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Campus Sustainability Programme Engaging Students

Learn about the University of St. Andrews' campus sustainability program and how they actively involve students in energy saving initiatives, awareness raising, and promoting sustainable living. Discover their successful interhall energy competition and the significant CO2 savings achieved.

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Campus Sustainability Programme Engaging Students

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  1. Campus Sustainability ProgrammeEnergy Topic Support Network25th January 2008 Student Engagement David Stutchfield Energy OfficerUniversity of St Andrews

  2. Environment and Energy Team involvement with students: • Meet sabbatical officers every year before semester starts • Awareness raising with Environment stand at student fairs • Freshers, Refreshers, Ethical Living • Sit on weekly Ethics & Environment committee • Sustainable Development Society • One World Society • Tree and Frog Society • Permaculture Society • Hall E&E Reps • Sabbatical Officers • Residential & Business Services Manager

  3. Respond to student needs • Fairtrade University • Student surveys • Travel survey 2006 • Sustainability Survey 2007 • Respond to student needs • Permaculture garden • Low energy light bulbs in student shop • Interhall energy competition • Energy Advice

  4. Interhall Energy Competition • Requested by E&E committee • E&E promoted within Halls of Residence – we helped with leaflets and website. • Compared monthly electricity meter consumptions with same period on previous year. • Monitored cumulative savings. • Ran Nov-April 2007 & now in 2008 • Reported within week of month end • £1000 prize for winning hall • £500 & £250 for 2nd & 3rd hall • Saved 45.2 tonnes CO2 (£10,000)

  5. Thank You www.st-andrews.ac.uk/environment

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