John Critien
Executive Director: Properties
& Services
UCT
P&S exists to:
Provide the physical campus that appropriately supports UCT’s mission
Provide utilities (water, electricity, gas etc), services (photocopying & printing, waste
management, cleaning, gardening and maintenance) and facilities management (from
property management to traffic and access)
Supply the best possible standards of safety, security, crime prevention and physical risk
control.
Arrange and manage transportation/traffic and parking so that the campuses are accessible
to students, staff and visitors.
A Sustainability Programme for the
University of Cape Town
• Obtain comment on, and endorsement of, this approach from Students,
the Senior Leadership Group, Senate, and the SRC;
• Formal consideration and adoption of the recommended approach by the
University Building and Development Committee and Council;
• The adoption of specific milestones and delivery targets for the areas
identified, with appropriate integration into planning and budgeting
processes;
• Policies for partnerships and the appointment of outside operators where
deemed necessary, including consultants and contractors for specific project
directed tasks.
• A communication strategy including web and on-line information.
*SHE (Safety Health & Environment) Plan adopted
*Environmental officer and Energy Officer appointed
Up against the mountain
• 1:10 slope, multi campus crossed by freeways.
• Great views but a lot of hard work!
Student participation is key. A
student awareness proposal
Development Framework Plan
Physical Planning Unit
So what’s up with our long term
development plan?
• 25 to 50 year long view of UCT.
• All future development of the campuses to follow the guidelines
and take into account energy. Challenges of being up against the
mountain and cris x crossed by freeways.
• Framework restricted to contours and to avoid access
bottlenecks like the railway line, two rivers etc. to promote
efficiency (Liesbeek Gardens a mistake?)
• One of the main performance criteria of the plan is sustainability.
• Plan anticipates future scenarios of energy shortages.
• What will the “virtual lecture theatre” look like and what are the
impacts.
Framework for Environmental
Management System
(Dr S Rippon)
Rippon)
Aspect
Impact
Recommendation
Source
§ Install automated irrigation systems for all
gardens and sports fileds.
fileds. System must be
human control and monitoring (N Le
Cordier).
Cordier).
§ Install borebore-holes where conditions are
suitable (N Le Cordier).
Cordier).
Duke Metcalf, P&S
Sector: Water
Magnitude:
Magnitude: large (large volume of water on sports fields)
Extent:
Extent: metropolitan area
Legislative risk:
risk: future water restrictions during drought
may limit water use on sports grounds, gardens.
Duration:
Duration: permanent
Certainty:
Certainty: high
Probability:
Probability: definite
Use of potable water for irrigation of
gardens.
Positive:
§ Sense of wellwell-being; aesthetic
enhancement of landscape
§ Creates a positive working
environment
§ Gardens act as carbon sink
Negative:
§ Depletion of a scarce resource in
W Cape
§ Increased expenditure for UCT expensive to purchase
§ Energy intensive product
The grounds of Middle and Lower
campus are watered manually
because the irrigation system
is broken.
Negative:
§ Increased water consumption
§ Repair broken automatic irrigation system or
investigate feasibility of purchasing a new
one.
§ Automated system has to be closely
monitored and manual operation to avoid
watering roads, trace leakages and to
interupt irrigation after rainfall events.
John Critien,
Critien, P&S
Garden irrigation system is activated
manually, due to lack of
maintenance of the automatic
system.
Negative:
§ Water is wasted due to human
error e.g. the irrigation system is
accidentally left on overnight
§ Repair automated timer.
§ The gardening service is oursourced to
Eco Creation. This service must be actively
managed to ensure performance standards.
Rhino de Jager,
Jager, Baxter
Sustainable Building Policies
• Policies, standards and codes in place for
sustainable building practises
• UCT 2100?
Utilities - Electricity
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Reduction per capita reduced over the past 5 years.
Most light bulbs changed to CFL’s
Low hanging fruit already picked.
Next step to convert thermal installations (a/c & heating elements) for greater
efficiency – accounts for 55% of consumption
Massive capital injection needed.
Teamed up with UWC, Stellenbosch & CPUT to lever funding from Escom
and CEF. Good outlook
Building Management systems being upgraded
Electrical meters being fitted to each building with displays indicating
consumption, load, cost and carbon usage- targets to be set after 6 months.
Possible use of cold Atlantic sea water to assist cooling at GSB.
Consideration to pumped storage scheme on upper campus.
Graca Machel has water solar heating – pool to follow.
Air conditioning policy in place – others to follow
Utilities - Water
• Installation of 2 phase flush valves completed
• Waterless urinals tested and now in at Kramer – others to follow
• Recycling of grey water in new Chem Eng and will follow into
the DOE buildings (Mcnab, Sab, Centlivres, OBZ, Chem eng II)
• Dam level raised – 5m lt p.a. saved
• New dam on Park premises to help.
• Change of grass and planting to water wise and drought resistant
variants.(the green mile!)
• Use of leading scientists and botanists at UCT to assist with
transition.
Solid Waste - Recycling
• Green Campus Initiative – a passionate student
body – strong leadership
Solid Waste - Recycling
• Objective initially met in 2005, but failed due to lack of support.
• New initiative spawned by students. University Avenue bins
soon. Dec/Jan new recycling contract in place. Primary sort on
campus – goes to MURF in Southern Suburbs. 8 tons of which
70% is reclaimable.
• Departments encourage to participate (Building road show)
• Cost and carbon reduction possible.
• Audit of inputs and outputs – change of behaviour possible.
(vendors included)
• May become legislation soon.
Transport & Access
• Fuel prices skyrocket. An end to cheap petrol?
• Jammie becomes a necessity and not an option for
many students – driven by cost.
• UCT to re-align policies and costs of parking on
campus to suit changed situation.
• Alternative Park & Ride sites planned
• All vehicles ES20 compliant and can take bio-fuels.
• Association with taxi industry important.
• City & Province eye Jammie model for their own
mobility plans.
• Ride-a-link – a student initiative -encouraged.
45,000 passenger trips per day.
Solar Power – a Dream?
• New panels developed at UP help for low light
situations ( now being manufactured in CT)
• Abundance of sunlight in RSA. Solar should be
preference for us.
• Graca Machel res the first – other retrofits to follow.
Solar in conjunction with heat pumps.
• VC’s house to be done as a signal from leadership.
• Wind power – mini wind units being considered for the
DOE projects. (possible incorporation into external
sun screening for west facing facades)
Vegetation:
• Landscaping plan adopted by UCT
• All trees now on GIS with descriptions, sell by
dates etc.
• Removal of alien vegetation and replanting
indigenous/diversity ongoing.
• Debate on the “next generation” of the forest
this year.
• Careful selection of species – expert help from
ENGEO/Botany
Hazardous, bio-hazard and
radioactive waste
• New legislation in place for accountability “from cradle
to grave”
• Safety hierarchy changed to comply
• New facilities built to cope.
• Risk management introduced in the Capital Asset
Management plan. (Chem Eng, IIDMM etc.)
• GMO structures set up.
• New radiation officers appointed.
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• Thank you
• John.critien@uct.ac.za