www.gu.se ISCN conference 2014, Harvard/MIT, 14-06-03 "Buildings as part of development and identity of sustainable campuses - experiences from University of Gothenburg, Sweden" Eddi Omrcen Environmental manager ISCN Conference 2014, WG 1 Buildings Structure of presentation: • About the University of Gothenburg • Our context • Some cases • Reflections
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• Environmentally Classified Building – Gold class
• Green Building
University of Gothenburg – Department of Food and Nutrition/Sport Science
National knowledge center for development in sports performance and health promoting work
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Basic environmental goals
• Minimized energy use
• Sustainable, renewable energy sources
• High and flexible indoor environmental quality and climate (IEQ, IAQ)
• No environmentally harmful materials or chemicals
• Sustainable materials from renewable primary sources
• A moisture-proof/humidity controlled construction
• Good premises for the tenant to contribute to low environmental impact
• Environmental profile visualized through the building design
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Miljöbyggnad –
Environmentally classified building
• Swedish environmental classification system for buildings
• Administrated by the Swedish Greenbuilding Council
• Adapted to Swedish conditions and building standards (BBR)
• For use on existing buildings and new constructions
• Swedish alternative to LEED, BREAM, MINERGIE…..
• GOLD – SILVER – BRONZE – CLASSIFIED BUILDING
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Energy saving project – with
multiple positive effects Laboratory for Experimental Biomedicine
University of Gothenburg, Sweden
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Background
• The Laboratory for Experimental Biomedicine (EBM), house a large number of
animals for medical research. EBM has 9000m2 and was built in 1995-98
• The building has the highest energy consumption of all the buildings at the
university, 1325 kWh/m², which costs approx. 1,5 million USD per year.
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Mission for 2009-2013
• Better work environment for animal technicians !
• Increased animal welfare !
- Secured environment in the IVC-racks
- Operational alarm system of the IVC-racks
- Prevent spread of infections between cages
• Lower environmental impact !
- Reducing energy with 25% until 2013
- No use of fossil natural gas
• Economic savings !
IVC-rack Individual
Ventilated Cages
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Results
In a joint project, the Sahlgrenska Academy and the property owner,
Akademiska Hus, carried out several major energy efficiency measures.
• Reduces energy consumption at EBM by 24 percent between 2009 and 2012, which
corresponds to 375 000 USD per year.
• Removing the use of fossil natural gas, reduced carbon dioxide emissions from EBM
by just over 300 tons in year 2012.
• Connecting the central ventilation directly to the animal racks is an innovation,
developed by our technicians and has not been done anywhere else, as far as we know.
• This project is unique because it saves energy and money and it improves the work
environment and the animal welfare, in the same time
• During 2013, adjustments and analyses will be done in order to fulfill the first part of the
project and to set up new goals for a second part.
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Case: Make use of the roofs, campus as a living lab!
Assignment in the course “Environmental Management” February 2014: Your assignment is to provide recommendations to whether, and under what conditions, the school should agree to the investment in solar panels, located at the roof of the school.
Questions:
• What is the expected environmental gain, primarily in terms of GHG reductions, that follows from this investment?
• Estimate the expected incremental cash flows that follow from this investment.
• What is a reasonable rate of return (WACC) for this sort of investment? Does this initial analysis speak in favour of the investment proposal?
• Which are the critical factors?
• Are there any strategic arguments for or against this investment and that is not captured by the formal analysis above?
Next step: Finding ways to finance the investment together with the property owner based on student findings.
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Innovation on aspects concerning:
• Not only technical/functional aspects but also:
• Communication, image, identity
• Organisation and Cooperation (internal and external)
• Economics and finance
• Environmental and sustainability
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Conclusion: Key to create sustainable buildings and campuses
is a collaborative approach, internal and external!