| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 67.68 |
| Liaison | Nina Hartwig |
| Submission Date | May 31, 2016 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
OP-2: Outdoor Air Quality
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.00 / 1.00 |
John
Gardner Sustainability Planning & Policy Analyst Office of Sustainability |
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Does the institution have policies and/or guidelines in place to improve outdoor air quality and minimize air pollutant emissions from mobile sources?:
Yes
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A brief description of the policies and/or guidelines to improve outdoor air quality and minimize air pollutant emissions from mobile sources:
UWM utilizes a number of programs to improve outdoor air quality and minimize air pollutant emissions from mobile sources, including: a student bus pass which is included in tuition as part of student segregated fees; discounted rates for Milwaukee's Bublr bikeshare; a shuttle service for students between various campus locales; BOSS, a free van transportation service around the campus neighborhood; Enterprise Car sharing; and Zimride,
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Has the institution completed an inventory of significant air emissions from stationary sources on campus?:
Yes
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A brief description of the methodology(ies) the institution used to complete its air emissions inventory:
UW-Milwaukee uses the Clean Air-Cool Planet Campus Carbon Calculator to complete our campus-wide air emissions inventory. Emissions are also reported quarterly and yearly from our Main Campus heat plant to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Air Management Program.
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Weight of the following categories of air emissions from stationary sources::
| Weight of Emissions | |
| Nitrogen oxides (NOx) | 27.90 Tons |
| Sulfur oxides (SOx) | --- |
| Carbon monoxide (CO) | 18.05 Tons |
| Particulate matter (PM) | --- |
| Ozone (O3) | 0.03 Tons |
| Lead (Pb) | --- |
| Hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) | --- |
| Ozone-depleting compounds (ODCs) | --- |
| Other standard categories of air emissions identified in permits and/or regulations | --- |
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A brief description of the institution’s initiatives to minimize air pollutant emissions from stationary sources, including efforts made during the previous three years:
UW-Milwaukee's extensive Performance Contracting (over 4 million sf of campus space) has had the biggest impact on air pollutant emissions from stationary sources in the last three years. UW-Milwaukee reduced its energy per gsf over 27% between 2008 and 2015, and even though additional square footage was added to the campus, the total energy produced by our heat plant also decreased 12%.
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The website URL where information about the institution’s outdoor air quality policies, guidelines or inventory is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Air Management Program information on our Main Campus heat plant is searchable at: http://dnr.wi.gov/topic/airemissions/historical.html.
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