Generation - Sustainability @ Rice - Rice University

CONTENTS
Acknowledgments ...........................................................................................................................2
Foreword ...........................................................................................................................................4
Overview ...........................................................................................................................................6
I. Student Leadership in Campus Climate Action........................................................................8
II. Students in Action on Campus ................................................................................................13
RENEWABLE ENERGY.......................................................................................................................14
1. Energy Policy............................................................................................................................14
2. On-Campus Demonstration Projects ..................................................................................15
BEHAVIOR CHANGE ..........................................................................................................................16
3. Resource-Saving and Efficiency Campaigns......................................................................16
4. Pledges .....................................................................................................................................17
CLIMATE PLANNING AND PERSONNEL........................................................................................19
5. Greenhouse Gas Inventories & Climate Action Plans......................................................19
6. Sustainability Positions........................................................................................................20
EDUCATION AND OUTREACH .........................................................................................................21
7. On-Campus Awareness and Education................................................................................21
8. Community Outreach.............................................................................................................22
ENERGY CONSERVATION AND EFFICIENCY...............................................................................24
9. Compact Fluorescent Lightbulb Distribution ...................................................................24
10. Heat Recovery and Thermostat Control...........................................................................25
11. Metering and Feedback Systems.........................................................................................26
FOOD AND DINING............................................................................................................................26
12. Student-Grown Food .............................................................................................................26
13. Local Foods in Dining Halls ..................................................................................................27
FUNDING.............................................................................................................................................28
14. Student Fees ..........................................................................................................................28
15. Revolving Loan Funds...........................................................................................................30
16. Class Gifts ................................................................................................................................31
GREEN BUILDING...............................................................................................................................31
17. Building Design and Construction........................................................................................31
GREEN PURCHASING.......................................................................................................................32
18. Purchasing Policies...............................................................................................................33
HABITAT MANAGEMENT AND RESTORATION............................................................................33
19. Landscape Management and Restoration ........................................................................33
MIXED MEDIA.....................................................................................................................................34
20. Sustainability Resources and Tools ..................................................................................34
21. Films, Games and Art............................................................................................................35
RECYCLING AND WASTE REDUCTION..........................................................................................35
22. Recycling Programs .............................................................................................................35
23. Composting Programs .........................................................................................................36
24. Zero Waste Events................................................................................................................37
25. Trayless Dining......................................................................................................................38
26. Move-Out Programs .............................................................................................................39
27. Source Reduction..................................................................................................................39
RESIDENCE HALLS ..........................................................................................................................40
28. Student Eco-Reps ................................................................................................................40
29. Inter-Residence Hall Competitions ...................................................................................42
30. Model Residence Hall Rooms.............................................................................................43
31. Eco-Houses and Sustainability-Themed Residences ......................................................44
TRANSPORTATION ...........................................................................................................................45
32. Mass transit...........................................................................................................................46
33. BioFuels ..................................................................................................................................46
34. Bicycle Share Programs......................................................................................................48
WATER CONSERVATION ..................................................................................................................49
35. Water Policy and Research.................................................................................................49
III. Opportunities to Engage the Campus Community..............................................................50
IV. A Vision of the Campus of the Future...................................................................................55
Appendix A. Campus Sustainability Resources .......................................................................56
Appendix B. Schools in Guide Listed by State .........................................................................58
Endnotes...................................................................................................................................................60
GENERATION E: STUDENTS LEADING FOR A SUSTAINABLE, CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE
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