CaSPr seminar at the University of St Andrews

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CaSPr seminar at theUniversity of St Andrews

• Friday 17th November 2006

Derek Marshall
Estate Development Manager - Dundee College
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About Dundee College

• Best HMI report after their inspection late last
  year.

• Large (by FE Standards)
• 5 sites across Dundee
• 27,000 enrolments
• 3,500 full-time students
• 700 staff
• 100,000 SUMS
• 27M turnover

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About Dundee College

• The Buildings
• Former Trades College just off Main Trunk
  Road (Kingsway) 16335m2
• Theatre Including Dance Studios and Conference
  Facilities 2300m2
• Former Commerce College 9157m2
• 2 Former Secondary Schools 6736m2 and 5012m2
• City Centre Presence 324m2
• Full spectrum of activities including
• commerce, IT, workshops, PE, dance, catering,
• hairdressing, music, horticulture, art, travel
  and tourism.

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Environmental Awareness

• The Beginnings
• Funding was made available through the ESF
• Objective 4 - ADAPT (Waste and Energy
  Awareness programme)
• College made local SMEs aware of waste and
  energy issues
• Partner Organisation Greenwich Environmental
  Management Systems (GEMS) completed College
  Review in 1998
• Three staff members attended a week long course
  run by the Chartered Institute of Environmental
  Health and were awarded their Certificate in
  Environmental Management after examination
• Many members of College staff attended single
  day environmental awareness courses run by GEMS
  in Dundee
• An environmental day was organised to give a
  higher profile to Environmental issues

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Environmental Day
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The Review

• The review was restricted to 3 full days in
  October and a lot of information was prepared for
  the review
• Because of the size of the task the review
  concentrated on
• Checking management information documentation
• Interviews with key staff
• Inspection of areas during review of documents

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The Review continued

• ISO 14001 was used as a template
• The Document Review inluded
• The checking of the existing documented systems
• Looking at the Colleges Strategic Plan
• Considering the existing Environmental Policy
• Checking Health and Safety Management
• Looking at Energy Management
• Looking at Water Management
• Checking Paper recycling activities
• Enquiring on responsibilities

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The Review continued

• Departmental Inspections
• Reprographic
• Motor Vehicle
• Science
• Engineering
• Catering

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Recommendations

• Redraft Environmental Policy
• Instigate cross-departmental Environment Training
• Formalise the existing informal arrangements for
  Environmental Management

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Environmental Policy

• Apply the principles of sustainable development
• Meet all regulatory and legislative requirements
• Invest in improving energy efficiency and energy
  conservation
• Seek to minimise waste and maximise recycling and
  use of recycling materials
• Seek suppliers and contractors who have high
  environmental standards
• Strive to reduce the release of pollutants
• Minimise health and risks to staff, students and
  the community
• Provide appropriate environmental education and
  training to meet the needs and responsibilities
  of staff and students
• Set annual targets for the reduction of
  environmental impact, monitor and report on
  achievement, and take corrective action as
  required.

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Initiatives

• Introduction of energy efficient systems when
  implementing capital projects
• Cardboard and Paper Recycling
• Energy Metering
• Reduction in Water Usage
• LPG Vehicle

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Where We Are Now

• The Environment Group has recently been
  reconvened after several months due retirals and
  overstretched resources
• A yearly calendar of meetings has been set, the
  notes of which will be considered regularly by
  the College Board of Management
• New Targets will be set early in the New Year

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End

• Thank You !