Green Gown Awards 2014 - Carbon Reduction - Bournemouth University - Highly Commended

BU CMP: achieving an absolute reduction in the context of University success

Bournemouth University’s Carbon Management Plan is a comprehensive programme of works aiming to meet the challenging 2015/16 target of a 30% reduction in absolute emissions from 2005.

Focusing on five key areas (improved data, small-scale reduction projects, major capital projects, sustainable construction and behavioural change); this ambitious programme has delivered significant carbon reductions and real improvements to the University’s staff and students, all this in the context of a modernising and developing campus.

Despite its capital developments, the Carbon Management Plan has successfully delivered projects to reduce its absolute emissions by 10.5%. Since the start of the programme in 2010, 47 projects covering all 5 key areas have been completed, reducing actual emissions by 1440 CO2.

Top 3 learnings

1 Reliable automatic meter reading is the critical component to any energy reduction programme
2 Carry out regular energy auditing to ensure plant operation and building usage are
aligned to maximise efficiency
3 Invest in the future as well as the legacy building portfolio.

What the judges say ...

A very good, broad programme of actions which has achieved a significant reduction in CO2e which was clearly quantified.

What it means to win ...

“BU is justly proud of an award that recognises the decisive action taken to meet our carbon reduction commitment. In the context of University success, it represents the positive institutional attitude, the dedication of the environmental team and broader University community support to realise our stretching targets.”

Professor John Vinney, Vice-Chancellor