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Hope) project in 2009, which coincided with the completion of “Nosso Campus”
project, representing, therefore, a continuity, with greater theoretical strength and
in the complexity of its proposals (Layrargues et al. 2011). The project generated
two remarkable developments for the implementation of sustainability on campus:
conducting research on the internalization of environmental issues into research and
extension projects, and within the curricula of undergraduate courses at FUP (Layrargues and Dourado 2011), as well as the systematic inclusion of environmental coordination amongst the campus, which was formalized by a resolution of the Faculty
Council (Resolution No. 3/2010). The project also made progress in training actions
on the Solidary Selective Collection with cleaning servers and the elaboration of a
new extension project, aimed at recycling cigarette butts.
In 2012, sustainability was formally associated with campus policies and missions
since its inclusion in the Institutional Political Pedagogical Project (Universidade de
Brasília 2012). In 2015, the “Recicla FUP”
2 project was created for the management of solid waste on the campus, carrying out qualitative and quantitative studies
on waste, implementing and structuring the solidary selective collection, agreements
with cooperatives of waste pickers in the region to receive the recyclable fraction and
various actions of education and community awareness about the correct disposal
of waste (Gonçalves et al. 2018; Silva et al. 2019). This same group has started to
perform systematic monitoring of data related to waste production, water and energy
consumption on campus (Ribeiro et al. 2019). In addition, from 2016, the “Composting” project, with the participation of students, staff and professors, implemented a
small system for composting organic waste generated within the campus.
In 2019 the campus benefited from policies to improve energy efficiency at the
University of Brasilia by receiving a Solar Photovoltaic Plant
3 with 132 plates and
a capacity to generate 44 kWp (kilowatt-peak), representing savings of around R$
4000/month in electricity bill of the unit - which corresponds to 12% of the bill, on
average.
4 The Elaboration of FUP Sustainability Plan
In early 2019, a working group started to develop a sustainability plan for FUP. The
plan included a proposal to have monitoring indicators and data collection for the first
campus sustainability report. All faculty and staff were invited to a meeting of the
working group and, in some cases, specific invitations were sent to those who were
already developing research or extension activities aimed at promoting sustainability
on campus. Nine people attended the meeting: two students from the Bachelor of
Environmental Management who make up the Brazilian Junior Company of Environmental Management (Embragea), one technician, and five professors (one from
2 www.reciclafup.com.br.
3 https://noticias.unb.br/112-extensao-e-comunidade/2961-unb-ativa-sistema-de-geracao-de-ene
rgia-solar-fotovoltaica.
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Hope) project in 2009, which coincided with the completion of “Nosso Campus”
project, representing, therefore, a continuity, with greater theoretical strength and
in the complexity of its proposals (Layrargues et al. 2011). The project generated
two remarkable developments for the implementation of sustainability on campus:
conducting research on the internalization of environmental issues into research and
extension projects, and within the curricula of undergraduate courses at FUP (Layrargues and Dourado 2011), as well as the systematic inclusion of environmental coordination amongst the campus, which was formalized by a resolution of the Faculty
Council (Resolution No. 3/2010). The project also made progress in training actions
on the Solidary Selective Collection with cleaning servers and the elaboration of a
new extension project, aimed at recycling cigarette butts.
In 2012, sustainability was formally associated with campus policies and missions
since its inclusion in the Institutional Political Pedagogical Project (Universidade de
Brasília 2012). In 2015, the “Recicla FUP”
2 project was created for the management of solid waste on the campus, carrying out qualitative and quantitative studies
on waste, implementing and structuring the solidary selective collection, agreements
with cooperatives of waste pickers in the region to receive the recyclable fraction and
various actions of education and community awareness about the correct disposal
of waste (Gonçalves et al. 2018; Silva et al. 2019). This same group has started to
perform systematic monitoring of data related to waste production, water and energy
consumption on campus (Ribeiro et al. 2019). In addition, from 2016, the “Composting” project, with the participation of students, staff and professors, implemented a
small system for composting organic waste generated within the campus.
In 2019 the campus benefited from policies to improve energy efficiency at the
University of Brasilia by receiving a Solar Photovoltaic Plant
3 with 132 plates and
a capacity to generate 44 kWp (kilowatt-peak), representing savings of around R$
4000/month in electricity bill of the unit - which corresponds to 12% of the bill, on
average.
4 The Elaboration of FUP Sustainability Plan
In early 2019, a working group started to develop a sustainability plan for FUP. The
plan included a proposal to have monitoring indicators and data collection for the first
campus sustainability report. All faculty and staff were invited to a meeting of the
working group and, in some cases, specific invitations were sent to those who were
already developing research or extension activities aimed at promoting sustainability
on campus. Nine people attended the meeting: two students from the Bachelor of
Environmental Management who make up the Brazilian Junior Company of Environmental Management (Embragea), one technician, and five professors (one from
2 www.reciclafup.com.br.
3 https://noticias.unb.br/112-extensao-e-comunidade/2961-unb-ativa-sistema-de-geracao-de-ene
rgia-solar-fotovoltaica.