| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 53.24 |
| Liaison | Tess Esposito |
| Submission Date | Feb. 23, 2017 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of Dayton
AC-8: Campus as a Living Laboratory
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
4.00 / 4.00 |
Is the institution utilizing the campus as a living laboratory for multidisciplinary student learning and applied research in the following areas?:
| Yes or No | |
| Air & Climate | Yes |
| Buildings | Yes |
| Dining Services/Food | Yes |
| Energy | Yes |
| Grounds | Yes |
| Purchasing | No |
| Transportation | Yes |
| Waste | Yes |
| Water | Yes |
| Coordination, Planning & Governance | Yes |
| Diversity & Affordability | --- |
| Health, Wellbeing & Work | Yes |
| Investment | Yes |
| Public Engagement | Yes |
| Other | --- |
A brief description of how the institution is using the campus as a living laboratory for Air & Climate and the positive outcomes associated with the work:
2015-2016: Analysis of parking lot solar canopy systems. With a cost/benefit analysis and case studies of parking lot solar canopy systems, students assessed the possibility of implementing a solar array as a parking canopy on campus and quantified additional benefits beyond the production of electricity.
A brief description of how the institution is using the campus as a living laboratory for Buildings and the positive outcomes associated with the work:
2015-2016: Green Roof Installation. Students assessed and presented on the feasibility and benefits of installing green roofs on the Kennedy Union and VWK patios for SEE 401, a capstone course in the Sustainability, Energy, and Environment minor.
A brief description of how the institution is using the campus as a living laboratory for Dining Services/Food and the positive outcomes associated with the work:
2015 -2016: Cooking oil to Biodiesel. Students working on this project extended, formalized and presented the possibilities of alternative fuels for campus vehicles through a feasibility analysis of converting used cooking oils to biodiesel on campus.
A brief description of how the institution is using the campus as a living laboratory for Energy and the positive outcomes associated with the work:
Student-facilities project monitoring real-time energy meters on energy consumption in the student neighborhood houses (2014-2015). Student-facilities project (2015-2016) analyzing using battery storage at a campus solar array for potential use in powering adjacent parking lot lights.
A brief description of how the institution is using the campus as a living laboratory for Grounds and the positive outcomes associated with the work:
2015 -2016: Cooking oil to Biodiesel. Students working on this project extended, formalized and presented the possibilities of alternative fuels for campus vehicles through a feasibility analysis of converting used cooking oils to biodiesel on campus, including grounds-keeping equipment.
2015-2016: Green Roof Installation. Students assessed and presented on the feasibility and benefits of installing green roofs on the Kennedy Union and VWK patios for SEE 401, a capstone course in the Sustainability, Energy, and Environment minor.
A brief description of how the institution is using the campus as a living laboratory for Purchasing and the positive outcomes associated with the work:
A brief description of how the institution is using the campus as a living laboratory for Transportation and the positive outcomes associated with the work:
2015 -2016: Cooking oil to Biodiesel. Students working on this project extended, formalized and presented the possibilities of alternative fuels for campus vehicles through a feasibility analysis of converting used cooking oils to biodiesel on campus.
A brief description of how the institution is using the campus as a living laboratory for Waste and the positive outcomes associated with the work:
2015 -2016: Cooking oil to Biodiesel. Students working on this project extended, formalized and presented the possibilities of alternative fuels for campus vehicles through a feasibility analysis of converting used cooking oils to biodiesel on campus, including grounds-keeping equipment.
A brief description of how the institution is using the campus as a living laboratory for Water and the positive outcomes associated with the work:
2015-2016: Our place in the watershed. In collaboration with the Miami Conservancy District, students measured and evaluated the impact of the University of Dayton’s water run-off on the health of the Great Miami River.
A brief description of how the institution is using the campus as a living laboratory for Coordination, Planning & Governance and the positive outcomes associated with the work:
UD sponsors an Undergraduate Fellow for the University of Dayton's Hanley Sustainability Institute, 2015. The fellow works with community partners including Mission of Mary Farm and East End Community Services with research focusing on community engagement and food insecurity issues in Dayton, Ohio. Together the team is working to transform vacant, urban land into a community greenspace and urban agriculture center in East Dayton.
A brief description of how the institution is using the campus as a living laboratory for Diversity & Affordability and the positive outcomes associated with the work:
A brief description of how the institution is using the campus as a living laboratory for Health, Wellbeing & Work and the positive outcomes associated with the work:
2015-2016: Green Roof Installation. Students assessed and presented on the feasibility and benefits of installing green roofs on the Kennedy Union and VWK patios for SEE 401, a capstone course in the Sustainability, Energy, and Environment minor.
A brief description of how the institution is using the campus as a living laboratory for Investment and the positive outcomes associated with the work:
Hanley Trading Center. Student-run, using green investment as a teaching tool. This program was implemented in 2016, and as yet no outcomes recorded.
A brief description of how the institution is using the campus as a living laboratory for Public Engagement and the positive outcomes associated with the work:
2015-2016: ECO-rep program feasibility analysis. Students developed a proposal for an ECO-rep program at the University of Dayton by evaluating types and effectiveness of existing programs at other institutions and identifying expenses, materials and curriculum needed to create a program.
A brief description of how the institution is using the campus as a living laboratory in Other areas and the positive outcomes associated with the work:
The website URL where information about the institution’s campus as a living laboratory program or projects is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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