PLAN25
becoming carbon neutral
Heating Recommission biomass No new gas installations; either connect to heat network, use ASHP or hydrogen
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
Fossil fuel free campus Heat is from 100% renewable electricity, biomass, biogas, hydrogen or energy from waste
PLAN25 Certified Carbon Neutral
PLAN30
Zero Emission Campus
Review and expand heat network Set building specification to ensure that all new builds and refurbishment projects incorporate PLAN25 and PLAN30 as standard as well as achieving BREAAM Excellent for new builds and Very Good for refurbishments
Connected to district heating scheme
1
Cooling Recommission existing passive ventilation
Comfort cooling requirements in buildings are met by passive ventilation for >90% of demand
Maximise free cooling within existing systems Phased replacement of R22 equipment with high efficiency units
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
PLAN25 Certified Carbon Neutral
PLAN30
Zero Emission Campus
Occupancy detection installed to all stand alone units Set building specification to ensure that all new builds and refurbishment projects incorporate PLAN25 and PLAN30 as standard as well as achieving BREAAM Excellent for new builds and Very Good for refurbishments
Full utilisation of free cooling
2
BMS (Building Management System) Recommission existing systems
Heating ventilation, air conditioning and lighting fully integrated to building and room usage profiles
Program to upgrade, expand and integrate BMS
2020
2021
2022
2023
Set building specification to ensure that all new builds and refurbishment projects incorporate PLAN25 and PLAN30 as standard as well as achieving BREAAM Excellent for new builds and Very Good for refurbishments
2024
PLAN25 Certified Carbon Neutral
PLAN30
Zero Emission Campus
Fully optimised BMS covering all major buildings and plant 3
Lighting
Issue campus wide spec
Daylight sensing and presence detection on all lighting
LED upgrade in buildings
2020
2021
2022
2023
Set building specification to ensure that all new builds and refurbishment projects incorporate PLAN25 and PLAN30 as standard as well as achieving BREAAM Excellent for new builds and Very Good for refurbishments
2024
PLAN25 Certified Carbon Neutral
PLAN30
Zero Emission Campus
100% LED 4
Insulation New buildings to Passivehaus standards, existing buildings to similar where possible
Survey existing insulation Insulation program to upgrade doors, windows, walls and roofs
2020
2021
2022
2023
Set building specification to ensure that all new builds and refurbishment projects incorporate PLAN25 and PLAN30 as standard as well as achieving BREAAM Excellent for new builds and Very Good for refurbishments
2024
PLAN25 Certified Carbon Neutral
PLAN30
Zero Emission Campus
100% insulated doors, windows, walls, roofspaces
5
Generation/Supply
PV surveys
2020
All electricity to be purchased from Green Tariffs
2021
2022
Green tariffs for residual gas
Maximised PV
2023
2024
PLAN25 Certified Carbon Neutral
PLAN30
Zero Emission Campus
PV installation program Set building specification to ensure that all new builds and refurbishment projects incorporate PLAN25 and PLAN30 as standard as well as achieving BREAAM Excellent for new builds and Very Good for refurbishments
New buildings are carbon negative, residual load is met by onsite generation and PPA 6
Reduction in the use of single use plastics (SUPs) Single use plastic cups banned from campus for all in house catering and meetings
2020
Reduction in SUPs against baseline:
Full SUP audit of campus undertaken
No single use plastics on campus
2021
2022
2023
2024
10
20
30
40
%
%
%
%
PLAN25 Certified Carbon Neutral
PLAN30
Zero Emission Campus
50
% 7
£
Decarbonisation of the value chain
Policies issued for: Low carbon procurement Corporate travel Paper reduction Green construction
2020
10 reduction %
in carbon intensive travel and paper use
in carbon intensive travel and paper use
40 reduction
30 reduction
%
%
in carbon intensive travel and paper use
in carbon intensive travel and paper use
30
%
50
%
reduction
reduction
in influenceable scope 3 emissions*
2021
Low carbon catering enshrined in new catering provision “green new meals”
*against baseline
20 reduction %
2022
2023
2024
25
%
PLAN25 Certified Carbon Neutral
50
%
PLAN30
Zero Emission Campus
10
%
reduction
reduction
reduction
in carbon intensity of construction, contracted services, catering and events
in carbon intensive travel and paper use
in carbon intensity of IT, comms, consumables, maintenance and equipment
8
Increase in recycling of waste and 100% diversion from landfill
100% diversion from landfill for all waste originating within Goldsmiths scope of operations
New contract installed
2020
2021
50
%
2022
60
%
2023
2024
70
80
%
%
PLAN25 Certified Carbon Neutral
90
%
PLAN30
Zero Emission Campus
99
Recycling rate of all waste originating within Goldsmiths operations
% 9