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AnnualReport

Fiscalyear2015-2016Inanefforttokeeptransparencywiththecollege,aswellasreportoncampusimpact,thedepartment,anditsadvisingbody,theEnergy&EnvironmentalSustainabilityInitiative(EESI),theSustainabilityofficeisreleasingthisannualreport.Inthisreportyouwillfindasummaryofamyriadofeventsandeffortssupportedbythesustainabilityoffice.Followingisareportofspendingandbudgetforthedepartmentandassociatedprograms,aswellasstatisticalreportsforthewastemanagementandenergyreductionefforts.

Accomplishments

AwardsandAcknowledgments

InMarch2015WartburgCollegebecamethefirstprivatecollegeinIowa,secondintheMidwest,andninthinthenationtoearnaGoldlevelratinginthecurrentversionoftheSustainability,Tracking,Assessment,andRatingSystem(STARS).Althoughthisrecognitionwasreceivedinthepreviousfiscalyear,itstandsasarecognitionfor3years.CompletionoftheSTARSallowedustocomprehensivelymeasurewherewehavegrown,andwhatareaswehavelefttoimproveupon.Findthefinalreportathttps://stars.aashe.org/institutions/wartburg-college-ia/report/.

ForthesecondyearWartburgCollegewasrecognizedasanationalleaderattheAASHESustainableCampusIndexintheareaofWater.Thisisareflectionofourinvestmentinwaterreductiondevices,aswellasourchoicetonotusecampus-wideirrigationonourturf.Thefullreportcanbefoundathttps://stars.aashe.org/pages/about/publications.html.In2016WartburgCollegecontinuestoberankedbyBestColleges.com’sGreenestUniversitieslisting.ThisplatformranksWartburgCollegeandothergreeninstitutions.Thelistingcanbefoundathttp://www.bestcolleges.com/features/greenest-universities/.

Againin2016WartburgCollegereceivedaGreenScoreof97outofapossible99GreenfromPrincetonReview.Thisscoreisbasedonacollege’senvironmentalawarenessandpreparedness.

WartburgCollegeisincludedinSierraClub’sCoolSchoolsranking.ThistoolusesourSTARSdatabutannuallychangesthecriteriabyplacingweightonareastheClubseesaspriorities.Althoughourdatadidnotchange,ourscoredecreased33places,or4%becausetheClubchangeditsweighting.Areasweexcel,likewater,waste,academics,andplanning,decreasedinweight,whileareasinwhichwecanimprove,likeinvestments,transportation,andenergy,increasedinweight.Thefull2016listingisathttp://sierraclub.org/sierra/2016-5-september-october/cool-schools-2016/full-ranking.

Sustainability

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WasteReport

WartburgCollegehasbeenaparticipantintheinternationalRecycleManiacompetitionsince2012.Eachyearourgoalistwo-fold;improveourwastereductionand/ordiversioneffortsfromthepreviousyear,andestablishourannualmeasurementsforwaste.Wedonotreceivemeasurementsofourwasteunlessrequested,sothiseight-weekperiodservesasaconcertedefforttomeasurewaste.Thevolumesmeasuredareusedtoestablishourannualdiversionrate.However,infiscalyear17thecityofWaverlywillreceiveanewtrashtruckwithanaxlescale,allowingustoreceiveregularandmoreaccuratedata.Belowaretheresultsofthepastthreeyearsofcompetition.In2015webeganreceivingweightsforrecyclingbutstillrecordedlandfillbyvisualestimate.Weobviouslystillhaveroomtogrow,andsomewaystogotoreachourgoalof80%diversionby2020,butwearemovingintherightdirection.Althoughourrecyclingratedidnotincreaseasmuchaswewouldlike,itisimportanttonotethatouroverallwaste,includingrecyclingandlandfill,diddecrease.Note,thisisonlyourrecyclingrateanddoesnotincludeallotheritemsthataredivertedthroughreuse,donation,orsale.

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2014Results 50,352lbs 336,864lbs 10.57%2015Results 39,030lbs 140,557lbs* 27.17%*2016Results 31,028lbs 249,970lbs 12.44%Change14à16 q19,324lbs q86,894lbs p1.87%

*Threeyearsofdataarebeingdisplayedaswesuspectedthattheratefor2015wasananomaly.Theratesfor2016indicatethattherewaslikelyanerrorin2015,althoughourratestillincreased.Itislikelythattheerrorisamixofincreasedawarenessofrecyclingduetothechangesgoingsinglestream,andmathematicalordataentryerror.Since2012wehavedecreased52cubicyardsofwasteperweekfromourcollections.Althoughhaulingpriceshaveincreasedannually($/CY),wehavebeenabletomaintainbudget.Ifwehadnotdecreasedourhaulingourbillwouldbe$7,126.20.Thatisasavingsof$12,812overthecourseoftheacademicyear(Sept-May).

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16-17 212 $5,702.60 $26.9015-16 212 $5,438.00 $25.6514-15 256 $5,963.00 $23.2912-13 264 $5,595.00 $21.19

*DatanotavailableforFY13-14

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UtilityReports

Followingisaseriesofgraphstoprovidedetailsonutilityusageandcosts.Thefirstgraphshowsthecostofutilitiesoverthepastfivefiscalyears.Overall,thecumulativeutilitycost,includingwater,electricity,andnaturalgas,decreased$153,338(10.4%)fromFY12toFY16.Ifwelookatthisfiveyearaverageforthethreeutilities,wefindthefollowing.

• Watercostshaveremainedsteadyatanaverageof9%ofutilitycosts.• Electricalcostsaveraged66%,buthadanotabledecreaseto57%inFY13/14.• Gascostsaverage25%butincreasedto35%inFY13/14.• FY13/14wasacooleryear(4.5OFdisparityfromnormal),leadingtohigherdemandforheating,

lowerdemandforcooling,aswellastonearlyadoubledunitcostforgas.

Eachofourutilitiesfluctuateinusagelevelsbasedonseason.Tohelpyouunderstandthisseasonalchange,wehavetakentheaverageofmonthlyusageoverthepastfourfiscalyears.

Naturalgasisusedthroughouttheyearforourdomestichotwater,butthisonlyrepresentsasmallportionofdemand.Useincreasesinthewintermonthsasourprimaryfuelsourceforheating.Mostofourbuildingsareheatedthroughaboilersystem,whichusesnaturalgastoheattanksofwater,thenthehotwatertravelsthroughpipesinabuilding,radiatingtheheat.Thisisthereasonforthesteadywinterriseandspringfall.

2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16Water.Cost $122,767.89 $121,915.53 $146,157.63 $142,559.83 $138,224.76Elect.$ $1,124,452.81 $1,022,020.96 $982,606.68 $1,003,677.75 $1,043,298.10GasCost $386,160.10 $301,637.63 $599,261.39 $378,345.44 $298,519.86

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Ourelectricloadstaysfairlysteadythroughouttheyear.Theuseincreasesinthesummertoaccountforcooling,withapeakinthelatesummermonthswhenstudentsreturn.Thankfullythedemandforcoolinghappensmostlywhileourresidencehallsarenotinuse.Forthemostpart,waterusageduringtheschoolyearisrathersteady.Februaryhasspikedinusage.Itispossiblethatthisincreaseisduetoseasonalbreaksinpipes,butotherthanthiswecannotidentifyareasonforthisusage.Duringthesummermonthstheusewillusuallystartlow,thenincreaseasprecipitationdecreases,requiringirrigationofathleticfields.Octoberiswhenthefieldsstillneedirrigatingbutstudentsalsoreturnandstartshowering,hencethepeak.

Thecumulativecostofourutilitiesisimpactedbytheannualchangeinunitcosts;cubicfoot(CF)forwater,kilowatthours(kWh)forelectricity,orBritishthermalunits(BTU)fornaturalgas.Tohelpcomprehendtheimpactofthesefluctuationsincost,thefollowinggraphidentifiestheannualchangeintheunitcostsoverthepastfivefiscalyears.

Fordeepercomprehensionoftheinterrelationsbetweenuseandcost,theadditionalgraphisprovided,showingthechangeinusagesoverthepastfiveyears.

2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16Gas(BTU) 90.0% 69.9% 111.7% 76.9% 62.3%Electric(kWh) 99.5% 98.8% 97.8% 95.3% 100.6%Water(CF) 111.7% 82.5% 98.4% 94.9% 98.2%

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WaterWereceiveourwaterusagestatisticsthroughmultiplemetersacrosscampus.Onechallengewithcurrentwatermeteringistheaverage6-weeklagtimebetweenapotentialissueoccurringandwhenitisfoundinourbill.Unlesssomeoneseessignsofaleak,nooneismonitoringthemeters,soanincreasedcostisnotcaughtuntilthebillarrivestwoweeksafterthecloseofthemonth.

Thedesignofourwaterbillingcanhaveatrickyreflectioninthistypeofgraphing.Themoreweuse,thelesswepayperunit.Runningawatertreatmentplantislargelyafixedcost,nomatterhowmuchwateryouprocess,sotheratestructureisbasedondiminishingreturn.ThedecreseinuseinFY09-10wasduetotheinstallationofwatersavingdevices,however,itwasdiscoveredthehardwaterofourareacloggedthedevicesandamajorityhavebeenremoved,leadingtothesubsiquentincreaseinuse.TheStudentCenterwiththedishroomandTheWwithpoolarethehighestusefacilities.Theathleticfieldsmeter,whichcoverstheathleticfieldirrigation,holdstheclaimtothehighstamountusedoncampusinonemonth;2milliongallonsinOctober2014.Recommendations:Sincelowflowdeviceshaveprovenchallengingwithhardwater,therecommendationistoidentifythebulkpurposeinthehigherusebuildings.Onceidentifiedseekdevicestooffset/reduceuse.Hertlefieldcouldalsobenefitfromamonitoringdeviceforbreaks,aswellasprescribedwaterschedulesbasedonprecipitation.Knight’sVillagecouldalsobereviewedastheuseperresidentisratherhighduetotherequirementto“trickle”thesinkstoavoidfrozenpipes.

2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13Water.Cost $146,922. $133,225. $139,890. $139,098. $122,767. $121,915. $146,157. $142,559.WaterUsage- CF 2,357,720 2,125,740 2,098,130 2,067,720 1,634,151 2,196,613 2,207,180 2,233,928

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Electricity

Electricityisusedthroughoutcampustopowereverythingelectrical,fromlights,toautomateddooropeners,andtoCampusSecurity’scart.Monthlyelectricalcostsareheavilyimpactedbydemanduse,thepeakamountofuseinagivenmoment.Thebestwaytoreduceelectricalcostistoreducepeaksinenergyuse,buttheyhaven’tbeeneasilyidentified.Thereweresomerecentupgradestotheelectricalmeter,whichmayallowthistobemoreaccuratelymonitored.TherewasasignificantdecreaseFY12toFY14inbothuseandcost.Theinitialdecreasewaslikelybecauseoftheelectricalrelatedenergyimprovements,andsustainedthroughincreasedawareness.However,theenergyhascreptupalittle,althoughenrollmenthasdecreased.Enrollmentcanonlyhaveasmallimpactonelectricityastheclassroomlightsandofficesrunatfullpowernomatterhowmanyarebeingserved.Theonlydecreaseinelectricityrealizedbyenrollmentisadecreasedplugloadbyhavinglesspeopleoncampuspluggingthingsin,likeTV’s,computers,andfridges.

Recommendations:Electricityismeteredasawholecampus,withnosubmeteringbybuilding.Thismakesitverydifficulttoknowareasofuseaccurately.Adoptingbuildinglevelmonitoringwillidentifyuseanomalies,aswellasbringawarenesstousersthroughprogramming.AsstudentenrollmentandemployeeFTEdecreaseitwouldbefinanciallybeneficialtoidentifybuildingsthatcanbeclosedofftoreduceelectricalload.Asniceasitwouldbetospreadoutintoopenedspaces,itwillnotallowthecollegetorealizepotentialsavings.

2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16Elect.$ $878,333. $927,823. $1,118,58 $1,124,45 $1,022,02 $982,606. $1,003,67 $1,043,29Elect.KwH 13,848,55 14,066,00 14,560,22 14,714,15 13,461,04 13,076,92 13,712,28 13,503,87

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NaturalGasNaturalgasisusedtoheatthedomestichotwaterandheatthebuildingsoncampus.Theuseandcostofgasduringthefiscalyear13/14isdirectlyconnectedtothecoldwinter.ThemonthsofJanuary,February,andMarchshowedincreaseuse,whilethecostperunitnearlydoubledbecauseofthehighdemand.Forthemostpart,ouruseisfairlyconsistent.Therewasanoticeabledecreaseforthefirsttwoyearsaftertheenergyefficiencyimprovements.Evenseasonalchanges,averagedovertheyear,canhaveasignificantchangeinourannualutilityusage.Asanexample,thebittercoldduringthe2014wintercausedanincreaseinnaturalgasusageaswellascostduetomarketshortages.

Asyoucanseeinthegraphtotherightshowingmonthlyusageforthepastthreefiscalyears,ourBTUuseisveryseasonal.ByanalyzingMayandSeptember,whenstudentsareherebutheatingisnotneeded,weknowtheaveragedemandforhotwaterpurposesis3,427BTUpermonth.Thatmeanswearespendingapproximately$239,000on35,600peryeartoheatourfacilities.Recommendations:Ourlargestuseoffuelisforheating.Allbuildingswithwatermustbeheldtoaminimum50OFwhenunoccupied,and70oFwhenoccupied.Therefore,closingdownbuildingsinawaythatcanbeisolatedbyheatingzonecouldhavesomesavings,thesizeofwhichisweatherdependent.TheremaybesavingsoffuelandwaterinTheWpoolthroughphysicalorliquidpoolcovers.

2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16GasCost $813,435.23 $654,882.53 $489,510.47 $386,160.10 $301,637.63 $599,261.39 $378,345.44 $298,519.86

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Outreach

GraduationPledge

EachyearwecommunicatewithgraduatingseniorstoremindthemofthesustainablevalueswehavebeentryingtoteachthemhereatWartburg,andaskthemtomakeasustainabilitygraduationpledge.Thiseffortwasstartedin2009bysomeseniors,inspiredbyGraduationPledgeAlliance,andhascontinuedannually.Thepledgestates:

"IpledgetotakeintoaccountthesocialandenvironmentalconsequencesofanyjobIconsiderandwilltrytoimprovetheseaspectsofanyorganizationforwhichIwork."

Ofthe349studentsgraduatinginMayof2016,256signedthepledge,atotalof73.3%.Thatisholdingsteadfromlastyear(74%)andupfrom64%intheMay2014graduatingclass.DuringthegraduationceremonytheDeanofAcademicAffairs,orthePresident,speakstotheaudienceaboutthepledge,andaskallthosewhohavesignedtostandandberecognized.Acopyofthepledgeisalsoinprintedintheprogram.

BottleFillers

ThepastseveralyearswehaveaddedadozenElkaybottlefillers.Lastyearseveral,moresimpleandaffordablefillerswereadded.Thesenewfillersdonothave“bottlessaved”tally’s,butthatissuperfluous.Weknowstudentsareusingtheseitemsandhappytohavethefillersavailable.

GardenUpdate

Since2010theWartburgGardenhasbeenaspaceoftilledlandlocatednexttoNlotonthenortheastcornerofcampus.DuetotheworkontheDryRunCreek,thecityofWaverlypurchasedaneasementthatcoveredthenorthendofthegarden.WeutilizedtheopportunitytorelocateandredesignthegardeninFY2015.Thenewgardenincludestheequivalentof14-4ftx8ftraisedbeds.Thebedswerebuiltbystudentandstaffvolunteers,madeofcedarwoodfornaturalmoistureandpestresistance.Althoughthelandandsoilhastreateduswell,thisnewgardenhasproventobeeasiertomaintain,closertocampusforincreasedvisibility,andneardiningservicesforeasyaccessforserviceandfoodneeds.SeniorEngineeringDesign–GardenPergola

Onechallengewiththenewlocationisthelackofaspacetoworkandstoretools.Workingwithstudentsintheseniorengineeringdesignclass,apergolawasdesignedandbuilt.Thepergolafeaturesaclearrooftocollectrainwater,aswellasasmallsolarpowerlighttoprovidelightafterdarkforafewhours.Thebaseofthepergolaismadeofchunksofconcretefromcampus,filledwithaggregatefromtheroofofClintonHall.AspecialthankyoushouldgotoBobbieBurrows,EthanJamison,NickolasMoore,andLoganPitzfordesigningandbeginningthebuilding,CassandraWoodcockforcoordinatingefforts,WillLafevreformanyhoursbuildingthepad,andDr.LeAnnFaidleyandTravisDuncanforadvisingthemall.

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MiscellaneousDataPointsInanefforttomonitorinterestinandprogressionofsustainabilityineverydayliving,wemonitoramixofmetrics.Followingaresomedatapointsthatreflectaselectionofthesepoints.

RentalBikeUsage

Thebicyclerentalprogrambeganinthe2011-12schoolyear.Atthestart,theprogramwasrunwithreclaimedbicyclesleftbehindbystudents.Thequalityofthebicyclesmademanagingtheprogramdifficult,astheycontinuedtobreakdownregularlyandwerenotdesignedforthewearandtearofarentalprogram.Afterseveralyearsofsteadyparticipationintheprogram,VogelLibraryandSustainabilityinvestedinafleetofsixWorksmanCycles,designedtohandletheuseofarentalprogram.Theprogramkickedoffintimeforschooltostartin2015.Thenewbikeshaveinspireduserstotakebettercare,leadingtolessmaintenancetime,noabandonedbikes,usersfollowingpolicy.Unfortunately,duetoadataconversioninVogelwecannotattainhowmanyrentalsspecificallyoccurredinFY16.Wedoknowthat170useswererecordedinthefallseason.

Reuse(d)Usage

TheREUSE(D)storeisasmallspaceinthesustainabilityofficethattakesdonationsfromthecommunityandprovidesfree,gentlyused,schoolandofficesuppliestomembersoftheWartburgcommunitytopromoteconsumerawareness,costsavings,andwastereduction.Belowisachartshowingthenumberofcheck-ins.TheusagefortheREUSE(D)storehasremainedsteady,showingtheneedforthisservicetoourstudents.

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U-HaulCarShareProgram

Fiscalyear2015wasthethirdyearoftheU-HaulCarShareprogram.Ithasproventobevaluabletohelpingourstudentswithoutacargetwhereneededindependently.Thetwovehicleswereused634timesforover10,000milesand1,200hours.WithoutapublictransportationprograminWaverly,thisprogramisinvaluable.Itisalsoprovidedatnocosttothecollege,allfeesarepaidthroughtherentalcharges.U-Haulalsoemploysoneinternoncampustomanagetheprogram.BothcarsweredownformaintenanceinAugust.

Thankyouforyoursupport…Thankyoutothefollowingstudentsforservingasstudentemployeesinthesustainabilityofficeduringthe15-16academicyear(listedbyseniority);SarahKielly’15(continuedsummeraftergraduation)KerriGolinghorst’16,AndrewPeeler’16,CassandraWoodcock’17,KourtneyLilke’17,MegHarper’17,WillLefevre’17,ClaireBlake’18,SierraLovato’18,MarthaMuswema’17,andElleGadient’18.ThankyouandcongratulationstoWillLefevrewhoenrolledin,andsuccessfullycompleted,a300hourservicetermintheIowaCollegeAmeriCorpsProgram.Duringhisterm,Willcollectednaturalresourcedataaboutourcampusenvironment,anddevelopedalandscapemanagementplan.ThankyoutothefollowfolksforservingontheEnergyandEnvironmentalSustainabilityInitiative.SpecialThankstoDavidMcCulloughformanyyearsofleadershipastheEESIChair,andtoHelenLeongforvolunteeringastheChairstartingwinterterm2016.

StephanieBoedingTammyFauxBarbaraFedelerElleGadientAmandaGuertlerMartyJohnsonEmilyLaudner

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FiscalYear2017DepartmentGoalsThefollowinggoalsaregoingtobethefocusofthedepartmentforfiscalyear2017.

SustainabilityGoalsdevelopedinJuly20161. Finishupdatetothesustainabilityplan.2. Measurefeasibilityofenergybuildingmonitors.3. Revisitfeasibilityofpost-consumercompostcollectionindiningcenter.4. SubmitsemesterPresidentreports.5. ReleaseaGreenRoom/OfficeCertification.6. Determinewhatwere2005GHGemissions.7. Completeannualreport.8. Developanoff-campusrecycleguide.9. IdentifySustainabilityinthecurriculumandpotentialpartners/leaders.10. Co-leadthedevelopmentofaninauguralHighSchoolLeadershipInstituteprogramin

Denver,focusedonsustainabilityandsociety.11. Identifyopportunitiesforstrategicengagement.

a. Scheduleandplanavisit/workshopdayforhighschoolers.b. Participateinscholarshipdays.

12. IncreaseworkwithResLife.a. Energywastereportingforstudents.b. Flooractivities.c. Whytheyshouldcare.

13. Developlandscapecommitteeandplan.14. Identifyadditionalprintreductionstrategies.

a. CanSRIsbeconvertedtodigital,maybeinMy.wartburg.b. SubmitBi-annualprintingreportstoVP’s&departmentheads

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FinancialsTheSustainabilityDepartmentwasgiventhefollowingbudgetforoperationsandstudentemployment,whichincludeofficeandrecyclingresponsibilities.Allstudentworkersworkatleastonerecyclingshiftaweektohelpthemstayconnectedandbeabletoanswerquestions.ForFiscalYear2016thedepartmentwasaskedtoreducethebudgetby$1,000,wasactuallyabletoreducefurther.PartoftheincreasedreductionwasfrommovingtheAASHEmembershipduesintoFY17,pushing$1,045backayear.

FiscalYear2014-2015 Awarded Expended BalanceStudentWages $9,000.00 $6,577.90 $2,422.10DepartmentBudget $9,125.00 $9,301.45 -$176.45Totals $18,125.00 $15,879.35 $2,245.65FiscalYear2015-2016 Awarded Expended BalanceStudentWages $8,947.00 $7,531.99 $1,415.01DepartmentBudget $8,125.00 $5,596.78 $2,528.22Totals $17,072.00 $13,128.77 $3,943.23

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1TheGardenexpenseswereveryhighthisyearasitwasourspecialprojectfocus.Thegardenoperationscostsusuallyrun$50-100.Thiswasthecostofpergolaconstruction.2TheAASHEconferencewasinMSPin2015,andwasattendedbysevenstudents,twoadministrators,andonestaff.Thecostoftakingthestudentswasactually$412,but$410wasreimbursedfromthemini-grantprogramandstudentsenate.Travelcostswealsolowerbecauseoftheproximity.

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