Abstract
Suranaree University of Technology (SUT) has participated in the Universitas Indonesia (UI) GreenMetric World University Rankings since 2013. It attempts to pursue campus sustainability programs and policies. The rankings is broadly based on the frameworks of environment, economy, and equity. The measurement criteria are divided into six categories with different point weighting i.e. setting and infrastructure, energy and climate change, waste, water, transportation, and education. These criteria heavily and directly involve the tasks and responsibilities of SUT's the Division of Buildings and Ground. A lot of environmental challenges in civil engineering and infrastructure works need to be achieved. The results of this year self-assessment show that although the university is in the developing stage, it can preserve both natural and planted forests more than 90%. It takes seriously role in green initiative by contributing 30% of total budget on sustainable efforts each year. It receives four national awards in the recognition of energy conservation initiative for green buildings. The university establishes the Integrated Solid Waste Management Plant (ISWM Plant) based on mechanical and biological treatment (MBT) which turns general wastes into valuable and sellable refuse-derived fuel (RDF). Moreover, these sustainable movements are in the continuous improvement process.
Highlights
All universities devoted themselves to academic teaching and research, they are obliged to play a leading role in the search for solutions to the current challenging problems
This paper aims to report achievements and challenges in a frame of Universitas Indonesia (UI) GreenMetric criteria during year 2016-17
Suranaree University of Technology (SUT) has carried out activities and tasks according to the UI GreenMetric World University Ranking criteria during 2016-7
Summary
All universities devoted themselves to academic teaching and research, they are obliged to play a leading role in the search for solutions to the current challenging problems. Many leading universities in the world are concerned to mitigate the global warming issue and to support campus sustainability through reducing their carbon footprint as much as possible This worldwide awareness convinced Universitas Indonesia to establish a university world-ranking system in 2010. Instead of using research and educational indicators, it mostly embraced the environmental performances It aimed to measure the universities’ effort including their current environmental conditions and policies and rated the universities’ worldwide performance. It was an online and open access system which is designed to be suitable for universities in both developed and developing countries
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