The common complaint for sustainability is that there is no published data to support that the implemented changes truly make a difference. Secondly, there are hardly any best practice manuals on file due to the fact any sustainability initiative is catered to the specific need of any business. The DFW airport visit was enlightening as the Vice President /Sustainability Officer, Rusty Hodapp,who also serves on the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED Energy & Atmosphere Technical Advisory Group, highlighted the multiple facets of sustainability at the airport and gave examples on how community-wide employees were taking pride in in the company's quest for sustainability. DFW Airport's energy efficiency and air quality initiatives have receivefd accolades by the the U.S. Department of Energy, the Alliance to Save Energy and the Association of Energy Engineers (AEE) among others.
First Down: Explaining the Triple Bottom Line.
Hodapp suggested that the class read "The Triple Bottom Line" by author Andrew W. Savitz not forgetting the importance of the economical aspect of sustainability. To forget it would earn the violator a yellow flag.
http://www.speakinc.com/keynote-speakers/andy-savitz/index.html“The Triple Bottom Line, is the place where corporate and societal interests intersect. It is a new way to measure the bottom line, where profits go side-by-side with environmental and social performance and an illuminating way to understand the often-fuzzy concept of sustainability. It is a spot that the best-run and most profitable companies have already found, and Savitz, former head of Pricewaterhouse Cooper`s Sustainability Business Services practice, says is attainable for any business that knows where to look and is willing to change.”
Second Down: From the top to the bottom, Sustainably buy-in gains yards
Flashback to interdisciplinary studies: earning buy-in and approval from affected parties. In fact, the Employee Green Team, consisting of the IT, Green Purchasing, Green Buildingand ITS, furthermore proves DFW Airport management is serious about making a sustainability touchdown.
Hodapp talked about the following:
Principles:
- No system thinking
- Top to bottom engagement
- Integrated management
- Reach out
- Continuous improvement
- Life Cycle analysis
- Community partnerships
- C’3 (Collaboration, Cooperation, Communication)
The internal and operational aspects of sustainability at the airport are important to the DFW Airport Executive team, according to Hodapp. He reiterated that it is important that everyone from Top to Bottom understand and supports the idea of being more sustainable. He mentioned that an executive preferred using his i-pad rather than printing out pages of agendas in meetings- that’s a positive step from someone who calls all of the shots.
Third Down : Implementing Change
Focus on energy and resource consumption and efficiency. 52% reduction in water use in terminal Aand C. Initial $3.4 Million investment p[roduced 8.9 million in energy Savings. Utilized Cleen fuel for flesets to include natural gas, which is being explored and produced at DFW Airport.
TOUCHDOWN!
An Environmental Primer was developed to foster DFW’s Sustainability Initiative Airport-wide by providing a more concise tool for identifying the environmentally regulated aspects of operations, commercial and construction activities conducted on-Airport. The Primer is a roadmap detailing the environmentally regulated aspects of DFW Airport operations, projects, and activities. Program and Program Managers can reference to Environmental Primer to get a snapshot of DFW’s efforts to achieve its environmental theme: “ A Balance of Nature and Global Technology. Your continued vigilance and stewardship assure a Standard of Environmental Excellence at DFW.”
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