Cork Institute of Technology established a sustainable campus programme at its Bishopstown campus. The integrated programme involved all areas of sustainability from energy and water consumption to solid waste and resource use, as well as raising environmental awareness. The programme involved baseline auditing, installation of appropriate monitoring equipment, prevention opportunity assessment, options generation and projects implementation and monitoring.
Some key results
The programme is significantly raising awareness on campus; Solid waste generation was reduced by 12% per student and recovery rate was increased by 17%, following the installation of a new recycling system across campus; Electricity kWh usage per student was reduced by 5.5% despite the increase in activity, facilities and buildings on campus; Water consumption decreased by almost 4%; CO2 emissions generated from electricity consumption were reduced from 314 kg per student to 122 kg per student; Paper usage was reduced by 4.6% per student; Combined total savings of €458,582 since beginning of project; Two Green Hospitality Awards
These reductions have obvious environmental and economic benefits for the Institution and the local community.
For Further details, see the CIT PDF.
