| Overall Rating | Reporter - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | |
| Liaison | Mark Bremer |
| Submission Date | April 6, 2016 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
State University of New York Polytechnic Institute
AC-8: Campus as a Living Laboratory
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
Reporter |
Mark
Bremer Lecturer & Green Team Chair Arts & Sciences |
Is the institution utilizing the campus as a living laboratory for multidisciplinary student learning and applied research in the following areas?:
| Yes or No | |
| Air & Climate | Yes |
| Buildings | Yes |
| Dining Services/Food | No |
| Energy | No |
| Grounds | No |
| Purchasing | No |
| Transportation | No |
| Waste | No |
| Water | Yes |
| Coordination, Planning & Governance | No |
| Diversity & Affordability | No |
| Health, Wellbeing & Work | No |
| Investment | No |
| Public Engagement | Yes |
| Other | No |
A brief description of how the institution is using the campus as a living laboratory for Air & Climate and the positive outcomes associated with the work:
Students in Prof. Xinchao Wei's MST 682 Environmental Sustainability course (Fall 2011) completed an inventory of the campus greenhouse gas emissions and made future emissions predictions using the clean-air-cool-planet spreadsheet tool. They presented their final report to the university administration.
A brief description of how the institution is using the campus as a living laboratory for Buildings and the positive outcomes associated with the work:
Regular tours conducted by the Admissions Office share information about the green features of the LEED buildings on campus. Facts about our LEED buildings' features and performance were incorporated in a document shared with the Admissions Office. In addition, special LEED Building Showcase tours were conducted during Wildcat Alumni Weekend in September 2012 and 2013.
A brief description of how the institution is using the campus as a living laboratory for Dining Services/Food and the positive outcomes associated with the work:
A brief description of how the institution is using the campus as a living laboratory for Energy and the positive outcomes associated with the work:
A brief description of how the institution is using the campus as a living laboratory for Grounds and the positive outcomes associated with the work:
A brief description of how the institution is using the campus as a living laboratory for Purchasing and the positive outcomes associated with the work:
A brief description of how the institution is using the campus as a living laboratory for Transportation and the positive outcomes associated with the work:
A brief description of how the institution is using the campus as a living laboratory for Waste and the positive outcomes associated with the work:
A brief description of how the institution is using the campus as a living laboratory for Water and the positive outcomes associated with the work:
Students in Prof. Jayne Baran's Wastewater Class (Fall 2013) designed and presented findings of an on-campus wastewater treatment system.
A brief description of how the institution is using the campus as a living laboratory for Coordination, Planning & Governance and the positive outcomes associated with the work:
A brief description of how the institution is using the campus as a living laboratory for Diversity & Affordability and the positive outcomes associated with the work:
A brief description of how the institution is using the campus as a living laboratory for Health, Wellbeing & Work and the positive outcomes associated with the work:
A brief description of how the institution is using the campus as a living laboratory for Investment and the positive outcomes associated with the work:
A brief description of how the institution is using the campus as a living laboratory for Public Engagement and the positive outcomes associated with the work:
Students took part the Innovation Challenge workshop “Harnessing the DIY spirit to build community, economic, and cultural sustainability in the Mohawk Valley” (Fall 2014).
A brief description of how the institution is using the campus as a living laboratory in Other areas and the positive outcomes associated with the work:
The website URL where information about the institution’s campus as a living laboratory program or projects is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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