1. Leveraging
the
Town-­‐Gown
Rela3onship
Israel
Ruiz,
Execu3ve
Vice
President
&
Treasurer
-­‐
MIT
Collabora3on:
Leveraging
Collec3ve
Ac3on
ISCN
2014
June
2nd

2. WHY
WE
COLLABORATE
The
context

3. Why
We
Collaborate
• Shared
resources
(natural,
built,
intellectual)
• Shared
challenges
(pollu3on,
conges3on,
economy,
quality
of
life,
innova3on)
• Shared
opportuni3es
– Infrastructure
planning
and
investments
– Urban
resiliency
– Quality
of
life
– Living
lab
applica3ons
/
academic
partnerships
– Two-­‐way
learning
and
beyond
• BeXer
outcomes
through
collabora3ve
approaches
– Hubway
bike
share
– Cambridge
solar
map
– Compact
for
a
Sustainable
Future
– Emerging
building
energy
use
disclosure
ordinance
– {Greater}
Boston
Green
Ribbon
Commission
– Eco
District
explora3on
and
planning

4. Buildings
Materials
Energy
Human
-­‐
well
being
Costs
Mobility
Food
Water
Air
Land
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4. PROJECT SCOPE
Planning
SHARED RESOURCES: CAMPUS SYSTEMS/CITY SYSTEMS

5. SUSTAINABILITY
ACTIVITIES
CAMBRIDGE
AND
BEYOND
Some
ways
we
collaborate

6. Strategic
Partnerships:
Cambridge
• Net
Zero
Task
Force
• Cambridge
Compact
for
a
Sustainable
Future
• Kendall
Square
Eco
District
• Pilot
Draa
Building
Energy
Use
Disclosure
Ordinance
• Cambridge
Climate
Protec3on
Ac3on
CommiXee
• Climate
Change
Vulnerability
Assessment
CommiXee
• Bicycle
CommiXee
• Pedestrian
CommiXee
• Transit
CommiXee
• East
Cambridge
Kendall
Sq.
• Open
Space
CommiXee
• Friends
of
Grand
Junc3on

7. Cambridge
Community
Compact
for
a
Sustainable
Future
! Building
Energy
Efficiency
! Climate
Change
Mi3ga3on
and
Preparedness
Planning
! Renewable
Energy
Systems
! Sustainable
Transporta3on
! Waste
Management
! Water
Management
! Urban
Natural
Resources
! Public
Informa3on
and
Educa3on
! Green
Tech
Incuba3on
and
Promo3on
Amplifying
impact

8. Cambridge
Community
Compact
for
a
Sustainable
Future
Amplifying
impact
Eco
District:
Kendall
Square

9. Net
Zero
Task
Force

10. Cambridge
Community
Compact
for
a
Sustainable
Future
Amplifying
impact
The Commission plays three important roles in advancing the
regional vision for climate action:
" Advise the City on the implementation of its Climate Action
Plan.
" Engage sector leadership in aligning their assets and initiatives to
support the plan outcomes.
" Highlight and promote best practice examples within and
across sectors that advance the Climate Action Plan goals.

11. Campus As A Living Lab

12. Campus As A Living Lab