Hey guys, the topic for the next collaboration is Campus Sustainability, so lets get cracking! Hopefully by this time next week we will all have something to work with! Cheers Jimbo
What can you do to reduce your own ecological footprint?
Well from the quiz results I can see that my food usage is quite high, I could certainly eat a more sustainable animal such as Kangaroo more often, currently its only once per week. Most evenings revolve around red meat or chicken in our household which appears to be the reason why my footprint is so high. I could ride my bike more often or even catch the bus more times a week. When buying food I could buy stuff with less packaging and has been produced locally. Instead of using my car I could ride my motorbike.
What are some of the resource inputs and waste outputs of universities like the ANU and NUS and how do these contribute to their overall footprint? (Not quite finished with this question)
Inputs include funding, construction works, parking, electricity consumption, On campus accommodation,
The majority of the innovations by both Universities are aimed at changing the way people think. For example signs and posters are to stimulate the brain and to get people to think before they act, like turning off a light when they leave or place their rubbish in the right container. ZerOwaste is specifically targeted at the entire university and aims to change the way students dispose of their rubbish. Although the Climate Change Café is yet to be opened (no info on the web) I am guessing they will be aiming to be almost carbon neutral and serve ‘green’ coffee.
Devise 2 strategies that ANU or NUS could implement to reduce their footprint, and enhance sustainability. Who is responsible? Individuals changing their behaviour, the univerisity changing the way it conducts business, or both? Why?
Individuals and the institution are responsible, the university can put in place conditions while its up to individuals to enforce them. Overall the majority of people can change as a result of the university’s implementations but it’s up to those few individuals who haven’t yet made the change to convert their ways and follow the crowd. Implement a sustainable power source such as solar, microwave or wind. Obviously solar would utilise space left on building’s roofs, where as microwave and wind would take up a lot of space. Also an idea such as only having double sided printing on every printer, and using only recycled paper. This goes hand in hand with paper recycling bins, which from memory do not exist in the Hancock library.
What can you do to reduce your own ecological footprint?
ReplyDeleteWell from the quiz results I can see that my food usage is quite high, I could certainly eat a more sustainable animal such as Kangaroo more often, currently its only once per week. Most evenings revolve around red meat or chicken in our household which appears to be the reason why my footprint is so high. I could ride my bike more often or even catch the bus more times a week. When buying food I could buy stuff with less packaging and has been produced locally. Instead of using my car I could ride my motorbike.
What are some of the resource inputs and waste outputs of universities like the ANU and NUS and how do these contribute to their overall footprint? (Not quite finished with this question)
Inputs include funding, construction works, parking, electricity consumption,
On campus accommodation,
The majority of the innovations by both Universities are aimed at changing the way people think. For example signs and posters are to stimulate the brain and to get people to think before they act, like turning off a light when they leave or place their rubbish in the right container. ZerOwaste is specifically targeted at the entire university and aims to change the way students dispose of their rubbish. Although the Climate Change Café is yet to be opened (no info on the web) I am guessing they will be aiming to be almost carbon neutral and serve ‘green’ coffee.
Devise 2 strategies that ANU or NUS could implement to reduce their footprint, and enhance sustainability. Who is responsible? Individuals changing their behaviour, the univerisity changing the way it conducts business, or both? Why?
Individuals and the institution are responsible, the university can put in place conditions while its up to individuals to enforce them. Overall the majority of people can change as a result of the university’s implementations but it’s up to those few individuals who haven’t yet made the change to convert their ways and follow the crowd.
Implement a sustainable power source such as solar, microwave or wind. Obviously solar would utilise space left on building’s roofs, where as microwave and wind would take up a lot of space. Also an idea such as only having double sided printing on every printer, and using only recycled paper. This goes hand in hand with paper recycling bins, which from memory do not exist in the Hancock library.