Building a sustainable future

Dr Keith GwilymP-VC Leaning and Quality

Canterbury Christ Church University

Overview

• Augustine House– a physical statement of intent

• Environmental and Social Responsibility– Operating the business

• environmental and carbon management– Social responsibility and Community engagement

• Christ Church Bioversity - Knowledge + Community + Stewardship– Core activities

• Environmental and sustainability literacy, Research and knowledge exchange

• Christ Church 2050

Augustine House

Sustainability assessment

• Space heating and cooling– photovoltaic cells, solar collectors for hot water, biomass

boilers and wind turbines – unviable– Geothermal heat pumps adopted for 25% heating and cooling

• Sustainable access• Maximising solar energy sources• Parking and pedestrian / cycle ways• Flexibility for future use• Landscaping• Green ICT

Geothermal heat pumps

Environmental and Social Responsibility

“The University will operate in an environmentally and socially responsible manner that supports and enhances the

intellectual and professional development of its current and future students and staff, as well as

the long-term operational needs of the institution.”

Carbon context

• University growth• Carbon Trust standard• New Strategic plan• Climate Change Act 2008• HEFCE capital investment framework• CRC energy efficiency scheme• Cost savings on a rising energy spend

Carbon baseline

Carbon reduction focus areas

• Reducing utility costs & carbon emissions from buildings • Engaging students and staff to reduce emissions • Implementing the delivery phase of the travel plan • Understanding the impact of educational programme design

on the carbon footprint • Scoping emissions from procurement activities • Using the Carbon Management Plan as an educational tool • Embedding Carbon Management within the University

Environmental management

• EcoCampus – ISO14001 accreditation by 2012– Policy - commitments– Energy & Water– Transport– Waste Management– Construction & Refurbishment– Community Involvement– Emissions & Discharges– Health, Welfare and Safety– Sustainable Procurement

Christ Church BioversityKnowledge + Community + Stewardship

• UNESCO World Heritage Sites• Inclusion– Cathedral precincts– St Augustine’s Abbey– St Martin’s Church

• What is ‘Christ Church Bioversity’?• A unique ‘sense of place’• Cultural biodiversity

The World Heritage Site

Literacy, Research and Knowledge Exchange

“No undergraduate will leave the University without a critical understanding of sustainable

development issues, concepts and ethical considerations through a combination of

effective teaching and learning, research and scholarly activity.”

Christ Church 2050

• Population pressures• New technologies• Equity and justice• The brain and new

science of learning• Social inequalities and

difference• Biodiversity

• Climate change• Globalisation• Notions of self and

identity• The arts, culture and

civilization• Health and well-being• Artificial intelligence