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Sustainability at Oregon State University

About This Page

Sustainability is a growing movement at OSU with both grassroots and institutional support. This area of the OSU Wiki is designed to be a place to share and exchange ideas, discuss projects and spread information about what's happening with sustainability at OSU. It complements the official OSU sustainability website.

But unlike the sustainability website, anyone (with ONID credentials) can directly edit this wiki so that a dynamic and community-driven resource is maintained. It is not intended that the content of the sustainability website be repeated here. Check the sustainability website for information on:

  • Campus construction projects
  • Campus buildings
  • Programs like research centers, departments and other standing organizations
  • General information about sustainability

This wiki might be useful to:

  • Share information about projects and who's doing them
  • Share future project ideas
  • Collect and share information about clubs and other organizations
  • Post event notices and volunteer opportunities

Questions about what to put on this page can be directed to Brandon Trelstad, OSU Sustainability Coordinator.


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People

Linda Hunn, College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences

Linda is the volunteer coordinator of the OSU Sustainability Group and creator of a weekly email newsletter than reaches about 400 people.

Brandon Trelstad, Sustainability Coordinator, Facilities Services

Working in Facilities Services, the department responsible for maintaining campus physical infrastructure, Brandon is responsible for sustainability in operations throughout the university. He also spends significant time networking campus groups, supporting students' efforts in sustainability, and doing community outreach. Brandon originally created this Sustainability wiki page.

Andrea Norris, Director of Environmental Affairs, ASOSU

Andrea leads OSU's student government's environmental efforts. Current projects include: Green Energy Fee Campaign, Earth Week 2007, Coffee Cup Waste Reduction, Increasing Paper Conservation in Campus Computing Centers, and Networking Environmental Groups on Campus. [1]

Ben Blake, Sustainability Energy Analyst Manager, Facilities Services

Ben works under Brandon Trelstad's direction and good grace in creating graphs and pretty displays for OSU's electrical energy consumption over the past 5 years. He currently is working on making campus fume hoods more energy efficient.

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Student Groups

There are a number of student groups on campus that are involved with sustainability in a variety of ways.

ASOSU Environmental Affairs Task Force

  • Contact: Andrea Norris, 2006-07 Task Force Director

OSU Student Sustainability Initiative

  • Contact: Russell McDonald (2006-07) or Justin Flemming

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Student Projects

Post information here about projects that primarily involve or are lead by students. These can be existing projects or project ideas. Include contact information if you want help or ideas from others. If you prefer to keep your email address hidden, or protect it from spammers, use the OSU Web E-Mail Form. Most faculty, staff and students have access to this tool, which sends messages through a web form to the email address you registered with the university (often the ONID address).

Classroom Temperatures

  • Contact: Andrea Norris or Brandon Trelstad
  • Timeline: 06-07 academic year, preferably before the end of the heating season
  • Volunteer Opportunities: collect information while you attend classes in areas that are too hot. Write down building name and number, date and time you were there, how hot you think it was, and what efforts were made by those in the room to get comfortable (like opening windows, turning down heat, etc.)

Green Energy Fee

  • Contact: Andrea Norris and Violet DePoe
  • Timeline: Feb. 07-May 07
  • Volunteer Opportunities: assist with campaigning by handing out information to students, joining our Facebook group, making announcements in your classes, telling your friends to vote in favor of the initiative, etc; help organize events for Earth Week (April 22-27); donate money to the campaign; write letters of support to The Daily Barometer; etc.

Earth Week 2007!

  • Contact: Andrea Norris or Justin Fleming
  • Timeline: Earth Week is April 22-27, and planning will be ongoing until then
  • Volunteer Opportunities: help set up and take down booths, pass out information, organize an event, many more
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Institutional Projects

Projects in this section are lead by university staff and/or faculty, and many of them also involve students. All community members, particularly students, should look for volunteer opportunities in this section. Staff and faculty are invited to post projects here. If you prefer to keep your email address hidden, or protect it from spammers, use the OSU Web E-Mail Form. Most faculty, staff and students have access to this tool, which sends messages through a web form to the email address you registered with the university (often the ONID address).

Oak Creek Restoration

  • Contact: Brandon Trelstad
  • Timeline: Ongoing for 2007-2008
  • Volunteer Opportunities: coordinate removal of invasive species; coordinate planting native/restorative species; set up areas along the creek to study; develop a reforestation plan; develop a floodplain reconnection plan.

Presidents Climate Commitment

Sustainability Audits

  • Contact: Greg Smith
  • Timeline: Ongoing
  • Project Description: Any individual or department that is Education and General (E&G) funded is eligible to receive a Sustainability Audit. An audit typically begins with the auditor meeting with an interested group. Things such as office habits and policy, transportation, materials purchasing and disposal, heating and cooling issues, and recycling are discussed. Then the auditor goes into every space within the selected area, noting computers, lighting, other electrical equipment and climate conditions. Within 2-3 weeks, a report is send back to an office contact with recommendations on how the office occupants can decrease energy, water and materials use. Also, problems with ambient conditions (too hot, too cold, breezy etc.) are directed to the proper staff.
  • Audit Details: An audit of an office or a group of offices takes around 1 hour; a floor 2-3 hours; an entire building will take up to 8 hours. These audits are free and the recommendations are implemented at the pace and discretion of the office occupants. While a single office is eligible for an audit, it is desireable to have larger groups, a floor or even a building audited at the same time for added comprehensiveness. See a sample audit report.
  • Audit Request: Please contact Greg Smithto schedule an audit.
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Events

List campus and community events here. Be sure to remove them once the event has taken place.

Earth Week

  • April 22-27, OSU Campus. More details to come.
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