Buildings
The following items will be posted as soon as they are created by this topic's stakeholder team.
Management Toolkit
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Input-Output Diagram for Current System
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Assessing Impacts to Sustainability (Actual and Potential)
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Vision of Sustainability
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Key Sustainability Indicators, with metrics
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List of Best Management Practices
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Key Go-To Organizations in Oregon
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Relevant Rules and Regulations
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Funding Sources to Assist Schools
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Barriers to Achieving Sustainability
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Training Opportunities for School Personnel
Input-Output Diagram for Current System
The first step is to understand what’s happening now. An Input-Output diagram of the current system is helpful.
This one can be adopted or modified, if needed, to fit your school or district.
Assessing Impacts to Sustainability (Actual and Potential)
In order to manage your impacts to sustainability, you need to identify all the potential impacts your school or district could make. The relative importance of these impacts varies with such factors as geographic location, size, etc. Start from this impacts matrix which is based on worst-case potential, and customize it for your school or district.
Vision of Sustainability
It’s important to establish a guiding vision of what a truly sustainable state might be. This may not even be possible today, but the vision helps to establish a plan for moving forward. By “backcasting” you identify the steps necessary to eventually achieve the vision. With this powerful technique it sometimes becomes clear that an entirely different direction is needed than simply doing your existing practices better. You can customize this vision or adopt as-is.
Key Sustainability Indicators, with metrics
Read about indicators in the “Assessing Sustainability” section.
This set of key indicators can be used to develop a baseline and subsequently track progress. There is also a metric for each indicator. We suggest you use the indicators listed, but it’s possible to increase or decrease the set if you find that helpful.
List of Best Management Practices
Key Go-To Organizations in Oregon
There are organizations around the state that would like to help you with your effort. See the list!
If your non-profit or government ogranization is available to provide assistance to schools/districts, and you would like to be added to this list, please contact us. Thank You!
Relevant Rules and Regulations
It’s important to be aware of all relevant rules and regulations. This list is specific to Oregon.
Funding Sources to Assist Schools
The SOSI Topic Team has listed the funding opportunities of which we are aware, that occur on a regular basis.
Barriers to Achieving Sustainability
The SOSI Topic Team has considered what the current barriers to sustainability are. These may include areas that an individual school or district can address, or may require state or even federal action.
Training Opportunities for School Personnel
Training is often a key to improving sustainability. Here is a list of potential opportunities for this topic area.
For additional resources including tools, websites, policies, case studies and curriculum, go to the “Other Resources” section