HE institutions purchase £200 million of energy per annum

Best Practice Downloads

EcoCampus aims to bring you the most up to date and relevant studies and best practices guides available to the higher education institutions:

IPD Environmental Code - Measuring Environmental Performance of Buildings

The code is a free practical international benchmarking tool for measuring environmental performance. It was developed jointly by IPD and Bureau Veritas.

The Code is a good practice template for the collection, measurement and analysis of environmental information. Through use of common terminologies, it can be applied to
buildings anywhere in the world.

Waste Watch - Resource Management in the Educational Sector

Waste Watch is the leading UK environmental charity promoting sustainable resource use. This 80 page document presents the findings of their study into resource management in schools, further an higher education institutions. (Download size 1.3Mb).

EAUC - Hazardous Waste Insight Guide

The Hazardous Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2005 define many new responsibilities for the producers of hazardous waste. These are regulated and audited by the Environment Agency. (Download size 0.2Mb).

EAUC - Waste Management Guidelines

This new on-line Waste Management Guide has built on this achievement. Information has been updated, new case studies added and numerous links to other sources of information and guidance greatly enhance the value and usefulness of the guide.

http://www.eaucwasteguide.org.uk

HEEPI - Measuring and Minimising Waste

This waste management publication is the first one of the HEEPI guidance notes for the Higher Education sector.

EAUC - Biodiversity on Campus Part 2: Practical Management

This part of the guide will help you make a start in managing or creating common habitats found on university and colleges campus.

Carbon Trust - Educated Energy

This guide has been designed to help energy managers in further and higher education convey how good housekeeping can help save energy and money.