Green Campus Day
During World Green Building Week in September, universities across Australasia will open their *virtual* doors for Green Campus Day – a day of sustainable events and tours for staff, students, business and industry representatives, visitors and the community.
Tuesday 22, September 2020
This year Green Campus Day will be held on Tuesday 22, September during World Green Building week (21–25 September), it will look a little different than previous years. For the first time ACTS members are offering a range of on-site and virtual activities, depending on their campuses COVID safe operating plans.
There will be 3 types of events; COVID-safe onsite events, online live streams, or a stream anytime videos.
Campuses are invited to submit an on-site or virtual event in the form below.
ONSITE
(AU) UTS: Green roof tour
UTS has five green roofs providing habitat for urban biodiversity and spaces for humans to hang out. This walking tour takes in all five spaces.
11 am – 12 pm AEST
(NZ) VUW: Wellington School of Architecture Sustainable Research Showcase
Haere mai! Join us during World Green Building Week 2020 for a showcase of the latest sustainable architectural research from thesis level students at Victoria University of Wellington School of Architecture.
Building and construction must play a key role in tackling era-defining problems, making it a crucial time for our sector. Presentations will encompass the full spectrum of environmentally sustainable design, from building energy performance, alternative materials, co-housing, implementation of the circular economy, and prefabrication.
Due to the ongoing uncertainty with the COVID-19 lockdowns, we have a limited number of spaces available so make sure you get in quick and register.
5.30 pm – 6.30 pm NZST. Meet at the Faculty of Architecture and Design Innovation, Lecture Theatre 1 (139 Vivian Street, Wellington).
(NZ) AUT: Biodiversity walk
Claire Ellis – an AUT graduate – will walk you through the South campus where you’ll learn about the range of native trees and plants on campus and how they support biodiversity. This event is free for all AUT staff and students. Numbers are restricted.
12 pm – 1 pm NZST. MA Building – Ground Floor Library Entrance.
(NZ) AUT: Try an electric bike
Have you wanted to feel the power of an electric bike? During lunchtime come and try an electric bike in an area on campus. An instructor will be there to introduce you to electric bikes (helmets also provided).
12 pm – 2 pm NZST. Meet outside the WA and WH entrances (55 Wellesley Street East).
LIVE STREAM
(AU) UTS: Talking Bees
See the UTS native beehive and hear from Judy Friedlander and Francisco Garcia Bulle discussing the important role played by bees, the B & B highway project, and keeping native stingless bees. Tune into the UTS: Green Facebook live- stream, and join the audience Q&A.
2 pm – 2.30 pm AEST
(AU) ANU: Digital workshop
Note this event will be held on Monday, 21 September.
This session will be recorded, if you want to have it sent to you automatically you can register to receive the link on the registration page below.
How might the ANU reduce greenhouse gas emissions from its buildings as rapidly as possible?
This digital workshop (via zoom) provides an opportunity to share your ideas for how the Australian National University (ANU) might reduce greenhouse gas emissions from our buildings as rapidly as possible.
Background: In February 2020, ANU called for urgent action to address climate change and committed to reducing our greenhouse gas emissions to below zero, as soon as possible. ANU are now seeking ideas around how we can address climate change.
Consultation is open from 8 Sept – 20 October 2020 and you can participate by registering for this and other workshops and/or contributing your ideas and build on other people’s ideas via our online idea capturing platform. More info here.
12 pm – 1 pm AEST
VIRTUAL
(AU) UQ: Warwick solar farm
UQ’s massive Warwick Solar Farm will enable UQ to be 100% renewable by 2020 – this year!
This means UQ will be the first university globally to own our own solar farm that will generate as much or more electricity each year than the University needs.
Mr Andrew Wilson, UQ’s resident solar expert, takes us on an online tour!
You can learn more about UQ’s Warwick Solar Farm and the renewable energy programs here and at sustainability.uq.edu.au
(AU) UQ: Solar program
UQ’s solar program has been harvesting the sun for over a decade.
In this online tour, learn about the rooftop solar facilities that cover UQ’s campuses but can only be seen from a birds-eye view.
There are approximately 10,000 solar panels that make up the 2.14MW system installed on more than 30 rooftops at St Lucia campus, making it one of the largest integrated solar installations in the country.
To learn more about UQ’s solar rooftop program, or anything else to do with sustainability, head here and sustainability.uq.edu.au
(AU) UNSW: Sustainability tour
Makerspaces and fabrication laboratories come to cover the community and students’ demands for prototyping and product development, which are usually a huge source of waste. In our virtual sustainability tour, you will explore how makerspaces in University of New South Wales (UNSW) are tackling zero waste practices through sustainable initiatives, workshops, and tools. You will hear our fabrication manager sharing some of the highlights of how the traditional fabrication machines and tools are now utilised to serve our planet.
(AU) RMIT: Sustainable Spaces
Join us on a virtual tour through RMIT University’s buildings, highlighting a range of sustainability features that have been implemented into the design of the spaces.
(AU) UOM: Sustainability tour
Explore the University of Melbourne’s sustainable initiatives, services, and infrastructure on our virtual Sustainability Tour. You will hear University experts explain how we embed sustainability across our campuses in order to reduce our collective environmental impact.
(AU) La Trobe: Net Zero Project
We have recently completed the installation of 7,500 solar panels at our Melbourne Campus. This solar energy system is capable of generating up to 50% of our campus energy needs, off-setting 4,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide per year and saving the University almost $615,000 per year.
It’s all part of our commitment to becoming carbon neutral by 2029.
Find out more about the Net Zero Project here.
(AU) UTAS: Interactive map
The tour explores how aspects of sustainability have been incorporated within the University of Tasmania. Features on the tour include the University’s sustainable building designs, transport services, waste management, biodiversity on campus, options for health and wellbeing activities and social sustainability as well as student sustainability projects on the campus.
(AU) UON: Sustainability tour
Explore the University of Newcastle’s sustainability initiatives.
(NZ) VUW: Tour video
Join Andrew Wilks, Director of Sustainability as he takes you on a green tour of the Kelburn Campus. Share some of the highlights of our work so far and visit several behind the scene locations.
Media
A4 pdf poster – colour
A4 pdf poster – mono
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Think about what kind of event you’d like to host or what sustainability initiative you’d like to showcase.
Sustainable building tour? Edible garden tour? Sustainability research seminar?
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