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ISSUE 01/2021

APRIL 2021

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The NUS Sustainability Strategic Plan 2017-2020 identifies the University’s key environmental impact areas in campus operations, and sets out the sustainability goals to be reached by FY2020. Our achievements thus far are outlined in the NUS Sustainability Highlights 2019.

In a two-part special, we will be highlighting some of the key strategies and major initiatives undertaken by the five NUS Sustainability Steering Committee Task Forces over the last four years. In this first installment, read about the work of the Energy, Built Environment and Water Management Task Forces.

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ENERGY TASK FORCE

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District Cooling on Campus

The development of centralised district cooling systems to meet the cooling needs of buildings on campus has been a major contributor to energy savings for the University. 

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Making Laboratories More Energy Efficient

Determining an optimum ventilation rate for research laboratories and implementing green procurement for laboratory equipment are among measures to increase energy efficiency. 

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BUILT ENVIRONMENT TASK FORCE

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Greening the Campus Built Environment

New campus buildings and designed and constructed, and existing buildings are retrofitted to the highest standards of energy and water efficiency and sustainability practices.

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Renewable Energy on Campus

Solar photovoltaic systems are being installed on building roof tops across the campus to increase the University’s solar energy capacity and reduce its carbon emissions.

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WATER MANAGEMENT TASK FORCE

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Smart Campus Water Monitoring System

The system provides real-time, online monitoring of the campus potable water distribution system, and reduces water losses by detecting and sending alerts on leaks or underground pipe bursts.

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Increasing Water Efficiency in Cooling Towers

Evaporative cooling in such towers accounts for roughly one-third of the total water consumption on campus, and was identified as an impactful area of focus for the University’s water conservation efforts.

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Read previous issue of the sustainABLENUS Feature here.

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