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Structure 2

Green Flag Award 3

Energy Report 4

Conference 5

Website 6

November 2006

Recycling rates rising

Energy use down by 3%Our energy consumptionin buildings reduced by3% last year - and thecolder weather shouldhave led to a 2.4%increase. There was asignificant reduction of 7%in fossil fuels, althoughelectricity consumptioncontinued to rise. Energyused per square metre of

Over this last year wehave expanded therecycling provision and asa result we have seen anincrease in our recycling

rates, to just over 18%.

We are currently workingto expand the numbers ofwaste streams that can berecycled and have setourselves a target of 25%by September 2007. If you

floor area fell 6.3%, andenergy usage per studentwas down 6.7% this year.

2005/6

do not yet have an officepaper recycling bin pleasecontactenvironment@nottingham.ac.uk to request one.

Energy Consumption MWh MWh MWh Change2003/4 2004/5 2005/6 '05/6 to '04/5

University Park 109,116 116,269 109,088 -6%Sutton Bonington 26,682 26,706 25,818 -3%Jubilee Campus 9,333 10,396 9,939 -4%Others 5,886 10,404 10,544 1%Medical School 31,585 34,150 36,516 7%

Total 182,602 197,924 191,905 -3%

Split of 2005/6 Energy Use by Location

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Visit the EstateOffice website at:

www.nottingham.ac.uk/estate/

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‘A single fume cupboardcan consume £3,000worth of energy in a

year.”

Fume cupboard campaign helps cut gas usage

Earlier this year theUniversity’s EnvironmentCommittee wasreconstituted, and met inits new form for the firsttime in October 2006.

Topics discussed includeda new landscape reportpublication, carbonfootprinting, a five-yearLandscape Strategy forUniversity Park andawareness raising acrossthe University.

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Running a large fumecupboard all year can useup to £3,000 of energy, sothe Estate Office has beenworking with schools toraise awareness of the

Chairman:-

Prof David Greenaway

Members of theCommittee:-

Mr Chris Jagger

Mr Tim Rudge

Dr John Sutherland

Ms Sophie Day

Dr Polly Arnold

Ms Karen Atwood

Ms Rachel Greatrix

Prof Roy Haines Young

Ms Lynne Tucker

Prof Jeremy Colls

Mr Martin Suthers

Mr Gavin Scott

back to fume cupboardsfor safety purposes. Thefans in these fumecupboards can use largeamounts of electricity, ifnot properly controlled.Large volumes of heatedor cooled air are also lostfrom the building.

If you look up at the roofsof our science buildings,you will see rows of greyplastic chimneys. Theseare fume cupboardextracts and are linked

issue. It is estimated thatover £1 million per annumIs spent on fumecupboard running costs.

Major successes havebeen achieved workingalong with staff inChemistry and the BootsPharmaceutical Sciencebuilding, where energyuse has already been cutby around 20% in somelabs.

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There was an overallreduction of 8% in waterusage, attributed largely toan investment of twentythousand pounds in urinalcontrols which wereinstalled betweenDecember 2005 andFebruary 2006. Thesedevices incorporate a PIRdetector and timer andprevent urinals flushingcontinually when there isno-one around.

Water consumption down 8%

University Park continuesto win awards for itslandscape - over this last

Awards continue for exceptional grounds

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Bee Orchid

year we have won ourFourth green flag andremain the only University

Campus to have done so.

This year we have alsoseen a dramatic change tothe landscape at King’sMeadow Campus.Considerable investmenthas been made in thelandscape at King'sMeadow, including thenewly completedcourtyard garden withseats and three pools (seeleft).

The mowing regime tosome areas has beenchanged to encourage thedevelopment of floweringmeadows. In just oneseason numerous wildflowers have appearedincluding bee orchids.

Water Consumption cubic m. cubic m. cubic m. Change2003/4 2004/5 2005/6 '05/6 to '04/5

University Park 560,942 608,444 546,497 -10%Sutton Bonington 117,749 148,732 162,052 9%Jubilee Campus 86,762 86,869 76,534 -12%Others 16,938 37,975 22,987 -39%Medical School 54,352 43,570 43,118 -1%

Total 836,743 925,590 851,188 -8%

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Did you know?

We use over 500,000gallons of waterevery singleday.

What can you do tosave water?

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University Park is includedin the European UnionEmissions TradingScheme for carbondioxide.

As such we are set atarget for the amount ofcarbon dioxide we canemit from the campusfrom our chimneys. Forthe calendar year of 2005our target was 13,569

University beats emissions target

Earlier this year weundertook a Travel Surveyto establish how peopletravel to work and whatmeasures wouldencourage them to switchto more sustainablemodes.

Unsurprisingly more than50% of staff traveled towork by car. Theinformation from thissurvey has been of greatvalue and is currently

Travel Partnership

The new No 34 Uni-linkService saw 15,000

trips during it’sfirst two

weeks

Tonnes (fossil fuels only).

Actual emissions achievedfor the calendar year of2005 were verified byDefra as 12,555 Tonnes.

The table below shows allof our emissions for theperiod 1st August 2005 to31st July 2006.

being developed into asummary documentoutlining the results andthe measures that we willbe adopting to help toincrease transport choice.

We have been working inpartnership withNottingham City Transportand Nottingham CityCouncil to improve publictransport in and aroundthe University. To date wehave:

Installed an electronicTravel Planning kioskin the PortlandBuilding

Secured the newNo. 34 Uni-linkservice, a 12 minutebranded direct linkbetween UniversityPark and the Citycentre.

Improved the No.50route, which nowtakes in St Peter’sCourt, and improvedthe frequency of theNo 160 which servesLenton Lane (King’sMeadow Campus)

Arranged Free Travelfor Staff and Studentson the No.50 route onProduction of aUniversity Card

Opened the new cycleparking facility in theArchaeology andClassics building atUniversity Park

CO2 Emissions Tonnes Tonnes Tonnes2005/2006 Electricity Fossil Fuels Total

University Park 16,125 12,294 28,419Sutton Bonington 3,806 2,915 6,721Jubilee Campus 1,785 955 2,740Others 1,422 1,218 2,640Medical School 3,510 4,999 8,509

Total 26,648 22,382 49,030

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Supporting the work of theEnvironment Committeethere are a number oftopic based subgroups.

We are currently lookingfor people who have aninterest in the areas ofLandscape, Travel or

Interested in Landscape, Travel or Recycling?

Breakdown of 2005/6 utility costs

Did you know?

We spent an average of£575 on electricity every

hour of every dayin 2005/6.

2005/6 Energy ReportThe full report for 2005/6has been produced andcan be accessed from thewebsite (see p.6).The report shows that gasconsumption reduced by7%, but electricityincreased by 4%.

Efforts to reduce electricityconsumption this yearincluded the installation of400 automatic lightswitches (see right) thatsense when a room isunoccupied and switch thelights off after a set time.

If you are interested inhelping the environmentand finding out moreabout these groups pleaseemailenvironment@nottingham.ac.uk and one of the teamwill get back to you.

Recycling to join one ofthese groups. Thesegroups meetapproximately once aquarter and raise issues ofconcern, brain stormissues and put forwardproposals to theEnvironment Committee.

Figures in the table above exclude taxes

Energy and Water CostsElectricity Fossil Fuels Water Total

University Park 2,522,336£ 1,507,478£ 667,544£ 4,697,358£Sutton Bonington 614,473£ 349,059£ 186,052£ 1,149,584£Jubilee Campus 300,457£ 116,892£ 113,003£ 530,352£Others 286,388£ 148,485£ 51,225£ 486,098£Medical School 463,000£ 849,032£ 66,200£ 1,378,232£

Total 4,186,654£ 2,970,946£ 1,084,024£ 8,241,624£

UK energy prices havemore than doubled in thelast two years, and theUniversity has beensimilarly affected. For the2005/6 year our utilitycosts increased by 51%,to £8.2 million, excludingtaxes. This followed asubstantial rise of 31% in2004/5.

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Jubilee Campus expansion continues sustainable ethos

Do you want to find outmore about the Universityand the Environment?

If so take a look atwww.nottingham.ac.uk/estate/environment.

Environment on the web

Email us at:

Gavin.Scott@nottingham.ac.uk(environment)

Tim.Rudge@nottingham.ac.uk(energy and water)

Or write to us at:The EnvironmentManager,Estate OfficeUniversity ParkNottinghamNG7 2RD

These pages aredesigned to be a singleresource to find outinformation onenvironmental issues hereat The University ofNottingham.

Keep your eyes on theseas they will be regularlyupdated.

The University brief for thedevelopment of theJubilee Campus extensionhas placed a considerableemphasis on sustainabledesign including the useof renewable energysources.

The design has taken intoaccount items such as thesite layout and hasprojected energy demandprofiles to help maximizethe development’spotential for sustainabledesign and energyconservation.

A geothermal heating andcooling system is beingconsidered along with theuse of high thermal massand high performancefacades. The ventilationstrategy will feature theuse of night time coolingto ensure furtherreductions in CO2

emissions.

Further detail on theproject will be available onthe estate office websiteas the project progresses.

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If you have anyideas for energysaving then let usknow.

BrightIdeas!