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NEW BUILDING IS THE BUSINESS IN BEING GREEN
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he new Kingston Business School, which was officially opened by International Airlines Group (IAG) chief executive Willie Walsh, has won a top rating for its sustainable design.
The £26m development has achieved a BREEAM (Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method) rating of Excellent. Designed and constructed with sustainability in mind, it uses renewable energy sources and is built and serviced in a way that respects the environment.
Among the building’s sustainable elements are a ground source heat pump for heating and cooling. The pump uses geothermal energy from 27 boreholes situated 250m below the lawn. Rainwater harvesting equipment collects and recycles rainwater for flushing toilets, dramatically reducing the mains water consumption. A roof planted with sedum also provides low maintenance, cost-effective insulation, and is able to absorb carbon dioxide, filter dust and other pollutants – and provide plenty of food for insects and birds.
In certain conditions, the building can automatically open glazed ventilators in the classrooms and atrium. This ‘free cooling’ reduces energy use by delaying or even preventing the use of air conditioning.
The new building boasts a variety of modern teaching rooms, break-out spaces for staff and students to learn together, as well as the many sustainable features. Adorned with dozens of flat screens and scattered with
sofas, the atrium has a bright and airy feel. “I was here three years ago when the foundations of the building were being laid,” Mr Walsh said. “Now it’s a fantastic facility of which the University can be proud. I know it is going to be a great success and I look forward to coming back here on many occasions in the future.” Professor Jean-Noel Ezingeard, Dean of the Faculty of Business and Law, said the state-of-the-art facilities would only serve to enhance Kingston Business School’s growing reputation. “This great building will provide world class facilities to match the School’s reputation for programme innovation and research excellence,” he said. “Kingston thrives on diversity and has students from a variety of backgrounds and disciplines mixing with each other. Looking ahead, this building will be a springboard for even greater things.” For further information, please contact the Kingston University Press Office at
press@kingston.ac.uk or call 020 8417 3036.
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NEW SUSTAINABILITY GUIDE DETAILS HOW TO MEASURE CARBON FOOTPRINT The IFMA Foundation is pleased to announce the release of “Carbon Footprint,” a free publication in the “Sustainability ‘How-to’ Guide Series” offering facility mangers a comprehensive approach to understanding greenhouse gas emission accounting, reporting and minimization.
Carbon has become the currency of the sustainability movement, impacting energy management, waste handling, air quality, environmental stewardship and a host of other sustainability issues. In the U.S., about 40 percent of carbon emissions can be attributed to the construction, operation and maintenance of buildings — a fact that places
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much of the responsibility for carbon footprint management on facility professionals. Because energy usage is usually the largest portion of a building’s operational cost, the drive to make buildings more energy efficient directly aligns with the desire to reduce the carbon footprint. As stewards of the built environment, facility managers are in a unique position to measure, monitor and reduce building- and workplace-related carbon emissions. “Carbon Footprint”
provides facility professionals with the tools they need to understand the carbon footprinting process, analyze their results and plan for the future of their organizations. The publication is divided into six unique sections that cover topics including:
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• What is a carbon footprint?
• The role of the facility manager
• Calculating greenhouse gas inventory
• Analyzing the results • Best practices and benchmarking
• Setting goals for
reduction (climate action planning)
• Making the business case (cost savings, tangible and intangible benefits)
• Case studies.
The guide was written by Sharon Jaye, D.Ed., CAPM, SFP, assistant director of facilities at The Westminster Schools in Atlanta, Ga. She has a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Clayton State University, a master’s degree in project management from the University of Wisconsin-
Platteville and a doctorate of education in educational leadership from Argosy University.
She said: “My hope is that this guide demystifies the process for facility managers and makes it easier for them to save money for their organizations and reduce the environmental impact of their carbon footprint in the process.”
“Carbon Footprint” is available free of charge. In total, 13 publications from the “Sustainability ‘How-to’ Guide Series” are also available . The IFMA Foundation produced the guide in partnership with the Atlanta Chapter of IFMA and the IFMA Sustainability Committee.
www.ifmafoundation.org.
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