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Takayuki NAKAMURAPresident, National Institute of Technology, Fukushima College (NIT-FC)

Executive Director, Campus Sustainability Network in Japan (CAS-Net JAPAN)

30 Nagao, Kamiarakawa, Taira, Iwaki, Fukushima 970-8034, Japan nakamura@fukushima-nct.ac.jp

Showcases in Japan on holistic campus strategic planning

Working Group 2 at the ISCN 2016 at the University of Siena in Italy

June 14, 2016

Architectural Institute of

Japan

Nagoya University

Kyoto University

Hokkaido University

The University of Tokyo

Chiba University

MEXT Ministry of

Education, Culture, Sports, Science and

Technology

Tohoku University

Mie University

Although each organization makes characteristic efforts on campus sustainability, cross-cutting view-exchanges including assessment method are not active.

It is imperative to establish an organization in Japan such as AASHE or EAUC !!

Ministry of the

EnvironmentEco

LeagueJapan Youth

Ecology League

HESD Forum

( Higher Education for Sustainable Development )

Establishment of CAS-Net JAPAN （ Campus Sustainability Network in Japan ）　　　　　　　　　　　

Necessity for making network on Sustainable Campus in Japan

Osaka University

Kyushu University

Ritsumeikan University

TokyoMetropolitan

University Waseda University

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Fukushima National College of Technology (FNCT)

　 Inaugural General Meeting for the establishment of CAS- Net was held at Kyoto University on March 26, 2014.

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Themes to be targeted by CAS-Net JAPAN（ Necessary items to create CS at Japanese universities ）

・ Establishment of the organization for CS・ Creating action plan to implement CS・ Acquiring necessary budget・ Activating the publicity on CS 　　　 　 etc.

・ Promotion of environmental education・ Development of the curriculum on CS・ Promoting students’ voluntary activities on CS etc. 　　　　　　　　

・ Installing energy saving facilities・ Reducing energy consumption and CO2 emission 　　　　　　　　　　・ Utilization of renewable energy etc.

・ Collaboration with communities, local governments and private companies ・ Networking with domestic and foreign universities・ Developing evaluation systems on CS 　 etc.

・ Management of 3R (waste)・ Water・ Food・ Environmental friendly procurement and transportation・ Conservation of ecological environment etc.

2. 　 Facilities 　 and 　 Operations

1. 　 Administration and Planning

4. 　 Engaging 　 Students

5. 　 Collaboration 　 and 　Partnerships

3. 　 Change 　 Management

Good Practices on Campus Sustainability in Japan 2016

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University Number of Contents

Hokkaido University 3

Iwate University 1

Chiba University 1

Kyoto University 3

Kyoto University CO-OP 1

Ritsumeikan University 3

Naruto University of Education

1

Ehime University 1

Fukushima College 2

Total: 9 Institutions, 16 Contents

GHG and CO2 reduction goal

Our goal is to reduce energy consumption and CO2 emission by 2 percent per unit area every year.

■1% Reduction throughFacility energy efficiency renovation 　

　　　　　　　　

■1% Reduction throughEnergy conservation and behavior change

Using the environmental tax system:1st phase: 2008-20122nd phase: 2013-2015

1. Environmental Tax System (Kyoto University)

Flowchart of tax system

Dept.1 \A

Dept. 2 \B

Environmental Tax

Dept.1A

Dept. 2 B

Dept. 1 　

Dept. 2

Dept. 1Energy saving construction

Result Inspection andPublication

Office for a Sustainable Campus

Dept. 2Energy saving construction50% (1.2 million USD)

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Financial funds Fund Distribution(2.4 million USD)

From Dept. From CentralAdministration

Flow of Money

Flow of Service

CentralAdministration

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Project choice, investigation support

Points:○ 　 Benefits for both the headquarter and the faculties of Kyoto University ○ 　 Incentive to reduce the total amount of energy consumption○ 　 Creation of the budget for campus sustainability

Tax is calculated based on the energy consumption of

each department

50% (1.2 million USD)

Renovation from Fire-tube packaged boiler to Once-through packaged boiler　　・ Reduction of primary energy ： 15,951 GJ/year

　　・ Reduction of CO2 ： 801.2 ｔ -CO2 /year

　　・ Reduction of energy cost ： 270,170 USD/year

　　・ Rate of reduction ： 20% down Once-through packaged boiler(2.5t) 4unitfire-tube packaged boiler(10t) 1unit

Introduction of Photovoltaic power generation　　・ Reduction of primary energy ： 65

GJ/year

　　・ Reduction of CO2 ： 1.8 ｔ -CO2

/year

　　・ Reduction of energy cost ： 970

USD/year

iCeMS （ 5.6kW ） Faculty of Education （ 3.7kW ）

Introduction of Inverter of pump 　　・ Reduction of primary energy ： 466

GJ/year

　　・ Reduction of CO2 ： 134 ｔ -CO2 /year

　　・ Reduction of energy cost ： 6,970

USD/year

　　・ Rate of reduction ： 54% down

The cool /warm water pump Inverter control machine

Examples for energy-saving ( at Yoshida Campus in 2012)

Renovation

Introduction

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(1 USdollar=100yen)

2. 10 years experience of Student-led EMS (Chiba University)

Points:○ 　 Students are involved into the management bodies of Chiba University○ 　 Students plan and implement the strategic policies on campus sustainability○ 　 Chiba University acquired ISO50001 in 2013

Offered by Chiba University

Students can get the credits by implementing environmental management activities

Offered by Chiba University

3. Assessment System for Sustainable Campus (ASSC)(Hokkaido University)

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Items Points Contents

1. Management 86 Policy, Organization, Financial resource, Networks, Training, Procurements, Assets, etc.

2. Education & Research 32 Education, Research, Activities of students

3. Environment 154 Ecosystem, Land, Public space, Energy use, Facilities, Transportation, Wastes, Historical assets, etc.

4. Local community 68 Collaboration with the industry, Community service, Disaster prevention, etc.

5. Special 2 Special characteristics

Point: ASSC= Japanese Evaluation System on Campus Sustainability

Rank Percentage of Points

Bronze less than 45%

Silver 45%～ 65%Gold 65%～ 85%

Platinum more than 85%

86pt32 pt

154 pt

68 pt2pt

I Management

IV Local

communitySpecial II

Education and

Research

III Environment

Offered by Hokkaido University

4. Training Project on Regional Rehabilitation for safer and more secure society

in Fukushima without nuclear energy (Fukushima College) Point: Importance of raising younger generation on sustainable

development toward our sustainable and bright future in Fukushima

（１） Education and Training for Regional Rehabilitation in the fields of Renewable Energy, Nuclear Safety and Disaster Mitigation

　①　 Establishment of a special course in the advanced course (plus 10 students) ② 　 Opening of additional subjects related to regional rehabilitation in the regular

course ③ 　 Establishment of special training programs for the community and the regional

private companies ④ 　 Organizing seminar, forum, symposium, consultation, etc. on the above-

mentioned three fields

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（２） Research and Development on Technologies for Regional Rehabilitation Renewable Energy （ Smart-grid facilities, Solar/Wind/Thermal energy, etc. ） Nuclear Safety （ Technologies to terminate the Fukushima reactor, Technologies to

measure radiation, etc. ） Disaster Mitigation （ Urban design for damaged area, Disaster prevention against

earthquakes and tsunamis, etc. ）

Explosion of Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant

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National Institute of Technology, Fukushima College (NIT-FC) is located at a distance of 45 km from Fukushima No1 Reactor

　 Regular Course (1,000 students) 　①Department of Mechanical Engineering②Department of Electrical Engineering③Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry④Department of Civil Engineering⑤Department of Communication and Information Science

Advanced Course (50 students) 　Special Course for Regional

Rehabilitation (10 students)

Center for Environment Technology and Community Liaison

　① Department of Renewable Energy 　 ②Department of Nuclear Safety ③Department of Disaster Mitigation

National Institute of Technology, Fukushima College (NIT-FC)

Local government, NPO, Local community,etc.

Local private companies and their research institutions, etc.

Other Universities ：

Other Institutions ：

Ibaraki University, etc.

Academic Consortium of Fukushima, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, etc.　 Support for regional rehabilitation

Collaboration

collaborationEnrollment or Employment

Employment of completed and skillful students

Office for Regional Rehabilitation

Contribution

Special Program for the community

Support for smart-grid technology,measurement of radiation, urban safety planning, etc.

Diagram of this Project

①System Engineering for Industrial Technology 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 (32 students)②Business Communication (8 students)

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Contribution

Thank you for your attention

Aerial Photo of Institute of Technology,Fukushima College (NIT-FC)

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