USGBC – Indiana Chapter USGBC – Indiana Chapter • • January 27, January 27, 2005 2005 James Eflin James Eflin AT&T Industrial Ecology Fellow AT&T Industrial Ecology Fellow Associate Professor Associate Professor Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Management Management Energy Education Scholar Energy Education Scholar Center for Energy Research/Education/Service Center for Energy Research/Education/Service Ball State University Ball State University Muncie, IN 47306 Muncie, IN 47306 Beyond Green Buildings: Beyond Green Buildings: Measuring the Ecological Measuring the Ecological Footprint of an Footprint of an Institutional Site Institutional Site
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USGBC – Indiana Chapter USGBC – Indiana Chapter •• January 27, 2005 January 27, 2005
James EflinJames EflinAT&T Industrial Ecology FellowAT&T Industrial Ecology Fellow
Associate ProfessorAssociate Professor
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental ManagementDepartment of Natural Resources and Environmental Management
Energy Education ScholarEnergy Education Scholar
Center for Energy Research/Education/ServiceCenter for Energy Research/Education/Service
pollution prevention, pollution prevention, zero emissions zero emissions
What is Industrial Metabolism?What is Industrial Metabolism?
Flows of materials and energy through an Flows of materials and energy through an industrial system or organizationindustrial system or organization
Mutual and beneficial exchanges of Mutual and beneficial exchanges of materials or energy between organizationsmaterials or energy between organizations
What is Industrial Symbiosis?What is Industrial Symbiosis?
Inspiration for an Inspiration for an ‘Institutional Ecology’‘Institutional Ecology’
for Heat Plant; gasoline, diesel, and bio-diesel for motor fleet; electricity
• Results may help inform decisions for replacement of aging Heat Plant (mixed-fuel a possibility, including biomass)
• Results may help guide decisions in replacing vehicles, policies for use
MFA@BSU: Campus Water UseMFA@BSU: Campus Water Use
• Yet to be addressed
• Wastewater Treatment facility (city-owned) reports a jump in wastewater flows by ~2 Mgal/day when BSU is in session (approx. 12%-15% increase over ‘base’ load)