CALIFORNIA COLLEGE OF THE ARTS CLIMATE ACTION PLAN MAY 2013

CALIFORNIA COLLEGE OF THE ARTS CLIMATE ACTION PLAN MAY 2013

CCA Climate Action Plan May 2013 Introduction 1. Regulatory Setting for Greenhouse Gases 1.1 California (Title 24) 1.2 Regional (Bay Area Air Quality Management District) 1.3 San Francisco (Green Building Ordinance) 2. Greenhouse Gas Inventory Base Year 3. Climate Neutrality Efforts to Date 3.1 Retro-commissioning (RCx) 3.2 Energy Metering & Monitoring 3.3 Incentivized Improvements 3.4 Purchasing 3.5 Waste Management GHG Mitigation Strategy 3.6 Building Design and Construction 4. Sustainability in the Curriculum 4.1 CCA Values and Location 4.2 EcoTAP Courses 4.3 Studio Practices 4.4 Shop Practices 4.5 Applied Research 5. Carbon Footprint and Emissions Trajectory

Introduction The California College of the Arts (CCA) is a two-campus institution with locations on both sides of San Francisco bay. Founded in 1907 after the great earthquake and fire, the college s mission statement is as follows: California College of the Arts educates students to shape culture and society through the practice and critical study of art, architecture, design, and writing. Benefitting from its San Francisco Bay Area location, the college prepares students for lifelong creative work by cultivating innovation, community engagement, and social and environmental responsibility. This Climate Action Plan (CAP) provides a strategic vision for the college to meet the goals of carbon neutrality. This CAP is meant to set priorities and guide change within the campus community. Through this plan CCA embraces the spirit of the ACUPCC to address climate change within its boundaries and will provide its community with the tool, knowledge and inspiration to make an impact on the broader society. CCA Sustainability Initiative Timeline 1992 Barclay Simpson Sculpture Studio completed First passive energy building on campus 1997 Re(f)use exhibition hosted at CCA - Good everyday design from reused and recycled materials 1999 Montgomery Campus completed (*) First solar heated building on campus New/Reuse/Recycle Materials Library founded 2000 PG&E Savings by Design Energy Integration Award (*) 2001 COTE Top Ten Green Building Award (*) First Award, Architecture + Energy Awards (*) 2003 Prefab restrooms in reused shipping containers deployed for Graduate Center 2008 Identified and tagged ecotap courses in curriculum (Ecological Theory And Practice) 2009 President s Sustainability Steering Group launched Talloires Declaration signed

Separate composting stream implemented Solar Decathlon entry on Washington DC Mall 2010 American College & University Presidents Climate Commitment signed AICAD PALS network participation launched Free scanning eliminates paper readers New course on campus energy analytics 2011 Princeton Review Green College (1 st year) Students and faculty attend Bioneers Conference Joined United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change faculty attended Durban summit Bottle fillers installed throughout campus 2012 Princeton Review Green College (2 nd year) Student Sustainability Leadership Award introduced LED lamps replace conventional bulbs 2013 Princeton Review Green College (3 rd year) Scrap-Out program for material reuse launched 2014 Construction of first new high-rise student housing in SF. Transit first, zero parking, indoor bike storage, on-site car share, integrated storm water management, green roof, natural ventilation. 2009 Student project for SF s composting system implementation

1.0 Regulatory Setting for Greenhouse Gases 1.1 State of California The California Energy commission has enforced the most rigorous energy standards of any state for over forty years. Since Title 24 was introduced in 1975 this ordinance has saved Californians more than $74 billion in reduced electricity bills. These standards conserve electricity and natural gas and prevent the state from having to build more power plants. The success of these standards and other energy efficiency efforts is a significant factor in California s per capita electricity use remaining flat over the last 40 years while the rest of the country s use continues to rise. 1.2 Regional Bay Area Air Quality Management District On June 2, 2010, the Bay Area Air Quality Management District s Board of Directors unanimously adopted thresholds of significance to assist in the review of projects under the California Environmental Quality Act. These Thresholds are designed to establish the level at which the District believed air pollution emissions would cause significant environmental impacts under CEQA and were posted on the Air District s website and included in the Air District's updated CEQA Guidelines (updated May 2011). 1.3 Local Ordinances The California Building Energy Efficiency Standards establish a process that allows local adoption of energy standards that are more stringent than the statewide Standards. This process allows local governments to adopt and enforce energy standards before the statewide Standards effective date, require additional energy conservation measures, and/or set more stringent energy budgets. In the City and County of San Francisco, these ordinances exceed statewide provisions. Green Building Ordinance 2010 San Francisco Building Code Amendments to the 2010 California Green Building Standards Code

2.0 Greenhouse Gas Inventory Base Year 2010 GHG Emissions 3108 MtCO2e We ve benchmarked ourselves against two peer groups to assist in understanding our context. The first group (below) is the other Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design colleges who have data. This is a set of colleges with similar facilities and pedagogy to ours. The second group (next page) is a location-based benchmark for three other colleges in our same climate zone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eer colleges with similar facilities and mission.

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3.0 Climate Neutrality Efforts to Date Our facilities and operations group has initiated multiple projects on both campuses that have already shown marked decreases in our energy use and GHG production. 3.1 Retro-Commissioning (RCx) As a 106 year-old institution, we ve had to be very aggressive in our efforts to upgrade to smarter operating systems. We have occupancy sensing in 80% of our classrooms; smart controls in 65% of our buildings; CF, FL, and LEDs in 90% of our buildings; Variable Frequency Drives, Economizers, and Demand Ventilation in 75% of our spaces; and ceramic window film and white roofs underway right now. Here are a few examples of recent initiatives on this front. 3.1.1 Mechanical Systems Case A TIMKEN AUDITORIUM 2012 GOAL: Increase comfort and functionality and energy efficiency OCCUPANCY: 132 seats SPACE: 2500 SF MEASURES TAKEN: Installed new high SEER HVAC unit with a variable frequency drive, demand ventilation and barometric exhaust, occupancy and CO2 sensing, and smart controls package. Replaced all PAR30 75Watt lamps with equivalent 18 Watt LED retrofit lamp. Installed smart extron lighting control panel to increase use of lighting control settings. Contributed to 10.1% change from baseline adjusted energy use for the facility < 10 year simple payback Case B IRWIN STUDENT CENTER AND RESIDENCE BOILER RETROFIT GOAL: REPLACE LOW EFFICIENCY BOILER SYSTEM WITH TANKLESS, CONDENSING BOILER LOCATION: OAKLAND CAMPUS SPACE: 8,000 SF MEASURES TAKEN: Replaced low efficiency boiler with Rinnai tankless, noncondensing boiler for all domestic supply and hot water for heating system with an energy factor of 0.95 Contributed to 9.9% change from baseline adjusted energy use on this Campus

< 30 year simple payback 3.1.2 Lighting Systems Case A CAMPUS LIGHTING IMPROVEMENTS - SAN FRANCISCO ENERGY WATCH GOAL: ACHIEVE 100% INSTALLED ENERGY STAR RATED LIGHTING LOCATION: SF Montgomery Campus and Kansas St buildings SPACE: 190,000 SF MEASURES TAKEN: Partnered with San Francisco Energy Watch to replace >500 Halogen bulbs with LED Received 30K in incentives 80% average wattage reduction Save 40 kw and 40,500 kwh annually Substantial reduction in heat load and increase in HVAC efficiency Contributed to 10.1% change from baseline adjusted energy use in this facility < 1year simple payback Case B CAMPUS LIGHTING IMPROVEMENTS - MATRIX PROGRAM GOAL: ACHIEVE 95% INSTALLED ENERGY STAR RATED LIGHTING, REMOVE T12 AND INCANDESCENT LOCATION: OAKLAND CAMPUS SPACE: 198,000 SF MEASURES TAKEN: Partnered with Matrix Energy Services to replace >1300 bulbs at no cost Save 32.28 kw and 55,000 kwh annually Contributed to 9.9% change from baseline adjusted energy use in this facility < 1year simple payback 3.2 Energy Metering and Monitoring 3.2.1 PG&E Smart meters on all sites. 3.2.2 EPA Energy Star Portfolio Manager All college owned buildings are enrolled in automated benchmarking. 3.2.3 SF Department of the Environment Reporting and Audits Annual reporting.

3.2.4 Energy Dashboard Planned for 2015 implementation. 3.2.5 Existing Commercial Building Energy Performance Ordinance We are in compliance. We report key benchmarking results to the Department of Energy annually. Our first five year energy audit results are expected in fall 2013. 3.3 Incentivized improvements 3.3.1 San Francisco Energy Watch We ve used their energy efficiency services and financial incentives to retrofit 190,000 square feet with LED technology saving 40,560 kwh/year. 3.3.2 Matrix Program This is a no cost program that we used for over 1300 lamps and sensors saving 152,564 kwh/year. 3.4 Purchasing 3.4.1 Sustainable Purchasing Policy Standards apply to all FF&E assets. 3.4.2 Material Specifications Mandated use of recycled, recyclable, and compostable materials to avoid the embodied emissions in products. 3.5 Waste Management GHG Mitigation Strategy 3.5.1 SF Zero Waste There has been great local government leadership on this initiative. We achieved 80% landfill diversion in 2010, and expect zero waste by 2020. 3.6. Building Design and Construction 3.6.1 Exceeding LEED and Title 24 While the majority of our building projects have been of the most sustainable type repurposing existing buildings new construction is conceived within the context of a dense urban setting with a benign climate. Our only new construction in planning right now is for the first new highrise student housing in SF. It s a transit first, zero parking, indoor bike

storage, on-site car share, integrated storm water management, green roof, naturally ventilated building. 2009 Textbook co-authored by CCA alumnus Marian Keeler (B.Arch 1990)

4.0 Sustainability in the Curriculum 4.1 CCA Values and Location The college s San Francisco bay area location is well known as the crossroads of the technology and ecology revolutions. Both the Sierra Club and Silicon Valley were launched here and the influences on those of us in the bay area cannot be overstated. Therefore, the area attracts students and faculty who resonate with both the college s and the region s values. 4.2 EcoTAP Courses Although the faculty have put sustainable thinking front and center for many years through the curriculum, they had not created an easy way for students to navigate the dozens of courses and initiatives available to them. This was remedied in 2008 with the creation of the Ecological Theory And Practice (EcoTAP) initiative, a faculty led effort to delineate precisely how sustainability is embedded across the curriculum. It s most basic function is to tag every course and initiative at the college whose content advances sustainable thinking and making. 4.3 Studio Practices (Project-based Learning Pedagogy) As an art and design college, our goal is to educate students to solve problems in smart, sustainable ways. The main building block of our curriculum is art and design studios where students apply and test their theories. This might mean a fashion design student developing a zero waste pattern for a line of garments, to an architecture student designing a net zero building. 4.4 Shop Practices Because our pedagogy requires students to make and test their ideas, often iterating through many trials to get to the best solution, we pay great attention to the intersection of making and the people doing it. We have banned harmful chemicals and methods from our shops and replaced them with safer, more sustainable practices. In cases where those practices don t appear to have been widely adopted, we often develop our own procedures, such as our move to create composite materials without fiberglass or resin, instead using natural fibers and plant based bonding agents. 4.5 Applied Research Students As a small independent college of art, we are not engaged in the kind of R-1 level research you would find at a major university. Instead our students seek out opportunities that narrow the gap between thinking and application, often through competitions and partnerships. A good example of this would be our participation in the Department of Energy s Solar Decathlon competition in 2009. In partnership with the Engineering Department at Santa Clara University (SCU), we designed and built a net zero solar house that was installed on the mall in Washington DC in October 2009. Of the 20 teams invited from around the world,

the CCA/SCU team was the only all-undergraduate submission. We took 3 rd overall, and first in architectural design. Faculty For a non-research based institution we ve been aggressive on this front as well. We re likely one of the only art colleges globally to have become a member of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and to have faculty participate in the UNFCCC conferences. 2003 Fashion Design student project

5. Carbon Footprint and Emissions Trajectory We ve modeled three scenarios to help us in our planning and benchmarking. As demonstrated in this document, the Do Nothing option is for reference only as we have committed years ago to move aggressively toward climate neutrality. The college is committed to reducing scope 1 and 2 emissions by 25% from base year 2010 by December 31, 2020.

2012 book co-authored by CCA Fashion Design faculty Lynda Grose