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THE SUSTAINABLE LABORATORY?. Professor Peter James, Co-Director Higher Education Environmental Performance Improvement ( HEEPI) www.heepi.org.uk www.labs21.org.uk. BACKGROUND.
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THE SUSTAINABLE LABORATORY? Professor Peter James, Co-Director Higher Education Environmental Performance Improvement ( HEEPI) www.heepi.org.ukwww.labs21.org.uk
BACKGROUND • Higher Education Environmental Performance Improvement www.heepi.org.uk- awards; benchmarking; events; guidance- partnership with Labs21 www.labs21.org.uk • Sustainable Laboratories initiative- Design of new/refurbished spaces- Lab managers and technicians- Laboratories in the curriculum • Ecoversity- HEFCE flagship project to create a sustainable student experience
Building Certificates– DEC; EPC Inspection- Cooling Climate Change Act Renewable & Low Carbon Requirements Procurement- Quick Wins Emission Trading Scheme Carbon Reduction Commitment Key Campus Holistic – all impacts Energy & Carbon only Equipment/Systems Current Future Buildings Inter-linked Organisation Carbon Trust- HE CMP- Standard Environmental Management Systems- EcoCampus- 14001 U&C Climate Commitment for Scotland Universities That Count Green League Table BREEAM Higher Education Codes of Conduct - Data Centres HE Funding Body Requirements- BREAM;- Carbon- EMS Building Regulations
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT Economically viable Socially responsible Environmentally sound
THE S-LAB Successful Safe Sustainable
HEFCE PRIORITY “The greatest contribution higher education has to make to sustainable development is by enabling students to develop new skills and knowledge”
ESD – THE UNESCO VISION Respect for the dignity and human rights of all people throughout the world and a commitment to social and economic justice for all Respect for the human rights of future generations and a commitment to intergenerational responsibility Respect and care for the greater community of life in all its diversity which involves the protection and restoration of the Earth’s ecosystems Respect for cultural diversity and a commitment to build locally and globally a culture of tolerance, non-violence and peace
ESD – THE UNESCO VISION Interdisciplinary and holistic Values-driven Critical thinking and problem solving Multi-method: word, art, drama, debate, experience Participatory decision-making about learning Applicability Locally relevant