Resources, Case Studies and Papers
Facilities management (FM) is the growth profession for all concerned
with the management of premises and the assets within them. It represents
a field of activity beyond the design, procurement and furnishing
of buildings into the skills of managing the use of a facility and
how it evolves and develops in response to the changing demands
of the occupier. The growing awareness of environmental issues and
the drive towards conservation and sustainability of resources emphasises
the importance of effective facilities management for all those
studying and working in the built environment. (Parks, 1998)
Resources and case studies are listed below to assist you to achieve
an integrated management program that is consistent with ecological
sustainable development.
Resources
Global
University and Corporate Environmental Policies
The foundation document for a sustainable university is an Environmental
Policy statement. The Environmental Policy demonstrates and drives
the University/Institution's commitment to continual improvement
in environmental performance.
An environmental policy should be unique to a University/Institution,
however guidance can be obtained by viewing policies at the Global
University and Corporate Environmental Policies' site.
Tips for implementing an EMS
An Environmental Management System is a framework to assist an organisation
to implement the Environmental Policy. An EMS should invoke a continual
cycle of planning, doing, reviewing and improving processes and
actions associated with responsible environmental management. Address
priority areas first and develop and implement action plans to mitigate
these aspects. A useful tool is the Australian/New Zealand Standard
for Environmental Management Systems, ISO 14001. Refer to the ISO
14001 standard but don't expect your system to be the neat linear
process that the standard outlines.
The Global Environmental Management initiative at http://www.gemi.org
features a "Sustainable Development Planner" that provides
a performance basis. A mix of process and performance will provide
the personalised system for your University/institution. The ESD
matrix from this AAPPA website can be used to measure progress.
Global
Reporting Initiative - a common framework for sustainability reporting
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) is a multi-stakeholder process
and independent institution whose mission is to develop and disseminate
globally applicable Sustainability Reporting Guidelines. These Guidelines
are for voluntary use by organisations for reporting on the economic,
environmental, and social dimensions of their activities, products,
and services. The GRI incorporates the active participation of representatives
from business, accountancy, investment, environmental, human rights,
research and labour organisations from around the world. A number
of Australian organisations use GRI including Telstra, General Motors,
Canon, Body Shop International, and ICI Chemicals.
Indicators
for State of the Environment Reporting - Australia
Through State of the Environment Reporting a set of indicators has
been developed that are relevant to Australian conditions.
Green
Star Building Energy Rating Scheme
Green Star is a national voluntary rating system that evaluates
environmental performance of buildings. The first pilot rating tool
under this system is for the design phase of new construction or
base building refurbishment of office buildings .
National House
Energy Rating Scheme NatHERS
NatHERS is a computer simulation tool for house energy rating in
Australia. The Australian designed software from CSIRO is designed
for Australian conditions.
Australian
Building Greenhouse Rating
Building managers, owners and tenants can self assess the greenhouse
performance of their base building, whole building or tenancy at
no cost using the Australian Building Greenhouse Performance Rating
Calculator. Using 12 months of energy consumption (from bills) and
some other details such as the number of people, number of computers,
net lettable area and the hours of occupancy, you can obtain a star
rating that indicates the greenhouse performance of your office
building.
Australian
Bureau of Statistics - select links to Theme, then Environment
The Australian Bureau of Statistics is Australia's official statistical
organisation. They assist and encourage informed decision-making,
research and discussion within governments and the community, by
providing a high quality, objective and responsive national statistical
service.
ESD Matrix
An ESD matrix has been designed to be used to help measure the progress
towards sustainability. The matrix was used in the AAPPA Benchmark
Survey, to analyse the result and report on the findings.
Please
click here to download the matrix (pdf-8kb)
Case Studies
Environs Australia - the local government environment network
http://www.environs.org.au/cases/
Environmental Protection Agency - New South Wales
http://www.epa.nsw.gov.au/soe/97/listcase.htm
Environmental Protection Agency - Victoria
http://www.epa.vic.gov.au/Business_Sustainability/stakeholders.asp
Sustainability in Western Australia
http://www.sustainability.dpc.wa.gov.au/docs/CaseStudies.htm
New Zealand Council for Sustainable Development
http://www.nzbcsd.org.nz/casestudies.asp
Papers
Just Do It! Triple Bottom Line (TBL) Reporting at Monash University
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