Objective 5: Rapidly reduce GHG emissions through technology solutions
Core to our CECAP is achieving a 50% reduction in our emissions by 2030/31 against a 2018/19 baseline. Achieving this includes implementing projects across all activities which reduce our emissions. This requires renewable energy and water technologies, optimising building energy and water use and moving from gas to electricity for heat and hot water. Technologies and energy projects completed in 2020-2021: Bournemouth Gateway Building Bournemouth Gateway Building, our second largest building and the new home for BU’s Faculty of Health & Social Sciences was added to the estate in late 2020. A BREEAM Excellent Building, its top scoring areas from BREEAM were Management (100%), Water (100%), Transport (82%) and Energy (78%) as environmental impact was threaded throughout the design and building process. Key sustainability features in BGB include: • Solar photovoltaic panels producing up to 127kw of renewable electricity • Ground source heat pumps (GSHPs) to provide low-carbon heating and cooling • Chilled beams for low energy cooling distribution from the GSHPs • Dry air coolers and adiabatic coolers • Metering to ensure we can monitor and maximise energy efficiency • Rainwater harvesting to capture and use rainwater • LED lighting throughout entire building • Ample bicycle storage and active travel facilities.
We now have three buildings (Bournemouth Gateway Building, Fusion Building and Student Centre) that use ground source heat pumps to produce renewable heat. The Poole House biomass is a renewable source of heating on campus, which burns sustainably sourced local wood chips to heat the building. The ash produced from this process is then used to fertilise the next generation of trees. Dave Archer, Energy Manager
Poole House Solar Thermal During 2020-21 BU installed its first onsite Solar Thermal hot water system in Poole House. This generates renewable heat from the sun’s energy to provide hot water for the building. This system is estimated to save over 2.2 tonnes CO2 equivalent per annum.
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