Ohio University Sustainability Plan, Version 3

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Encourage use of sustainable and/or recyclable materials and containers in place of polystyrene by developing environmentally preferable purchasing guidelines.

Target and date: Develop and distribute Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Guidelines to the campus community by December 2013. Recommended strategies: • Designate Office of Sustainability as lead for policy development and implementation. Metric: Adoption of policy/procedure Goals: S 2, 7

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Sub-meter campus facilities

Target and date: Building level meters for electricity and water for 50% of facilities over 15,000 gsf by 2014. 100% of facilities over 15,000 gsf by 2021. Recommended strategies: • Designate Facilities Department as lead for implementation. Metric: Percentage of total facilities over 15,000 gsf. Goals: S 1, 3 J 2

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Practice Integrated Pest Management (IPM)23

Target and date: Plan adopted by June 2011. Recommended strategies: • Survey and document classification of plants, native and invasive, turf and wildlife habitat. • Prioritize attention and effort towards College Green, the Ridges, and the Hocking River areas. Metric: Assessment tool and report Goals: C 4 S 3, 4, 8

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Understood to promote health of human and non-pest wildlife and ecosystem diversity and resilience.

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