Green Gown Awards – 2014 – Facilities and Services

Facilities and Services

This category recognises facility and service excellence across an institution and how sustainability aspects are embedded throughout. It incorporates the shared services (in facilities and services) within or between organisations.

Applications should recognise initiatives where significant sustainability benefits have been achieved that are beyond normal practice or legislation. Judges will be particularly looking for initiatives that have ‘win-win’ benefits for both sustainability and performance, e.g. enhanced student experience, improved flexibility of provision. Applications which reflect new approaches, innovation, efficiency and student engagement are welcomed. Applicants should include quantitative and qualitative data to show impact. Initiatives could include:

• Biodiversity and ground maintenance
• Catering including restaurants and cafes
• ICT (mainstream activities rather than very innovative hardware or software approaches which should apply to the Technical Innovation category)
• Laboratories
• Libraries and learning spaces
• Procurement
• Shops
• Sports facilities
• Student residences (construction or refurbishment initiatives should apply under that category)
• Transport (specifically activities such as fleets and not policy which would be covered under the Carbon Reduction category)
• Shared services within or between organisations

Effective approaches to efficiency in order to overcome duplication or fragmentation
Applications are also encouraged from 3rd parties such as catering suppliers, waste companies, transport providers, accommodation providers etc. Third party organisations may enter on behalf on an institution, but an institution employee must approve the application. The Award will be made to the institution and not to the third party organisation.