- Forecasting, procuring and managing utility contracts for the University’s estate. This includes gas, electricity, water and sewage, with an annual spend in excess of £3.5million.
- Identifying and implementing projects to reduce the above spend. This includes technical and behavioural solutions. See “link to projects” for examples.
- Scheduling and monitoring existing building services to ensure they are running as efficiently as possible.
- Monitoring and reporting on energy, water and CO2 emissions. Analysing data and benchmarking UWE against targets. For reports on this see “documents”.
- Ensuring UWE is compliant with all relevant legislation. Recent introductions include:
- The Energy Performance of Buildings Directive. This requires many of our buildings to have DEC, see “link to DECs” for further info.
- Carbon Reduction Commitment, Energy Efficiency Scheme. This is a mandatory scheme, requiring the purchase of ‘carbon credits’ to cover all UWE’s CO2 emissions.
- Ensuring UWE access all available external funding to assist with energy reduction. Current funding secured includes a £600,000 scheme developed by Salix Finance and HEFCE.
- Working with engineer and surveyor colleagues in the Estates team to ensure energy efficiency is considered in refurbishment projects and new builds on the estate.
- Working with colleagues in the Sustainability Team to support improved communication and awareness of the importance of reducing UWE’s CO2 emissions. See “link to energy saving tips” for information on what you can do and “link to sustainability website” for further info on UWE’s sustainability agenda.
- Working with Faculty and Service Sustainability groups to assist and advise on their Sustainability Plans.
- Working with academic colleagues, regional and national groups to share best practice in energy management. Current groups include ongoing work with the Carbon Trust and the West of England Carbon Challenge, led by Forum for the Future.
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