Best Practice Evaluation

Table 4: CSA “Best Practice” Evaluation Results

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Institution	Report Title	Report Year	S Number of categories	D Indicator Depth (2)	C Report Content (4)	P Report Presen-tation (4)	Total Score
Langara College	Energy Management Action Plan	2003	1	2.00	3.54	4.00	9.5
Ball State University	Final Report from the "Green" Committee on Environmental Studies	1991	1	2.00	3.80	3.56	9.4
Penn State University - University Park	The Penn State Indicators Report, 2nd Edition	2000	4	2.00	3.67	3.56	9.2
Penn State University - University Park	The Mueller Report: Moving Beyond Sustainability Indicators to Sustainability Action at Penn State	2001	2	2.00	3.60	3.56	9.2
University of Hertfordshire	Transportation Strategy and Policy	1997	1	2.00	3.47	3.56	9.0
Concordia University	Campus Sustainability Assessment	2004	5	2.00	3.40	3.56	9.0
Holme Lacy College	Towards a Sustainable Holme Lacy College	2001	5	2.00	3.34	3.56	8.9
University of British Columbia	Water Management and Waste Water Treatment at the University of British Columbia: A Study for Sustainable Alternatives	2002	1	2.00	3.40	3.11	8.5
University of Calgary	Introduction of Environmental Auditing as an Environmental Management Tool for the University of Calgary	1994	3	2.00	3.33	3.11	8.4
University of California - Santa Barbara	Greening UCSB: The Development of an Assessment Protocol and Policy to Improve Campus Sustainability	2001	4	2.00	3.20	3.11	8.3
Northland College	Northland College's Environmental Living and Learning Center: Program Evaluation / Performance Monitoring Report	2000	1	2.00	2.67	3.56	8.2
University of Michigan	Sustainability Assessment and Reporting for the University of Michigan's Ann Arbor Campus	2002	5	1.60	3.47	3.11	8.2
Vassar College	Sustainability Assessment of Vassar College	2003	4	1.16	3.47	3.56	8.2
University of Michigan	Development of a Sustainability Management Framework for the University of Michigan Housing Division	1999	4	1.36	3.53	3.11	8.0
University of Michigan	Examining Our Progress: University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Prototype Sustainability Report	2002	5	1.24	2.80	4.00	8.0
Duke University	Recycling and Sanitation at Duke University	1994	1	1.82	3.00	3.11	7.9
University of California - Los Angeles	In Our Backyard: Environmental Issues at UCLA, Proposals for Change, and the Institution's Potential as a Model	1989	4	2.00	3.20	2.67	7.9
Mount Allison University	Mount Allison University Environmental Audit 2000	2000	4	1.36	2.87	3.56	7.8
University of Victoria	UVic Sustainability Project (UVSP)	2000	5	2.00	3.13	2.67	7.8
University of Wisconsin - Madison	Transportation at the University of Wisconsin-Madison: Recommendations for an Integrated System	1992	1	1.78	2.86	3.11	7.8
Western Michigan University	WMU Transportation Study	2001	1	2.00	3.40	2.23	7.6
Michigan State University	Campus Sustainability Report	2003	4	2.00	2.80	2.80	7.6
University of Waterloo	Recycling the Budget: Finding Recyclables in Waste	1996	1	0.72	3.73	3.11	7.6
Oberlin College	Oberlin and the Biosphere: Campus Ecology Report	1998	4	0.72	3.27	3.56	7.5
Princeton University	PERC Environmental Audit at Princeton	1995	4	1.30	3.13	3.11	7.5
Bowdoin College	Environmental Impact Audit	2000	4	0.76	3.13	3.56	7.5
Mount Allison University	Mount Allison University Environmental Audit	1998	4	1.10	2.61	3.56	7.3
Reed College	Sustainability Assessment of Reed College	2002	4	1.10	3.07	3.11	7.3
University of Oregon	Sustainability Assessment of the University of Oregon	2002	4	1.02	3.07	3.11	7.2
University of Waterloo	University of Waterloo ISO 14001 Gap Analysis	2002	1	2.00	3.47	1.77	7.2
Denison University	Barney-Davis Hall, The Center for Environmental Studies: A Post-Occupancy Evaluation	1999	3	1.30	2.67	3.11	7.1
University of Oregon	Environmental Assessment of the University of Oregon	1995	2	1.50	2.53	3.11	7.1
University of Vermont	Tracking UVM: An Environmental Report Card for the University of Vermont	2002	3	1.36	2.67	3.11	7.1
University of Calgary	Annual Environmental Report 1999	1999	3	1.56	2.33	3.11	7.0
University of Florida	University of Florida Sustainability Task Force Final Report	2002	5	0.94	3.40	2.67	7.0
University of Vermont	UVM Lab XL 2003 Progress Report	2003	1	2.00	1.79	3.11	6.9
Princeton University	2000 Environmental Audit of Princeton University	2001	4	1.66	2.00	3.11	6.8
University of Pennsylvania	Campus Environmental Audit	1996	3	2.00	2.54	2.23	6.8
Bowdoin College	It’s Not Easy Being Green: An Environmental Audit of Five New England Schools	1997	4	1.08	2.54	3.11	6.7
University of Calgary	Environmental Report	2001	4	1.28	2.33	3.11	6.7
University of Manitoba	Environmental Audit Final Report	2002	1	2.00	1.60	3.11	6.7
University of Florida	University of Florida Sustainability Indicators Report	2001	4	1.90	1.60	3.11	6.6
Liverpool John Moores University	JMU Environmental Performance Report	1997	3	1.02	2.46	3.11	6.6
Wheaton College	Report on Campus Environmental Practices	1997	5	1.56	2.73	2.23	6.5
California State University - Fullerton	1990 Campus Environmental Survey	1991	3	1.40	2.67	2.23	6.3
University of Vermont	Greening UVM: Campus Environmental Report	1998	3	1.26	1.80	3.11	6.2
Brown University	Greening University Food Services	1995	1	2.00	1.87	2.23	6.1
McGill University	Environmental Review	2002	5	0.84	2.14	3.11	6.1
Technical University of Catalonia	2001/2002 Environmental Report	2002	3	0.50	2.47	3.11	6.1
Technical University of Catalonia	MIES Report: An Approximation of the Environmental Impact of the School of Architecture of the Valles	1999	2	0.28	2.20	3.56	6.0
University of Waterloo	Hazardous Materials at the UW	1999	1	2.00	2.13	1.76	5.9
Sonoma State University	SSU Campus Environmental Audit	1995	3	0.72	2.40	2.67	5.8
University of Michigan	Pollution Prevention Strategies for College Campuses: A Case Study at the University of Michigan	1993	4	1.08	2.40	2.23	5.7
Stetson University	Environmental Task Force Draft Report	2000	5	0.80	2.47	2.23	5.5
University of Waterloo	Campus Ecology Audit	1995	5	0.82	2.00	2.67	5.5
University of Newcastle	Institutional Ecological Footprint Analysis	1999	4	0.54	2.00	2.67	5.2
Technical University of Catalonia	1998 Environmental Report	1998	3	0.62	1.86	2.67	5.1
Middlebury College	State of the Environment at Middlebury Report	1998	4	1.32	1.60	2.23	5.1
State University of New York - Buffalo	State University of New York Environmental Audit	1995	4	0.98	1.93	2.23	5.1
St. Lawrence University	Environmental Audit of St. Lawrence University	1993	3	0.58	2.20	2.23	5.0
Pittsburgh State University	Preliminary Environmental Audit of the Campus of Pittsburg State University	1996	5	2.00	1.66	1.33	5.0
University of South Carolina	University of South Carolina Environmental Audit 1995-96	1996	4	1.38	1.73	1.77	4.9
University of New Hampshire	Environmental Impact Audit of the University of New Hampshire	1990	3	0.92	1.60	2.23	4.8
Dartmouth College	Report to the Ad Hoc Committee on Environmental Policies for College Operations (C.E.P.C.O.)	1995	4	0.44	2.46	1.77	4.7
Harvard University	State of the University	1992	3	1.56	1.53	1.33	4.4
Colorado College	The Ecological Footprint of the Colorado College: An Examination of Sustainability	2002	3	1.12	1.06	2.23	4.4
University of Arizona	Environmental Profile of the University of Arizona	1994	5	1.08	1.46	1.77	4.3
Philadelphia University	Environmental Self-Study	1992	4	0.62	2.33	1.33	4.3
University of Illinois - Urbana Champaign	Report of the University Audit Committee	1990	3	0.32	1.60	2.23	4.1
University of Sunderland	University of Sunderland Environmental Report 1998	1998	3	1.04	1.66	1.33	4.0
University of Oklahoma - Norman	Environmental Audit of OU	1998	4	0.54	2.13	1.33	4.0
Rice University	Assessment of Rice University as an Environmental System	1998	2	1.56	0.99	1.33	3.9
University of Oregon	Campus Environmental Audit: A Student Guide to Campus Environmental Change	1990	3	0.84	1.33	1.33	3.5
Allegheny College	Improving the Environment at Allegheny College	1990	2	0.56	0.66	2.23	3.4
Tulane University	Green Gradecard for the Green Wave: Environmental Sociology Audit Project	1997	4	0.74	1.87	0.44	3.0

The best practice results for individual sustainability assessment categories are presented in Table 5, below. The best practice results for report content and report presentation criteria are presented in Table 6, below.

* Represents a group of over 20 Gold Level reporting Canadian colleges and universities using VCR, Inc.’s Energy Management Action Plan.

** Two other institutions also participating in EPA’s Project XL Program, Boston University and University of Massachusetts - Boston, produced similar reports.

REPORT CONTENT

OVERALL REPORT PRESENTATION

* Represents a group of over 20 Gold Level reporting Canadian colleges and universities using VCR, Inc.’s Energy Management Action Plan.

*For substantive discussion of the results and implications of our best practice review, please refer to our CSAP publications page.