Overall Rating Silver
Overall Score 47.61
Liaison Karen Marin-Hines
Submission Date March 3, 2023

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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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. The Campus Sustainability Advisory Committee was developed to provide guidance on sustainability practices and initiatives.


Members of each committee, including affiliations and role:

Energy Committee "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" Campus Sustainability Advisory Committee -Campus Sustainability Officer -Sustainability Program Manager -Athletics Appointee -Housing/Hospitality Appointee -Assistant Vice President for Auxiliary Services -(Two) Student Government Association Appointees -(Two) At Large Professors -Staff Senate Appointee -Faculty Senate Appointee -Procurement Appointee -Operations Appointee -Division of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion appointee


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

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

Name and title of each sustainability officer:
Carey Hewett, Campus Sustainability Officer; Brandon McCoy, Campus Energy Manager; Karen Marin-Hines, Sustainability Program Manager

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 137.44 kbtu/ft2 for FY22.


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

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

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

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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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