May
2005 E-bulletin
Contents:
A)
ULSF Announcements
- Recent Talloires Declaration signatories
B) Events / Conferences
C) Publications
- Costing Green: A Comprehensive Cost Database and Budgeting
Methodology
- Global Warming: A Very Short Introduction
- The Hidden Economics of Campus Sustainability
-
The Little Green Handbook: A guide to critical global trends
D) Online Resources
- SERI Sustainability Science Webpages
E) Job
& Fellowship Announcements
- Director of Environmental Health & Safety, University
of Colorado at Boulder
- Environmental & Safety Coordinator, Grinnell College
F) Call
for Papers
- Call for Projects: The Learning Environment: Lessons
in Smart and Sustainable Campuses
- Abe Fellowship Program Offers Support for Research on United
States and Japan
A)
ULSF ANNOUNCEMENTS
Recent Talloires Declaration signatories
ULSF
would like to recognize the following colleges and universities
for their commitment to sustainability:
-
University of Puget Sound, WA (February 10, 2005)
- Bemidji State University, MN (February 16, 2005)
- University of Idaho, ID (March 10, 2005)
- Southern Cross University, NSW, Australia (March 30, 2005)
- Western Illinois University, IL (April 19, 2005)
- Lewis & Clark College, OR (April 22, 2005)
- Westminster College, MO (April 22, 2005)
- Eckerd College, FL (April 27, 2005)
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B)
EVENTS / CONFERENCES
Visit
ULSF's Calendar of Events
to see the latest information on upcoming conferences related
to sustainability in higher education.
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C)
PUBLICATIONS
Costing Green: A Comprehensive Cost Database and Budgeting
Methodology
By Lisa Fay Matthiessen and Peter Morris of Davis Langdon Adamson
(DLA)
This new report offers evidence that if there is any premium
associated with building green, it is far less significant than
a range of other factors that affect building cost. The paper
draws on DLA's extensive database of cost information for both
LEED and non-LEED projects. DLA specializes in cost estimating
and cost management in construction. In addition to looking at
the cost implications of pursuing each LEED point, the authors
provide a macro-level analysis of the cost of green projects.
Focusing on libraries, classrooms and laboratories, they compare
the cost per square foot of 45 LEED-seeking projects with 93 that
are not pursuing LEED certification. They found "no statistically
significant difference between the LEED population and the non-LEED
population." Matthiessen and Morris conclude that other factors
affect cost so much that any possible green premium is, in effect,
lost in the "noise" in relation to average cost per
square foot.
Download the report in PDF format from www.dladamson.com/publications.html.
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Global Warming: A Very Short Introduction
By Mark Maslin (2005)
Oxford University Press
This book looks at the history, politics and science of global
warming and shows that the issue can not be dealt with without
considering these different perspectives. It answers questions
such as why was all the basic global warming science available
by the late 1960s but the threat of global warming was not realised
until the late 1980s? In addition to tackling the actual science
involved, the book explains why current efforts to limit its impact,
such as the Kyoto Protocol, will probably fail, and examines the
moral and ethical implications that global warming present us
with.
More information about the book is available from www.oup.co.uk/general/vsi/.
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"The Hidden Economics of Campus Sustainability"
by John P. Morris
From Facilities Manager, Volume 21, Number 3, May/June
2005
"Most of us are familiar with the obvious economic and environmental
benefits associated with utility cost avoidance programs...However,
some of the less obvious benefits of these efforts include the
avoidance of expensive utility plant investment fees; emission
equipment installations or upgrades, utility infrastructure upgrades;
maintenance savings; improvement in the quality of the indoor
environment; free publicity; and a recruiting tool."
www.appa.org/FacilitiesManager/articleDetail.cfm?ItemNumber=2316&parentid=2309
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The Little Green Handbook: A guide to critical global trends
By Ron Nielsen (2005)
Scribe
Based on a massive amount of research, this user-friendly narrative
is filled with up-to-date facts and figures about the most serious
trends facing the planet. It is a unique reference work that draws
together scientific evidence across a range of inter-related fields
to present an incontrovertible picture of the state of our world.
The Little Green Handbook is the essential reference book on the
subjects it deals with. Anyone who needs this kind of information
— students, journalists, professionals, policy-makers, and
general readers — will find it here.
For more information, visit the publisher's site at www.scribepub.com.au/New%20Releases/LGH.html.
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D)
ONLINE RESOURCES
SERI Sustainability Science Webpages
SERI, Sustainable Europe Research Institute, has launched webpages
on sustainability science. Sustainability oriented research faces
particular challenges if its contribution to future developments
is to be realised. Both finished and ongoing SERI projects deal
with the evaluation and strive for the enhancement of research
on sustainability issues. The SERI website now has an area detailing
efforts in this field, available at www.seri.at/sustainabilityscience/.
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E)
JOB & FELLOWSHIP ANNOUNCEMENTS
Director of Environmental Health & Safety
University of Colorado at Boulder
Under the general direction of the Vice Chancellor for Administration,
the Director of Environmental Health & Safety is responsible
for the overall management of a service oriented department that
strives to develop partnerships in safety through quality services
and education. Applications received by August 1, 2005 will receive
full consideration.
To see the full job announcement (as a PDF), go to http://fm.colorado.edu/ehssearch/job_announcement.pdf.
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Environmental & Safety Coordinator
Grinnell College
Grinnell College has an opening for an Environmental & Safety
Coordinator to begin July 1, 2005. Responsibilities include planning,
coordinating, and implementing College policy as it relates to
the environment and safety; and to act as a liaison to multiple
constituencies and serve as a central source of information on
environmental and safety issues. Manage the College recycling
program and coordinate joint recycling efforts with the City.
Manage the Facilities Management OSHA safety program and help
all College individuals and departments be in compliance.
Review of applications will immediately and continue until the
position is filled. Additional information can be found on the
college's web site at www.grinnell.edu/offices/humanresources/employmentopportunities/admin/environ_coor/.
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F)
CALL FOR PAPERS
Call for Projects: The Learning Environment: Lessons in Smart
and Sustainable Campuses
Colleges and universities in the US that are currently in the
planning stages of a project addressing campus environmental issues
are invited to propose their project for a specialized workshop
and to receive expert advice intended to further their project
goals. The call for projects submission period is open until midnight
eastern time, Friday, June 17, 2005, to submit your proposal.
Selected projects will be presented and discussed during special
workshop sessions on November 4, 2005, during the "Smart
and Sustainable Campuses Conference" scheduled for November
3–4, 2005, at the University of Maryland—College Park.
More details on that conference will be published in the near
future at www.epa.gov. The special workshop sessions are sponsored
by SCUP with support by the US Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA). For more information, go to www.scup.org/campusprojects/sust/index.html.
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Abe Fellowship Program Offers Support for Research on United
States and Japan
The Abe Fellowship is designed to encourage international multidisciplinary
research on topics of pressing global concern. The program seeks
to foster the development of a new generation of researchers who
are interested in policy-relevant topics of long-range importance
and who are willing to become key members of a bilateral and global
research network built around such topics. Applications are welcome
from scholars and non-academic research professionals. Deadline
is September 1, 2005. For more information, go to www.ssrc.org/fellowships/abe/.
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