CUNY Master Plan 2012-2016

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THE CUNY MASTER PLAN 2012-2016 CUNY, a broad program composed of three key pillars: the CUNY Sustainability Project, citywide Sustainable Energy projects, and CUNY SustainableWorks. CUNY Sustainability Project In June 2007, Chancellor Goldstein accepted Mayor Bloomberg’s PlaNYC “30 in 10” University Challenge to reduce carbon emissions on its campuses by 30 percent by 2017. The CUNY Sustainability Project was established to respond to this challenge and a core team formed to help each campus create a 10-year sustainability plan. As part of this project, CUNY colleges also responded to New York State Executive Order Number 4 calling for state agencies to green their procurement management, enhance recycling and waste management, and develop a sustainability plan. This project seeks to integrate sustainable practices into CUNY’s operations, curriculum, and research and by partnering with civic and business leaders, to establish CUNY as a leader in areas that fall under the rubric of sustainability. The campus plans identified over 800 actions to implement by 2017. At the end of 2011, CUNY had already reduced its emissions by 19 percent, more than halfway to its goal of 30 percent. PlaNYC, through the Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS), reserved $30 million dollars for CUNY infrastructure projects, with a $30 million dollar match from New York State, to be distributed by 2017. As of December 2011, $19,293,000 had been allocated for projects, including funds for energy audits at the community colleges. Many degree programs now include sustainability components, and more than 100 continuing education classes cover various sustainability topics. Through the Green Energy Training program at the Center for Sustainable Energy at Bronx Community College, hundreds of students have been trained in solar system design and installation, home energy auditing, and geothermal technologies. Solar teaching labs at Bronx and LaGuardia Community Colleges and Medgar Evers College will ensure that CUNY can meet the demand for green jobs and that clean technology is being piloted at the campuses. Looking toward 2017, all new CUNY construction projects will continue to seek LEED Silver certification or higher. The rooftops of most of CUNY’s buildings have been assessed for their potential to host solar power, with a dozen put forward as potential sites. Further, two large solar installations at LaGuardia and Borough of Manhattan Community Colleges, when completed, will further increase the use of renewable energy at CUNY. By 2013, all campuses will have had a full energy audit, providing the colleges with the documentation needed to secure additional funding for projects that will reduce emissions. Sustainable Energy In 2007, Sustainable CUNY was named the lead of the U.S. Department of Energy Solar America City Partnership for New York City. Partnering with the NYC Economic Development Corporation, the Mayor’s Office of Long-Term Planning and Sustainability, Con Edison, and others, Sustainable CUNY is working to strengthen and enable the solar market by addressing the barriers to using solar energy, and expanding workforce and economic development initiatives. 86
MISSION PART FOUR In June 2011 Sustainable CUNY launched the NYC Solar Map, the largest LiDAR-based map in the world. The map was built at Hunter College’s Center for the Analysis and Research of Spatial Information by faculty and graduate students with support from the High Performance Computing Center at the College of Staten Island. The map is an interactive online tool that displays the solar potential (along with the costs, incentives, and payback period) for every one of the one million buildings in New York City. It is a key foundation for a new energy infrastructure for the city and is being used as a platform for the development and placement of other clean technologies. In addition, the development of a pilot in 2012 for an online permitting tracking portal will be the first time that utilities, as well as city and state agencies, have collaborated to create a streamlined energy infrastructure process in the city, establishing a new level of cooperation. CUNY also will implement a powerful suite of solar tools that includes the distribution of data acquisition systems for solar arrays that display real time information to the owner and the utility, and a NYC Solar Guide to provide clarity on permitting processes. Sustainable CUNY is currently taking applications from the various solar installers who are interested in adding the data acquisition systems to their customer’s solar arrays, with installation likely beginning in late spring of 2012. Solar Map of a Portion of Manhattan In late 2011, Sustainable CUNY won a third grant on behalf of NYC from the U.S. Department of Energy as part of the national SunShot Initiative. Thirty organizations collaborated with CUNY on its “SunShot NY” plan, which endeavors to make solar energy more affordable, by 2020, by driving down the administrative costs for installing photovoltaic systems (PV) in the city and eventually in major jurisdictions in New York State. 87
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