Sustainability

Updates from HEASC

NIRSA is a proud member of the Higher Education Associations Sustainability Consortium

ACUPCC Update

The ACUPCC continues to grow; presently, we stand at 539 institutions, just over halfway to our goal of 1,000 signatories by the end of 2009! The ACUPCC now represents more than 4.1 million students in all 50 states!

The ACUPCC website has added another informational resource page that describes the ACUPCC - Clinton Climate Initiative (CCI) Partnership. The Clinton Climate Initiative and the ACUPCC are partnering to exponentially increase the number of large-scale energy saving retrofit projects in campus buildings. Through this program, colleges and universities will dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions while lowering their energy bills, without dipping into their capital budgets or increasing monthly operating expenses. More info.

American Council on Education launches sustainability website

The American Council on Education (ACE) has developed a sustainability website titled “Solutions for our Future: Higher Education goes Green”. The website highlights green initiatives on college and university campuses, providing examples in education and innovation. It also has a feature titled “Guest Perspective” that currently showcases the University of New Hampshire and its President Mark Huddleston. To view ACE’s sustainability website click here.

Creating a Sustainable Campus Through Integrated Planning Workshop

July 19, 2008, Montreal, QC

The Society for Campus and University Planning is inviting participants for the Creating a Sustainable Campus Through Integrated Planning pre-conference workshop. The workshop will discuss creating sustainable practices that bring inter- and intra-campus communities together, developing integrated strategies that tie sustainability to its core mission, and merging the planning efforts of academic, student life, resource, and facilities professionals on campus. This workshop is for any campus planner, organizer or administrator who beginning to develop and integrate sustainability as a core value into their campus planning process. More info.

Planning Beyond Sustainability: SCUP Southern Regional Conf.

November 5–7, 2008, New Orleans, LA

The Society for College and University Planning is pleased to invite registration for the 2008 Southern Regional Conference, Regeneration: Planning Beyond Sustainability. The conference will examine the concept of the regenerative and restorative roles institutions of higher education can play to better their communities and environment. The conference also plans to address how institutions deal with lost funding in the face of a needed capital project, find alternative funding sources, or build and/plan for sustainability. More info.

APPA publishes two new books on environmental sustainability and green practices

With the clock ticking, reducing campus greenhouse gas emissions and reaching for eventual climate neutrality are ways colleges and universities can demonstrate leadership and encourage the broader environmental change that is desperately needed in all areas today. In The Green Campus: Meeting the Challenge of Environmental Sustainability editor Walter Simpson, a 25-year veteran of green campus advocacy, has assembled an anthology that explores the meaning of genuine environmental sustainability—in global and local terms—while profiling excellent campus environmental programs. This comprehensive resource offers guidance and inspiration to campus leaders and advocates who promote sustainability within institutions of higher education.

The second edition of the Environmental Compliance Assistance Guide for Colleges and Universities, published in partnership between APPA and the Campus Safety Health and Environmental Management Association (CSHEMA), updates the key environmental rules and regulations affecting the physical surroundings of educational institutions. This comprehensive guide provides abstracts of 32 programs derived from eight environmental statutes which have been the focus of EPA inspections on college campuses in recent years. The Guide provides elements of an effective program for environmental management and compliance; a regulatory and campus programs matrix; and legislative/regulatory program summaries for the Clean Air and Water acts, CERCLA, EPCRA, FIFRA, RCRA, and more.

For more information and to order these publications visit www.appa.org or call 703-684-1446.