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Sustainable Campus Initiatives: Engaging in Utilities Management

Engage in activities from energy savings to renewable energy research at your university campus. Explore strategies for reducing energy and water consumption, and analyze the financial and environmental impacts.

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Sustainable Campus Initiatives: Engaging in Utilities Management

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  1. Greening Business: An online teaching resource Session 5: Utilities management – energy and water Suggested activities

  2. Activity 1: Energy savings • Your organisation has decreased its grid electricity use from 13,043,000 kWh in 2003 to 12,987,000 kWh in 2008 over 5 years. • At an average cost of £0.10 p/kWh what are the financial savings in 2008 compared to 2003? • 1 kWh grid electricity = 0.537 kg CO2 What are the CO2 savings in 2008 compared to 2003?

  3. Activity 2: Energy awareness campaign • You are in charge of developing an energy awareness campaign at your University • Outline how you will encourage staff within the University to reduce their energy through your campaign • Outline how you will encourage students within the University to reduce their energy through your campaign

  4. Activity 3: Generating your own energy • Research an alternative energy source choosing from the following: • Solar (thermal and photovoltaic) • Wind • Hydro • Biomass • Geothermal • Outline the advantages and disadvantages of the renewable energy source • What is the potential for this energy source at the institution at which you are studying? • As a class, compare and contrast your findings of different renewable energy sources and their applications

  5. Activity 4: Energy audit • Carry out a simple energy audit (or baseline environmental review) of one of the buildings that you regularly use on the campus • List five strategies that can be put in place to improve the energy criteria in the building • What are the approximate costs and payback periods of these measures?

  6. Activity 5: Rainwater harvesting case studies • Look at the case studies at: http://www.rainharvesting.co.uk/pages/case_studs/cs_studs_lst1.html • Make a table summarising the use, annual rainfall, roof area, rainwater collection yield, capital cost • Calculate the annual savings (based on water rates of: £1.4 per m3) • How long will the financial payback time of the system be?

  7. Activity 6: Water audit • Carry out a simple water audit (or baseline environmental review) of one of the buildings that you regularly use on the campus • List five strategies that can be put in place to improve efficiency of water usage in the building • What are the approximate costs and payback periods of these measures?

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