Green Gown Awards 2010 Stage 2

Massive congratulations to those projects and institutions that have been short listed for Stage 2 of the 2010 Green Gown Awards. The standard of entries was high and as always the judging was tough!

Stage Two Shortlist

Carbon Reduction

University of Manchester - Carbon Reduction Technicians
University of Manchester - LED Plant Growth Lights
Loughborough University - It's better off!
Pembrokeshire College - Taking big steps to leave a small footprint
University of Exeter - Forging Ahead: Big steps towards a low carbon University of Exeter
National Oceanography Centre, University of Southampton - Saving Carbon: Linking Utility Savings to Environmental Communications

Green ICT

University of Hertfordshire - The RARE-IDC Project (Reduction and Re-use of Energy in Institutional Data Centres)
University of Liverpool - University of Liverpool PowerDown
Warrington Collegiate - IT is Green at Warrington Collegiate
University of Gloucestershire - Hardware for hard times
National Oceanography Centre, University of Southampton - IT Energy Savings Without Spending a Fortune
North Warwickshire & Hinckley College - Power IT Down!

Continuous Improvement - Specific Area

University of Leeds - Waste Management
Imperial College London - Continuous Commissioning (ConCom) – a partnership in conserving energy and carbon reduction
University of Nottingham - The University of Nottingham - grounds management transition to sustainability
University of Bradford - Being Well on a Greener Campus
University of Gloucestershire - Step Changes: Education and Learning for Sustainability at the University of Gloucestershire

Continuous Improvement - Institutional Change

University of Wales, Newport - Continuous Improvement at the University of Wales, Newport
University of the West of England - Continual Improvement through Whole Institution Holistic Sustainability at the University of the West of England
Kingston University - Gingering Sustainability - pip to tree - The Steering Group for Sustainability (SGS) at KU
South West Wales Higher Education Partnership Sustainability Project (SWWHEP SP): Swansea Metropolitan, and Swansea Universities and Trinity University College Carmarthen - Partnerships Go Green!
University of Plymouth - Embedding Sustainability

Courses

Kingston University - Development of an Electric Motorbike
Scottish Agricultural College - PGDip/MSc in Organic Farming by part-time online distance learning
University of Huddersfield - Students Powering Ahead for Greener Cycling Facilities
London School of Economics - LSE100 The LSE Course: Understanding the causes of things
University of Plymouth - Outside the green box – embedding ESD in Teacher Training in the Lifelong Learning Sector
University of Manchester - The Manchester Sustainable City Project
University of Plymouth - Centre for Sustainable Futures (CSF) – embedding sustainability in the curriculum

Research

ESRC BRASS Centre - Cardiff University - Micro Factory Retailing (MFR) – a new business model for the car industry
Scottish Agricultural College - Developing greenhouse gas marginal abatement cost curves for the agriculture, land use and forestry sector in the UK
Coventry University - The Investigation of Pollutant Retention by TarmacDry Pervious Pavements
Centre for Sustainable Fashion, London College of Fashion - Centre for Sustainable Fashion
De Montfort University - WATTBOX

Sustainable Construction & Refurbishment

Harper Adams University College - Construction of a small scale, cost effective building with big environmental and educational benefits
University of Leeds - Construction Commitment
University of Derby - Iconic towers – ‘Climate poacher turns gamekeeper’
Leeds Metropolitan University - Implementing Leeds Mets sustainable construction policy
University of Cambridge Estate Management - University of Cambridge - New building for the Institute for Manufacturing

Skills

University of Gloucestershire - Soundings in Sustainability Literacy
Bedford College - Skills for a Low Carbon Economy
Coventry University - Add+Vantage Programme – The Environmentally-Aware Graduate
NAC Group - Green Awareness Pre-Employment Training Programme
Keele University (Research & Enterprise Services and School of Physical & Geographical Sciences) - Project Green – Keele University’s Sustainable Business Programme

Student Initiatives and Campaigns

Cardiff University - Students in Free Enterprise - Your Uni Fruit and Veg Co-op
Cranfield University - Greening the Cranfield campus
University of Gloucestershire Students’ Union - Your Student’s Union: A Greener, More Ethical Union
London School of Economics - Sustainable Future Consulting Group – Making it Real
Lancaster University Students’ Union [LUSU] - Green Lancaster’s Carbon Competition
Aberdeen University Student’s Association - Copenhagen: Seal the Deal Awareness Week

Social Responsibility

University of Westminster - Water Amnesty
University of Westminster - Westminster Scholarship
Kingston University, School of Surveying & Planning - Sustainable Living and the Older Community- Partnerships for Public Engagement Project
Hull College - Supporting learner well being: Alcohol Awareness
University of Strathclyde - Engineering Excellence in Renewable Energy

Colleges & Smaller Institutions

The Arts University College at Bournemouth - Travel Plan
National Star College - CLIMATE CHANGE IS NOT JUST ABOUT POLAR BEARS – Our Whole College Approach To Sustainability
Bradford College - Green Solutions
Blackpool & The Fylde College - Making a Sustainable Difference in Procurement
Coleg Gwent - Recycling and Carbon Reduction
City College Plymouth - City College Plymouth lights the future with energy saving initiatives

Sustainable Procurement

Lancaster and Morecambe College - Sustainable Procurement
Durham University - How supplier engagement addresses the Corporate Social Agenda at Durham University
The University of Plymouth - Sell2Plymouth
University of Leeds - Furniture Reuse Programme
University of Gloucestershire - Sustainable Procurement at UoG: A Learning Experience
London South Bank University - Sustainable Procurement at LSBU

If you have been short listed for Stage 2, you will also be notified of your success by email. The deadline for completing and sending back your stage two applications by email is 12:00 noon on Friday 7 May 2010. No late entries will be accepted. Below are all the documents you need. Please ensure the Marketing Form is completed and sent back with your Stage 2 application form.

Only those institutions short listed can apply for stage 2.

If you wish to announce the shortlist at a conference or event you are having, please use the PowerPoint presentation we have prepared or contact The Green Gown Award Team at 01242 714312 or [email protected].

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