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Carbon saving advice for organisations with an energy spend up to £500k. Larger organisation?

There are 115 Universities and 165 Higher education institutions in the UK.  University campuses account for around 2 Mt of carbon emissions.

 
 

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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


How to save energy in higher and further education

If you're new to energy saving, view our online training tool videos to find out how much you can save. See below for three areas to focus on for reducing energy in higher and further education organisations.

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.

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.
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.

Next steps

Walk round checklist – further and higher education energy savings Online training View our video-based online training tool Action plan tool Create an action plan for your site
 
Finance Apply for energy efficiency financing Tax relief Get tax relief on energy saving equipment

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

 
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