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18 MARCH/APRIL 2018 FACILITIES MANAGER CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Pasadena, California Submitted by John Onderdonk, Director, Sustainability Programs CHARTING A COURSE TO DECARBONIZED ENERGY FUTURE Caltech, a world-renowned science and engineering institute located in Pasadena, California, has achieved a 22% reduction in GHG emissions since 2008 as a result of a focus on energy efficien- cy, the deployment of on-site distributed energy resources, and the construction of high-performance LEED certified buildings. Recognizing that further reductions in GHG emissions will require reimagining current practices, Caltech embarked on a strategic planning process to identify a path to decarbonize the electrical utilities while reducing risk, addressing reliability, and improving adaptive capacity. Over the course of 2017, sustain- ability staff, supported by a faculty committee and a task force of facilities engineers, evaluated current operations, forecast future growth, identified tipping points and key drivers, and evaluated 15 unique generation technologies. Sixty-eight future scenarios were modeled and analyzed to identify the lowest life-cycle cost generation technologies. e end result is a pathway to decar- bonize the electricity supply by 2024 through a transition away from on-site cogeneration, deployment of additional on-site PV and fuel cell resources, and the integration of a large off- site renewable energy project into Pasadena's grid. e energy resource planning process also identified the need to develop a utility master plan to decarbonize thermal utilities that will be completed in 2018. CARLETON UNIVERSITY Ottawa, Ontario Submitted by Philip Mansfield, Manager, Sustainability Programs BIKE SHARING TAKES OFF AT CARLETON UNIVERSITY Carleton University expanded its bike share program on campus in 2017 to allow for greater and easier access to bikes by students and the wider Carleton community. In addition to the existing bike share program, right bike, which is available through the student residence reception desk, an additional program was launched. e introduction of VeloGo bike share program, which is app- enabled and allows for hubs across campus and enables both cross-campus bike travel as well as off campus cycling. VeloGo also taps into an existing bike infrastructure in Ottawa. A new student tariff was launched and bike hubs were added to existing bike parking on campus. In the past year there has been a 200% growth in student and visitors to the campus (through our conference services in the summer) who have been using these services. e Carleton cam- pus sits adjacent to the UNESCO world heritage site, Rideau Ca- nal, so allowing cycle access to the canal path is of great benefit. Carleton provides a broad sustainable travel program, includ- ing both onsite electric charging stations in two of our covered parking garages, carshare programs, and a car pool program aimed at staff and faculty sharing rides to and from work.

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