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in partnership with
Brackenridge Field Laboratory
Contact:
Jason Lawson
Field Station Manager
jlawson3413@utexas.edu
832-722-9447
Region Served:
Austin, Texas
Website:
fieldstations.utexas.edu
Focus Area: Research
Completed
Planned
Research
Initiate region-specific research related to climate change
Additional Goals for This Institution
Buildings and Energy
Build all new buildings to meet latest international energy efficiency standards (e.g. IECC, ASHRAE, ILFI)
Decarbonize your glasshouse facility (by end of 2027)
Derive power solely from 100% clean renewable energy - generated onsite or procured through market mechanisms (by end of 2027)
Eliminate all onsite fossil-fuel combustion to heat buildings (except backup generators) (by end of 2028)
Ensure existing buildings achieve an Energy Use Intensity (EUI) 35% below median (by end of 2026)
Meet your nation's Paris Agreement targets for CO2 reduction (by end of 2027)
Engagement
Assist visitors in switching to household renewable energy (by end of 2026)
Educate visitors on growing organic food (by end of 2027)
Educate visitors on sustainable, fossil-free horticulture
Educate visitors on the impacts of food choices and waste on climate change (by end of 2026)
Establish an employee green team to support climate action (by end of 2026)
Teach facts and best practices to mitigate and reduce global climate change (by end of 2027)
Food Service
Investments
Landscapes and Horticulture
Convert parking spaces into greenspaces to combat the rising temperature in cities (by end of 2028)
Ensure 25% of all lawn/garden maintenance equipment is electric
Ensure that 50% pesticides and fertilizers used are not derived from fossil fuels (by end of 2025)
Reduce lawn areas by 10% and encourage native plant replacements
Support reforestation to sequester carbon
Transportation
Waste
Compost 100% of food waste (by end of 2027)
Eliminate all single-use plastic in food service, horticulture, gift shop, and all other facilities and operations (by end of 2026)
Eliminate the sale and use of bottled water
Recycle or reuse all recyclable materials including metals, glass, and plastic
Water
Reduce potable water for irrigation by at least 25% (by end of 2026)
Reduce use of municipal water by at least 25% (by end of 2025)
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