TURNING A NEW LEAF FOR SUSTAINABLE LABORATORIES

1. TURNING A NEW LEAF FOR SUSTAINABLE LABORATORIES The Laboratory Energy Auditing and Footprinting Programme www.goodcampus.org

2. The Origins HEEPI’s Energy Benchmarking BREEAM HE Laboratory Credits The SusteIT ICT Energy and Carbon Footprinting Tool- Sector energy bill £60m, Sheffield £1m- JISC £1m Green IT programme- £250,000 JISC/SFC improvement club

3. HEEPI Lab Benchmarks

4. The Audits Cambridge Uni Chemistry Lab- MJ Tait/University Edinburgh Uni Cancer Research Centre- University/S-Lab Liverpool Uni Biosciences Building- S-Lab/Energy & Carbon Solutions Manchester Uni Chemistry Extension- S-Lab/Energy & Carbon Solutions

5. University of Manchester Chemistry Extension Built 2006 – BREEAM Good 3,816 m2 – 4 floors incl. plantroom Mix of teaching and research 102 fume cupboards, Constant Vol No metered data Estimate electricity ~1.9M kWh/y

6. University Of Manchester Chemistry Extension

7. University Of Manchester Chemistry Extension - Plugloads Large Heating equipment – ovens Small Heating equipment – hotplates, heater stirrers, water baths, rotary evaporators Large analytical equipment – mass spec, NMR, GC, HPLC Large wet/cold equipment – glass washers, fridges High Power OR High Usage OR High no.s

8. University Of Manchester Chemistry Extension Potential savings Switch off scientific equipment when not in use Switching HVAC systems off over the holiday period and over-night Permanent or temporary reduction in fume cupboard face velocity Poor utilisation of general resources General lack of understanding of facilities management leading to a culture of “leave well alone”

9. Conclusions Many obvious improvement opportunities Ventilation and conditioning main issue Good sub-metering strategy essential Does require a cross-functional project Core building understanding and thorough documentation crucial- contractor dependence; health & safety;