Sustainability Project Shop
- Produce a visual way of explaining how much and what types of waste is produced per person at the University. Your work should be suitable for display in the Main Reception.
- Produce a sculpture from waste to symbolise the University's Environment Team.
- Produce designs for sculptures for the new University Campus taking into account both the history of the site and its aspirations for the future.
- Perform an investment appraisal on an energy saving technology.
- Determine the annual costs of a car park space on the University's campuses.
- Carry out a whole life costing for an item that represents a major University purchase.
- Perform water quality tests on the University's drinking water.
- Determine the levels of 'dangerous substances' (as defined by the Dangerous Substances Directive) in the University's foul and storm water.
- Assess the levels of contaminants in the runoff from the University's car parks.
- Assess the water qaulity of local rivers, streams and lakes.
- Develop a database application for a University car share scheme.
- Develop an electronic document control system for the University's environmental management manual.
- Develop a database application for the University's environmental performance information.
- Produce an 'end of life' plan for materials used in the construction of a building on the Hatfield Campus, re-using and recycling as much as possible.
- Design an integrated transport route on the Hatfield Campus. You should consider the needs of cyclists, pedestrians, disabled people and buses as well as cars and vans.
- Identify and map the foul and storm water drainage systems on the Hatfield campus.
Geography & Environmental Sciences
- Design a questionnaire to assess suppliers for their environmental performance.
- Produce a Biodiversity Action Plan for the University's campuses.
- Assess the impact of the woodland management plan for Hazel Grove in terms of biodiversity enhancement.
- Assess the health of those students/staff who walk to work everyday.
- Determine the extent to which students' studies are interrupted by ill health (for more than one semester) per annum.
- Compare the effect of old and new campus building designs on the health of those using the buildings.
- Produce an environmental legislation register for the University.
- Assess the level of understanding and compliance with the COSHH Regulations at the University.
- Identify future environmental legislation applicable to the University and assess the implications for implementation and compliance.
- Assess staff/student awareness of the university's environmentl policy.
- Assess the extent to which staff/students behave in accordance with the university's environmental policy.
- Assess the extent to which staff/students are willing to change their behaviour in order to protect/improve the
environment and behave in accordance with the university's environmental policy.