The Sustainability Research Institute has been established at UEL to research and develop the application of innovative eco-efficient technologies and processes, with a focus on changes in the physical infrastructure that benefit the environment and promote a carbon-neutral society.
Under the directorship of Darryl Newport, the Institute brings together UEL research and knowledge transfer programmes across a wide range of disciplines: architecture and the built environment, civil engineering, new materials technologies, GIS, pipeline technology, renewable energy, flood defence, environmental science and biodiversity conservation.
“Much of Thames Gateway, including the sites earmarked for development, is post-industrial ‘brownfield’ land, characterised by multiple environmental challenges,” states Darryl. “Innovative eco-efficient technologies and processes are needed in water, waste, energy and biodiversity to ensure that these sites are developed sensitively and in ways that enhance both the environment and quality of life.”
Darryl is the head of the London Thames Gateway Development Corporation' (LTGDC) Sustainable Procurement Project, in collaboration with the Olympic Delivery Authority’s Sustainable Procurement Project, which aims to increase understanding of the significant investment planned in environmental technology in east London. As part of a consortium including the London Thames Gateway Development Corporation, ARUP and UCL, Darryl is leading the development of the Dagenham Dock Institute for Sustainability, an innovative business park supporting companies engaged in socially and environmentally friendly consumption and waste management.
Dagenham Dock will provide an influential example of best practice in designing, building, living and working in sustainable communities. Its consortium is already collaborating with the Dongtan Institute for Sustainabilty to deliver models for eco-cities in China. Both the Dongtan and Dagenham Dock projects have set the Shanghai Expo in 2010 as their target for becoming operational.
Darryl has recently set up UEL’s involvement in the Carbon Trust’s Higher Education Carbon Management Programme, which provides universities and higher education colleges with practical advice and guidance on cutting carbon emissions and reducing energy costs. In March 2008, Energy Minister Malcolm Wicks visited the Docklands campus to launch a pioneering renewable energy initiative, in which UEL teamed up with leading solar energy company Solarcentury. 130 high-efficiency solar photovoltaic (pv) Sharp panels were installed on the roof of the Business School and Library, located on the waterfront of the Royal Albert Dock. The installation has the potential to generate 17,430 kWh of electricity, enough to power the 800 computers and workstations in the building. As well as meeting part of UEL’s energy demands, the technology provides a focus for future research and teaching programmes.
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