1.
Building a Healthier, More
Sustainable Campus
Heather Henriksen
Director, Office for Sustainability
heather_henriksen@harvard.edu

2.
“This generation’s task is to
THINK DIFFERENTLY about how we
inhabit the earth.”
– President Drew Faust

3.
Catalyzing Climate Solutions
…in the lab …in the classroom …on our campus

4.
Our Challenge

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“An opportunity for every member of our
community to reflect on what role they can play
in enhancing our collective well-being.
– Professors Bill Clark and Jack Spengler

6.
EMISSIONS AND
ENERGY
HEALTH AND
WELL-BEING
CAMPUS
OPERATIONS
CULTURE AND
LEARNING
NATURE AND
ECOSYSTEMS

7.
Climate Commitment

8.
Green Building Standards

9.
7 Success Factors
1. Charrettes
2. Energy modeling & life cycle
costing
3. Aggressive Baseline & Reward
Cutting Edge
4. Industry alignment
5. Internal expertise & training
6. Best practice sharing
7. Innovation

10.
New Standards Driving Systemic Change
Goals:
1. Test Faculty Research
2. Push Boundaries: health +
wellness, pioneering standards
3. Catalyze Leadership
Review Process:
University-wide review committee

Data-driven benchmarking"
"
Research and development

Review and approval

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Simplified Tier System
Tier 1 New buildings and full building renovations (LEED-NC)
Tier 2 Partial renovations/fit-outs (LEED-CI)
Tier 3 System-specific renovations w/ energy/materials impact
Tier 4 No or limited energy/GHG impact but other advancement

12.
Healthy Materials Disclosure

13.
Pushing Boundaries

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Aggressive energy targets
Building 1
Building 2
Building 3
Building 4

15.
Target Energy Intensive Sectors

16.
Challenges and Lessons Learned
Primary challenges:
• Mission requirements
• Cost constraints
• Aggregating/analyzing data
Lessons learned:
• Compliance through education
and training
• Internal champions essential to
success
• Build momentum through
reward and recognition

17.
EMISSIONS AND
ENERGY
HEALTH AND
WELL-BEING
CAMPUS
OPERATIONS
CULTURE AND
LEARNING
NATURE AND
ECOSYSTEMS
1. Reduce exposure to harmful chemicals
2. Identify and track high-risk chemicals
3. Increase access to wellness programs
4. Implement tobacco-free campus policies
IMATE PREPAREDNESS PLANREFERRED PRODUCTSSUSTAINABLE AND HEALTHFUL FOOD STANDARDS2020

18.
Building a Net Positive Community

19.
What Type of Future Do WE Envision?

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Integrate sustainability not only into our buildings, but also
into the communities where we work and live.

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