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DIAGRAM
TCD Green Campus
Green Campus
Committee
Policies
1. Energy,
Climate
Change &
Greenhouse
Gas
Emissions
2. Waste
Management,
Recycling &
Litter
Reduction
6. Biodiversity
& Trees
7. Green
Procurement
3. Water and
Wastewater
4. Sustainable
Transport
8. Education &
Research
5. Resource
Use &
Sustainable
Food
9.
Communication
, Student
Involvement &
Transparency
TCD GREEN FLAG APPLICATION
Trinity College Dublin is recognised internationally as Ireland’s premier university and
as one of the top universities in the world. Founded in 1592, it is the oldest university
in Ireland. Today the College has a vibrant community of 16,837 students representing
every county in Ireland, 122 nationalities, and a wide range of social backgrounds and
age-groups. Some of the most famous people in Irish history have been educated at
Trinity College; writers like Oscar Wilde and Samuel Beckett; scientists like William
Rowan Hamilton and E.T.S. Walton, who won the Nobel Prize for his work on the atom,
as well as two Irish presidents and many industry leaders.
The following is a summary of the information to be submitted for TCD’s Green Flag
application on behalf of the College Recycling and Environment Committee (CREC).
Further information can be found on the www.tcd.ie/greenpages website.
All information contained in this document is draft in nature and in no way obligates
the College to accept the proposals put forward.
SCOPE & EXCLUSIONS
The scope of the TCD green flag application is comprehensive. All information for
buildings and grounds controlled or operated by TCD are by default included in the
Sustainability Management System (SMS) for the College. Where buildings or data are
excluded from the scope of the system, this will be clearly indicated in the review
documents.
The following is a summary of the areas covered by the TCD SMS:
 Main Campus Island
 Trinity Technology & Enterprise
 School of Nursing & Midwifery
Centre (TTEC)
(D’Olier Street)
 Santry Playing fields & Book
 College Green/Foster Place South
Repository
 Dunlop Oriel House
 TCD Islandbridge Boat House
 Goldsmith Hall
 Trinity Education Centre, St
 Westland Square Offices
James’s Hospital
 6-9 Leinster St Offices (Phoenix Hse)
 Trinity Centre, AMNCH Tallaght
 Biomedical Sciences Institute
Hospital
(Pearse Street)
 Trinity Hall (Dartry )
TCD SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT POLICY (2008)
TCD is an important part of third level education and research in Ireland and abroad. College properties comprise a significant and
integral part of the Dublin conurbation. As an educational institution it has a role in and a responsibility to society to promote
sustainable development1 throughout its activities. This means that teaching, research, services and administrative operations
should be conducted in a manner that protects and enhances the environment, conserves natural resources, reduces greenhouse
gas emissions, and supports the community and society as a whole. This policy applies across all parts of the College.
Within the resources available to the College from time to time TCD is committed to:
• Balanced development with regard to the environment, economy and society
• Managing its campuses in a manner that protects and enhances the local and global environment by establishing quantitative
goals for environmental performance
• Developing its buildings and services with due consideration for the environment using life cycle analysis2
• Reducing greenhouse gas emissions
• Promoting intelligent resource use, namely sustainable transport use, minimisation and reuse of products, environmentally
preferable procurement, recycling of waste streams, energy management and water conservation
• Incorporating the principle of sustainable development into the teaching, training and research activities of the College as far as
possible
• Continuous environmental improvement and pollution prevention throughout its activities
This policy will be actively communicated and promoted to staff and students, and progress and implementation reviewed on an
ongoing basis. The policy should be subject to a comprehensive review at least every five years.
1 Sustainable development is defined as development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future
generations to meet their own needs (Brundtland G (ed) Our Common Future: The World Commission on Environment and Development,
Oxford University Press, 1987).
2 Life cycle analysis is a technique for assessing the impact on health, environment, and resources of a product throughout its whole life cycle.
The objective of a life cycle analysis is to assist in optimising the value of a construction project over its lifetime, having regard to all the direct
and indirect project costs.
SUSTAINABILITY ACTION PLAN
TCD ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS
1.
Energy, Climate Change & Greenhouse Gas Emissions
2.
Waste Management, Recycling & Litter Reduction
3.
Water and Wastewater
4.
Sustainable Transport
5.
Resource Use & Sustainable Food
6.
Biodiversity & Trees
7.
Green Procurement
8.
Education & Research
9.
Communication, Student Involvement & Transparency
1. ENERGY, CLIMATE CHANGE & GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
Objective 1.1. Use Energy Efficiently
Objective 1.2. Increase Renewable Energy Use (Onsite & Offsite)
Objective 1.3. Reduce GHG Emissions (Direct & Indirect)
Objective 1.4. Increase Energy Security
Objective 1.5. Prepare for Climate Change (Mitigation & Adaptation)
1. ENERGY, CLIMATE CHANGE & GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
2. WASTE MANAGEMENT, RECYCLING & LITTER REDUCTION
Objective 2.1. Reduce Waste Generation
Objective 2.2. Increase Recycling
Objective 2.3. Reduce Waste to Landfill
Objective 2.4. Zero Litter on Grounds
Objective 2.5. Reduce Hazardous Waste
2. WASTE MANAGEMENT, RECYCLING & LITTER REDUCTION
3.
WATER AND WASTEWATER
Objective 3.1. Reduce Water Use
Objective 3.2. Increase Onsite Water Use
Objective 3.3. Increase Water Reuse & Recycling
Objective 3.4. Decrease Wastewater Generation
3.
WATER AND WASTEWATER
4. SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT
Objective 4.1. Increase Use of Sustainable Transport
Objective 4.2. Increase Renewable Energy Use in College
Transport
Objective 4.3. Reduce Car Use
Objective 4.4. Promote Cycling
4. SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT
5. RESOURCE USE & SUSTAINABLE FOOD
Objective 5.1. Reduce Paper Use
Objective 5.2. Increase Sustainable Food Use
Objective 5.3. Reduce Bottled Water Use
Objective 5.4. Reduce Disposable Materials Use
5. RESOURCE USE & SUSTAINABLE FOOD
6. BIODIVERSITY & TREES
Objective 6.1. Increase Tree Numbers
Objective 6.2. Increase Green Areas
Objective 6.3. Increase Biodiversity
6. BIODIVERSITY & TREES
7. GREEN PROCUREMENT
Objective 7.1. Increase Environmental Awareness of Suppliers
Objective 7.2. Increase Green Criteria in Tender Marking
7. GREEN PROCUREMENT
8. EDUCATION & RESEARCH
Objective 8.1. Induct all College Users into Green Campus
Objective 8.2. Increase Sustainability Focus in Courses
Objective 8.3. Increase the Research Funds for Sustainability
Research
Objective 8.4. Increase Number of PhD with Green Element
8. EDUCATION & RESEARCH
9. COMMUNICATION, STUDENT INVOLVEMENT & TRANSPARENCY
Objective 9.1. Increase the Number of Green Events on Campus
Objective 9.2. Increase the Number of Societies with Green Element
Objective 9.3. Meet all Requests for Access to Information on the
Environment
Objective 9.4. Report on all Environmental Aspects
Objective 9.5. Increase the Use of TCD Green Pages Website
9. COMMUNICATION, STUDENT INVOLVEMENT & TRANSPARENCY