The University of Essex is a ‘plate glass’ university that was established in 1963. It has three campuses in Colchester, Southend and Loughton.
The University of Essex is a ‘plate glass’ university that was established in 1963. It has three campuses in Colchester, Southend and Loughton.
The university declared a Climate Emergency on 9th December 2020 and pledged to produce a Climate Action Plan including a target date for achieving net zero emissions.
LCMB produced an in-depth, individualised Carbon Reduction Plan for the University of Essex with options to achieve net zero by 2030, 2035, 2040 and 2050. A comprehensive Energy Reduction Plan detailed a breakdown of opportunities to reduce energy consumption through a number of different innovative technologies and energy saving measures. The feasibility, cost, payback period and financial saving of each option were detailed, as well as the carbon reductions that would be achieved. This report scoped how carbon emissions are produced based on an understanding of current infrastructure, fabric, and systems across its 3 campuses.
This detailed roadmap includes a review of energy consumption, quantification of Scope 1 and 2 (definition of scope 1 & 2: https://www.lcmb.co.uk/net-zero-carbon-how-we-achieve-it/ and details the potential opportunities for energy improvements at the university’s three individual campuses.
Based on our recommendations, the university decided on an ambitious 2035 net zero target and will begin implementing some of these energy saving projects this year.
The Requirements:
The chart above outlines the roadmap to netzero for 2030, 2035, 2040 and 2050 based on current consumption data and the implementation of projects identified in the report.
Achievements
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