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Formation and Structures
- Creation of NJHEPS in 1999 through a grant from Geraldine R. Dodge Founda tion; adoption of By-laws; revised By-laws in 2002.
- Growth in dues paying membership from initial two colleges (Ramapo College and Kean University) to include over 40 institutions in New Jersey (over 75% of all schools and over 90% of the enrolled students).
- Development of management structure with Executive Director, project staff and consultants.
- Development of Executive Committee and stabilizing leadership.
- Development of both internal sustainability infrastructure on each campus of Faculty Laision and Sustainability Coordinators; development of inter-campus sustainability infrastructure with Technical Teams in Energy, Green Design, Green Purchasing, Sustainability Education and Awareness; development of multi-stakeholder Sustainability Teams at Leading Institutions.
- Growth in financial support including grants from the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, Educational Foundation of America, AT&T Foundation, and contracts with NJ Department of Environmental Protection and NJ Board of Public Utilities.
- Development of NJHEPS Liaison Committee of the Presidents’ Council.
Energy Efficiency and Clean Energy
- All fifty-six NJ Presidents sign the "Sustainability Covenant" of the NJ Greenhouse Gas Action Plan to reduce C02 emissions 3.5% below 1990 levels by 2005.
- Conducted or co-sponsored 18 meetings and seminars on all aspects of energy conservation, efficiency, and renewable energy, with approximately 1,200 participants.
- Through BPU grant, assisted Facilities teams at twenty-five institutions to develop Energy Action Plans for five years including development of baseline data.
- Development of joint purchasing agreement on Fuel Cells resulting in $340,000 in savings on the purchase of fuel cells by The College of New Jersey, Ramapo College, The Richard Stockton State College, and Ocean County College.
- Development of purchasing agreement with Community Energy for NJHEPS discount price on the purchase of wind energy.
- Publication, on web and in print, of the Campus Energy Toolkit, a comprehensive guide to technology, finance and campus policies to advance energy efficiency and renewable energy.
Green Design
- Conducted one workshop and six meetings with substantial green design components for several campuses that focused on implementing Green Design practices in construction and renovation.
- NJHEPS Green Design Team support and advocacy has contributed to the construction of three new LEED-certified buildings at Ocean County College, Kean University, and Montclair State University.
- Rutgers, Princeton, The College of New Jersey, Ocean County College, and Bloomfield College have all worked with NJHEPS to develop and implement campus-wide green design guidelines.
- NJHEPS’ championing of green design has also contributed to eight other New Jersey campus buildings with green design features, built or planned.
- Development of significant linkages and substantial support for other groups that work in green design throughout the state including the NJ DEP’s Office of Innovative Technology and Market Development; the NJ Department of Commerce, the NJ Sustainable Business Alliance; the NJ Sustainable Schools Network, the US Green Building Council, and initiation of the NJ High Performance Building Design Work Group, which was instrumental in passing Governor’s Executive Order 24, madating LEED compliance for state-funded K-12 school construction.
- Creation of Volume 1: Rationale and Overview of the High Performance Campus Design Handbook available on Web and in hard copy, along with Volume 2, Green Design Guidelines for NJHEPS Member Institutions.
Sustainable Materials Use
- Conducted 3 workshops exclusively on purchasing and three with purchasing as a major component around the state on various aspects of environmentally preferable purchasing including such topics as life-cycle analysis, full-cost accounting, and the "3R's" of paper, with support from the Educational Foundation of America.
- Survey conducted on use of recycled paper and paper recycling practices.
- At least 17 schools are using 30% or more recycled content paper; more comprehensive strategies at Rutgers-New Brunswick (Cook College), Princeton, Stockton College and Drew University.
- NJHEPS has worked with the Community College Purchasers Association to offer a joint-purchase option for 30% recycled-content paper.
- PowerPoint presentations developed on rationale, options, and strategies for reducing paper use, purchasing recycled paper, and improving paper recycling (available on Web, at NJHEPS Sustainable Materials Use page).
- NJHEPS works with manufacturers of remanufactured printer toner cartridges to offer special pricing arrangements, and recruits a growing number of university users for this mature, cost-effective sustainable purchasing option.
- NJHEPS works with ESMG and other waste management consultants to provide institutions with cost-effective improvements in waste management, and coordinates with NJ DEP to advance improved waste managment in New Jersey's higher education sector.
Sustainability Education and Awareness
- Creation of 4 NSF funded Webquest Modules.
- Several curriculum revisions have been supported by NJHEPS including climate change curriculum efforts at Drew University; curriculum reform at Ramapo College, an undergraduate engineering class in energy audits and reports at Rowan; extensive explorations of campus physical plant as curriculum material at TCNJ and Stockton.
- Participation in Fall Orientation Programs at four campuses (Fall 2003) to provide information to students on sustainability issues and campus practices. (Orientation flyers available at Get Your Campus Involved! web page).
- Recruited 9 campuses (180 participants) to participate in the national broadcast of a Sustainability Round Table in association with the Society for College and University Planning (SCUP) in October 2003.
- Production of online monthly newsletters with information on innovative practices, availability of seminars and meetings, and accomplishments of NJ higher education community, distributed to approximately 2,000 people or groups.
- Support and participation in a variety of national and regional organizations and meetings.
- Presidents Award and Sustainable Practice Awards given in 2002.
- Assisted in the development and support of the New Jersey Sustainable State Institute at Rutgers University.
NJHEPS GRATEFULLY ACKNOWLEDGES THE SUPPORT OF:
Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation
New Jersey Board of Public Utilities
New Jersey Clean Energy Program
NJHEPS Corporate Sponsors
AT&T Foundation
and its 40+ Member Institutions