Transcript University of Leeds Environmental Officer

University of Leeds
Environmental Management
Dr Keith Pitcher
Environmental Officer
contact tel: 0113 343 7255
email: [email protected]
Environmental Policy
Managerial Structure
Some examples of good environmental management
Building Energy Audits
Transportation Policy
Waste Management
Summary
Environmental Policy
The University adopted its Environmental Policy on 28 November
2001 following approval by Senate
We will conduct our own activities and operations to
reflect best environmental practice, implement an
environmental management system (EMS) to pursue
sustainability and continuous improvement and seek
innovative ways of meeting environmental objectives.
In the EMS we will:
–Meet legislative & regulatory requirements and agreements
–Review our activities and operations
–Seek continuous environmental improvements and set
performance targets
–Influence our suppliers and contractors
–Develop environmental management training programmes
–Produce a green transport policy
–Examine toxic materials usage, waste minimisation and
prevention of releases of pollutants
Review of activities and operations
The review of our activities is to identify
environmental benefits across the University
Environmental targets
(new legislation, standards)
Participation by:
•faculties
•service providers
•Estates
•Purchasing
•Finance
•external organisations
Teaching & research
(new opportunities)
Efficiency improvements
(buildings, energy, waste,
services)
Managerial structure
Environmental Steering Group
University Faculties
Geography
Law
Engineering etc.
University Services
Purchasing
Finance
Maintenance etc.
Environmental Co-ordinators
External Providers
Inter University Programmes
Carbon Trust
Energy Saving Trust etc.
Environmental
Responsibilities
Media
Contract Management
Specialist Support
New proposed roles
Transport
Programmes & projects
Energy
Waste Management
Communication
Training
Get ownership/buy in at all levels and all departments
Co-ordinate/review/improve existing good work and start initiatives
–what has occurred elsewhere and new suggestions
Present/publicise - internal and external - on how we are doing
–intranet, website, prospectus, high profile media features, annual
reports, audit reports, training sessions, internal magazines
–Regional Index of Environmental Engagement
Building energy audits
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Carry out initial assessment – assistance from Carbon Trust
Monitor consumption
Look for high electricity & high heating usage
– prioritise using:
– building history - link in to other requirements
– ease of installation
– selection of building types
Produce project plan
– costs of refurbishment
– energy savings
– other benefits e.g. improved office environment
Use building materials with high thermal insulation
Use of renewable energy technologies to produce electricity and/or heat
– photovoltaics on roofs
– biomass fuelled boilers
– use these as research & teaching opportunities (+ additional income)
Use of heat pumps
Biomass fuelled boilers
Leeds is to jointly head a
new energy research
consortium.
•maximise the efficiency
of the thermal process
•identify the ideal
specifications of biomass
fuels
Weobley 350 kW wood boiler heats the primary
school and the adjacent secondary school.
150 - 300 tonnes of dry chips per year are supplied
from local wood thinnings and from willow short
rotation forestry. Wood chips are delivered twice a
week. Ash is used as fertiliser on the school garden.
Photovoltaics on roofs
Integrated solar fascia and solar glass
laminate roof light: Lambeth Centre
Heat pumps
The captor
Captors are buried in the soil at a
depth of between 50 and 60 cm. They
enable energy to be collected from the
soil and transported to the generator.
The normal system, easily installed, is
based on a number of horizontal captor
"loops". For a house of 100 m2 floor
area, a captor area of around 150 m2 is
required.
? Supertram
park & ride at
Bodington
Transportation - carbon emissions
• Identifying usage and setting a carbon reduction target
– offer viable choices
– change behavioural patterns
– 25% switch from cars = 3,500 tonnes of CO2 saved per year
• Using transport more efficiently
University Annual Carbon Emissions
• Reduce carbon intensity in fuels
50,000
Tonnes C0 2
40,000
30,000
20,000
10,000
Assumptions
Staff
6,678
Students
27,862
Vehicle emissions
UK car usage for work
Total elec. consumption
Energy intensity
km/day av. travel
26
10
185 g CO2/km
69%
52,000 MWh
860 g/kWh
0
High car
usage
69%
15%
Electricity
usage
Medium car
usage
52 %
10%
Student car
travel
Low car
usage
25%
5%
Staff car
travel
Transport strategy
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A planning requirement of Leeds Planning Dept
– working with others to help develop our programmes
University vehicles
– use low emission fuels in vehicles e.g. liquid petroleum gas, electric
vehicles, with part funding from EST and suppliers
UK LPG refuelling sites See the
website http://www.powershift.org.uk/
At 2 May 2003 there were 1274 LPG
refuelling sites in the UK. Click on the
website for site details and local maps
University staff & students
– discounted rail & bus Metrocards developed with Metro & LCC
– car parking policy - carbon payments?
– secure parking, showers & clothes drying for cyclists
– car sharing: use postcodes; a priority for parking permits?
– use low emission fuels in vehicles
Waste management
• Since August 2000 the University recycled 17% of its waste
– Office waste paper recycling
– in operation since 1997
– average of 210 tonnes per annum have been recycled
– 14% increase between 2001 and 2002
– Cardboard
– recycled since 2001
– average of 27 tonnes per annum have been recycled
– Computers
– Thousands of items of computers have been recycled
– Mobile Phones
– 30 phones were recycled in 2002
Waste management - future targets
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University to meet or better UK recycling targets
– 25% by 2005
– 30% by 2010
– 33% by 2015
WEEE regulations
Dedicated management of all waste management issues February 2003
Introduce fluorescent light tubes recycling scheme
June 2003
Increase recycling of cardboard
August 2003
Investigate the feasibility of segregation of waste
August 2003
Investigate the feasibility of introducing a glass recycling scheme
November 2003
Recycling rates
UK: 11% Switzerland, Germany and Austria: 50%
UK
Switzerland
Germany
Glass
25%
93%
Aluminium Steel
38%
30%
89%
80%
Waste management - recycling
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Office waste segregation & recycling scheme is being examined
We want to go
from this….
landfilling
Waste management - recycling
….. to this
recycling
Services - historical usage
Leeds University Energy and Water Usage
Steam MWh
+5%
Electricity MWh +8%
140,000
Student nos.
+27%
Water m3 x 10000 -23%
Excellent real savings
in water usage have
been achieved, with
increasing staff and
student numbers.
How can this be
replicated for energy
usage?
120,000
100,000
80,000
60,000
40,000
20,000
0
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
Target setting
We must set targets that are
Specific
Measurable
Achievable and Challenging
Relevant
Timed
e.g. 20% reduction in single car
usage over 4 years
5
4
This is where
we must be
Devotees
3
Mainstream
2
1
Diehards
0
1
2
3
Target timescale (years)
4
Summary
• Environmental Management System - the framework for our
environmental programmes
• Finance provision is essential to start the programmes and
recycle the benefits
• Use our knowledge and good case studies from elsewhere
• Targeting, monitoring, communication & reporting - all
essential
Everyone can contribute to the programmes