world environment day presentation 2014
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Sustainability at the NLAWorld Environment Day, 5th June 2014
Jennifer Lloyd
What is sustainability?Not being harmful to the environment or depleting natural resources, and thereby supporting long-term ecological balance.
Sustainability creates and maintains the conditions under which humans and nature can exist in productive harmony, that permit fulfilling the social, economic and other requirement of present and future generations.
• Use less energy (electricity and gas)• Use less water• Use less paper• Reduce consumption of goods• Recycle and re-use
What does this really mean?
Use less energy
The electricity saved by the Library so far in 2013/14 is enough to power
the MCG lights for 117 football matches
The amount of electricity saved over
the past two years was enough to run an average house with four people in it for
90 years
– Turned off equipment when not used– Replaced inefficient equipment– Serviced equipment regularly– Measured energy used for building works
Recycling plastic saves twice as much energy as burning it in an incinerator.
– Insulated windows in stack areas
How did we do this?
Window insulation…..in stack areas
– Turned off equipment when not used– Replaced inefficient equipment– Serviced equipment regularly– Measured energy used for building works
Recycling plastic saves twice as much energy as burning it in an incinerator.
– Insulated windows in stack areas– Used new technologies (LED lights)
and installed motion sensor lighting
How did we do this?
Lighting projects• New LED/motion sensor lights
in fire tunnels and stack areas• Replacement of main reading
room and foyer lights with LED light fittings
• Motion sensor lights in office areas
– Turned off equipment when not used– Replaced inefficient equipment– Serviced equipment regularly– Measured energy used for building works
Recycling plastic saves twice as much energy as burning it in an incinerator.
– Insulated windows in stack areas– Used new technologies (LED lights)
and install motion sensor lighting– Actively managed the timing
schedules for the air conditioning
How did we do this?
Air conditioning trials• Controlling temperature and humidity uses a
lot of energy• The climate in Canberra is quite stable • Using passive storage – insulated building• Using thermal mass of paper in storage areas• Storage spaces generally kept at 19 - 21°C
and 40 – 50% RH
Temperature
HumidityInside book
Not inside book
Data loggers were placed inside hollowed out books.
Temperature and humidity at the Hume Repository with no energy being used on air conditioning in stack areas
Air conditioning trials• Controlling temperature and humidity uses a lot of
energy• The climate in Canberra is quite stable • Using passive storage – insulated building• Using thermal mass of paper in storage areas• Storage spaces generally kept at 19 - 21°C and 40 –
50% RH• Hume Repository and Annexe stack areas are now
turned off (except for some heating in winter for staff)
Use less water
Water meters replaced twice in 2012
Use less paperSaved 187 trees
• Print double sided• Only print what you need• Use recycled paper• Reduce colour printing
Recycle• Paper (secure and other) • Cardboard - skip in service yard• Co-mingle (plastic/paper/foil)• Batteries – purple bins• Food/oil – compost for worms• Metal – skip in service yard• Microfilm• Fluorescent tubes/halogen lights
This year, the Library has recycled 25% more
material (by weight) than last year – the
equivalent of four elephants
Earthworms consume, in just one day,
up to one third of their own body weight.
Waste to landfill
32%
25%15%
15%
2%11%
Percentage of recycling and waste2012/13 (Total of 144,140Kg)
Waste to landfill
Paper
Cardboard
Comingle
Secure paper
Organics
Metal
25%
30%11%
14%
1%
11%8%
Percentage of recycling and waste2013/14 (Predicted to be 182,000Kg) Waste to landfill
Paper
Cardboard
Comingle
Secure paper
Organics
Metal
Congratulations!
What else can you do?• Use reusable food containers• Print double sided, and only print what you
need• Compost your food leftovers• Use the recycling bins – ask for help• Get rid of your under desk rubbish bin• Turn off lights and appliances• Catch public transport/ride bike/walk
Recycling plastic saves twice as much energy as
burning it in an incinerator.
Environmental Management System
• Implement a systematic approach to setting environmental objectives and targets
• Set out roles, responsibility and authority of Library staff, contractors and consultants in relation to environmental management.
• Environmental Management Committee• Check MyNLA for further information
Questions?