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Greening the University Estate21st November
2007

• National Conference of Professors
• Management of the University Estate
• Andrew Nightingale
• Director of Estate Management
• University of Essex

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• they paved paradise and put up a parking lot
• Big Yellow Taxi by Joni Mitchell
• from Ladies of the Canyon (1970)

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• Greening the University Estate means
• delivering a sustainable environment
• HMGs definition of sustainability
• Development that meets the needs of the
• present without compromising the ability of
• future generations to meet their own needs

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The Higher Education Partnership for
Sustainability (HEPS) 2000-2003Sustainability
Appraisal Grid
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The Higher Education Partnership for
Sustainability (HEPS) 2000-2003Sustainability
Appraisal Grid
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Where can Estate Management stimulate improvement
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• Transportation
• Construction
• Utilities
• Procurement
• Waste
• Grounds
• Improvements are easy to identify much harder to
  deliver
• What are the obstacles and how can they be
  overcome ?

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Transportation
But what about air travel ? Would you forego
your overseas conference ? How many trees will
your garden grow ?
Reliability
Staff Recruitment
Student Recruitment

Exceptions family Commitments etc
Visitors
Routing
Bike Loans
Improve Public Transport
Penalise the motorist
Cost
Facilities Utilities
Encourage cycling
Encourage pedestrians
Discourage use of the private motor vehicle
Monitoring
Travel Plans
Personal Safety
Planning Permission
Create the Urban realm
Pressure Groups
Deliverability
Pool Cars
Management
Managing Expectations
Driving Policies, Administration
Health Safety
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Construction
The Sector is full of good and developing
practice - 4 finalists from last year's Green
Gown Awards Kings College University of
Cambridge University of Dundee University of
Essex
HEEPI Sustainability Toolkit AUDE Post
Occupancy Evaluation BREEAM Estate Management
Statistics CABE Design with distinction
(2005) AUDE Research Project on 1960's
Buildings (due April 2008)
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Construction

• What are the issues ?
• HEIS IRV 43.3bn (EMS 2006)
• 50 built in 1960s and early 1970's
• General Condition 30 of total stock
  unsatisfactory (EMS 2006)
• Asbestos
• Concrete and glass
• Listing 20 of HEIs space
• Climate Change Sector CO2 emissions 2006 2.0
  million tonnes
• Access
• Increased User expectation
• Energy
• Greater environmental and cost awareness
  

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Construction
New build Renewable energy - cost
effective payback ? Planning
- Environmental impacts - Transport
Strategy - Local Development Framework
- Are residences affordable housing ? -
Waste Management Plan Sustainable materials
- Supply chain ? - Recycling ? Refurbish
existing Recyclable - Shorter second life
expectancy - High capital cost relative to
the projected extended
life - Functionality
"Brownfield" Development - Decontamination -
Decant and disturbance Credibility - Wow
factor ? - Increased functionality ?
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Utilities

• CHP (Combined heat and power)
• Biomass
• Energy efficient lighting PIR, Hotel card
  keys
• Power saving computers
• Grey water
• Renewables wind turbines, solar (collectors,
  photovoltaics), green energy,
• ground source heat
  pumps, biodigestion.
• Solar shading
• Water extraction
• Water storage
• Reedbed filtration
• Insulate
• Reduce consumption

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Procurement

• Recycle excess / redundant items - liability
• - transportation
• - disconnection
• - probity
• Audit key/large/high impact suppliers - poor
  environmental performance ?
• Supply chain buy green - financial cost
• - level of influence
• Disposals - legislation
• - "bequeathed by students"
• - waste policy
• e-procurement and e-tendering - probity
• - security of information
• Reduce purchasing - minimise waste
• - share spare resources - institutional

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Waste
Recycle/bale
- glass, paper, cardboard, cans, plastic -
location - collection
Compaction
- refuse - location - safety
Agg
rega
tion
- metal - skip/compound - income
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Grounds - Biodiversity

• Wildlife Management - create habitats
• - depopulate
• Tree planting - species
• - location
• Grass cutting (or not !) - habitats
• - safety / fire risk
• Water - health and safety
• - fishing

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Estate Management Statistics (EMS 2007)

• New measures
• D72c Energy generated on site by CHP
• D72d Renewable energy generated on site excl CHP
• D74a Travel Plan on web
• D74b Environmental policy on web
• D74c Biodiversity policy on web
• D74d Environmental auditing (Environmental
  Management Systems)
• D74e Environmental reporting
• D74f Fairtrade accreditation
• D75 Single occupancy car journeys
• D77a Water supply grey water and rain water
• D77b Water supply borehole extraction
  
  

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• they paved paradise and put up a parking lot
• Big Yellow Taxi by Joni Mitchell
• from Shine (2007)
• How far have we come in nearly 40 years ?