Caring for our environment

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1 Caring for our environment

2 Environment and Sustainability Team Environmental Coordinator Sustainability Manager Transport Planner and Coordinator Retained Energy Manager Environment and Sustainability Team Assistant Student EcoReps

3 Environmental Management at UH UH recognised as a leader in terms of environmental management and performance. Sustainability named as one of the key strategic objectives in the Strategic Plan Internationally recognised Environmental Management System ISO and EcoCampus Platinum status Internally and externally audited

4 Environment and Sustainability Policy Can be found on the University s external website: search for Environmental Policy Approved by the Board of Governors and signed by the Vice Chancellor Sets out the University s commitments to continually reduce our environmental impacts

5 Management of our Aspects and Impacts Carbon Management Plan Waste and Resource Management Strategy Sustainable Procurement Policy Travel Plan Biodiversity Action Plan Programme of awareness

6 Carbon Management Plan Target to reduce emissions from University owned buildings and vehicles by 43% by 2020 based on a 2005/2006 baseline Reductions in carbon emissions of 7% have been achieved against the Carbon Management Plan Previous projects: Lighting and heating controls Photovoltaic panels (Law Court and MacLaurin) Awareness campaigns Programme of future projects

7 Current Environmental Infrastructure Projects All new buildings built to BREEAM Excellent Standard Student Forum Insulation of all exposed heating pipework and valves De Havilland LRC Installation of LED lighting and daylight sensors FMM Building Installation of PV panels on roof Wright Building Improvements to radiator temperature controls and water heaters Meridian House Improvements to water heating and air conditioning efficiency Voltage optimisation to two sub-stations LED lighting and automatic controls to the Main Building and a number of Engineering buildings Air handling control to major lecture theatres A continuing programme of Building Management System (BMS) audits, which identified numerous no-cost measures, such as altering plant time settings, which have subsequently been implemented

8 Waste and Resource Management Strategy Adoption of waste hierarchy (prevent, reduce, reuse, recycle, energy, landfill) Increase recycling to 90% by 2020 Achieved 86% in 2014/15 (target was 85%) Target is 87% this year Look out for your recycling rate on the white board at your residences waste compound!

9 General Waste in de Havilland halls Please use Clear Bags not black bags in the General Waste bins. You can purchase these from the de Havilland Students Union shop

10 Recycling Streams

11 Recycling Streams Empty cup and plastic lid in the MIXED RECYCLING bin OR Plastic lid in the PLASTIC bin and the cardboard cup in the CARDBOARD bin

12 Gum Drop Bins The average piece of gum costs 3p to buy, but around 1.50 to clean up! Fifty times the cost of the gum (Local Government Association)

13 Food Hertfordshire The University only sells Fairtrade bananas last year we sold over 23,000 All chicken and beef used in the restaurants is from UK Farms, with the majority of chicken coming from Suffolk 90 miles away All eggs served on campus are free range 48,000 were cooked last year All our fresh bread is baked less than 2 miles from the University, with some using organic wheat milled at Mill Green watermill less than 4 miles away All coffee served in the Forum, restaurants and LRC cafes is Fairtrade. All tea and coffee served to visitors at the University is Fairtrade with over 115,000 cups served to guests of the University throughout the year All muffins, flapjacks and cookies served in the LRC cafes are Fairtrade with over 34,000 eaten last year

14 Travel Plan Encourages sustainable travel alternatives to car, whilst reducing environmental impacts Targets to reduce single occupancy car travel by 2018 : Staff (60%) currently 67%, down from 82% Students (20%) currently 29%, down from 35% Sustainable travel options promoted University works with travel operators and local community

15 Scooter and Bike Hire

16 EV Car Club at UH

17 Biodiversity Action Plan College Lane and Bayfordbury campuses Identifies priority habitats and species Six county wildlife sites Hazel Grove Woodland designated a wildlife site, managed by coppicing Ellenbrook Wildflower meadows Sedum roofs New biodiversity boards around campus soon Maybe join us for a biodiversity walkabout and Bayfordbury volunteering activities look out on studynet

18 Awareness Monthly information stands and interactive displays Fairtrade Fortnight 22 nd February to 7 th March 2016 PowerDown Competition: Win prizes!!! Like us on Facebook: University of Hertfordshire Environment Team Environment Week: 2 nd 6 th November Get involved! Follow us on Twitter: UHEnvTeam

19 Get involved EcoReps Raise awareness to other students about current environmental projects and support events and get PAID! Advertise in October/November so keep an eye out on Studynet. Green Impact Interdepartmental competition for staff Student project assistants Student auditors Teams work through a workbook with Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum and Bonus criteria to help create a more sustainable environment To find out more about becoming an EcoRep or to become a Green Impact Project Assistant or Auditor contact Ridhaa Dollie, Environment and Sustainability Team Assistant m.dollie@herts.ac.uk or contact sustainable@herts.ac.uk

20 Interesting facts If all University computers were turned off overnight, enough energy would be saved to make 1,486,150 photocopies (annually) Turning one photocopier off overnight for a year would save enough energy to make every student a cup of tea (22,926) Last year the University s food waste produces enough electricity annually to boil 1,561 kettles for one hour 20 tonnes of carbon If every staff and student reduced their paper usage by 10%, 32 trees and 13,000 would be saved per year

21 Thank you for listening