Indiana University Bloomington
PAE-2: Strategic Plan

The master plan provides several recommendations grouped under broad sustainable planning principles. This document serves as a strategic plan currently for the entire campus: 1. Adopt environmentally sensitive land use practices. Building on the extraordinary environmental quality of the Bloomington campus, the Campus Master Plan increases the campus area dedicated to quality habitat—woodland, stream, and meadow. 2. Move toward a carbon-neutral campus. The Campus Master Plan realizes the need for diversifying energy sources as well as improving efficiency and moving to a carbon neutral campus. 3. Ensure a range of transportation options. The Campus Master Plan identifies land use changes to consolidate diverse campus uses within easy walking distance and reorganizes some of the critical routes through campus to increase convenience and safety. 4. Plan for innovative sustainable buildings and landscapes. Recommendations include using site vegetative and landscaping features to create beneficial local microclimates which will minimize energy and water usage in campus buildings, and install meters to create a thorough database of existing campus building energy.

The Campus Master Plan recognizes the need for enhanced gathering spaces. At the campus level, there are special use and recreational facilities that act as gathering spaces for the whole campus community, such as the Indiana Memorial Union (IMU), Wells Library, and the Student Recreational Sports Center. These facilities already provide a variety of activities, food service, and social spaces. The next tier of organized social spaces with activity and food options are the dining halls within individual residence buildings, serving the population of that building or residence quad. A middle layer is missing, which can provide social and gathering spaces at the neighborhood level. These neighborhood spaces will create opportunities for residents, students, faculty, researchers, and staff from the neighborhood to cross paths and interact. One suggestion on how to accomplish this feat is to expanded the use of meal points and campus access card discount, supporting local businesses.

The Campus Master Plan lists areas of improvement and their associated costs. One examples includes: A chilled water system for more efficient HVAC processes- $11.2 million. Other suggestions are made to help secure energy costs in an unstable future, such as diversifying energy sources.