

Committee Reports 

Transportation and Teleworking: Tony Green, Chair – No Report 

Education and Awareness:  Chair Vacant, No Report 

Operations: Vassie Hollamon, Chair 

The recycle program has been impacted by the new generator plant construction. Some parts of the program will be suspended until a resolution has been determined or until the lot is reopened. Confidential documents are still being handled along with bottles and cans. The bigger concern is what will happen to the program when the facility is closed for the next two years; how to manage the recycle program during this down time is currently being discussed. 

Design and Construction: Anthony Consoli, Chair – No Report 

New Business: 

Luke Mowbray reported that four bike racks have been delivered to the campus; they will be installed at the SOL, the SOM, the Campus Center, and the back of the HS/HSL. Old bike racks will be recycled. HSF 3 will have 22 bike racks. 

The SOP student-led ecoUMB group met and developed several goals: an updated recycle bin for SOP (the 3-unit type); partner with SOP to recycle hazardous materials like nail polish; the installation of water-fill stations in every building; environmental facts added to stalls in all bathrooms; developing a composting system with the Campus Center’s help (they will meet with V. Hollamon and M. Drymala to discuss logistics). 

Robin Gilden noted that the SON held an opening day barbeque at the SON courtyard and there were no recycling bins available. She asked if there was a process to ensure trash cans and recycle bins are available during big events. It was noted that a formal request must be submitted to Work Control (67570) for special equipment. 

The recycle numbers for 2017 was 27% which was the same as 2016. During 2014 and 2015 there was a 5% drop in rates. 

To increase efficiency, the Parking Office has instituted new changes for parking access for students and pay daily parkers. In addition, vouchers will no longer be issued; respective departments will be required to pay for patient parking. These changes will reduce paper, ink, and maintenance of machines. 

Tom Fahey, SON, will be retiring as of May 31, 2017. His replacement, Chris Evans, will officially start on 6/1/2017. 

The next meeting will be held on May 3, 2017 at 11:00am in GR-001 of the Saratoga Building. 

January BTU/SF

UMB Resilience Report to  Second Nature                                       2/1/17

First Annual Evaluation of Progress                                     for  UMB leadership review

Guided by the Campus Sustainability Committee and its Resilience Subgroup, over the past year UMB has achieved the following progress relative to developing a Climate Action Plan to increase Resilience (CAP-R) for our campus and the nearby surrounding communities. These points utilize the enumeration of the Second Nature Resilience Component of.the Climate Leadership Commitment:

• la. Internal Structure- UM B's Resilience Subgroup was formed in January of 2016 and has met monthly towards  moving these efforts forward.
• lb. Campus Community Task Force-.Representatives of UMB's Office of Community Engagement  (OCE) and School of  Nursing (SON) have engaged five groups including  Baltimore·City to ensure alignment of UMB's CAP-R with their own related initiatives towards facilitating joint actions. See attached first annual evaluation of  progress.

• le. Campus Community Resilience Assessment- UMB's Resilience Subgroup has defined what resilience means to our campus and outlined four strategies to address this: Flooding and Hurrica_ne Preparedness, Redundancy Planning, Mitigate the Urban Heat Island effect and· defining a Community Resiliency Leadership Network. For these four strategies, we have outlined related objectives and policies. These are captured in the attached spreadsheetwhich includes current completion and  related metrics.
• ld. Climate Action Plan for Resilience (CAl'-R)- UMB's CAl'-R is being developed currently· towards a January 2018 projected completion. See above item le  for  progress to date. Additional related details are being addressed ov·er the next year towards expanding the depth of this item.
• 2a. Annual Progress Evaluation- This document represents UM B's first annual evaluation of progress  relative to  developing our CAP-R.
• 2b. Report to Second Nature- UMB's CAP-Rand this annual evaluation o{progress will be posted to Second Nature's reporting system once approved  by UMB Leadership.

This report including attachments are respectfully submitted by UMB's Resilience Subgroup: 

Anthony Consoli*, Steve Deck, Mark Drymala, Robyn Gilden, Bill Joyner & Luke  Mowbray

*Serves as Chair; contact at aconsoli@umarvland.edu if any questions.  

Attachments: 

• "A" - UMB Resilience definition & strategies
• "B" - UMB Resilience progress matrix
• "C" - UMB Resilience Community Engagement Summary & report

Campus Sustainability Committee Members
Updated  1/30/2017

Committee Chair
Terence Morse, MS
Interim Associate Vice President, Facilities and Operations
Office of  Administration and Finance 

Education and Awareness Sub-Committee Chair (Vacant)

Parking and Transportation Sub-Committee Chair
Tony Green
Manager, Transportation Demand Management and Customer Service
Office of Parking and Transportation Services

Operations Sub-Committee Chair
Vassie Hollamon, MS
Associate Director, Operations and Maintenance and General Services
Office of Administration and Finance

Design and Construction Sub-Committee Chair
Anthony Consoli
A/E Design Project Manager
Office of Administration and Finance

Clare Banks, MFA
Editor
Office of Communications and Public Affairs

Rob Cook
Executive Director, Facilities and Operations
School of Medicine

Courtney Chandler
Graduate Student Association

Bill Crockett, MS, RCRSP
Executive Director, Campus Life Operations
and SMC Campus Center

Steven Deck, DM, MBA
Director, Environmental Health and Safety
Office of  Administration and Finance

UMB Building Reports and Resiliency Strategies Matrix

Present: C. Chandler (USGA), A. Consoli (D&C), B. Crockett (Academic Affairs), S. Deck (EHS), T. Green (PTS), R. Gilden (SON), M. Hohing (SOL), V. Hollamon (O&M), M. Krone (D&C), T. Morse (D&C), L. Mowbray (Capital Budget & Plng), B. Taylor (Facilities and Operations), G. Viola (O&M)

The September BTU/sf/building numbers were distributed to the group; total heating degree days were slightly up from last year by 6%. September 2016 was the hottest September in the last 10 years.

The Center for Interior Health has reached out to the University because they are interested in rating the amount of toxins in interior furniture on the campus. Bob Rowan will explore this issue further, especially given that the campus is bound to purchase the majority of its furniture through MCE.

The Bike Share is up and running. The BioPark site is heavily used. The University has been able to implement the use of a card reader to help with ease of use. The City conducts regular check-ins on each of the bike share sites to ensure that bikes are available.

Committee Reports

Transportation and Teleworking: Tony Green, Chair

One of the shuttle buses will need to be relocated because its current location will be lost due to the Carter Center construction. Green is working with the City to get designated space on Pearl Street near the Administration lot. Data will be provided at the January meeting that will contain actual ridership numbers.

Effective January 11, 2017, a kiosk will be installed in the Campus Center lobby to allow faculty, staff, and students to get information on modes of transportation available. The kiosk will have a 42-inch touch-screen television for ease of access.

Education and Awareness:  Chair Vacant, No Report

Operations: Vassie Hollamon, Chair

O&M is working with Anthony Consoli to recycle plants on campus. Pascault Row plants have been transplanted to several locations on campus.

Dean Kirschling has agreed to eliminate all trash cans in all offices within the School of Nursing. Recycle containers will remain. Trash cans will be available in central locations throughout the School. MIEMS has already made the transition away from individual trash cans. EHS has volunteered to have its trash cans removed.

Design and Construction: Anthony Consoli, Chair

An unexpected bonus to attending the recent Baltimore City sustainability efforts meeting was to obtain contracts and information on how to replace missing trees on the campus. To date, seven trees have been replaced. Anthony Consoli has requested to be contacted if anyone notices missing trees throughout the campus. Also of note is that trees are planted in the spring and in the fall.

A meeting was held with Thermo reps regarding -80 degree freezers to discuss new technology. A meeting will be scheduled with Procurement to discuss options.

The Resiliency Group is looking at different efforts for resiliency and the campus carbon commitment. One area of focus is information technology and possible redundancy planning. Currently, deficits have been identified. Next steps include developing goals; specific groups will be invited into the discussion to move the efforts forward.

New Business:

M. Hohing reported that the Law School will be moving out of the Grand Garage and into the SOL building over the next few weeks.

B. Crockett reported that Mark Drymala, recycle coordinator, is working with the Campus Center to develop new trash collection options.

A group of SGA students have formed a sustainability group and held its first meeting last week. About 15 students attended the meeting. Areas of concentration for this group will be the installation/updating of water refilling stations across campus as well as hosting more student events surrounding sustainability. The School of Nursing (R. Gilden) has offered to partner with the SGA for support.

The campus hosted three finalists to present art sculptors that, if selected, will be displayed at the SW corner of HSF 3 (Baltimore and Pine). Posters from the artists will be made available by contacting Anthony Consoli (aconsoli@umaryland.edu). This even marks the first time the campus has considered the display of public art and only the second time the State of Maryland has undergone this process.

Increasing the canopy on campus is part of the resiliency plan where the goal is to increase the number and size of tree pits on campus. Some standards on the size of tree pits will need to be developed to ensure consistency.

The smoking area located by the Walter P. Carter Center has been offered to the BioPark who are now part to the University’s no-smoking program.

The next meeting will be held on January 4, 2017 at 11:00am in GR-001 of the Saratoga Building. 

UMB Resiliency Strategies Matrix

Present: C. Chandler (USGA), A. Consoli (D&C), S. Deck (EHS), M. Donnenberg (SOM), M. Drymala (O&M), T. Green (PTS), T. Fahey (SON), R. Gilden (SON), A. Hall (PTS), M. Hohing (SOL), M. Krone (D&C), L. Mowbray (Capital Budget & Plng), G. Severance (SSW), S. Shipp (O&M), B. Taylor (Facilities and Operations), G. Viola (O&M)

The June BTU/sf/building numbers were distributed to the group; total heating degree days were down from last year.

Courtney Chandler, from the USGA, has joined the Sustainability Committee. Michael Donnenberg will be leaving the University in October. He has agreed to solicit interest from members of the Faculty Senate to replace him on the Sustainability Committee.

The Baltimore City sustainability plan review meeting is scheduled for 9/16/2016 at 10:00am at the Johns Hopkins University Homewood campus. Any member can attend. An email will be sent out regarding the meeting for additional information.

The campus will not move forward with the renewable PPA project. Only one solicitation was received and that one solicitation did not meet the required specifications. If the market changes, a future opportunity may be generated.

Committee Reports

Transportation and Teleworking: Tony Green, Chair

The new Canton shuttle service is being well utilized. Between the months of June and July, ridership was counted as 1098 riders; 833 UMB staff and 265 students. An updated ridership number will be provided at the October meeting. A new passenger count system is being installed that will provide real time ridership numbers. Vice President Rhodes will discuss with Leonard Taylor contributions to be made by UMMC for its participation in the shuttle service.

L. Mowbray and T. Green are working with the MTA bike-share stations program. A vendor has been selected to work with the Hospital’s electrical design on the southwest corner of Green and Baltimore Streets.

Bike cage registrants are up to 45 participants.

Education and Awareness:  R. Rowan for Sarah Reback, Chair

The go-green website is being marketed to the campus with a focus on green office tips. This committee is seeking tips that can be posted in the Elm and on the Go Green website. Please contact S. Reback.

Operations: Vassie Hollamon, Chair

Mark Drymala met with students during orientations to discuss campus sustainability. A location is still being sought for the composing program on campus.

Design and Construction: Anthony Consoli, Chair

In promoting the use of high energy usage appliances, the group has found researchers at other universities who are metering appliances and conducting their own analysis. Annual savings have been estimated to equal 4000Kw/H or a payback of between five and six years. The group is also looking at how to initiate internal rebates as incentives to give back to researchers.

Analysis has been completed on ceramic films on the BRB. This information will be forwarded to BGE to prove that there is real savings in using the films. Analysis will next occur at the SOL.

A green wall presentation is scheduled for Monday in the Saratoga Building lower level conference room at noon.

Towson University utilizes an energy dashboard system application. This group is currently reviewing the costs and advantages of the University initiating a similar app as it could make people more aware of energy usage across campus.

This group is moving forward with its resiliency efforts. General strategies have been created; the next step is to develop metrics.

The next initiative will be to look at water expenses. Currently the campus pays approximately $3M/year with a 10% increase every year over the past three years by Baltimore City. The goal is to determine where the campus can conserve usage.

New Business:

Currently the City is experiencing a 30” water main break at the corner of Lombard and Greene Streets that is empting in the campus via manholes and causing flooding in the Campus Center. A contract has been signed by the City to fix the problem; however, a timeline for completion is unclear. According to the director of BPW, the city has over 1500 miles of water mains in the city and about three miles per year is replaced. In addition, the Mulberry Street problem is causing sanitary issues on Pine Street. According to BPW, a temporary server connection may be completed in a month.

The Office of Community Engagement held a volunteer day at Pop Farm in Poppelton where the field was cleared and vegetables and flowers were planted. Community Engagement encourages the campus community to check with them regarding other volunteer opportunities.

The next meeting will be held on October 5, 2016 at 11:00am in GR-001 of the Saratoga Building.

Present: A. Consoli (D&C), R. Cook (SOM), M. Donnenberg (SOM), M. Drymala (O&M), T. Green (PTS), J. Graves (UMMC), A. Hall (PTS), B. Joyner (Community Engagement), M. Krone (D&C), L. Mowbray (Capital Budget & Plng), R. Rowan (Facilities and Operations), S. Shipp (O&M), B. Taylor (Facilities and Operations), G. Viola (O&M)

The April and May BTU/sf/building numbers were distributed to the group; total heating degree days were down from last year. The utilities budget is $2M below projections for this year. Only one bid was received in response to the PPA RFP.  A meeting with the consultants will be held to discuss the process and next steps.

Bill Joyner, from the Office of Community Engagement, has joined the Sustainability Committee.

Committee Reports

Transportation and Teleworking: Tony Green, Chair

The new Canton shuttle service is being well utilized. Between the months of June and July, ridership was counted as 1098 riders; 833 UMB staff and 265 students. The number of student riders is anticipated to increase significantly when students return for the fall. While students bear the majority of the shuttle’s costs, UMB faculty and staff contribute approximately 20%; the Medical Center does not contribute at this time.

L. Mowbray and T. Green are working with the MTA bike-share stations program. More details will be forthcoming as this program takes shape.

Education and Awareness:  R. Rowan for Sarah Reback, Chair

The go-green website is being marketed to the campus with a focus on green office tips. This committee is seeking tips that can be posted in the Elm and on the Go Green website. Please contact S. Reback. A. Consoli present a list of tips that he is editing for inclusion on the website to ensure that the information is presented in a more compelling way. He has asked that the Sustainability Committee review the list (see attached) for any suggestions/additions so that the information can be submitted to S. Reback.

Operations: Vassie Hollamon, Chair – no report

Design and Construction: Anthony Consoli, Chair

This group is working with the Facilities Master Plan committee’s urban design component; specifically to understand the types of trees the campus has and to develop an inventory of all campus trees.

BGE will not support rebates for ceramic films that would have been installed at BRB because the payback time is considered too short. SOL will be assessed to determine if installing the ceramic films makes financial sense.

A presentation will be held on 9/19/2016 that will outline a system to filter air within buildings. Anyone interested in attending the presentation should contact A. Consoli.

The Resiliency Subcommittee has been meeting for about six months now and are looking at ways to implement its goals and objectives via a community effort. Attached is a summary of initial conclusions for review. Please submit any input to all to the timelines to A. Consoli. Volunteers are needed to help implement strategies.

New Business:

M. Drymala reported that he will be providing information regarding sustainability and the campus recycle program to student during their orientations.

Solutions on the location of a new site for the Recycle Center continues.

L. Mowbray reported that a bike rack at SOD will be installed soon. AHB has a non-standard rack that will be replaced. Bike Share rack will require electrical conduits and it will be installed sometime around the end of October. The likely location is on Baltimore Street between Greene and Arch streets.

MTA has announced new bus routes for this fall that will include dedicated bus lanes on Pratt, Lombard, Fayette, and Baltimore Streets. The Fayette location impacts the shuttle system.

J. Graves announced that prescriptions will now be issued to purchase food and vegetables at the Farmer’s Market.

The next meeting will be held on September 7, 2016 at 11:00am in GR-001 of the Saratoga Building.

Present: A. Consoli (Design and Construction), D. Moore (SOM), M. Donnenberg (SOM), M. Drymala (O&M), R. Gilden (SON), R. Milner (Parking), L. Mowbray (Capital Budget and Planning), R. Rowan (Facilities and Operations), J. Graves (UMMC), A. Hall (Parking), J. Phillips (SOD), M. Krone (D&C), G. Viola (O&M), V. Hollamon (O&M), B. Crockett (Campus Center)

The November BTU/sf/building numbers were distributed to the group which indicated that  degree days were down while the  BTU/sf numbers are up.

Work continues with the PPA consultant; a final draft of an RFP should be available sometime in February 2016 as there might still be market interest. The goal is to have an RFP on the streets sometime in February. Lockheed-Martin recently signed a 30 MW solar deal with Duke Energy.

Committee Reports

Transportation and Teleworking: R. Milner for Tony Green, Chair

No Report.

Education and Awareness: Sarah Reback, Chair

S. Reback had a schedule conflict but reported that she is focusing on finalizing the go-green website content. Plans to advertise the President’s signing of the resiliency commitment are being developed.

Operations: Vassie Hollamon, Chair

V. Hollamon reported that he is working on relocating some of the recycling center components while construction on a generator plant is underway. M. Drymala is trying to finalize the recycling report but is anticipating a recycling rate of about 27% which is up about 5% from last year due in part to our composting program.

Design and Construction: Anthony Consoli, Chair

Work is being done to incorporate LED lighting and carpet recycling into future renovation projects. He also reported that the City has approved bump outs on Fayette Street and Baltimore Streets to facilitate pedestrian crossing and slow down traffic.

He also is working on developing benchmarking information with JHU for energy consumption.

BGE rebates are being pursued for placing films on some of the building’s windows. BRB is probably the first followed by the SOL and MSTF.

There is also work on trying to do life cycle cost analysis on equipment purchases for
HSF III to justify more energy efficient freezers and other equipment.

Public Safety has agreed to assist with keeping the Howard Hall Loading Dock door closed when not in use.

New Business:

Anthony Consoli, who agreed to chair the resiliency planning group, reported that there needs to be a second meeting scheduled.

A. Hall reported that a trial with seven riders is being planned for April with the MARC trains and pretax passes.

J. Graves reported that they are working with R. Gilden on legislation restricting animal antibiotic use. The UMMS is also signing a pledge to reduce BTU/GSF by 29% by 2023.

R. Milner reported on a pilot program at the Pearl Garage to use electronic payments with a one card or debit card for part time faculty.

L. Mowbray reported that there is a sustainability component to the Facilities Master Plan which has just started.

The next meeting will be held on March 2, 2016 at 11:00am in GR-001 of the Saratoga Building.

Present: A. Consoli (Design and Construction), R. Cook (SOM), M. Donnenberg (SOM), M. Drymala (O&M), T. Fahey (SON), T. Green (Parking), M. Hohing (SOL), L. Mowbray (Capital Budget and Planning), R. Rowan (Facilities and Operations), S. Shipp (O&M), B. Taylor (Facilities and Operations)

President Perman has signed the three revised Climate Commitments. The information will be included in the Elm and on the sustainability website.

The October BTU/sf/building numbers were distributed to the group which indicated that cooling degree days were down while the heating degree days were up significantly. The BTU/sf numbers ae down from the previous two years. The November and December numbers are expected to be good.

Work continues with the PPA consultant; a final draft of an RFP should be available sometime in January 2016 as there might still be market interest. The goal is to have an RFP on the streets sometime in February.

Committee Reports

Transportation and Teleworking: Tony Green, Chair

Work continues in developing the new Canton UMB shuttle. A meeting with Councilman Kraft regarding his constituency areas and routes still needs to be held prior to roll-out. Also, a meeting has been scheduled with Senator Ferguson which will be followed by a community association meeting. A meeting has been held with students to discuss an increase in fees to offset the cost of the shuttle system that will include the Canton route.

Ride Shark is the new ride share vendor; the new information will be communicated to the campus within the next few weeks.

Education and Awareness: Sarah Reback, Chair

The go-green website content is currently being updated. Plans to advertise the President’s signing of the resiliency commitment are being developed.

Operations: Vassie Hollamon, Chair

Continued efforts to capture recycling credits will move forward. Three vacancies have slowed the process to install LED lights across the campus.

Design and Construction: Anthony Consoli, Chair

Adjustments have been made to all ADA doors to improve efficiency. Signage is being developed that will address and encourage minimum use of the ADA doors.

The steam condensate plans for the Campus Center indicated a longer payback than originally anticipated; six to eight years is not feasible.  Research will continue for ways to use/reuse steam when working on new projects.  MSTF may be a good candidate to process steam condensate as it is time to replace the MSTF system.

BGE rebates are being pursued for placing films on some of the building’s windows. SOL has requested pricing/payback analysis on the films for some of its windows.

New Business:

Anthony Consoli, who agreed to chair the resiliency planning group, met with V. Hollamon, L. Mowbray, P. Crowe, R. Gilden, and J. Doggett to create a plan of action. The group has started conducting research on FEMA, other USM schools, and urban universities for information on what plans these entities have already made. Also, as the group moves forward, a determination on what resilience means for the University of Maryland as well as what to focus on within the plan will need to be made.

A question was raised about offering Marc train discounts to the campus. A few years ago, the Parking Office tried to implement a program for Marc train users; however, not enough people showed interest in joining a program so the idea was tabled. In order for the program to be successful, as it is a time-consuming and cumbersome process, there would have to be at least 20 participants. Schools are encouraged to poll staff to determine an interest and if so, the Parking office will again consider the development of a pre-tax option for Marc train riders.

The 2015 recycle numbers are being finalized and should be available at the February meeting.

The Howard Hall/HSF 1/SON loading dock doors are constantly open. A request was made to determine a way to keep them closed until they need to be opened.

Data collection is underway for the Master Plan. Bike rack issues are part of the plan. HSF 3 will install over 40 bike racks. The plan will be looking at deficits to the infrastructure across the campus. Anyone with input about bike racks can submit the information to L. Mowbray at lmowbray@umaryland.edu.

The next meeting will be held on February 3, 2016 at 11:00am in GR-001 of the Saratoga Building.