SHIP Project Criteria SHIP Application 
| The Johns Hopkins University has made a commitment to improving environmental stewardship and reducing negative impacts. Focusing mainly on water consumption, energy use, solid waste, and storm water management, there are many opportunities to improve the profile of the Homewood campus. Sustainable Hopkins Infrastructure Program The Sustainable Hopkins Infrastructure Program is an innovative organization co-operated by students and faculty to promote sustainable development and fiscal savings on campus. Goals of the Program Identify opportunities for sustainable development and retrofit projects Work with the appropriate individuals, groups or departments to complete project applications, thereby teaching the university community how to properly navigate the application process, while also getting projects underway Assess savings which will accrue as a result of increased efficiency for records Publicize and market both SHIP and the concept of sustainable development to encourage university leaders to pursue projects that simultaneously reduce environmental impact and operating costs Share our successes with other universities and community entities by maintaining a highly transparent website, thus making Hopkins a leader and example in sustainable development
Structure SHIP is composed of two primary bodies, which serve distinct roles in facilitating the identification, approval, and execution of projects while including faculty, administrators and students in the process. The Executive board is composed of 5 students selected by the SGA Committee on Leadership Appointments, one internally selected Student Director, and a Staff Director. The Executive Board serves as the driving force of SHIP, identifying new projects, assisting with the application process, and maintaining the outward visibility of the program. The Executive Board relies on other student groups including Engineers for a Sustainable World, Students for Environmental Action, and Hopkins Energy Action Team for a mobile body of ideas and student support. The ongoing duty of the Executive Board is to maintain accurate and exhaustive records of environmental and monetary savings from all projects. The Evaluations Committee is responsible for convening twice a semester to vote on whether a project meets funding criteria. This committee is composed of the Staff Director; the Student Director, who will cast one vote to represent the students of the Executive Board; Associate Deans for Finance and Administration from the Whiting School of Engineering and the Zanvyl Krieger School of Arts and Sciences; a representative from Plant Operations; a faculty member with expertise in the area of sustainable development; and the presidents of Engineers for a Sustainable World, Students for Environmental Action, and the Hopkins Energy Action Team, all student organizations. Multiple parties will thereby become invested in the success of SHIP as an organization. The Evaluations Committee will include representatives from all elements of the Homewood campus in order to make SHIP a truly collaborative effort.
Process The Executive Board will solicit proposals from individuals and groups on campus and work to identify departments interested in a sustainable retrofit, or other appropriate project, and work with those departments to complete the SHIP Project Application to the satisfaction of the Directorate The Evaluations Committee will receive presentations of the applications and decide whether they meet the criteria to the satisfaction of all members. Projects will be considered as follows: Projects of $5,000 or less may be presented and voted upon via email. Projects exceeding $5,000 must be presented and evaluated in a formal twice-per-semester meeting of the Evaluations Committee. Following evaluations, projects will face two possible outcomes: Projects denied funding will receive a recommendation from the Evaluations Committee, which may range from a referral back to the Executive Board for minor improvements to a suggested abandonment of the proposed project. Projects approved for funding will be transferred to the responsibility of the Office of Facilities Management, who will be assigned a Project Manager. The Project Manager will acquire the necessary funds from the relevant school at the Homewood Campus The Executive Board will complete a review following the completion of a project, and maintain records of energy and fiscal savings.
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