| Overall Rating | Bronze - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 28.17 |
| Liaison | Suzanne Wood |
| Submission Date | May 26, 2016 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
UMass Chan Medical School
PA-1: Sustainability Coordination
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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1.00 / 1.00 |
Suzanne
Wood Sustainability & Energy Manager Facilities Managment |
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Does the institution have at least one sustainability committee, office, and/or officer that focuses on sustainability broadly and covers the entire institution?:
Yes
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A brief description of the activities and substantive accomplishments of the committee(s), office(s), and/or officer(s) during the previous three years:
The Sustainability Committee has been instrumental in assisting with the Annual Earth Day event. Additionally, the committee has assisted in the launch of new educational signage for the stairwells and new recycling signage.
The sustainability office over the past three years has
- Albert Sherman Center, LEED Gold research facility open
- Power Plant expansion
- Retrofit of existing fume hoods in the LRB and installation of Aircuity system to reduce ventilation in the laboratory
- Deployed recycling infrastructure in the Hospital
- New recycling signage for cafeterias, offices, and clinical area
- Retro-commissioning of the Sherman Center
- IDS fault diagnostics in campus buildings
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Does the institution have at least one sustainability committee?:
Yes
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The charter or mission statement of the committee(s) or a brief description of each committee's purview and activities:
The Medical School's Sustainability Committee started in 2004 to coordinate various sustainability efforts across campus departments and for information sharing and dialog.
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Members of each committee, including affiliations and role (e.g. staff, student, or faculty):
Information Services
Facilities
Dept of Medicine
EH&S
Auxiliary Services
Dept of Plastic Surgery
Finance
UMass Memorial Healthcare Departments
Communications
Dining Services
Planning
Pediatrics
WooCycle - Student Group
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The website URL where information about the sustainability committee(s) is available:
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Does the institution have at least one sustainability office that includes more than 1 full-time equivalent (FTE) employee?:
Yes
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A brief description of each sustainability office:
Sustainability is located within Facilities Management under the direction of the Associate Vice Chancellor of Facilities.
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Full-time equivalent (FTE) of people employed in the sustainability office(s):
1
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The website URL where information about the sustainability office(s) is available:
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Does the institution have at least one sustainability officer?:
Yes
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Name and title of each sustainability officer:
Suzanne Wood, Sustainability & Energy Manager
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A brief description of each sustainability officer position:
The Sustainability & Energy Manager is responsible for the climate action plan, recycling, education and awareness, reporting, energy efficiency project management and facilitiation of the Sustainability Committee.
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The website URL where information about the sustainability officer(s) is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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