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Working Group 1

CHAIRS:

BART MEEHAN

VISITING FELLOW, THE AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY

YING HUA

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, CORNELL UNIVERSITY

Working Group 1 Buildings and their Sustainability Performance

Research Agenda:

Principle 1 of the ISCN-GULF Sustainable Campus Charter

To demonstrate respect for nature and society, sustainability considerations should be an integral part of planning, construction, renovation, and operation of buildings on campus.

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PROGRAM Presentation - Title: Sustainable Development of Cyprus University of Technology (CUT) – . Presenter:

Myrianthi Astanioti

Presentation - Title: Strategic Instruments for Reducing the Carbon Footprint at Freie Universität Berlin . Presenter: Andreas Wanke

Presentation - Title: Renovation and Green Building Certification: Case study of a historical building in a University Campus (Bogazici University) - Presenters: Merve Tunali and Gulsume Kulce

Presentation - Title: Reduction in the midst of growth - Public-private collaboration to improve environmental performance at The University of Hong Kong. Presenter: Dante Archangeli

Key Issues Discussed1. Value of accreditation systems in driving

sustainable design and operations.2. Incentives to drive change and

engagement3. The challenges of renewing existing

infrastructure, particularly older buildings.

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Goals for 2015/20161. Developing strategies for broadening engagement within the

campus community, particularly the student body, to build an understanding of how sustainable infrastructure works and the impact of behavior.

2. Expanding the discussion of Working Group 1 to including engagement with other working groups –ie. Seeing sustainably designed and operated buildings within the context of sustainable campus precincts. (green neighborhoods)

3. Researching good practice in sustainable design and operations within the sector for presentation in Siena 2016.

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