Strategies to Carbon Net Zero at St. Andrew’s School, Middletown, DE
Developing short-and long-term strategies for carbon reduction and sustainable practices
ULI Philadelphia recruited six real estate and land use expert members for the St. Andrew’s School TAP. Members were selected from the Philadelphia and Delaware regions and were joined by a national member from Seattle, Washington. The interdisciplinary panel of ULI member volunteers, at the request of St. Andrew’s School, were asked to evaluate the school’s current systems and operations and provide responses to the following questions:
- What set of actions or capital improvements are likely to yield the largest reductions in energy usage across all facilities and equipment?
- What opportunities might there be to convert to more economical or environmentally sensitive energy sources?
- Should St. Andrew’s consider additional investments in its own renewable energy production capabilities and/or carbon capture?
- Are there other carbon footprint reduction areas beyond energy consumption that the school should consider, including but not limited to the school’s vast acreage and its currently dedicated farming usage?
- What, if any, downstream vendor or supplier/partner commitment to environmentally sensitive practices should the school consider implementing?
- How can any future work directly or indirectly benefit the culture of sustainability already in place at St. Andrew’s? What partnerships might the school consider?
Working in partnership with ULI’s Randall Lewis Center for Sustainability in Real Estate, the panel spent two days immersed in the school’s culture, attending all-school activities; stakeholder interviews with more than 40 faculty, staff, and students; and touring the 2,200-acre campus on bus and foot.
Report Summary: ULI Philadelphia recruited six real estate and land use expert members for the St. Andrew’s School TAP. Members were selected from the Philadelphia and Delaware regions and were joined by a national member from Seattle, Washington. The interdisciplinary panel of ULI member volunteers, at the request of St. Andrew’s School, were asked to evaluate the school’s current systems and operations and provide responses to the following questions:
- What set of actions or capital improvements are likely to yield the largest reductions in energy usage across all facilities and equipment?
- What opportunities might there be to convert to more economical or environmentally sensitive energy sources?
- Should St. Andrew’s consider additional investments in its own renewable energy production capabilities and/or carbon capture?
- Are there other carbon footprint reduction areas beyond energy consumption that the school should consider, including but not limited to the school’s vast acreage and its currently dedicated farming usage?
- What, if any, downstream vendor or supplier/partner commitment to environmentally sensitive practices should the school consider implementing?
- How can any future work directly or indirectly benefit the culture of sustainability already in place at St. Andrew’s? What partnerships might the school consider?
Working in partnership with ULI’s Randall Lewis Center for Sustainability in Real Estate, the panel spent two days immersed in the school’s culture, attending all-school activities; stakeholder interviews with more than 40 faculty, staff, and students; and touring the 2,200-acre campus on bus and foot.