PACES

1. Introduction: (15-30min w/Business Officer)
Overview of the program and the steps involved.

2. Interview/Business Officer Survey (w/Business Officer): (30min)
Questions in this stage will be geared toward departmental policies and programs. This will be completed through an
interview or electronic survey.

3. Data Collection:
PACES will collect measurable data related to: communications/training, energy, food, human health, purchasing, transportation, waste reduction and recycling, and water. Our methods include:

• Building Occupant Survey: (5-10min) We will send out an electronic survey to all building occupants to evaluate attitudes, behaviors, and understanding of current policies.
• Energy Audit: Evaluate departmentally controlled rooms to determine baseline energy use. This will require access to each room for 2-3minutes for visual assessments and light readings. We do not need to unplug equipment.
• Waste Audit (No time commitment from department): We will perform a building-wide waste audit. During the audit, we will collaborate with the custodians to collect waste and then sort these materials via our volunteers. If you had a building waste audit within the last year, we will use the prior data and not repeat the audit.

Please note: If your department includes laboratories, we recommend you consider voluntarily participating in an assessment with our partner organization, LabRATS (Laboratory Research and Technical Staff), whose program is more geared towards lab spaces .

4. Presentation: (30min - 1 hr)
Once data from the audit is compiled and summarized, PACES will offer a brief presentation on our findings and
recommendations for department staff, faculty, and students. During the presentation, we will solicit feedback on goals and initiatives that the audience would like the department to commit to and that they, as building occupants, want to commit to.

5. Climate and Sustainability Action Plan:
PACES will draft a sustainability and climate action plan (based on our general template) to help the department reduce its environmental impact. Goals and priorities brainstormed in the presentation will be included. The plan will not be put into effect until the department reviews, modifies, and approves the plan through the appropriate channels, as determined by the department.

6. Follow-up (Optional):
We have not yet completed a follow-up assessment with a department and are still developing this process.