Sustainability

Sustainability in the University Plan

• ‘Leadership in environmental sustainability’ a guiding principle

• Embed into our operations, teaching & research

• Environmental Strategy in place

• Environment Committee

• Sustainability Directorate

• 80+ staff Environmental Champions

Sustainability – 10 key areas

Procurement

Carbon and energy management

Awareness raising,training, communication

Waste & recycling

Travel & transport

Campus development

Information Technology

Research

Teaching & learning

Community engagement

Carbon Management Plan

• £12m annual energy costs

• University carbon targets– baseline of 68,000 tonnes (2009/10)– reduce to 54,000 tonnes/yr by 2015– reduce to 41,000 tonnes/yr by 2020

• 61,320 tonnes in 2012/13

• £20m new investment programme– £5.8m already invested– predicted annual savings of 7,600

tonnes/yr

Energy saving LED lights – Trent Building

57kWp PV cells – Lincoln Hall student

residence

2150 m2 roof insulation – Sherwood Hall student residence

27 flat plate solar thermal panels at Sherwood Hall student residence

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Campus development

• All new buildings to achieve BREEAM ‘excellent' standard

• Green design principles - low embodied energy, passive design, maximise natural daylight, green roofs, lake source heating/cooling

• Gateway Building at Sutton Bonington uses straw bale construction

Jubilee Campus development

• Regeneration of former Raleigh site

• Energy Technologies Building achieved BREEAM ‘outstanding’

• Electric vehicle charging points

• Hydrogen refuelling station

• GSK Carbon Neutral Laboratory for Sustainable Chemistry

Teaching & learning• Professional institutions - require graduates to have

sustainability knowledge

• Students - believe sustainability skills are important to their future employers

• Employers - anticipate a need to employ staff with sustainability skills

• Education for Sustainable Development

• Perspectives on Sustainability NOOC

• Nottingham Advantage Award

Incorporate sustainability into your teaching

Research• Energy, environmental and sustainability research

portfolio worth over £20m per year

• Creative Energy Homes

• Environmental Technologies Research Institute

• Sustainable chemistry

• Crops for the future

• International Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility

How are we doing?• 1st place in Greenmetric Ranking of

World Universities 2013

• Times Higher Education awardfor ‘Outstanding contribution to sustainable development’ in 2012

• NOOC shortlisted for Guardian University Award 2014

• Green Gown commendation for ‘Sustainability in Teaching & Learning’ in 2012

Scaling up and Having Impact

Waste & recycling• Annual spend c. £400,000

• Cheaper to recycle

• Amount of waste recycled and recovered has increased from 30% in 2008/9 to 83% in 2012/13

• Strategy target: 80% by 2015

• Work with local charities to reuse equipment

Office bin removal – adopt twin bin scheme

Travel & transport• Cycle mileage allowance

• Bike to work schemes

• Ucycle Nottingham

• Intercampus hopper buses

• Improved public transport links

• Staff travel schemes – car share, season tickets

• Video conferencing

Choose low carbon, healthy options!

STUDENT BIKE HIRE

320 University bikes to hire

BIKE MAINTENANCE

DR BIKE - Over 330 staff and students have accessed a free mechanic

MAINTENANCE WORKSHOPS – 45 staff and students have attended free maintenance

workshops

DIRECT ENGAGEMENT

Bike markets, cycling campaigns (e.g. Do Something Different, Cyclocomputer), monthly newsletter

(over 840 staff and students on mailing list)

c630 bicycles bought by staff through salary sacrifice scheme

CYCLING INFRASTRUCTURE

Masterplan on UP, Cycle path JC, additional facilities

Investment in cycling facilities

• Covered/secure cycle parking

• Showers

• Staff lockers

• Drying cabinets

• Puncture repair kits

• Bike pumps in cycle sheds

• FixIt repair stands

Grounds management

• Green waste used for mulching and compost

• Wildflower meadows

• Bee hives at King’s Meadow

• Diamond Wood planting

• Sutton Bonington arboretum

• 11th consecutive Green Flag award for University Park in 2013

• Green Flag for Jubilee Campus in 2013

Engagement• Go Greener Halls Competition

• Joint working with SU

• Roadshows

• Environmental Champions

• Posters, guidance documents and staff training

• Website, social media and e-bulletin

Visit www.nottingham.ac.uk/sustainability

Staff benefits• Dr Bike mechanic

• Ridewise cycle confidence training

• Bike hire schemes (ad hoc and semester loan)

• Free intercampus hopper bus

• Friends of University Park events

Get involved• Subscribe to Sustainable Nottingham bulletin

• Like our Facebook page, follow us on twitter

• Sign up for Life Cycle 4 community event

• Make use of videoconferencing facilities or Skype

• Review sustainability content of staff & student inductions

• Consider environmental impacts when planning conferences and events

• Consider whole life costing of new equipment

Sustainability contacts

www.nottingham.ac.uk/sustainability

sustainability@nottingham.ac.uk

UoNSustainability

@UoNSustain