MSAENV272B Participate in environmentally sustainable work practices Neale Farmer – Coordinator Major Environmental Initiatives – Hunter TAFE Session 1: Monday 24 February Session 2: Monday 5 May Session 3: Monday 2 June

Measure current resource use and carry out improvements including those reducing negative environmental impacts of work practices. Applies to operators/team members who are required to follow procedures so as to work in an environmentally sustainable manner. Ensures regulatory compliance and also aims at minimising environmental risks and maximises the environmental performance of the process and the organisation. Includes:  Resources used  Potential environmental hazards  Improving environmental performance MSAENV272B Participate in Environmentally Sustainable Work Practices

Recap Session 1 (Monday 24 Feb) -Activity 1: Resource efficiency in Manufacturing -Sustainability Session 2 (Monday 5 May) -Hunter TAFE Operations -Environmental Compliance -Due diligence

Session 2 – Incident Reporting 4

Timekeeper Please? TopicsAprox. Time Recap on sessions 1 and 25 mins Part 1: Resource use – old and new10 mins Part 2: Case studies at Hunter TAFE15 mins Part 3: Practical ways to measure and minimise resource use: ( Video & Activity) 20 mins Wrap up10 mins 5

Measuring and minimising resource use The Old Way: Linear or Cradle to Grave 6

A Newer Way - Life Cycle Analysis - Cradle to Cradle) 7

Finding Ways to Minimise Resource Use What Resources? Land Buildings Plant and Machinery Raw Materials Labour 8 ygU atch?v=nDTmjR_GG1w

Case Study 1: Hunter TAFE Electricity Usage (kWh)

Electricity Use by Campus Gross Floor Area (m2) kWh

Electricity Use (kWh) / Student Training Hours 2010 kWh

Energy Management Actions to Date Level 2 Energy Audit – Basden Precinct Newcastle Campus – “payback analysis” Real time monitoring and reporting of electricity use Replacement of T12 fluoro’s with LEDs Timers and automatic shut-downs for lighting, air conditioning, and other equipment Renewable energy and energy efficient technology Education and behaviour change incl. media, activities, and green teams

Level 2 Energy Audit of Basden Precinct

Case Study 2: Water on Newcastle Campus

What did we do? WhenWhatWho Dec. 2012Installed real time monitoring and reporting on our main water meter Campus Mgt. Aug. 2013Identified problems of “high baseflows” and “unexplained spikes in use” and allocated resources to address Campus Mgt. Sept. 2013Conducted weekend and out of hours surveys to identify unnecessary use Plumber Oct. 2013Accepted financial assistance from Hunter Water to investigate and address problem Campus Mgt. Nov. 2013Undertook water audit and identified and fixed a number of leaks. Installed AAA devices Consultant Dec to May 2014 Installed sub-metering and real time reporting on priority buildings. Implemented cleaner & staff education. Campus Mgt.

So what happened in 2014? ?

Case Study 3: Waste -Sources and Streams - Current Programs - TBL -Hard and Soft Options - Stakeholders

The Waste Hierarchy

E Block

“Sustainability Loads and Opportunities in E Block Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) Fume cupboards / extraction fans Lighting Refrigeration Ice machine Water purification Water baths, incubators Muffle furnaces Power supplies Instrumentation IT equipment including peripherals AV equipment Maintenance and cleaning ?

Finding Ways to Minimise Resource Use What Resources? Land Buildings Plant and Machinery Raw Materials Labour 24 How to measure? How to reduce consumption and/or cut waste? How do you know you’ve made a difference?

Activity – Worksheet – E Block groups select a room nearby to consider for this exercise eg. classroom, lab, office 2.Identify activities carried out, resources used, how measured and potential improvements 3.Record findings on worksheet 25

Where to from here? 27

Recap - conclusion 1.Consider sustainability – Triple Bottom Line and beyond 2. If you can’t measure it, you can’t manage it 3. It’s a journey – but you need to have a vision, strategies, actions and resources to make it happen 4. It starts and ends with you

Questions? 29