Environmental Declaration 2012

Environmental

Declaration

2012

Our commitment: to preserve what belongs to all of us

Environmental Declaration 2012 Our commitment: to preserve what belongs to all of us

INDEX

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1. Introduction

3

2. Presentation of the company

4

3. Activities

7

4. Environmental policy

8

5. Scope and presentation of the system of environmental management

9

6. Identification and evaluation of the environmental aspects

10

7. Environmental programme

12

7.1. Electricity

12

7.2. Gas

13

7.3. Water

14

7.4. Waste

14

8. Controls and measures

17

8.1. Water

17

8.2. Electricity

19

8.3. Fuels

20

8.4. Raw materials

21

8.5. Emissions to the atmosphere

22

9. Noise

23

10. Generation of waste

23

11. Wastewater

26

12. Mobility

27

13. Biodiversity

27

14. Training and awareness-building

28

15. Emergency situations

28

16. Behaviour regarding the legal requirements and their environmental impacts

29

17. Period of the validity of the Environmental Declaration and signatures

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The validated figures in this declaration correspond to the period from January to December 2012

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1. INTRODUCTION

The management of the Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya (MNAC), aware of the importance of the prevention of pollution and the environmental management of its installations, has implemented this system of environmental management in accordance with the ISO 14001 standards and the EMAS Regulation so as to carry out a greater control of this management, so as to improve and to advance in everything that is possible.

The scope of this system comprises all the activities developed in the installations that form part of this organisation and the related environmental impact.

The new system of environmental management is based, at least, on three basic principles: environmental diffusion, prevention of pollution and on-going improvement.

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2. PRESENTATION OF THE COMPANY

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The Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya is a consortium with its own legal personality and independent of that if its members. The aim of the consortium is the management of the Museu Nacional. The consortium is constituted by the Generalitat de Catalunya, the City Council of Barcelona and, since 2005, the General State Administration, in accordance with the new Statutes approved by Agreement of the Government of the Generalitat de Catalunya on 22nd February 2005 and published by means of the Resolution of the Regional Ministry of Culture of 9th March (DOGC Nº. 4362, of 13.4.2005).

The Board of Trustees is the maximum government organ of the Museum. This comprises, as well as representatives from the consortium members and the management of the museum, representatives of private people and entities who contribute to achieving the goals of the Museu Nacional. The Board of Trustees is formed by: _ Presidency _ Vice presidencies _ Members _ Secretary _ Management Furthermore, the Board of Trustees is represented by the Delegate Commission, the collegiate organ that examines the general questions.

The Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya includes all the arts (sculpture, painting, object arts, drawings, prints, posters, photographic collection and numismatic collection) and has the mission of explaining a global discourse of Catalan art, from the Romanesque until the middle of the 20th century. In the case of the Romanesque and gothic collections, this course is marked by the Catalan origin of a large part of the pieces, despite the fact the, specifically in the Gothic, comparison is made with art from other backgrounds. In terms of the Renaissance and Baroque collections, the works included

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lead towards a more international discourse, by the master painters, such as El Greco, Zurbarán, Velázquez, Cranach, Rubens, etc.

The collections make a museum, but apart from conserving and taking care of them, it should also spread them, as well as having to make known everything related to the research, both from the point of view of the history of art as well as the museology (conservation, restoration, documentation, and diffusion). The heritage collection of the Museu Nacional, understood in the widest sense, is constituted both by the collections and by the collection of the Library of history of Art and the General Archive.

The general details are as follows:

Name

Address

Municipality Comarca (County)

Postal code

Telephone

CNAE 2009

Area m2

Website

Contact

Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya Palau Nacional, Parc Montjuïc Barcelona Barcelonès 08038 93 622 03 60 9102 45103 m2 www.museunacional.cat info@museunacional.cat

With regard to the System of Environmental Management, the person in charge of the environmental issues of the centre is Mr. Xavier Abelló, and the coordinator of environmental issues is Mr. Ferran Pérez. Direct contact: mediambient@mnac.cat With the aim of involving all the areas of the Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya in the project, an environmental committee has been set up as well as three working groups: the waste commission, the communication commission and the energy commission. The commissions are made up of technical staff that develop the agreements taken by the Committee, while at the same time carry out proposals for the committee to analyse.

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The environmental organisation chart of the museum is shown as follows:

Board of Trustees and Delegate

Management

6

Environmental Committee

Person in charge and Coordinator of Environmental Issues

32 Areas, departments and units

Waste Commission

Energy Commission

Communication Commission

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3. ACTIVITIES

The main activity of the Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya is as a museum, but it carries a whole series of complementary activities and support such as: _ The management of the exhibition rooms _ The restoration and conservation of the works of art _ The rental of the spaces _ The services of attention to the public _ The general archive _ The Library Joaquim Folch i Torres _ The external communication _ The educational activities and services _ The maintenance of the installations _ etc.

The main stakeholders of the museum, with whom we are in constant communication, even though in different ways, are: _ Workers _ Visiting and potential public _ Suppliers and providers _ Collaborators _ Public administrations

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4. ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY

On 13th May 2010, the Senior Management of the Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya, represented by the Delegate Committee, agreed unanimously the document that includes the Environmental Policy.

Environmental policy of the Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya The Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya (MNAC) accepted the commitment to spread Catalan art and preserve its heritage as a contribution to the development of our society. A service that it has been decided to extend to a need that has become crucial: the protection of the environment.

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In this sense, the MNAC has implemented a System of Environmental Management aimed at carrying out its activities with the maximum respect for the environment and applying the following principles: _ To establish a process of continual improvement of the environmental management, by providing the necessary resources for achieving the objectives. _ To know and comply with the present and future legal regulations and requirements, as well as other requirements that the organisations subscribes to. _ To inform, train and build the awareness of its own staff so as to incorporate the criteria of sustainability in all the activities. _ To spread and foster our environmental policies among the suppliers and providers, collaborators and public. _ To use in an efficient way the natural resources, raw material and energy, fostering the reduction, reuse and recycling of waste, as a prevention of pollution.

With this declaration, the MNAC publicly manifests its respect and commitment towards the conservation of the environment.

Barcelona, 20th April 2010

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5. SCOPE AND PRESENTATION OF THE SYSTEM OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

The System of Environmental Management (SEM) of the museum is based on the international standard ISO 14001 and on the European Regulation EMAS. This is a system of continual improvement that affects the global management of the museum. The conceptual basis is the Environmental Policy defined by the company and presented in the previous section. Based on this policy, an analysis is carried out of the environmental aspects of the activity and a programme of action is defined with the necessary goals for achieving a reduction of the impact of the activity. The application of the periodical mechanisms of self-control, internal and external, guarantees the good functioning of the system and the continual improvement.

The scope of the system of environmental management implemented in the Museu Nacional, includes the following activities: Design and execution of the museum activity of the Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya: _ A Planning, coordination, and carrying out of exhibitions of works of art _ B Conservation and restoration of works of art _ C Execution of cultural and educational programmes _ D Library service _ E Management of the installations of the Palau Nacional (maintenance, security, cleaning) _ F The rental of the rooms and spaces for holding cultural events and congresses _ G Attention service and information for visitors _ H Management of the restaurant activity (restaurant and cafeteria) _ I Service of shop and bookshop

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6. IDENTIFICATION AND EVALUATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS

The Museu Nacional carried out an evaluation of the environmental aspects to be applied, identifying the significant aspects and activities that can have an important impact on the environment, and being obliged to revise them on a regular basis. The evaluation of the aspects, in normal and abnormal situations, takes into account three parameters: _ Magnitude (M): Quantitative increase or decrease of the effect with respect to the previous revision. _ Frequency (F): Frequency with which this aspect takes place. _ Severity (S): Measurement of the repercussion or danger.

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To obtain the degree of impact of each of the activities about the aspects identified, the following formula is applied:

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I=MxFxS

The environmental aspects in situations of emergency are assessed in the following formula:

V=PxCxS _ Probability (P): Probability of the occurrence of the situation. _ Capacity (C): Capacity for control (sufficiency of the existing measures of control, for controlling the consequences of the situation if it is produced). _ Severity (S): Severity of the consequences, when the situation is produced and with a loss of control.

In each environmental aspect, values of 1, 3 or 5 points are given for each criteria according to the environmental impact. The aspects which are marked with more or the same as the value of significance (45) are considered to be significant.

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The Museu Nacional identified, during the evaluation of the environmental aspects carried out in 2012, the following environmental aspects which were potentially significant in normal, abnormal and emergency situations, and found a greater importance in the concepts related to the management of waste, mobility, emergencies and the control of wastewaters, even though the environmental impact is divided up between the various activities of the museum:

Environmental aspect

Situation

Aspect

Environmental impact

Waste Management

Normal

Direct/ Indirect

Contamination of the land, exhaustion of natural resources

Disposal of wastewater

Normal

Direct

Contamination of water and land

Mobility

Normal

Direct/ Indirect

Emissions to the atmosphere

Infectious emissions: legionnaire’s disease

Emergency

Direct

Emissions to the atmosphere with risk to the health

Energy consumption

Normal

Direct

Exhaustion of natural resources and Emissions to the atmosphere

Situation can be normal, abnormal or emergency.

Aspect can be direct, indirect, futur or past.

As we will explain throughout this document, the aspects that signify the fulfilment of the legal requirements, such as the disposal and the infectious emissions are controlled and follow the regulations. In the case of an outbreak of legionnaire’s disease, it should be mentioned that it is not a pathogenic variant, and therefore, without risk for the health and that it was treated and corrected in an immediate way.

The waste management was added to the Environmental programmes of objectives, along with the reduction of the energy consumption, that moreover were considered strategic.

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7. ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMME

With the environmental programme specific actions were defined, aimed at the continual improvement of the system, minimising the impacts derived from most significant aspects and those considered strategic.

The Environmental Programme includes the environmental objectives and goals, along with the responsibilities, the resources and the foreseen deadlines.

The objectives approved for 2012 were as follows:

7.1. Objective 1: reduce the active consumption of electricity by 5% compared with 2011 So as to achieve the fixed objective of a 5% reduction compared with 2011, we proposed the following actions, which are added to those already introduced in 2010:

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_ Adapting the programmed timing of the lighting and air conditioning to the work and activities. _ Control of the orders regarding the air conditioning. _ Joint study with the Area of Restoration and Preventive Conservation about the conservation of the works and the time reduction of the functioning of the installations. _ Study of the performance of the installations and the identification of the decisive parameters, by means of the signing of an energy audit. _ Training of the staff in best practices for environmental issues.

These points supposed significant working lines. In the case of the energy audit, the application of the conclusions will be included in the ESE contract (Energy Service Enterprise) for the maintenance of the installations which is foreseen to be signed in 2013. In reference to the works of art, some tests have already been carried out in less critical areas, which should be transferred to areas of greater impact. Furthermore, we have started contacts for the introduction of alternative energy.

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With all of this, the actions already implemented have served to reduce the consumption by 9.75%, surpassing the initial target.

11,551.12

12,175.46

11,697.38

11,685.94

2010

2011

10,545.317

12,000 9,000

Active Energy Consumption (MWh) Target: -5% Result: -9.75%

6,000 3,000 0

2008

2009

2012

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7.2. Objective 2: reduction of the gas consumption by 5% compared with 2011 With the application of corrective measures in the programmed timing and the control of the orders in terms of temperature, we have achieved an 8% reduction in consumption, clearly passing the foreseen target.

6,000 5,000

4,105

4,465

5,119

4,929

4,535

2010

2011

2012

4,000 3,000

Gas consumption (MWh) Target: -5% Result: -8%

2,000 1,000 0

2008

2009

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So as to continue obtaining reductions in the consumption of gas, the installations will also be the object of a study by means of the ESE contract and jointly with the Area of Restoration and Preventive Conservation in the spaces which contain the works of art. Therefore, the introduction of alternative energy will signify an environmental improvement.

7.3. Objective 3: to reduce the consumption of water by 5% compared with 2011 The consumption of water has increased by 7.05%. The figure mainly corresponds to a leak detected in October in the underground installation that led to the bar of the podium, even though it is also influenced by the starting up of the humidification of the offices.

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11,345

12,760

12,241 10,931

12,000

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11,760

9,000

Water consumption (m3) Target: -5% Result: +7.05%

6,000 3,000 0

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

So as to minimise the effect of the leaks, an increase has been ordered of the frequency of the readings of the counters, to do so on a weekly basis.

Thus, at the end of 2012, new Presto ECO taps were installed in all the toilets of the building that incorporate aerators that have meant a drastic reduction in the water flow.

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7.4. Objective 4: to increase the fraction of valuable waste with respect to the total, by 50% compared with 2010 We have closed the year 2012 with 43.37% of the waste segregated. Despite this success, we have not achieved the initial target, and therefore in 2013 we will continue to work on this.

43.37% 40% 21.35%

30%

Interannual evolution of the segregation Target: 50% Result: 43.37%

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20% 3.04%

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10% 0%

2010

2011

2012

This positive evolution has been possible thanks to two main goals: the starting up of paper and cardboard collection during March 2011, and the installation of a Green Point in the area of the entrance and exit of goods at the end of August 2011, by bringing forward the proposed calendar for the Waste Management Plan.

In terms of the production, we have observed a reduction of 22.33% of total waste, that confirms a trend that originated in the reduction of activity and the reduced complexity of the setting up associated with the rental of the spaces.

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92,057 100,000

77,143

-16.2%

59,915

80,000

-22.13%

60,000 40,000

Inter-annual evolution of the production of waste (Kg)

20,000 0

2010

2011

2012

It should be mentioned that the licensee Laie, despite the claims, has not facilitated its waste production that, according to an estimate, may be much higher than that which is generated by all the museum’s own activities.

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139,230 140,000 120,000 100,000 80,000

59,915

60,000

Generation of waste by licensees (Kg)

40,000

1,752

20,000 0 Museu Nacional

Shops

Restaurants

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8. CONTROLS AND MEASURES

For calculating the indicators, different reference figures have been used, according to which they adapt more to the environmental impact in each case: Year

Area (m2)

Number of visitors

2008

45,103

715,636

2009

45,103

857,937

2010

45,103

828,713

2011

45,103

751,547

2012

45,103

806,052

The indicators established in the Regulation 1221/2009 (EMAS III) have not been used, which for a company of “services” establishes that the environmental data is related with the number of workers. It was considered that other indicators, such as the number of visitors or the m2 of the building, could provide greater and more real information about the evolution of the environmental behaviour of the Museu Nacional, given that the number of workers is not significant for the main activity of the museum.

8.1. Water consumption The activity of the Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya inevitably involves an important consumption of water that is used basically for the sanitary use, machinery, cleaning, gardening and the fire control system. The water consumption is periodically observed so as to detect possible leaks and to control the expense. Due to the above-mentioned leak in point 7, the control is currently carried out on a weekly basis.

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The water consumption over the past few years has been as follows: Year

Consumption (m3)

Consumption per number of visitors

2008

9,692

0.0135

2009

12,021

0.0140

2010

11,821

0.0143

2011

10,931

0.0145

2012

11,760

0.0146

18

0.0159

32

0.0149

0.0148

0.0145

0.0146

2009

2010

2011

2012

0.0160 0.0140 0.0120 0.0100 0.0080 0.0060 0.0040

m3/Number of visitors

0.0020 0.0000

2008

The variations and their causes have been analysed in point 7, dedicated to the follow up of the targets.

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8.2. Management of the electricity One of the most significant environmental aspects of the Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya is the consumption of electrical energy, given the large size of the building and the complexity of the installations. The figures for electrical energy consumption are as follows:

Year

Consumption of active energy (MWh)

Consumption of reactive energy (MWArh)

Consumption MWh/m2

2008

11,551.12

6,394.5

0.256

2009

12,175.46

6,951.8

0.270

2010

11,697.38

2,089.5

0.259

2011

11,685.94

1,505.6

0.259

2012

10,545.32

1,352.8

0.234

0.300

0.256

0.270

2008

2009

0.259

0.259

2010

2011

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0.234

0.250 0.200 0.150

Active energy consumption (MWh/m2)

0.100 0.050 0.000

2012

The variations and their causes have been analysed in point 7, dedicated to the follow up of the targets.

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8.3. Management of fuels The consumption of natural gas in the museum is used for the heating and cooling of the building. The consumption figures are as follows:

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Year

Consumption (MWh)

Consumption MWh/m2

2008

4,105

0.091

2009

4,453

0.099

2010

5,119

0.114

2011

4,929

0.109

2012

4,535

0.101

32 0.114 0.12

0.091

0.109

0.099

0.101

0.10 0.08 0.06 0.04

MWh/m2

0.02 0.00

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

The variations and their causes have been analysed in point 7, dedicated to the follow up of the targets.

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With regard to the consumption of diesel oil, there exist tanks of 1,000 and 4,000 litres for the use of generators that guarantee the generation of electricity in the case of a power cut. Its consumption is not significant.

The following chart contains the direct energy consumed by the Museu Nacional, the sum of electricity and gas:

Year

Total energy consumption (MWh)

Total consumption MWh/m2

2008

15,656.31

0.35

2009

16,640.29

0.37

2010

16,816.80

0.37

2011

16,614.87

0.37

2012

15,080.914

0.33

8.4. Consumption of raw materials The consumption of materials in the museum mainly comes from the rental of spaces, and to a lesser degree, the activity of the offices. In terms of chemical products, used mostly for the areas of Maintenance and Restoration, their use is quantitatively very restricted.

The criteria for the acquisition of chemical products include the introduction, as far as it has been possible, of eco-labelled products, mostly related to cleaning, guaranteeing in this way the environmental impact.

The paper consumption of the offices is significant; a reason for which an action plan for its reduction is being produced, within the IT project and the training in best practices for environmental issues. Furthermore, with

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the exception of protocol use and certain publications, we use ecological and recycled paper. In terms of publications, we are reducing the print runs, we choose paper of less weight and we are starting to produce electronic formats.

Other improvement actions have been the use of recycled toner and boosting the reuse of materials for exhibitions, didactic workshops and ornamental elements.

8.5. EMISSIONS TO THE ATMOSPHERE The direct emissions to the atmosphere come from the heating and cooling installation, given that there are only three fuel boilers of natural gas for the heating and cooling of the building.

However, the gas and electric consumptions have an equivalent in tonnes of carbon dioxide emitted to the atmosphere, according to the Practical guide for the calculations of emissions of gases with a greenhouse effect (GHE) of the Generalitat de Catalunya:

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Year

Emissions of natural gas Tonnes CO2

Emissions of electric consumption Tonnes CO2

Total emissions Tonnes CO2

Emissions/m2 Tonnes CO2

2008

695.08

4,447.18

5,142.26

0.114

2009

793.73

4,687.55

5,481.28

0.122

2010

917.03

4,503.49

5,420.52

0.120

2011

881.67

4,499.09

5,380.76

0.119

2012

816.03

4,059.95

4,875.98

0.108

These figures are a reliable reflection of the evolution of the consumption, and show the way in which the increase and reduction of the gas and electricity, respectively, influence the the gases that are freed to the atmosphere.

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9. NOISE

The usual activity of the Museu Nacional doesn’t generate significant levels of noise. Even though the heating and cooling installations can cause noise in their functioning, the exits of air have silencing screens.

The result of the sonometer carried out on 25th March 2011 was 52.9 dBA with the machinery turned off and 51.5 dBA with the machinery functioning, while the ambient noise of the public and of the distant traffic was 53.4 dBA. Furthermore, it is worth mentioning the fact that no complaints have been received from external people due to problems of noise.

10. GENERATION OF WASTE

The activity generates an important quantity of waste.

Currently, an effort is being made to reduce as much as possible this generation by means of the reuse and minimisation of the generation of waste.

Furthermore, a selective collection is carried out of the special waste for its correct management.

The current segregation of ordinary waste is based on the Waste Management Plan of the museum mentioned above.

The amounts of waste managed over the past few years were as follows: 2009

2010

2011

2012

SPECIAL WASTE (Tn)

Batteries CER 160602

Contaminating containers CER 150110

Laboratory chemicals CER 160602

Developers CER 090102

Fixers CER 190106

0.031

0.041

0.039

0.050

-

0.019

0.016

0.016

0.195

0.116

0.379

0.061

-

-

-

0.253

-

-

-

0.159

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2009

2010

2011

2012

SPECIAL WASTE (Tn)

Toners CER 080317

RAEE CER 200135

Hydrocarbon CER 130205

Fluorescents CER 200121

Batteries (large) CER 160601

Contaminating cloths CER 150202

Oils

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CER 130205

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CER 150111

Aerosols X-rays CER 090107

0.347

0.451

0.302

0.239

-

1.521

0.214

0.516

-

-

0.700

-

0.138

0.122

0.131

-*

-

0.531

0.077

-

-

0.056

-

0.029

-

-

-

0.006

-

-

-

0.003

-

-

-

0.008

ORDINARY WASTE (Tn)

Glass

-

-

3.850

6.060

-

-

0.595

3.655

-

-

2.320

6.370

-

-

4.840

7.660

-

-

2.010

0.900

CER 200301 i 200199

52.231

90.400

60.670

33.930

TOTALS

52.942

93.257

77.143

59.915

CER 200102

Containers CER 200139 i 200140

Wood CER 200138

Paper / Cardboard CER 200101

Iron CER 200140

Rest

*During 2012 no fluorescents were removed because of the new contract signed with Ambilamp. This entity has

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provided us with large capacity containers that require a long period of storage. At the beginning of 2013 a removal was carried out which will be reflected in the next report.

The figure for ordinary waste for 2009 is estimated, given that the exhaustive control of waste began in 2010, the result of the implementation of the environmental management system.

The main part of waste corresponds to ordinary waste, mostly produced from the rentals of the common spaces of the building.

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11. WASTEWATER

The analysis has been carried out of the wastewater discharged into the municipal sewers so as to fulfil the requirements of the discharging permit. The results that contain some parameters outside the limits, according to the Metropolitan Regulations for Wastewater, are as follows: Date of analysis: 03/12/12

Parameters

Units

pH

Faecal well

Transformer chambers

Pump chambers

Units of pH

7.1

7.2

7.6

Conductivity (a 25ยบC)

uS/cm

2,010

785

1,050

Solids in suspension (MES)

mg/l

357

2,119*

81

DQO

mg/l O2

685

352

14

Temperature

ยบC

18.7

18,4

18.6

26

Total phosphorous

mg/l P

9.85

0.58

1.67

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Chlorine

mg/l Cl

210

120

150

Nitrates

mg/l NO3

<5

<5

5.5

Sulphates

mg/l SO4

< 150

< 150

< 150

Oils and grease

mg/l

<2

<2

<2

Total Organic Carbon

mg/l C

40

120

29

Totals sulphur

mg/l S

19.4*

< 0.10

< 0.10

Dissolved sulphurs

mg/l S

19.4*

< 0.10

< 0.10

Sulphites

mg/l SO3

110

1.1

<1

Ammonium

mg/l NH4

106*

1.08

<1

Nitrogen Kjeldahl Total

mg/l N

88

14

1.6

*Values over the limits.

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After opening the corresponding Non-Conformity, we have carried out corrective actions and new analyses, on 11th February and 10th April 2013, which indicate the normalisation of the results, with 4 mg/l of solids in suspension in the transformer chamber and 13 mg/l of ammonium in the faecal chambers. In the analysis of this last chamber confusion was produced in the laboratory, given that 130 mg/l of total sulphurs were found when it was necessary to control the total sulphurs. Given that the sulphurs, in our case, only come from the ordinary metabolism of the organic material and the analyses were communicated to the Metropolitan Entity of the Environment on 2nd May 2013 without provoking any observation, we will carry out a new complete analysis before the end of the year.

12. MOBILITY

On 1st March 2012 the Sustainable Mobility Plan of the Museu Nacional dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Art de Catalunya was presented â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a study of supply and demand of personal transport and of the visitors to the museum with the aim of improving accessibility and promoting rational mobility.

Based on the conclusions, we have begun discussions with the company BSM - Barcelona Serveis Municipals (Barcelona Municipal Services) to promote an improvement and the security and the signposting of the accesses, as well as ensuring and increasing the public transport services.

Internally, we have installed a parking area for bicycles.

Other proposals being studied are the installation of a recharging station for electric vehicles and to facilitate a system of car sharing for the workers.

13. BIODIVERSITY

The area of the building of the Palau Nacional, the venue for the museum, covers 45,103 m2, 178.98 m2/worker.

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14. TRAINING AND AWARENESSBUILDING

The training and awareness-building of the staff is a key point for the development of the environmental management system. For this reason, the Museu Nacional has established an Annual Training Plan in which special mention is given to the environmental training of its workers.

As such, during 2012, training in best practices was carried out aimed at internal staff. Furthermore, through the Area of Marketing periodical communications have been sent about the goals and environmental advice. The internet and blog of the museum are also used for the diffusion of related documentation and news.

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15. EMERGENCY SITUATIONS

The museum has a Department of Security responsible for preventing any incident. The Museu Nacional dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Art de Catalunya has an updated Plan of Self-Protection and fulfils all the requirements of the latest regulations, including its communication of the project HERMES, according to which simulations are periodically carried out so as to check its effectiveness.

The workers with responsibilities within the Plan of SelfProtection have received the necessary training.

In 2011 no emergency drill was carried out, given that it was foreseen to do an emergency fire drill and that it had to be postponed. A fire drill was carried out in May 2012 which served to identify and resolve small incident. It is still pending approval for a drill foreseen for 2013.

It should be mentioned that in 2012 there was a hydraulic oil spill, which was resolved following the plan, allowing us to verify the correct training of the team of intervention.

The Department of Security carries out the regulatory checks of all the fire equipment, including extinguishers, equipped fire hydrants, detectors, breathing equipment, etc. which is charged to the authorised company.

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16. BEHAVIOUR WITH REGARD TO THE LEGAL REQUIREMENTS AND THEIR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT Vector

The Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya updates the legal requirements which are applied monthly by means of the external consultant ECOGESA XXI, that periodically checks its fulfilment

Requirements

Legal text

Fulfilment

Environmental license

To have an environmental license

Law 20/2009

Granted 4th May 2012

Pest control

To have an accredited company for the disinfection and carry out the necessary actions

Royal Decree 3349/1989 Order 08-03-1994 Order 12-03-1997 Order 21-06-1996 Decree 149/1997

We have an inspection and control company of pest control, Rentokil Initial, and that the necessary actions are carried out

Legionnaire’s disease

Disinfection and analysis

RD 865/2003 Decree 352/2004

We have an authorised company for treatment and prevention, Servicia, and who carry out the necessary actions

Wastewater

To have a discharging permit

Decree 130/2003

Awarded on 11/03/11

Wastewater

Characteristics of the discharging point with the legal limits

Decree 130/2003

Annual analyses are carried out at the discharging points

Waste

Identifying labels with the collections dates for the waste. Retention deposits for residual liquids.

Authorised transport company and managers

Law 10/1998 Law 1/2009

It has authorised transport and management companies, FCC Ámbito and Ambilamp, who manage the waste in accordance with the regulations. There are containers and reglementary labels

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Requirements

Legal text

Fulfilment

Waste

Study of the minimisation of dangerous waste

RD 952/1997

A minimisation study was carried out and presented in November 2010. It should be presented again during the first semester of 2013

Waste

Producer code for waste

Decree 93/1999

It has the code P-44468.1

Boilers

Maintenance

RD 1027/2007 Order 03-05-1999

There is an authorised maintenance company

Air conditioning

Maintenance

RD 1027/2007 Order 03-05-1999

There is an authorised maintenance company

Low tension

Maintenance and inspection

RD 842/2002 Decree 363/2004

There is an authorised maintenance company and they carry out the standard inspections

High tension

Maintenance and inspection

Order 02-02-1990

There is an authorised maintenance company and they carry out the standard inspections

X-rays

Legalisation and inspections

RD 35/2008

It has the legalisation and the inspection through an authorised company

Mobility

Incorporation of territorial and municipal plans

Law 9/2003

Communicated to BSM

Mobility

Application and regulation of the studies

RD 344/2006 RD 152/2007

Sustainable mobility plan presented on 1/3/2012

Emergencies

Self-protection plan.

Systems and equipment against fire. Accredited company

RD 1942/1993 RD 393/2007 Law 4/1997 Law 3/2010 Law 9/2007 Decree 82/2010 Order 16-04-1998

There is a Self-protection Plan (2008) and the necessary fire equipment for the prevention of emergencies. There is an accredited company for the periodical inspections

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17. PERIOD OF THE VALIDITY OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL DECLARATION AND SIGNATURES

This Environmental Declaration is valid for one year as of the date of validation, the moment in which the next Declaration will be produced.

Josep Maria Carreté i Nadal Deputy Managing Director of the Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya Barcelona, 8th May 2013

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