Smart and Sustainable Campuses Conference Presentations

Smart and Sustainable Campuses Conference
University of Maryland College Park
Adele H. Stamp Student Union
Adelphi, MD
March 31-April 2, 2008

Presentations and handouts are available only to program participants of the National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO) Smart and Sustainable Campuses Conference. By opening materials, participants agree to abide by the intent of NACUBO's policy. 

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Please note:  Presentations and handouts are available through this webpage until June 30, 2008.  Please contact Christina Bartholomew (202.861.2568 ) if you require additional assistance. Thank you.

Concurrent Sessions

Institutional Sustainability:
What Will it Really Take to Become Carbon Neutral? Wendell Brase, University of California Irvine
Williams College: Progress Toward a More Sustainable Campus. Stephanie Boyd, Williams College
Turning a University/College Campus Into a Living Sustainability Laboratory. Bonny Bentzin and Arianne Peterson, Arizona State University
Vision Planning for Campus Sustainability. Dedee DeLongpre-Johnson, University of Florida
Deep Listening: Tuning Into Your Institution For Campus Greening. Linda Robson, Case Western University and Nathan Engstrom, Oberlin College
Dialogue on Implementing a Comprehensive Sustainability Strategy. Charlene Easton, University of British Columbia and Mark Stewart, University of Maryland
Implementing Environmental Sustainability Without Compromising Financial Sustainability. Cheryl St.Pierre Sleboda and Cindy Murray, Wilson College
Developing Campus Change Agents For Sustainability. Mary Jensen, Keene State College  

Operational Solutions:
Energy Sustainability and the Green Campus. Walter Simpson, University of Buffalo
Sustainable. Healthy. Fresh. Integrating Sustainability Into Dining Operations. Jeffrey Scott, Ithaca College
Integrating Food Production, Green Building and Sustainable Development. Lacy Brittingham, Phase 2 Architecture
Food and Dining Composting. Dave Schmidt, Clark University
Florida State University Utility Conservation Program. Alan Peck, Florida State University and Davis Gandees, Johnson Controls, Inc.
Green Powered: Making Renewable Energy on Campuses Affordable and Feasible. Changxin Fang, Smith College and Mark Crowdis, Think
Sustainability and the Total Cost of Ownership. Anthony Boles, California State University-Monterey Bay
Become DEEP Green With Just One Project: Cogen. Tom Davies, Amherst College and Todd Holland, Amherst, Smith and Mount Holyoke Colleges

Smart Growth and  Campus Planning:               
Meeting Your Mission: Design and Smart Growth Approaches to Development, Part 1. Stephanie Bertania, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Meeting Your Mission: Design and Smart Growth Approaches to Development, Part 2. Anna Martin, College of William & Mary
Meeting Your Mission: Design and Smart Growth Approaches to Development, Part 3. David Bagnoli, Cunningham Quill Architects
Master Planning and Institutional Sustainability. Sean Sullivan, Triton College
A Global Perspective: Sustainable Campus Master Planning. Brodie Bain, Mithun and Kateri Schlessman, Seattle University
LEED Sports Project/Medlar Field. Marv Bevan, Pennsylvania State University and Len Moser, Barton Malow Company
Lean Mean and Green: A Design-Build Solution for New Residence Halls. Lauri Strimkovsky, Chestnut Hill College and Cameron Mactavish, Voith, Mactavish Architects
Developing a Sustainable Campus: A Tale of Two Buildings. Richard Couture, Jennifer Stone and Anton Christiansen, Ithaca College

Assessment and Measurement:
Your Carbon Footprint-Separating Fact From Fiction. Cheryl Miller, Sightlines and Gioia Thompson, University of Vermont
The Convergence of Engineering and Behavior Change at Juniata College to Develop a 2012 Plan. Robert Yelnosky and Shawn Rumery, Juniata College; Darren Cassel and Mark Rostafin, The Stone House Group
Workshop: Refining AASHE’s STARS Campus Sustainability Rating System. Dave Newport, University of Colorado Boulder; Judy Walton and Julian Dautremont-Smith, Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE)
The National Wildlife Federation Report Card on Environmental Performance. Julian Keniry, National Wildlife Federation
Streamlining LEED Green Building Certification for Colleges and Universities. Richard Demerjian, University of California-Irvine and Melissa Gallagher-Rogers, U.S. Green Building Council 

Plenary Sessions:                                

Cool Campus: Context and Challenges for Climate Action. Dr. Matthias Ruth, University of Maryland

Leadership Strategies for Smart Growth in Your “Shadow Campus." Dale McGirr, Senior Planner, Associate, American Institute of Architects, GBBN
Uptown Report-Main
Uptown Report-Executive Summary
Uptown Report-Appendices

“President’s Climate Commitment Panel." Lee Bodner, Executive Director, ecoAmerica; Marshall E. Drummond,Chancellor, Los Angeles Community College District; Johnathan C. Gibralter, President, Frostburg State University; C. D. Mote, President, University of Maryland College Park

“Channeling Student Power Panel.” Carlos Rymer, Cornell University; Matt Harmin, AASHE STARS project; and Joanna Calabrese, President, University of Maryland Students for Clean Energy