Purdue University Sustainability Master Plan

The Sustainability & Resiliency Planning effort at Purdue University was facilitated by HEAPY with the goal to develop a five-year Sustainability Strategic Master Plan for Purdue Physical Facilities.  This work will help the University set a specific course toward carbon neutrality and assess overall campus Resiliency.  HEAPY summarized this effort in a Sustainability Plan Report.  The Goals, Objectives, and Initiatives identified in this report were established with consideration of the following criteria:

• Build from current University progress toward Sustainability.
• Adopt the American College and University Presidents’ Climate Commitment.
• Position the University as a leader among its peers.
• Address matters of cost, ROI and risk management / mitigation, (taking into consideration available resources allocated in the University’s 5-year financial and physical plan).
• Have specific targets and timelines for achievement, and with specific metrics for measurement and tracking over time.
• Include an assessment of social, environmental, and economic impact (of each goal).

HEAPY’s effort for the Purdue Sustainability Plan includes:

• Develop and produce the summary Sustainability Plan Report.
• Organize and facilitate a series of on-campus Workshops among the Physical Facilities Sustainability Working Group Sustainability Committee and the University Resource Policy Committee and coordinating these work sessions with the University’s Director of Sustainability.
• Conduct a Benchmarking effort to compile information on current sustainability context. Benchmarking tasks included: Recommending Goals, Objectives, Initiatives, Policies, Procedures and Associated Changes to support meeting the identified Goals in the Sustainability Plan Report and provide a prioritization outline for their implementation.