Overall Rating Bronze
Overall Score 43.72
Liaison Karen Marin-Hines
Submission Date March 1, 2022

STARS v2.2

Texas Tech University
PA-1: Sustainability Coordination

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.00 / 1.00 Jessica Bunyard
Analyst
BIMAR
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Sustainability committee(s) 

Does the institution have at least one sustainability committee?:
Yes

The charter or mission statement of the committee(s) or a brief description of each committee's purview and activities:
Energy Committee is held by Operations Division Facilities Systems every month to discuss, recommend, review energy and water efficiency measures.

Members of each committee, including affiliations and role:
"o Associate Vice President for Operations
o Managing Director for Engineering Services
o Managing Director for Business Services/Campus Sustainability Officer
o Managing Director for Grounds Maintenance
o Managing Director for Utilities
o Managing Director for Building Maintenance and Construction
o Assistant Managing Director for Utilities
o Unit Manager for Environmental Systems Maintenance (ESM)
o Unit Manager for Facilities Systems
o Unit Manager for Business Office
o Analyst for Facilities Systems
o Senior Tradesperson for Facilities Systems
o Lead Technician for Facilities Systems
o Coordinator for Facilities Systems/Office of Sustainability"

Sustainability office(s) 

Does the institution have at least one sustainability office that includes more than 1 full-time equivalent employee?:
Yes

A brief description of each sustainability office:
Facilities Systems and the Office of Sustainability research, coordinate, recommend, and promote sustainability efforts at Texas Tech University.

Full-time equivalent of people employed in the sustainability office(s):
3

Sustainability officer(s) 

Does the institution have at least one sustainability officer?:
Yes

Name and title of each sustainability officer:
Carey Hewett, Director of Sustainability; Brandon McCoy, Energy Manager; Karen Marin, Sustainability Coordinator

Institution-wide coordination 

Does the institution have a mechanism for broad sustainability coordination for the entire institution?:
Yes

A brief description of the activities and substantive accomplishments of the institution-wide coordinating body or officer during the previous three years:
Description: Facilities Systems has improved the campus EUI from 155.86 kbtu/ft2 for FY16 to 142.8 kbtu/ft2 for FY20.

Optional Fields 

Job description (1st position)

Job title of the sustainability officer position:
Campus Energy Manager, Manager for Facilities Systems

Job description for the sustainability officer position:
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Job description (2nd position) 

Job title of the sustainability officer position (2nd position):
Campus Sustainability Officer, Director for Logistics and Sustainability

Job description for the sustainability officer position (2nd position):
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Job description (3rd position) 

Job title of the sustainability officer position (3rd position):
Sustainability Coordinator

Job description for the sustainability officer position (3rd position):
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Website URL where information about the institution’s sustainability coordination is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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