Highlights
Video-based online training tool
Find out how much you can save with our online training videos
Further and higher education sector overview publication
Find out how to save energy and help make the most of budgets
| Heating: this can account for 60% of your total energy costs. Read our low cost housekeeping tips and advice for implementation of energy efficient equipment to find out how you could reduce your heating costs by up to a third. |
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| Lighting: On average, 25% of an organisation’s electricity costs come from lighting. Find out how you can cut these costs by up to a third while reducing your carbon footprint and improving the working environment for your staff. |
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| Energy management: get buy-in for energy saving across all levels of the organisation, from appointing an energy manager and monitoring energy use, to developing an action plan and training staff. |
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To know more
Further and higher education sector overview: energy saving opportunities
Energy saving advice: office equipment, biomass heating advice, more topics
Case study: University of Liverpool
Case study: Kings' College London
Case study: Woodhouse College
Video case study: Cornwall College
Case study: Cambridge University
Case study: Loughborough University
Case study: Sheffield Hallam University
Case study: Cranfield University - halving the carbon footprint of postgraduate education
Find out about our expert advice and services for higher education and colleges of further education, or see a full list of all our services. For further information, call our telephone advice line free on 0800 085 2005
External links
The HE Network - information exchange for universities and colleges
HE - Environmental Performance Improvement Group
Funding Council for England
Funding Council for Scotland
Funding Council for Wales