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Cost Savings from Efficient Operations
A college or university campus is a complicated set of systems, and the
busy people in charge of its functioning often lack the time and support
to maximize operational efficiency. For us at Good Company, "sustainability
performance" means the smooth functioning of an entire system, and
our assessment is designed to capture that whole-system perspective.
Identify efficiency gaps in energy, water, waste and recycling, and
landscape maintenance
At every campus we have visited, we have found some "low-hanging
fruit" in simple resource management. Simple low-cost or no-cost
solutions can add up to significant savings, sometimes with rapid payback
periods. Our assessment uncovers such opportunities.
Realize long-term cost savings from sustainable construction, renovation
and design
While many solutions involve no more than technical or equipment changes,
others are a matter of design. Good Company's assessment examines the
long-term decision-making and design processes that create campus infrastructure.
Understanding how to use existing frameworks and resources – such
as the US Green Building Council's LEED framework, or the procurement
resources of the Center for a New American Dream – is a challenge,
and our
Identify the institutional barriers to simple solutions
Sometimes the sustainable path isn't about technical solutions at all.
There are many complicated systems, policies and rules for guiding decisions
on any given campus: purchasing rules, building design processes, existing
fee structures and default decision-making processes are difficult to
analyze from inside an institution, and they define what is possible.
Good Company assists campuses in understanding how their institutional
processes contribute to good decisions – or create barriers to progress.
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