Sustainability and Sustainable Practices
Swinburne is embracing sustainability and is exploring initiatives and opportunities through research and education. The university has developed a Sustainability Strategy and an Environmental Management System to set the direction for best practice standards across all campuses and curriculum. Currently, Swinburne has embedded sustainability practices into the teaching of 52 TAFE qualifications, with more to come.
Part of Swinburne’s commitment to sustainability can be seen through the National Centre for Sustainability (NCS), a collaboration of several education institutions dedicated to the development and promotion of sustainability and education, hosted by Swinburne. The $12.2 million NCS building includes a 90,000 litre water tank for harvesting rain water, solar panels and natural ventilation and lighting systems. Swinburne was the first Australian university to sign a sustainability covenant with the Environmental Protection Authority, Victoria. The university has also embedded sustainability in teaching and learning through the Diploma of Sustainability, a course which can be undertaken concurrently on top of existing study.
In 2010, Swinburne was awarded a 5 Star Green Rating for the new Advanced Technologies Centre (ATC) currently under construction at the Hawthorn campus, recognising environment al design and performance. The Green Trades Complex is also currently under construction at the Croydon campus which will have the capability to train 10,000 new apprentices to meet the demand for green trades.
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“To learn a vocation, you also have to learn the frauds it practices and the promises it breaks.”
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