SUSTAINABILITY
IN THE ENGINEERING
SCHOOL OF THE
UNIVERSITY OF CHILE
CLAUDIA MAC-LEAN
Sustainability Director, [email protected]
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- Context
- Cleaner Production Agreement
- Campus Photovoltaic Solar Plant
- LEED Standards
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Founded in 1842, the University of Chile is themain and oldest institution of higher educationowned by the State in Chile, with a nationaland public character.
It is a research-oriented institution, and it isorganized in 14 Faculties. The Faculty ofPhysical Sciences and Mathematics, in whichour work is focused, hosts the School ofEngineering.
It has 425 professors, 1.100 graduate studentsand 4.860 undergraduate students.
THE UNIVERSITY OF CHILE CONTEXT
The Campus comprises 13 Departments:Astronomy, Materials Science, ComputationScience, Physics, Geophysics, Geology, CivilEngineering, Mining Engineering, ElectricalEngineering, Industrial Engineering,Mathematical Engineering, MechanicalEngineering, and Chemical and BiotechnologyEngineering.
THE UNIVERSITY OF CHILE CONTEXT
CLEANERPRODUCTIONAGREEMENT
CLEANER PRODUCTIONAGREEMENT
The Cleaner Production Agreementis a sustainability standard createdby the Government of Chile. Theyhave created this mechanism forseveral industrial sectors, andrecently also for Higher EducationInstitutions.
Around 20 Universities signed it, ofwhich 14 complied with it. Itrequested to accomplish thefollowing 11 goals:
Have a Sustainability
Policy
CLEANER PRODUCTION AGREEMENT
GOAL N°1
Promote sustainability topics in the
teaching curriculum
GOAL N°2
Develop a sustainability
outreach programme
GOAL N°3
Promote sustainability
related topics in research
GOAL N°4
Train 20% of the students
and professors in sustainability
matters
CLEANER PRODUCTION AGREEMENT
GOAL N°5
Measure the Universities'
carbon footprint
GOAL N°6
Reduce in 5% the energy
consumption indicators
GOAL N°7
Reduce in 5% the water
consumption indicators
GOAL N°8
Implement a recycling
system on Campus
CLEANER PRODUCTION AGREEMENT
GOAL N°9
Implement risks prevention
measures
GOAL N°10
Measure the liquid waste
produced on Campus
GOAL N°11
The Campus Photovoltaic Solar Plant is built by124 modules, which are semi transparent andintegrated into the building.
It is connected to the grid, with power installedof 15 kW.
Panels Provider: Nexpower. Modelo: NexpowerLucid Plus NB-130AP.
Inversors Provider: SMA.
CAMPUS
PHOTOVOLTAIC SOLAR PLANT
LEEDSTANDARTSLEED STANDARDSOur Engineering School has recently build a neweducational complex with LEED Gold Standards.
- Natural light
- Acoustic quality
- Interior Air quality
SUSTAINABILITY AND INTERIOR AIR QUALITY
Thermosolar panels to increase water temperature
ENERGY MANAGEMENT
Energy consumption metering
Solar Photovoltaic Plant
Efficient Lightening
SUSTAINABILITY
IN THE ENGINEERING
SCHOOL OF THE
UNIVERSITY OF CHILE
CLAUDIA MAC-LEAN
Sustainability Director, [email protected]