UniversityofSouthFloridaSt.PetersburgTheBullsGoGreen!

TheGreenTeam

RachelRohr.........................ProfessionalWritingLucasMichalski.......................ProfessorTobienneDianaPhandara..............................ENC3250VictoriaMercer............................15June2015

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TableofContents

Summary3

Introduction3

CampusInvolvement6

GreenInitiatives7

DifferentCampusesSameGoals12

GoingGreenSavesGreen$ 12

NationalComparison13

Glossary14

Conclusion14

WorksCited16

AnnotatedBibliography17

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SummaryTheUniversityofSouthFloridaSt.Petersburghasbeenincorporatinggreeninitiatives

intoeveryaspectoftheschool.Fromstudentinvolvement,suchastheStudentGreenEnergy

FundandtheStudentEnvironmentalAwarenessSociety,tolocalinvolvementsliketheir

partnershipwithDukeEnergy,USFSPistrulymakingadifference.Theuniversityhasmanaged

toincorporateawiderangeofinitiativestopromotesustainability.Thiswhitepaperwilldiscuss

theimportanttopicofGoingGreenanddelineatewhyUSFSPhasbeensuccessfulthusfar.It

willalsoelaborateonsubjectsthatwepracticeatouruniversity.

Introduction

WhatdoesitmeantoGoGreen?EverydaytheU.S.throwsawayenoughwastetoequaltheweightoftheEmpireStateBuilding.

EveryhourAmericansthrowaway2.5millionplasticbottlesanduseenoughofficepaperto

builda12footwallfromLosAngelestoNewYorkCity.EveryyeartheU.S.willfillenough

garbagetruckstostretchhalfwayfromtheEarthtotheMoon.(Steph)TheUnitedStates

containingonlyabout5percentoftheglobalpopulationisestimatedtoaccountforroughlya

quarteroftheworldscarbonemissionsfromfossilfuels.Thetimeofstablefuelpricesis

dwindlingtoacloseandwearerunningoutofresources.Thesestatisticsonlybegintodescribe

whatisgoingwrongwithsocietyandthepanicandurgencyofthegreenmovementasawhole.

Peoplehavegottenusedtoconsumingbuthavenotyetfullyrealizedtheconsequencesof

pollutingandtheprojectionsarefrightening.Theincreaseofgreenhousegasesandtheonsetof

globalwarmingisoneconsequenceinparticularthathasforcedsocietytowakeupandrealize

theneedtoreduce,reuse,andrecycle.Theobjectiveofthiswhitepaperistoconsiderthevarious

methods,systems,proposals,implementations,andideasthatUSFSPhasexploredtopromote

thegreenmovementandreduceaportionofitsimpactontheenvironment.Wewilldiscussthe

manyinitiativesUSFSPhastakenineffortstoreducetheircarbonfootprintonthisplanet.

USFSPhasfoundwaystopromotesustainabilityfortheirstaff,students,andlocalsurroundings

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andareactivelyexploitingthebenefits.Bymakingthesechangesnow,USFSPwillsavemoney

andenergyfordecadestocomewhilepromotingtheneedtoGoGreen.Thisdocumentseeks

toeffectivelyinformandeducateindividualsandorganizationswhohavenotactively

participatedinthemovementandthatthepositiveexamplesetbyUSFSP,andother

environmentallyconsciouscollegesandorganizations,willtranslateintoachangeofperspective

andendthestagnance.

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CampusInvolvementTherearemanythingsdonesolelybythestudentsoftheUniversityofSouthFloridaSt.Petersburgtopromotesustainabilityandbegreen.Thebutterflygardenlocatedattheentranceoftheschoolwassolelydesignedandpaidforbystudentsalone!ThisgardenonlyfeaturesnoninvasiveFloridaplantsandiscertifiedinbothaNorthAmericanButterflyAssociationButterflyGardenandaWildlifeHabitatthroughtheNationalWildlifeFoundation.Thisgardenwasinstalledineffortstopromoteenvironmentalappreciationinanurbansetting.

Therearetwoclubsattheuniversitywhoprioritizesustainability.

TheStudentEnvironmentalAwarenessSociety(SEAS)strives

foragreenerworld.Thisclubisopen

toanystudentorfacultymemberwho

sharesthedesiretomakeadifference.

SEASholdsmonthlybeachcleanups

andorganizeseventsliketheEarthDaycelebration.

TheGardeningclubstrivestoeducatestudentsandfacultyaboutsustainableurbanfarming.This

clubmanages19braisedgardenslocatedoncampus.Thisclubalsoisresponsiblefor

maintainingthebutterflygarden.Lastly,thiscluborganizeseventsthatpromotefarming,local

shopping,andhealthyfoods.

planisreevaluateEvenifastudentwantstocontributebutisunsurehowto,thereistheStudentGreenEnergyFund.Thisfund,establishedin2007,isanominalstudentfeeof$1percredithour.Thefundisusedtoassisttheuniversityinreducingenergycoststhroughconservation,promoting

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powergenerationusingclean,renewableenergytechnologies,andloweringgreenhousegasemissions.Everythreeyearsthedwhenlookingattheprocesstheuniversityhasmade.

GreenInitiatives

EnergyConsumptionTheUniversityofSouthFloridaSt.Petersburgsustainabilitywebsiteisawellfullof

easilynavigatedinformationthatinformsthepublicaboutitscurrentandupcomingprojectsas

wellasitssustainabilityobjectives.Energyconsumptionisahugeaspectofconsiderationin

everythingtheUniversitydoes.USFSPcurrentlyutilizesBuildingOS,awebbasedcollectionof

automatedtrackingsthathelpsorganizationsprioritizesavingsgoals,trackenergyexpenditures,

andengagesustainability.OntheUniversityofSouthFloridawebsitethereisaEnergySolar

meterthattracksthenetofkilowattsperhourusedeveryday.Someoftheimmediatestepsbeing

takentopromotethegreenmovementareAdoptinganenergyefficientappliancepurchasing

policywhichwouldrequirethepurchaseofENERGYSTARcertifiedproductsinallareasfor

whichsuchratingsexistand

Establishingapolicythatall

newcampusconstruction

projectswillbebuilttotheU.S.

GreenBuildingCouncils

LEEDSilverstandardor

equivalent.Bypurchasing

lowenergyappliancesand

lowenergylightbulbsthe

universityissavingenergyas

wellassavingmoney!

Oneofthemajorenergysavinginitiativesrecentlyputintoplacewasthesolarcells

installedontopoftheparkinggarage.ThispastyeartheuniversitypartneredwithDukeEnergy

toutilize$1milliondollarsworthofsolarcells!The100kilowattsystemwillcollectenergy

through318solarpanels.Themostimpressiveaspectofthisistheabilityfortheuniversityto

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storetheenergy!DukeEnergyhasalsoinstalledabatteryonthebottomfloorwhichiscapable

ofstoringupto200kilowattsofenergy.AlthoughtheUniversityofSouthFloridaSt.Petersburg

isnotthefirstschoolthatDukehasgivensolarenergyto,itisthefirstschoolwhichhas

managedtofindabatterycapableofstoringthissustainableenergy.Bydoingthis,theuniversity

isnotonlysavingmoneybutalsopromotingsustainabilitywithinthecityofSt.Petersburg.

GreenBuildings TheUniversityofSouthFloridaSt.Petersburgiswellknownforitsbuildingsbeing

efficientinmanywaysandespeciallythenewestadditionssuchatheUniversityStudentCenter,

theScienceandTechnologyBuilding

andthenewestadditionthatisunderway

rightnow,TheKateTiedemannCollege

ofBusinessbuilding.Allofthese

buildingsareLEEDGoldCertified.the

LEEDcertificationthatisbestowedby

theUSGreenBuildingCouncil.Theyre

manydifferentapplicationsandstepsto

gothroughinordertogetyourbuilding

certifiedbythiscouncil.someoftheattributesthatthesebuildingshavetogetthiscertification

arehavingparkingspotsspecifiedforlowemissionemittingcars,usingsrecycledmaterialsas

partsofthebuildingmaterials,Waterefficientlandscaping,andusingsroofmaterialsthatreduce

theurbanislandheateffect.Thesearesomeofmanydifferentspecificationsthatthesebuildings

havethatmakethemsoappealingtotheUSGBC.

AlthoughtheUniversityStudentCenter(USC)doesnothaveaLEEDCertificationitstill

hasmanygreenqualities.Someofthefeaturesincludestormwaterrunoffmanagement,water

efficientlandscaping,indoorairqualitymonitoring,andlowemittingmaterialsthatreduceair

pollution.20%ofthematerialsusedtobuildthisbuildingwereretrievedwithin500miles.BY

keepingmaterialsclosebyUSFSPreducedtheneedforexcesstransportationgasoline.

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Astheuniversityexpandsinsizetheschoolwouldalsoliketoexpandsustainably.Green

buildingsareabletohelpstudents,faculty,andmostimportantlytheenvironment.

Recycling

TheUniversityofSouthFloridaSt.Petersburghasalso

purchasedrecycledpaperandrecyclingusedforallcampus

computingincludingpayforprintprintersusedbystudents.The

ideasofrecyclingatUSFSPcamefrom

theinitiativeofstudents.Thecampus

has20recyclingbinsallaround

campus.Thesebinsaresplitintotwo

sections.Onesideisforregulartrashandtheothersideisfor

aluminumandplastic.90%ofthefundingcamefromtheSGEF

andtheother10%camefromtheStudentGovernment.They

managedtocreatethesebinsfrom937recycledmilkbottlesand

placeabouttwentyrecyclingcontainersaroundcampusforstudentsandfacultytobringtheir

homerecyclingaswell.Thesecontainersholdupto96gallonseach.Byplacingrecyclingright

nexttoatrashbinlabeledlandfill,studentsbecomementallyencouragedtorecycle.When

interviewingonestudentshesaid,Ifeelbadthrowingawayanythingwhenimremindedwhere

itwillendup.Somanyrecyclableitemsareplacedinlandfillseachyear.Thiscaneasilybe

prevented.Thestudent,KeelyTaylor,isaSophomoremajoringinBiology.

Speakingofwaterbottles,justthisyearUniversityofSouthFloridaSt.Petersburg

startedanewprojectwheretheyrecycledoldwaterbottlesandturnedthemintograduation

gowns.Itwasanexcitingtimeforthestudents.Itwasalsoaninterestingfacttoknowthatyour

graduationgownsweremadeof23waterbottleseach.Agraduatingclasshasthepotentialto

recycle200,000plasticbottles.ItwasaunanimousvotebytheStudentGovernmentand

althoughitcosts45dollarsmore,it'seconomicallysustainableandsomebelieveit'sbetterfabric

too.StudentbodypresidentJeanCoccosaid,"USFisallabout'green'sowhynotmoveinthat

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direction.ProtectingFlorida,TampaBayandtheenvironment.Keepitcleanandpristinemake

sureitistherefornextgenerationsandafterthat."

WaterConsumptionUSFtooknoticeofthethousandsofdisposableplasticwater

bottlescirculatingcampusandhasreducedwastebydesigning

reusablesteelwaterbottlesthatcanbepurchasedincampusstores

aswellascollaboratingwithPhysicalPlant,thedivisionresponsible

fortheoperation,maintenance,andrepair

oftheeducationalbuildingsoncampus,and

installingover62refillablewaterstations.

Thereisenoughoilintheproductionof

bottledwatereveryyeartofuelamillion

carsandbyusingrecycledorreusablewater

bottlesandutilizingthenewsystemUSF

anditsstudentsareactivelypreventingmassquantitiesofthesebottles

fromendinguppollutingalandfillorbeingincinerated.Tofacilitatea

deeperawarenessoftheplasticbeingsaved,thereisameterlocatedat

thetoprightofeverysystemwhichkeepstrackofeachrefill.Inaddition,USFutilizesmotion

sensingrestroomfaucets.Bydoingthisafractionofthewaterusedinrestroomscanbe

preserved.ThelandscapingattheUniversityofSouthFloridaSt.Petersburgalsoutilizes

recycledwaterforirrigationofthegrassandplants.Notonlydoesthiswaterbecomereusedbut

thelandscapealsohelpsdecreasenoiseoncampuswithtrees,andthegrasshelpstoprevent

runoff.

Transportation

Theyrearemanyinitiativesthatthecampushassucceededatwhentryingtomakingour

campusmoresustainableinregardstotransportation.OnehugepartofitistheEnterpriseCar

Shareprogram.Thiswasstartedbackin2013whenwhenfinishedthenewparkinggarage.The

programisforpeoplewholiveoncampusanddon'townavehicle.Astudentmustfirstgeta

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membershipwithEnterprise,afterthatthecostisanannualfeeplus$8.50perhourforeachhour

ofuse.Thisdealisappealingbecausegasis

includedinthemembershipandstudentsdonot

havetofillupthetankwhentheyuseit.This

practiceoriginatedattheUniversityofSouth

FloridacampusinTampa.TheUniversityand

theDepartmentofTransportationwereableto

coordinatewithEnterpriseanddesignthis

systemtodecreasetraffic,lowerthepercentage

ofcampusfuelemissions,andcreatesomethingthatisbeneficialtonotonlytheenvironmentbut

tostudentsaswell.Thisisagreatwayforstudentstotoabletogetoffcampusiftheyneededto

runerrands,gotothemallwithfriends,ortravelanydestinationconvenientlywithoutworrying

aboutthemaintenanceofhavingtheirowncar.Thisisaprogramthatisalsoopentothegeneral

publicandisnotjustforUSFstudents.

BikeaBullisanotherbiginitiativethattheywereabletoaccomplishwhilebecominga

greenercampus.thisprogrambeganJanuary14th,2015.Thisisstillafairlynewprogramthat

wasstartedbutithasbeenverysuccessful.Thisprogramisforbothfacultyandstudentsandall

youneedisyourstudentIDandyouareabletorentthebikeoutfromthewaterfrontfor24

hours.ThisisagreatwayforstudentstogooutarounddowntownSt.Petersburgandexerciseor

enjoyourbeautifulcity.

TheUSFSt.PetersburgCampusisalsoelectricvehiclefriendly.Onthecampusthereare

atotaloffourparkingspacesdesignatedforelectriccarcharging.Thiswasmadepossibleby

DukeEnergy.Therearebothfastchargersandleveltwochargersforcars.Spacesarefoundboth

intheparkinggarageandoutsideSTG.AllfourofthemuseSunSenseenergybyDukeEnergy.

Anotherlargepartofthetransportationsectorofthesustainabilityprojectatthecampus

isthepartnershipwiththePSTA(PinellasSuncoastTransitAuthority).EveryStudentisableto

rideonanybusortrolleyforforthroughoutthecounty.alltheyhavetodoisdisplayyour

StudentIDandgofromtheretoride.ThePSTAhasastopthatisrightoncampustoitiseasily

accessibleforstudentstoridethebustoandfromcampus.

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WasteManagement

UniversityofSouthFloridaSt.Petersburgdoestheirbesttoreduceourowncarbonfootprint.

Wepracticemanyexercisestoheightenourownenvironmentalresponsibility.Herearesome

examplesofwhatwepracticehereatUniversityofSouthFloridaSt.Petersburgwedeliver

batterydisposalatourlocalbatteryrecyclingcenters,aswellasourcomputerpartstoourlocal

recyclingcenters.Also,weprogramedour

computersintheclassroomsandlabsto

automaticallyidleratherthanconstantly

running.Notonlydowehaveautomaticshut

offonthecomputersbutwealsooffermobile

phone,battery,andprintcartridgerecycling.

UniversityofSouthFloridaalsopromotesand

purchaseslowpowercomputerhardwareand

peripherals.Byrecyclingphones,batteries,and

inkcartridgesUSFSPisdecreasingtheamountoftoxicwastewhichbuildsupinlandfills.The

topicchemicalsdepositedinlandfillshavetheabilitytopolluteairwaysaswellasgroundwater,

harmingthehabitatforanimalsandeventuallyhumansaswell.Inadditiontothepreventionof

topicchemicalsinlandfills,USFSPhasutilizedgreencleaning.Theuniversitymustmeetor

exceedtherequirementsmadebyUSGBCLEEDinordertocleanthepropertyinasustainable

way.

DifferentCampusesSameGoals

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Asyoucanseeinthediagramabove,therearemanysimilaritiesbetweenthetwo

campuses.ItisnosecretthatUSFvaluessustainabilityandcampusinvolvement.Some

initiativesaremoreeasilyattainablethanothers.Forexample,USFTampahasacollege

dedicatedtoglobalsustainabilitywhereasUSFSt.Petersburgonlytwoenvironmentalmajor

programs.Anotherimportantaspectistheneedforfunding.TherearemanywaysUSFreceives

fundingforgreeninitiativessuchastheStudentGreenEnergyFund,Dukeenergy,government

funding,andevenprivateinvestments.RegardlessofthecampustherearemanyUSFstudents

whowishtogetinvolvedandmakeadifference.Whetheritsthroughsustainablegardeningor

beachcleanups,studentsareencouragingUSFtobegreen.

GoingGreenSavesGreen$

Didyouknowthatourschoolcouldsavemoneybygoinggreen?TheUniversityofSouth

Floridahasalreadystartedsavingimmenselybyinstallingrestroomlightstobeautomatic.They

onlyturnonwhensomeoneopensthedoor,whichisagoodfactoringoinggreenandsaving

moneybynotwastingelectricity.Inadditiontothelightsintherestroom,theuniversityhasa

librarythatstudentsuseeverysingleday.Oneotherhugeinitiativethatwehaveaccomplishedis

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thesolarpanelsthatwereinstalledonthe7thflooroftheparkinggaragethatareusetopowerall

ofthelightsthroughoutthegarage.Alsothelightsintheparkinggaragedimwheneverthereis

nooneinacertaindistance.Onceyouoryourvehiclearewithindistanceofthemotionsensor

thelightsbecomebrighter.Thiswillhelpconservetheenergyinthesolarbatterycellstokeepit

longer.ManyAmericanswastemoneyonbooksandmagazines.Whybotherpurchasingwhen

youcanrentandreturnwithoutspendingmoney?Anotherwaytosavemoneybygoinggreenat

USFSPistoencouragecarpoolingifyoumeetnewfriendsinclassortopurchaseafuelefficient

vehicleifyouhavealongcommutetoclass.

NationalComparison

Asyoucanseeonthegraphabove,theUnitedStateshasbeenincreasingtheiroverall

energyconsumptiondrasticallysincethe1990sbegan.Unfortunately,thethreemajorfossil

fuelspetroleum,naturalgas,andcoalarethenonrenewableresourcescausingthedepletionof

theozonelayerandglobalwarming.Animportantthingtonotice,however,istheincreasinguse

ofhydroelectricandotherrenewables.

Thankfullytherearemanyschoolsandbusinessesstrivingtoeducatethepublicofthe

importanceofgoinggreen.BestColleges.comhasrankedtheGreenestUniveritiesanditisno

surprisethattheUniveristyofSouthFloridamadeitontothelist.Amongthetop50universities,

USFisranked#36.TheuniversitywiththehighestratingwasgiventoGeorgiaInstituteof

Technologybecauseofitsimpressiveinitiativesandproposals.Georgiatechrecyclesabout600

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tonsofwasteperyear,vastlyutilizespublictransportation,andhasmanagedtocutwaterusage

by30%.

GlossaryofTerms

CarbonFootprintdescribeshowmuchaparticularpersonorgroupemitsgreenhousegasesfrom

theirconsumptionoffossilfuels.

OzonelayerisalayerinEarthsstratospherewhichabsorbsmostoftheultravioletradiation

fromthesun.

StudentEnvironmentalAwarenessSociety(SEAS)isanorganizationopentoanyoneinterested

inpromotingawarenessofenvironmentalissues,outdooractivities,andtakingstepstowardsa

greenercampus,community,andworld.ThisincludesUSFSt.Petersburgstudents,faculty,

staff,affiliates,andmembersofthesurroundingcommunity.

SGEFistheStudentGreenEnergyFund.Thisisafundwheremoneyistakenoutofstudents

tuitionthatisusedtoaccomplishsustainableinitiativesaroundcampus.

Conclusion

InconclusionitisclearthattheUniversityofSouthFloridaisactivelyattemptingtobe

moreawareoftheimpactithasontheenvironment.Theinitiativeslistedabovetakentopromote

greenawarenesscannotbeignored.USFisdoingworkonasmallscalebyfacilitatinganOffice

ofSustainabilityoneachcampusthatcaterstotheuniqueneedsofeachlocation.ThePatel

CollegeofGlobalSustainabilityStudentGreenEnergyFundisworkingonanevenlargerscale

toresearchandimplementnewtechnologiesthatwillaidcitiesinreducingtheirecological

footprintwhilesimultaneouslyimprovingtheirefficiency.Thebiggesteffortsaredirected

towardstheareassuchaswastemanagement,energyconsumption,waterconsumption,

transport,recycling,andoverallhealthoftheplanet.Eachorganizationandprojectwithin

USFSPcanbetracedbacktotheseeffortssuchastheStudentGovernmentsplanforthe

conversionofplasticbottlestograduationgownsorthepartnershipestablishedwithDuketo

installamilliondollarsworthofsolarcells.Theabjectprojectionssciencehasconcludedare

difficulttoface.Theonlywaywecanattempttoalterthedirectionofwellbeingourglobal

environmentistravelingdownistomakeeffortstoutilizethenewresourcesandtechnologies

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wehavethatarenotonlyconvenientbutalsocomplementarytotheeffortsofsustainability

societyhasonlybeguntotapinto.

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AnnotatedBibliographyBoatwhright,J.(2015,521).DukeEnergyunveilssolarpowerprojectatUSFSt.Pete.Retrieved611,2015,fromTheSt.PetersburgTribune:http://tbo.com/pinellascounty/dukeenergyunveilssolarpowerprojectatusfstpete20150520/ThispastMay,USFSt.PetersburgpartneredwithDukeEnergytoinstall$1MillionworthofsolarpanelsontopoftheParkinggarage.The100kilowattsystemwillcollectpowerthrough318solarpanelsandthenstoreupto200kilowattsofenergyinabatteryonthegaragesgroundfloor.AlthoughDukeenergyhasfundednumerousothersolarenergyprojectswithvariousotherFLcolleges,thisisthefirstonetoincorporateenergystoringbatteries!Cash,J.(2010,510).USFOneofNation'sTopGreenColleges.Retrieved611,2015,fromUSF:http://news.usf.edu/article/templates/?a=2295GreenPowerPartnership.(2014,822).GreenPowerIncentives.Retrieved611,2015,fromEPA:http://www.epa.gov/greenpower/pubs/incentives.htmUSFhasbeennamedbyThePrincetonReviewGuidetoGreenCollegesasoneofthe286TopGreencollegesintheUnitedStates.USFalsorankssecondinFloridaand25thnationallyinthe2010RecycleManiawasteminimizationcontestbasedontheamountofmunicipalsolidwastegeneratedperpersononcampus.SustainabilityisacampuswideconcernintheUSFsystemandbecauseofthatPresidentJudyGenshaftsignedtheAmericanCollegeandUniversityPresidentsClimateCommitment,whichisapledgefortheentirecampustoneutralizegreenhousegasemissionsandaccelerateresearchonhighereducationontheissues.Hagen,S.(2015,325).USFgraduationgownsmadeofplasticbottles.Retrieved611,2015,from10News:http://www.wtsp.com/story/news/local/2015/03/25/waterbotlegradgowns/70441424/Thispastspringgraduatingclassworegraduationgownmadeoutofplasticbottles.Thestudentgovernmentdecidedunanimouslythattheywouldhaverecycledgownratherthanregularones.Thegownscostanextra$45ratherthan$20,its$65.Eachgownis23bottles.USFSP.(2012,328).Freeelectricchargingstationsinstalledoncampus.Retrieved611,2015,fromUSFSP:http://www.usfsp.edu/blog/2012/03/28/freeelectricchargingstationsinstalledoncampus/

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In2012twoelectricvehiclechargingstationswereinstalledintheSt.Petersburgparkinggarage.Thechargingstations,paidforwithaU.S.DepartmentofEnergygrantawardedtoUSFSPbyProgressEnergy,werefreetothepublicduringthetwoyearsofoperation,andavailable24hoursaday.Weareverypleasedtoaddanothersustainableenergyopportunityforourstudents,facultyandstaff,saidDr.AshokDhingra,RegionalViceChancellorforAdministrativeandFinancialServices.USFSPisdedicatedtominimizingourphysicalimprintontheplanetwhilefosteringstewardshipoftheenvironment.USFSP.(2013).GreenInitiatives.Retrieved611,2015,fromUSFSP:http://www.usfsp.edu/undergrad/green/OnthissiteUSFSPmajorgreeninitiativesarelisted.OurScienceandTechnologybuilding(STG)isthefirstLEEDCertifiedGoldbuildingintheUSFSystemandtheUniversityStudentCenterhasalsoreceivedLEEDGoldCertificationinFallof2014.TherearemanyactionsUSFSPtakestobesustainablesuchasrecyclingbatteriesatlocalplants,properlydisposingcomputerparts,automaticallypoweringoffcomputersandlabs,phone/battery/printcartridgerecycling,andusingrecycledpaperincomputerlabs.Intheparkinggarage,lowemissionvehicleshavedesignatedpriorityparkingspotstoofferanincentive.AtUSFSPtheStudentGovernmenthasitsowndepartmentofSustainabilitywhichisalwayslookingforinnovativewaystomakethecampusmoregreen.atUSFtheGreenEnergyFundmakesitpossibleforeverystudenttocontribute.Theprogramwasestimatedtoreceive$300,000everythreeyears.Thismoneyisputtowardsrenewableandenergyefficientprojectscampuswide.USFSP.(2015).GreenPurchasing.Retrieved611,2015,fromUSFSP:http://www.usfsp.edu/sustainability/greenpurchasing/USFSPisapartoftheAmericanCollegeandUniversityPresidentsClimateCommitment(ACUPCC)whichmeansUSFSPadoptedthepolicytoonlypurchaseEnergyStarappliancesfortheuniversitytoreducegreenhousegasemissions.USFSP.(2015).Waste.Retrieved611,2015,fromUSFSP:http://www.usfsp.edu/sustainability/waste/Recyclingoncampuswasactuallytheideaofstudents.Ofthe20recyclingbinsaroundcampus,thereisasectionforregulartrash,aluminumandplastic.Thesebinsweremadeof937recycledmilkjugs.90%ofthebinswerefundedbytheSGEFandtheother10%werefundedbyStudentGovernment.Notonlydowehaverecyclingoncampus,studentsandfacultycanalsobringtheir

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homerecyclingtodropoffaswell.Therearetwenty96galloncontainersthattheycanuseallaroundcampus.Winter,J.(2015).LEEDCERTIFIEDBUILDINGS(GREENBUILDINGS).Retrieved611,2015,fromUSFSP:http://www.usfsp.edu/sustainability/greenbuildings/ThescienceandTechnologybuilding(STG)isthefirstLEEDCertifiedGoldbuildingintheUSFSystem!InFallof2014,UniversityStudentCenterhasalsoreceivedLEEDGoldCertification.TheKateTiedemannCollegeofBusiness,isalsoplannedforLEEDGoldCertification.Eachgreenbuildinghasitsownlistofgreenfeaturesherearesomethattheyhaveincommon.someotherattributestothegreenbuildingswehaveoncampusisthattheyareclosetopublictransportation,equippedwithefficientirrigationsystems,thebuildingsweremadefromrecycledmaterialsand20%materialscamefroma500mileradius.Winter,J.(2015).Transportation.Retrieved611,2015,fromUSFSP:http://www.usfsp.edu/sustainability/transportation/BikeabullshareprogramofficiallyopenedonJanuary14,2015.ThisprogramallowsstudentswhobringtheirstudentIDsbytheWaterfrontbetweenthehoursof115torentabeachcruiserfor24hours.Eachstudentreceivestrafficrules,alock,ahelmet,2lightsandtheyhavetheoptionofabasket.Thereisalsotheoptionforfreebusridesforourstudentsandfacultymembers.OurPSTAUPassprogramallowsustoshowourIDonanybusandpayaflatrateforunlimitedrides!USFSPalsooffersfourelectricvehiclechargingstationsforoureconomicefficientcars.InadditiontoallofthesegreatalternativesUSFSPalsooffersacarshareprogram.Thereareenvironmentallysustainablecarsthatwecanrentfor8.50anhour.Studentsmustbe18orolderandnonstudentsmustbeatleast21.

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