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University projects are reducing energy use, reducing greenhouse gas <br />emissions and reducing reliance on single occupant cars. For example, more <br />than 5 million rides are provided annually through Chapel Hill Transit, of <br />which UNC is the largest funder. She noted however that housing prices are <br />leading campus faculty and staff to live beyond the bus lines. <br />The Commuter Alternatives Program enrolls about 70o employees who <br />voluntarily give up campus parking permits (they walk, bike, use public <br />transit, carpool, vanpool, or use park and ride) in return for emergency <br />rideback service anywhere in Chapel Hill and Carrboro as well as other <br />services and discounts. <br />• Volkswagen Beetles are available on demand for a $5.00 /hour fee to <br />departments, and students and employees over 21, who join the campus <br />"zipcar" program. A bicycle pump has been installed on the front of the <br />Student Union to assist bike commuters. <br />• Last year, 41% of the campus's total daily trash was recycled or composted. <br />Another of the University's goals is to avoid any increase in the volume, rate <br />or pollutant load of'stormwater. The campus is installing porous pavement <br />for its parking lots and is considering forest restoration at the edges of <br />developed areas. <br />The School of Nursing addition is the first building in the UNC system to <br />apply for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) <br />certification. This project includes a "cool roof' with reflective surface to <br />reduce the urban heat island effect, and a green roof design that will manage <br />stormwater and provide a patio for nursing students. <br />• UNC has installed water free and ultra -low flow (0.5 gallons per flush) urinals <br />in buildings across campus. <br />• 25% of the electricity and all of the steam used at UNC is generated on <br />campus at the cogeneration (combined heat and power) plant on Cameron <br />Avenue. The plant generates twice as much energy from a pound of coal as a <br />traditional coal -fired plant that does not capture the steam. <br />• The campus will use a new "thermal energy storage system" so that it can cool <br />water at night, when electricity costs and overall demand for electricity are <br />lower than day time costs and demand. <br />• Students have voted to raise their own fees in order to invest in campus <br />renewable energy projects. <br />• Metering and sub - metering (by floor and wing) is enabling UNC to better <br />understand when and how electricity, steam and chilled water are being used. <br />Students are being educated about their energy use through sub- metering. <br />The information can be tied into curricula, and competitions across dorms <br />and floors can lead to further reductions in energy consumption. <br />Better information is enabling the University to compare energy intensity <br />across building types. The average lab building uses more than four times as <br />much energy per square foot as the average classroom, administrative, or <br />residential building. Data is enabling the University to identify buildings that <br />should be the highest priorities for energy upgrades. <br />County/Schools Collaboration Meeting (April 8, 2005) 2 <br />
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