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Each year, powering, lighting, heating, and cooling UCL 200+ buildings produce over 50,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide and costs £16 million in energy. In 2021/2022 the Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering department produced over 100 tonnes of CO2, which was a 40% decrease from the previous year.
Detailed information of UCL buildings or department’s carbon emissions in real time can be seen on our new Fabriq platform. To gain access please access the Fabriq platform using UCL_Energy_Data as username and password.
To continue to combat energy usage, the department follows UCL’s Heating, Cooling and Ventilation Policy, working towards a ‘Silver’ Green Impact award by 22/23, with an aim of being ‘Gold’ by 23/24. This is also to help improve our environmental impact in our offices, including how we manage energy usage.
UCL Switch Off
Another way to combat spiralling energy costs is by reducing our energy wastage over UCL’s closure periods. It is a fantastic opportunity for people across the whole department to get involved and save energy by switching off their devices during the Christmas and easter periods. Over the 2020 Christmas period, the Switch Off helped UCL save 147 tonnes of carbon through switching off items that would have otherwise been left running. That is equivalent to planting 2,425 trees. It also saved UCL a tree-mendous £88,441!