MSAENV472B Implement and
Monitor Environmentally
Sustainable Work Practices
Neale Farmer – Coordinator Major
Environmental Initiatives – Hunter TAFE
neale.farmer1@tafe.nsw.edu.au
Session 3: Wednesday 4 June 2014
Review of last two (2) sessions
Defined Sustainability
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Described the Unit – MSAENV472B
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Environmental Compliance and
Sustainability at Hunter TAFE
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Theory on tools to identify, plan,
implement and monitor
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Case study and activities to practice
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Today’s Session
• Recap (5 mins)
• A couple of case studies related to Hunter
TAFE Campuses incl. Water, Electricity, Supply
Chain (15 mins)
• Activity on E block (20mins)
• Wrap up (5 mins)
Where to from here?
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Your stories please – last 2 weeks?
Tools, techniques and processes for:
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1. ….. Identifying areas for improvement in
environmental performance?
2. …..Developing plans to make improvements?
3. ……Implementing and monitoring
improvements in environmental performance?
Continuous Improvement Cycle
- Identify and research area/s for improvement, consult,
measure baseline.
- Set goals, targets, objectives
- Implement the improvement
- Monitor implementation and results
- Revise or adjust plan
- etc...........
The Waste Hierarchy
Newcastle Campus Water – Annual and Monthly Data
Year
Water Usage kL
Water Cost $
2010
25,884
$69,887
2011
25,893
$69,911
2012
30,418
$82,129
2013
40,653
$109,763
E block water use 19 April to 20 May 2014
Electricity
Hunter TAFE Electricity Usage (kWh) 2008-10
6,000,000
5,000,000
4,000,000
3,000,000
2008 (kWh)
2,000,000
1,000,000
0
2009 (kWh)
2010 (kWh)
Electricity Use by Campus Gross Floor
Area (m2)
kWh
Electricity Use/m2 GFA
120.00
100.00
80.00
60.00
Electricity Use/m2 GFA
40.00
20.00
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Electricity Use (kWh) / Student
Training Hours 2010
kWh
3.5
3.0
2.5
2.0
1.5
1.0
0.5
0.0
Level 2 Energy Audit of Basden Precinct
How much electricity does Santa Claus use?
Year
Electricity Consumption (kWh)
all campuses in the 8 days from
Christmas Day to New Year’s
Day (2011 to present)
Electricity
Consumption
(kWh)
% change
from
previous
year
2011/12
130,491
2012/13
123,557
5.3% reduction
2013/14
113,992
7.7% reduction
Energy Management Actions to Date
• Level 2 Energy Audit – Basden Precinct Newcastle
Campus – “payback analysis”
• Real time monitoring and reporting of electricity use
• Replacement of T12 fluoro’s with LEDs
• Timers and automatic shut-downs for lighting, air
conditioning, and other equipment
• Renewable energy and energy efficient technology
• Education and behaviour change incl. media, activities,
and green teams
Which 500L Refrigerator?
Shop price
Sub-Zero
Westinghouse
$1000
$800
www.energyrating.gov.au
Which 500L Refrigerator?
Shop price
Running Cost (10yrs)
Sub-Zero
Westinghouse
$1000
$800
Sub-Zero
Westinghouse
$614
$984
The Sub-Zero model is $370 cheaper to run over 10years (that’s $37/year)
But the Sub-Zero costs $200 more!
Using basic payback analysis it would take $200/$37 = 5.4 years to “pay back”
the extra money spent on the Sub-Zero
What other factors affect this purchase?
E Block
“Sustainability Loads and
Opportunities in E Block
• Heating, ventilation,
and air conditioning
(HVAC)
• Fume cupboards /
extraction fans
• Lighting
• Refrigeration
• Ice machine
• Water purification
• Water baths, incubators
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Muffle furnaces
Power supplies
Instrumentation
IT equipment including
peripherals
• AV equipment
• Maintenance and
cleaning
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Finding Ways to Minimise Resource Use
What
Resources?
• Land
• Buildings
• Plant and
Machinery
• Raw Materials
• Labour
• How to measure?
• How to reduce
consumption
and/or cut waste?
• How do you know
you’ve made a
difference?
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Activity – Worksheet – E Block
1. 2-3 groups select a room nearby to consider
for this exercise eg. classroom, lab, office
2. Identify activities carried out, resources used,
how they’re measured and how to
implement and measure improved practices
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Some considerations?
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Engineering controls / new technology
Operational controls
Administrative controls
Supply chain management
Staff engagement
Monitoring and reporting
Recap on Final Session (4 June)
Consider sustainability – Triple Bottom Line and
beyond
If you can’t measure it, you can’t manage it
It’s a journey – but you need to have a vision,
strategies, actions and resources to make it happen
Start thinking holistically eg. product life cycle,
payback or return on investment etc
Be prepared to ask lots of questions and do some
simple maths.
It starts and ends with you
12noon Thursday 5 June
Riddell Theatre Newcastle Campus
neale.farmer1@tafe.nsw.edu.au