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Energy & Environmental Management Unit (EEMU)

Karen Gallagher & John Brenton

Overview

• Role of the Energy & Environmental Management Unit (EEMU)

• Why is environmental management important?

• What we are doing to address the issues?

• What you can do?

The Unit• Established in 2001

• Based in Estates Services

• Located in 1-9 Old Park Hill

• Team of 6 full time and 3 part time members of staff

What do we do?

EEMUEEMU

Environmental Environmental LegislationLegislation

CommunicationSustainable Sustainable DesignDesign

Environmental Environmental PolicyPolicy

Energy & Water Energy & Water ConsumptionConsumption

Travel PlanTravel PlanEnvironmental Environmental PurchasingPurchasing

Waste Waste ManagementManagement

Environmental Policy• To coordinate all the areas, we developed a

policy agreed by UPARC, with supporting implementation and action plans

• Policy targets• To reduce carbon dioxide emissions per square metre

by at least 20% below 2000/2001 levels by the 2010.• To reduce water consumption per square metre by at

least 20% below 2000/2001 levels by 2010.• To reduce waste per FTE (staff & student) going to

landfill by 60% below 1997/98 levels by 2010.

Why is Energy and Environmental Management Important?

• Legislative compliance

• Save money• £7m total utility spend

• Gas prices have risen by 30% each year over the last three years.

• Electricity prices have risen by 123% this year.

• £260,000 Waste Spend

Why is Energy and Environmental Management Important?

• Reduce our environmental impact• Reduce contribution to climate change• Reduce pollution• Help conserve finite resources

• Public image• Demonstrate good practice within HE Sector• Wider community• Potential Staff and Students• Customers & Investors

Legislative Compliance

• EEMU works to ensure the University is compliant with relevant environmental legislation.

• Over 40 pieces of environmental legislation relating to the University

• New environmental legislation regularly coming into force e.g. WEEE Directive

• ‘Everyone’ has a role to ensure we are compliant e.g. Duty of Care

Environmental Management System

• An EMS is a formal system for managing an organisation's impact on the environment

• Incorporates the organisational structure, practices, procedures, processes and resources for environmental management

• HEFCE Funded pilot project - EcoCampus

• EMS will be implemented first in Estates Services

Waste Management• Reduce and reuse initiatives• 13 recycling programmes including:

• During 2005/2006, the University recycled 53% of its waste (approximately 633 tonnes).

paper cans cardboard metal glass wood IT equipment batteries toner & printer cartridges refrigeration equipment

Transport

• Staff travel plan• Car park management• Cycle facilities• Public transport

• Car share scheme• Student travel• University Travel Plan Coordinator

Environmental Purchasing

‘taking environmental and social factors into account in purchasing decisions with the aim of minimising the environmental and social impacts of the purchases you make.’

Environmental Purchasing

• Simple steps• Made from recycled material & recyclable• Energy efficient• Do not include excess packaging• Sourced from local suppliers

• Developing a sustainable procurement policy with the Purchasing Office.

• Part of a national project on procurement.

Energy & Water • Energy contract negotiation

• Monthly energy consumption predictions for budgeting

• Invoice payment

• Over 200 energy invoices processed monthly

• Monitoring and targeting

• Identify energy waste

• Demonstrate savings

Energy & Water• Site surveys and investigations

• Energy efficiency and water saving investments.

• Energy efficient lighting

• Pipe and building insulation

• High efficiency motors & controls

• Improved heating controls

• Combined Heat & Power

Energy & Water

• Sustainable Design• Support the design process to ensure energy efficient

design• New Buildings – BREEAM Excellent• Refurbishments – BREEAM Very Good

• Good housekeeping• Switch off campaigns• Promote efficient use of equipment

Examples of savings

• Medical School and Chemistry• Installation of CHP, 5%

• Dorothy Hodgkin Building• More efficient operation of chillers, 11%

• Victoria Rooms• Replace tungsten lighting with energy saving lamps, 20%

• 1/9 Old Park Hill• Upgrade of Old Park Hill Boiler, 15%

How are we doing in achieving the targets?

• Carbon Dioxide reduced by 18%• Water reduced by 23%• Waste to landfill reduced by 51%

We actually produce almost 41,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide each year. That volume would fill 8,000 hot air balloons

What can you do?• Turn off lights and equipment (printers,

computers, monitors) when not required

• Report energy and water wastage to the EEMU

• Use the University recycling schemes for paper, cardboard, cans, etc

• Not sure how to dispose of something – contact us!

• Sign up to the Green Office Charter

Green Office Charter• As a department you may want to consider what

you can do to help?• Signing up to the Green Office Charter, could be

the starting point.• Voluntary scheme - the charter suggests some

things you can do, but we encourage departments to adapt this for your systems and processes.

• Have a pack of posters etc for you to get started.

HeadlinesBristol wins award as one of Britain’s ‘greenest’ universities

University comes 8th in BITC Environment Index

Bristol to pilot EcoCampus Environmental Management System

Union joins the Carbon Academy

University of Bristol featured in new carbon trust publication

Thank you

Karen Gallagher & John Brenton

www.bristol.ac.uk/environment

Awareness Raising• Promotion of good housekeeping• Media

Environment Week Fresher’s Fair University Events

Posters Leaflets

Promotional goods

Radio Interviews

Press ReleasesUniversity newsletters

Website – www.bristol.ac.uk/environment

Staff Induction Student Induction

Presentations

Welcome to the Support Services Conference 2007.

We would appreciate your comments regarding the conference and any ideas for future events

so please help us by returning the feedback forms in your delegate pack.