Universiti Malaysia Sabah

UMS' Sustainable Energy Management Policy

Background

The UMS' Sustainable Energy Management Policy is a policy that was established in 2018. It is a policy to re-enforce UMS' commitment towards the creation of a sustainable environment and the reduction of greenhouse gases.

State of Policy

UMS aims towards the reduction of climate change effects, carbon emission and cost associated with energy security and utilities in campus; driven by a plethora of innovative. creative, measurable and well-founded sustainable initiatives without comprising the comfort, health and safety of the campus community.

• Key Objectives

  
  The key objectives of UMS' Sustainable Energy Management Policy are as follows:
  1. 1. To empower the campus community to make the difference through their environmental awareness and mindset change, knowledge acquisition, skills and values via excellence in teaching, learning and research;
  2. 2. To reduce the university's level of carbon footprints by educating energy users to minimize energy waste, with a target of reduction to 10-20% below 2017 levels by 2023;
  3. 3. To develop an energy management program structure that promotes, coordinates ideas and evaluates energy efficiency and conservation practices in the university;
  4. 4. To establish and maintain a structured system to continually monitor energy consumption and provide solutions to any energy-related issues;
  5. 5. To retrofit existing appliances and acquire energy efficient equipment, tool, or appliances to improve energy efficiency usage in the campus with a target of 5% annually.
  6. 6. To demonstrate commitment and leadership to energy sustainability, by achieving;
     1. a. Green building index certification of at least four diamonds or above (GreenPASS), or 'Silver' or above (GreenRE/GBI) for all buildings;
     2. b. Green building index certification of at least three diamonds or above (GreenPASS), or 'Bronze/Certified' or above (GreenRE/GBI) for all buildings;
     3. c. at least a 20% of renewable and sustainable energy mix within the campus to reduce the university's dependability on fossil fuel.
     • f) [This policy follows the Zero Single-Use Plastics Policy Guidelines issued by the Ministry of Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change (MESTECC), Malaysia, and the Public Sector Conducive Ecosystem (EKSA) guidelines.]
     

     • Action Plan

     • SUSTAINABLE ENERGY POLICY GUIDELINE AND IMPLEMENTATION FOR SUSTAINABLE ENERGY MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE

       
       
       

     • ENERGY SAVING GUIDELINES FOR UMS OFFICES AND PREMISES

       
       

     • Compliance with MS 1525:2014 Energy Efficiency and Use of Renewable Energy for Non-Residential Buildings

       

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