University College Cork
University College Cork, Ireland
UCC – ISO 50001 – why now ?
26 January 2012
UCC Profile
 c. 19,000 registered students.
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13,817 undergraduates
3,684 postgraduates
1072 PhD students
2,300 adult and continuing education students
2,215 international students from circa 100
countries
 1489 academic and research staff
 1013 administrative and support staff
 Ranked in top 2%
UCC Profile
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City Centre Campus
Significant recent Capital Programme €500m
120 buildings
180 acres (80 on main campus)
2 x 1mW CHP Plant, gas fired boilers
Range of building types and condition
 25% as New
 40% in Good Condition
 35% in Need of Repair
 Long term focus on Energy
 Campus as a Research Laboratory
 Need to Masterplan for Sustainability
UCC’s Strategic Plan 2009-2013
Strategy
 “UCC will further develop itself as a ‘Green
University’ by reducing energy consumption and
waste aided by our academic expertise across
campus”
What Does A Green Campus mean to UCC
Teaching
Research
A True Green Campus
Operations
For UCC to be a Truly Green University all three of the above
functions need to be operating from the same Green Agenda, all
feeding into each other creating a synergy of sustainable
activity running through UCC
Operations
Buildings & Estates Office commitment
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Leadership to the Green Campus Programme
Management of Capital Programme
Commuting, energy, waste, landscape etc
Maintenance Upgrades, lifecycle approach
Promotion of Good Practices
Utilities Management (Polluter Pays)
Research opportunities.
Work with Student Body (Green Campus Programme)
Teaching
 A new Environmental Course has been approved
and will start in September as a direct result of the
Green Campus initiative.
 There are 35 courses relating to the Environment in UCC
e.g…
 BE Energy Engineering
 MEngSc Sustainable Energy
 GREP Eng Energy Systems
 There has been on average 37 Conferences and events per
year, held on the Environment over the past three years.
Research
 Circa 20 million spent annually, on Environmental and
Sustainable research over the past 3 years.
 226 papers on average published yearly on Environmental and
Sustainable research over the past 3 years.
Major Centres
 Environmental Research Institute
 Beaufort Laboratory
 HMRC
 CMRC
 SERG
 Tyndall (Enabling Technologies)
 International Energy Research Centre (IERC)
 IRUSE – Campus 21
Research…..The Environmental Research Institute
The ERI was established in 2000 through the Higher Education
Authority (HEA) Programme for Research in Third Level
Institutions. The Institute has over 150 researchers with a
similar number of research projects funded through both
national and international agencies.
Five Thematic Research Areas:
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Sustainable Energy and Environmental Engineering
Environmental Chemistry
Environmental Microbial Genomics
Biodiversity & Ecotoxicology
Marine and Freshwater:
Some Green Achievements
 1st University in World to receive Green Campus
Recognition from FEE\An Taisce
 UCC is ranked 4th in the world in the University of
Indonesia Green Metric World University Ranking
 Winner of Green College Award 2011
 Numerous SEAI Energy Systems Awards
(eg WGB Renewable Energy)
Carbon Footprint…
 First University in Ireland to have our total carbon footprint
calculated.
 We also had a review of our strategic performance across
a range of campus peers in the UK where we performed well.
 As part of our annual energy report, we
analyse the carbon emissions related to energy.
 We have a Carbon Sequestration
programme running at present in relation to
our trees.
Energy :
 23,000 tonnes CO2
Overall C02
30,000 tonnes C02 (including commuting)
Green Campus - Results
Waste
 A Recycling Rate of 65% has been achieved
up from 21%
 1015 tonnes is the cumulative total diverted
from Landfill since program began.
 University saved € 731,000 in cumulative waste costs
since program began.
 Food Waste is now separated
 New mowers were purchased to mulch the grass back into
the soil
 All leaves and branches are composted on site and used
on campus.
 Waste oil from the kitchens is now collected, converted to
biodiesel and used to run the two Estate vans.
Travel
 Commuter Plan formally in place since 2005
 Full-time Commuter Plan Manager
 Park & Ride (first university in Ireland)
 Car Pooling Scheme - GoCar / CarSharing
AVEGO “Shared Transport”
 Sale of Annual Travel Passes doubled 2006-2009
 Pro-active promotion of Cycling.
 Provide high quality walking routes ( Sli na Slainte)
 Promotion of Innovative Mobility
 Comprehensive information and communication
 Significant increase in Bicycle parking facilities
Bio - Diversity
Tree management plan\planting schedule for
the next 5 years with native planting priority.
 Staff and students have built Polytunnels
and are growing organic food.
 Training Provided on Bio Diversity to staff.
 The Ogham Alphabet was planted by students.
 A Japanese Dry Garden has been built
GPS mapping of all trees
An interactive map of all significant campus trees
Biodiversity
UCC - a world-class university linking this region
to the globe.
Direct Results
Other
 The Main Restaurant offers an organic option.
 The Main Restaurant has compostable coffee cups.
 B&E staff have actively supported local green projects.
 The energy rating of houses must now be displayed by
Landlords before being allowed to advertise with the
Accommodations Office
 Fair Trade food and coffee.
 Green awareness week is now held.
Procurement
 Green purchasing is now part of all tender contracts.
 Recycling of old equipment is also built into contracts
 Priority is given to sustainable goods.
 100% of UCC’s purchased Electricity is Green 2012
 Give preference, where items are of similar standard and
cost, to those that are manufactured with a high recycled
content
 Consider the energy usage/cost of operating equipment
prior to purchase.
 Consider whole life costs of and impacts
when assessing equipment for purchase
Capital Projects ….Building Design and Performance
E.R.I
 Solar energy
 Natural ventilation
 Daylighting
 Breeam assessment
 SEI grant (€ 300k)
Tyndall National Institute
 Solar Thermal
 Process Cooling Heat
Recovery Loop
 Data Centre Heat Recovery
Capital Projects ….Building Design and Performance
Post Grad Library
Absorption Chiller
Steam from CHP
(free)
SEI Grant
(€165,000)
Glucksman Gallery
GSHP
Grey Water
SEI Grant (€73k)
Western Gateway Building – North and Western Facades
Northern and Western Facades
Mechanical Concepts – Heating / Cooling
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3 Storey
2002
Concept
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5 Storey
Heat Pump Concept
2006
Concept
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1 MW Water Source Heat Pump UCC ICT
UCC trends in energy consumption, area and student population 1994 - 2005
190%
180%
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90%
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Area / m2
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Student Pop / thousands
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Thermal / GWh
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Elec / GWh
2005
Energy
Objectives of Energy Management System
Reduce energy and water usage.
Educate our staff and students on energy and water management
Document and publish all information to achieve improvements.
Uphold legal requirements regarding energy use.
Continuously improve our performance and systems,
Effectively utilise energy efficient products and services.
Why ?
ISO 50001
 Improve the structure of our energy management system
 Achieve Buy In from University Management
 Gather support from University Community
 Framework for achieving NEEP Target of 33% by 2020
 Enhance the University’s existing reputation by embracing an
internationally recognised system.
 Systems to improve energy performance.
 Covers significant energy users,energy saving opportunities,
energy actions and planning, corrective actions and
audit management.
UCC EnMS
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Improve energy performance
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Fully define targets
SEU’s
EPI’s (kWh/m2 and per student)
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Key Decision to use a software platform
(Enerit)
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Formalise Annual Planning
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Support from Liam McLoughlin
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Go ahead August 2011
1st Audit: 11th October 2011
Document Review off site
Certification Audit: 17th November 2011
Enerit
Enerit On-line
Create an Improvement Opportunity on Enerit
Enerit
ISO 50001
Current Energy Projects
External Lighting Upgrade
Main Plant Boiler CHP LPHW Heat Exchangers
Campus Steam Upgrade
AHU 6 VSD in Boole Library
Geography Building Upgrade
Quadrangle West Wing Heating Upgrade
Staff Restaurant Lighting Upgrade
Main Restaurant Lighting Upgrade
O’Rahilly Building LED Lighting
O’Rahilly Building Photovoltaic Panels
North Mall Wind Turbine
Cold Water Booster Pumps Upgrade
Data Centre Upgrade
How do we deal with existing stock ? Example
Constructed in 1910
 Listed on University’s Conservation Plan
 Typical (in vintage and construction) of many
Buildings in the public sector
Good Demonstration and Replication
Potential
 Underwent a range of Energy Efficiency
Measures under the SEAI SEEEP Program in 2009
Has been used as the basis for academic
research
 Final Year Projects
 Masters
 PhD’s
Patents
Awarded in 2008
from SFI Funded
Civil & Environmental
Engineering
EnergyResearch
Efficiency Measures
Installation of appropriate attic insulation
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Window alternatives
Heat Recovery from IT Lab
Lighting upgrade
Modification of
heating system
and incorporation
of heating
controls
Direct Results
Constant Feedback
Typical Report
 11.8 % reduction in electricity consumption per
m2 this month against same month last year.
 76.1 TCO2 reduction in total CO2 emissions this month
against same month last year
 Electricity per m2 usage has decreased 5.02% when
compared to the same 12 month rolling period last year.
Direct Results
Recent Trends In last 12 months
•Electricity - 6%
•Gas Usage – 4%
•Water Usage – 20%
Direct Results
kWh/FTE-Student
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1,500
kWh/FTE-Student
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2006/07
2007/08
2008/09
2009/10
2010/11
Significant Energy Users
Detailed survey based on Kane, O’Rahilly, BioScience & Boole Library
Focused Feedback