The Carbon Academy Harnessing the enthusiasm of student officers

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The Carbon Academy Harnessing the enthusiasm of
student officers Jamie Agombar Ethical
Environmental Manager NUS Services
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Carbon Academy workshop Presentation 35
mins Questions / comments / discussion 25 mins
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• NUS Services
• The commercial arm of the NUS
• A highly successful purchasing consortium
• Consultancy and programmes Ents and NUS
  Extra.
• 25 owned by the NUS 75 owned by 233
  shareholder
• students' unions
• A not-for-profit democratic company led by
  student
• volunteers

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• Ethical Environmental at NUS Services
• 1) Greening suppliers
• 2) Greening unions
• - Environmental audit scheme
• Sound Impact Awards
• Carbon Academy
• 3) Greening NUS Services

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• Good record of engagement
• Ethical Environmental Committee well
  respected.
• Interactive programmes. SIA. CA
• EE Officers / Interested Sabbaticals / SU
  managers.
• Targeted communications
• Newswires get them when they are fresh!
• Trading News.
• Websites, NUS mailings, seminars.
• Networking
• Our own events.
• Key partners NUS People Planet EAUC.

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• Case study The Carbon Academy
• Bespoke designed to fit our unique membership
• Funded through Carbon Trust Networks Initiative
• Project budget 70,000
• Supported by NUS, EAUC and People Planet

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• The environmental impact of Students Unions
• Our membership
• 233 Unions 137 shops and 426 bars
• 80 do not pay for utilities (44 we know of do)
• Through audits we found 324k savings through no
  or low cost actions approx 12 of utilities.
• Energy / water data from 22 separately metered
  unions. Average 624 t/CO2/year. 12 75
  t/CO2/year.
• 233 members x 624 t/CO2/year 145,000 t/CO2/year
• 233 x 75 17,475 t/CO2/year being wasted!!

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• The Carbon Academy

638-850 tCO2/year (15-20)
Objective Reduce carbon footprint of student
union movement by 4 over next three years (5,500
tCO2)
30 SUs 7.5-10 1,594-2,125 tCO2/year
50 SUs 3.5-5 1,771-2,361 tCO2/year
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• The Challenges
• Most not metered
• Rapid turnover of management
• Limited knowledge
• Limited resources and competition for time
• The Positives
• Common opportunities
• Keen to be green
• Sabbatical officers bags of enthusiasm
• Competitive spirit
• Close-knit community

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• Phase 1 - Pilots
• Loughborough Students' Union
• Sheffield Hallam Union
• University of Abertay Dundee Students Association
  
• University of Bristol Union
• University of London Union
• University of Warwick Students' Union

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Three-day intensive programme 1) Best practice
audit 2) Technical audit 3) Global Action Plan
motivational training - Cross section, fun! 4)
SMART Action Plan - All senior managers, officers
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the best organisation to engage people in
environmental change Jonathon Porritt, Chair of
the Sustainable Development Commission
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• 1) Loughborough
• AC in media centre (11.3t, 1.7k)
• T8 to T5 (6.3t, 1k)

1) Loughborough
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Glycol (3.2t, 510)
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NB 1 kWh 10p 1,000 kWh 100
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So far (35 weeks) 5.0 reduction kWh 4.6 tCO2
saved Projected savings per year 26.0
tCO2/yr 6,066
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• 2) Bristol
• Windows (20.3t, 2.7k)
• LERP (18t, 4k) vacation shutdown (10.4t,
  2.2k)

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TFLs (11.5t, 1.9k)
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Swimming pool timers cover (36.8t, 5k)
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NB 1 kWh 10p 1,000 kWh 100
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So far (35 weeks) 9.2 reduction kWh 28.0 tCO2
saved Projected savings per year 43.0
tCO2/yr 9,948
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• 3) Sheffield Hallam
• 248v to 216.2v (56.0t, 12.6k)

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28 W on standby!!
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Lights in A, B and C Pods (4.3t, 970)
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Motion sensors P-Pod stores (4.4t, 900)
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NB 1 kWh 10p 1,000 kWh 100
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So far (35 weeks) 4.1 reduction kWh 12.0 tCO2
saved Projected savings per year 19
tCO2/yr 4,454
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• 4) Abertay
• 4kW emergency lighting (11.27t, 1.7k)

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BMS (32.1t, 5.7k)
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Label light switches (1.7t, 300)
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NB 1 kWh 10p 1,000 kWh 100
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So far (35 weeks) 5.3 reduction kWh 9.9 tCO2
saved Projected savings per year 15
tCO2/yr 3,514
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• 5) Warwick
• A/C on BMS (12.4t, 2.2k)
• Passport photo machine (1.0t, 177)

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Remove bulbs (0.7t, 130) Light sensors (4.8t,
840)
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LERP (23.0t, 4k)
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NB 1 kWh 10p 1,000 kWh 100
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• 6) ULU
• Bottle fridges off (17.0t, 2.6k)

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Venue heating / Nightclub cooling (22.0t, 3.3k)
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275 x 50W GU10s (19.4t, 3.1k)
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Comfort cooling policy (8.6t, 1.3k)
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NB 1 kWh 10p 1,000 kWh 100
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So far (35 weeks) 10.9 reduction kWh 37.0 tCO2
saved Projected savings per year 132
tCO2/yr 30,740
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Pilot data summary Potential vs. achieved
Average reduction 6.9 / 11,000 / 47 tonnes
Bid target 15-20 / 106-142 tCO2/year
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Phase 2 Online toolkit Priority action briefing
(30m) Case studies (1hr) Energy audit check list
(1/2 day) Stickers and posters (targeted) www.nuss
l.co.uk
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• Priority action briefing
• Equipment
• 1. Games machines photo machines vendors water
  coolers laser printers.
• 2. Personal kettles and fridges
• Fridges
• 3. Location of ice machines
• 4. 48h rule for bottle fridges
• 5. Dairy deck blinds
• Heating, cooling and ventilation
• 6. Dont assume switched off by timers
• 7. Switch off as early as soon as possible
• 8. BMS
• 9. Comfort cooling and heating policy

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• Lighting
• 10. Old standard tungsten filament bulbs
• 11. Halogen GU10 spotlights
• 12. Cleaners.
• 13. Motion sensors
• 14. Light sensors
• 15. Over-lighting.
• 16. Banks of switches.

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• Water
• 17. All urinals should be regulated.
• Awareness
• 18. Nurture a switch off culture
• Generic operations
• 19. Maintenance plan for efficiency. Fan grills
  and de-icing.
• 20. Lighting equipment responsibility Vacation
  shutdown.

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Phase 3 - Rollout A) The Carbon Academy B) Carbon
Ambassador programme C) Carbon competition
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• A) The Carbon Academy
• January tour
• 120 delegates
• 71 unions
• Practical auditing skills The maths.
• 8.9 feedback
• Lots of action taken already!

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B) Carbon ambassador programme 15 volunteers (48
applications - overwhelmed!!) Manchester
training Audit on top 20 findings Report 40
completed Excellent feedback most
recommendations actioned Meter monitoring
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• C) Carbon competition
• Dec March
• Percentage reductions
• 500 prize per month
• www.nussl.co.uk

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• Summary of case study
• Savings
• Proven easy to save 5-10 with no cost.
• Can achieve 15-25 savings with investment.
• On target to achieve 4,500 tCO2/year savings.
• Issues addressed
• Best practice on common energy efficiency issues.
• Identified area for further support as
  ventilation and supplier equipment

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• Success factors?
• Frequent, targeted communications
• Three pronged attack!
• Make it as easy as possible and make it fun.
• Give them something for their efforts
• Certificates
• Life long learning
• Success
• Play on strong competitive spirit.
• Build on SIA - a bridge.
• (Shout about cost savings).

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• Two new projects

• Project 1) New Networks Initiative bid
• 30k bid
• Ventilation in the wake of the smoking ban
• Recycling waste heat
• Briars Consultants
• Partnering with BEDA 6,000 tCO2/yr (1,500
  4,500)

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• Pilots
• University of Birmingham Guild of Students
• Keele University Students' Union
• Lancaster University Students' Union
• Reading University Students' Union
• The University of Manchester Students' Union
• Union of UEA Students
• University of Central Lancashire Students' Union
• University of Essex Students' Union
• University of Surrey Students' Union
• University of Teesside Students' Union

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• Project 2) Reducing energy used by supplier
  equipment
• Carbon Academy showed supplier equipment up to
  10 of energy used.
• CCE timers and EMS technology impressive. Also
  HCFC-free.
• 30k funding from CCGB.

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• Little guidance / lots confusion on best
  practice
• Switch on / off? Bye Bye Standby? Set point
  temperatures? E-cubes? Fridge location /
  condensers? Standby? Running costs?
• Focus on CCE equipment Postmix, chiller
  cabinets, dairy decks, vendors.
• Also other equipment Other chiller cabinets,
  dairy decks and vendors games machines passport
  photo machines poster display boards plasma
  screens.
• Detailed studies of each for all relevant
  questions.

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• Objectives
• Develop categorical guidance for how to manage
  equipment for energy efficiency without affecting
  equipment / sales.
• Cascade lessons through the membership and beyond
  to achieve maximum savings.
• Achieve savings of 750 1,000 tCO2/year through
  the project.

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• Deliverables
• Detailed studies using energy trackers / portable
  metering at pilot unions including controls.
• Concise and relevant fact sheets for In Session
  Feb 2009, Convention April 2009 and Trading news
  series.
• Regional training events in April 2009.

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• Questions, comments and discussion
• Thank you for listening

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