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Carbon Neutral

Conference Presentations

A Campus Decarbonization Plan to Advance Climate Justice in Our Communities
Conference Recordings

Achieving a Carbon Neutral Campus Infrastructure

 In order to achieve their ambitious goal of decarbonization by 2035, Swarthmore College carried out the design and planned implementation of new campus energy systems. Learn how to apply their valuable strategies to create a sustainable decarbonized environment for your campus community.
Webinar Recordings

Achieving Big Carbon Reduction Goals With Small Targeted Building Actions

 This session will provide insight on useful data types for existing building stock and a process for existing conditions exploration to address carbon neutral goals and deferred maintenance within time and budget constraints.
Conference Presentations

An Implementable Master Plan for Access, Student Success, and Sustainable Growth

 A state mandate to increase undergraduate enrollment, the aspiration to achieve an Association of American Universities institution profile, and a desire to become carbon neutral—we'll discuss how the University of California (UC) Riverside negotiated these competing challenges while developing its master plan.
Conference Presentations

An Integrated and Equitable Approach to Campus Decarbonization
Webinar Recordings

Approaches to Emissions Reduction

 In this panel, campus leaders will share how they are advancing sustainability through integrated planning—aligning facilities, finance, academics, and operations to move faster and smarter.
Planning for Higher Education Journal

Campus Energy Master Planning

 Higher education institutions can lead the way in reducing energy consumption and advancing carbon neutrality by starting with their on-campus facilities.
Conference Presentations

Campus Planning for a Sustainable, All-electric, and Decarbonized Future
Conference Recordings

Campus Planning for a Sustainable, All-electric, and Decarbonized Future

 Buildings contribute over a third of global carbon emissions and are a key focus for decarbonization.
Conference Recordings

Complexity and Contradiction: Integrating Decarbonization Planning and Actions

 Campus decarbonization requires flexible and adaptable approaches at all scales. Determining the appropriate mix of action plans helps campuses prepare for an increasing number of existing building performance and carbon reduction policies.
Webinar Recordings

Decarb Buy-in: Creating a Culture of Decarbonization

 Decarbonization requires thinking big and working together. Universities are uniquely positioned to model innovative planning approaches to decarbonization, revealing what’s possible at different scales, from individuals to broader organizations.
Conference Presentations

Decarbonize Your Campus Through Building Electrification
Conference Recordings

Drilling Through the Carbon Barrier

 As a model for other institutions, we'll contextualize and detail two of the largest and deepest ground-source heat pump-chiller systems used to unlock campus-wide carbon neutrality—at Boston University and Ball State University.
Conference Presentations

Fearlessly Forward: Charting a Path from Suburban Flagship to Innovation Center

 Transforming older campuses into healthy, walkable green environments with high-impact programming requires investments in infrastructure, circulation, and buildings?all while addressing legacy assets?
Planning for Higher Education Journal

Financial Planning for Central Utility Plant Decarbonization

 Vital stakeholder feedback and consensus from various university departments reveal the proper approach to building issues. Institutions such as the University of North Dakota used technical planning to produce well-informed financial modeling and right-sized financial plans.
Conference Presentations

Going All Electric: Creating A Catalyst for Campus Decarbonization
Conference Recordings

Learning From A Living Building

 The Kendeda Building, a deep green LEED Platinum Living Building, offers many lessons learned and best practices regarding net-positive water, energy, and waste that you can use to fight climate change and COVID-19 on your campus.
Conference Presentations

Mass Timber: The Future of Carbon Neutral Campuses

 Higher education must lead by example to promote widespread adoption of carbon sequestering mass timber while also delivering an enriched student experience.
Planning for Higher Education Journal

Planning for ‘Passivhaus’

 King’s College, Cambridge required new postgraduate housing to support its growth plans.
Conference Presentations

Planning Pathways to Carbon Reduction
Conference Presentations

Pursuing Carbon Neutrality Through Campus Master Planning

 Climate commitments and carbon neutrality are becoming top priorities for many campuses.
Conference Presentations

Renovating a Library So It Exceeds Sustainability Policies

 The Neilson Library renovation went above and beyond Smith College’s campus sustainability policy by implementing a sustainability charter, prioritizing health and wellness, and advocating for positive change.
Conference Recordings

Setting Building Energy Standards

 Individual cities, states, and utility incentive programs are going beyond carbon neutral standards to embrace energy consumption limits—this session will present these new strategies as models and options for campus building energy standards.
Planning for Higher Education Journal

Stepping Toward Carbon Neutrality

 The University of Louisville’s Planning, Design, and Construction Office strategically used campus planning efforts to collect data, analyze the built environment, and foster robust stakeholder engagement with the campus community and city agencies.
Conference Recordings

Sustainability and Resiliency

 This session will discuss Rider University's energy master plan, which aims to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050 through integrating facility management and future campus development as well as incorporating energy conservation and generation options.