1. Coventry University A pro-active approach to carbon
Elise Smithson
Deputy Director
Environment and Low Impact Buildings Centre

3. Background – before CMP
Building Management System – 25 years
6 combined heat and power – 14 years
Naturally ventilated Library – 14 years
TEAM and sub-metering – 8 years
2 BREEAM Excellent buildings

4. Coventry University operates 6 Combined Heat and Power (CHP) units
Coventry University operates 6 Combined Heat and Power (CHP) units. These generate around 15% of all electricity used on campus and make a huge contribution towards meeting our heat demand.
TECHNOLOGY

5. The brand new Hub building achieved a BREEAM excellent rating
The brand new Hub building achieved a BREEAM excellent rating. It is has an open loop ground source heat pump that provides cooling and two large rainwater harvesting tanks that provide water to flush the toilets. It also has an attractive green roof garden that reduces surface water run off to the drains

6. Does the measure matter?
Corporate Plan before CMP

7. Carbon Manager

8. In 2010/2011 Coventry University installed over £150,000 worth of lighting upgrades, sensors and controls in most main campus buildings. Further energy savings have been made by voluntary “tube twisting” undertaken to disable unnecessary tubes
CONTROLS AND SENSORS

9. The Carbon Challenge

10. Challenges and opportunities
Analysing data meaningfully
Getting data out to students and staff
Small refurbishments
Space utilisation
Income and applied research

11. Income and partners
University Modernisation Fund, LSIS (Walsall College), Revolving Green Fund, Vice Chancellor “Bazaar” = £600k investment
Policy
Lighting and lighting controls
Insulation of windows, pipework, valves
ICT Powerdown
Other partners:
Academic
Coventry City

12. Income and partners
In 2010/2011 Coventry University installed 2 large voltage optimisation units reducing our electricity consumption by 200,000 kWh a year
University Modernisation Fund, LSIS (Walsall College, Revolving Green Fund
Policy
Voltage Optimisation
Lighting controls
Insulation of windows, pipework, valves
Other ideas
Energy performance contracts
Heatline – Coventry City Council

14. Three take-home messages
Remember to do the simple energy savings ideas
Involve people, people, people through awareness, rewards, reports and roles
It’s a journey, there will be deviations from plan

15. elise.smithson@coventry.ac.uk; gideon.howell@coventry.ac.uk

16. Your next steps – making the most of your EAUC Membership…
Resources
visit the dedicated carbon EAUC resource bank sections
visit the carbon reduction section of SORTED – the online resource for sustainability in the Learning and Skills sector
Networks - join our Carbon Intensive Research Colleges and Universities Community of Practice - for Colleges and Universities that undertake carbon intensive research
Find out more about this group at 5pm today – see programme for details
Recognition - want recognition for your carbon reduction initiatives – enter the 2012 Green Gown Awards carbon reduction category. Entries open summer 2012
Measure and improve - sign up to LiFE – EAUC Members receive a significant discount
LiFE offers dedicated ‘resource efficiency and waste’ and ‘utilities’ frameworks for implementation
Membership matters at