Progress Review 2012/13

Progress Review 2012/13

Contents

Executive Summary

3

1. Introduction

4

2. Carbon Emissions & Trends

4

2.1

Annual Carbon Footprint

4

2.2

Are we meeting our target?

8

2.3

Carbon Reduction Commitment

9

3. Carbon Management Projects

10

3.1

Project updates

10

3.2

New projects

16

3.3

Assumptions

17

Appendix A: Carbon Management Matrix – Embedding

18

List of Figures and Tables

Figure 1:

Aberdeen City Council Carbon Footprint 2012/13 (tonnes CO

2

)

Figure 2:

Aberdeen City Council Carbon Emission Trend 2008/09 - 2012/13

Figure 3:

Aberdeen City Council’s progress towards meeting its carbon reduction target

Executive Summary

Aberdeen City Council is committed to delivering a 23% reduction in carbon dioxide emissions (CO

2

) by 2015 (from

2008/09 levels) and a 42% reduction by 2020.

During financial year 2012/13 the Council emitted 94,038 tonnes of CO

2

from accounted day to day operations. The

sector with the highest emissions is public buildings which includes schools, followed by waste.

As of 31st March 2013 the Council has achieved a 20% reduction in its carbon footprint, the equivalent reduction of

23,097 tonnes CO

2

since 2008/09. This means the Council is on track to meet its target of a 23% reduction in carbon

emissions by 2015 and must continue this trend in order to meet the ambitious 2020 target of a 42% reduction in carbon

emissions.

The sectors which have shown the greatest reduction in carbon emissions since the baseline year (2008/09) are waste

(42% reduction) and water (35% reduction).

The sectors which have shown the least reduction in carbon emissions since the baseline year are public buildings (4%

decrease) and business travel (6% decrease).

Street lighting is the only sector in which carbon dioxide emissions have increased since the baseline year (14% increase

since 2008/09). However, this increase can be mostly attributed to a change in the way street lighting consumption is

now recorded.

A new financial driver for carbon reduction has been introduced by the UK Government. Under the Carbon Reduction

Commitment Energy Efficiency Scheme (CRC), Aberdeen City Council is required to purchase and surrender allowances

to offset our emissions.

The allowance price at present is set at £12 per tonne of CO

2

but this will rise to £16 per tonne of CO

2

from 2015.

At the moment the CRC only includes electricity from public buildings, however, in future energy use from street lighting

will also be added.

In 2012/13 Aberdeen City Council paid £465,324 under the CRC for electricity from public buildings. When street lighting

is included the cost is expected to rise by an additional £127,000

1

_.

It is important to note that this carbon tax is paid in addition to the annual electricity bill which is in excess of £8

million.

We aim to reduce our carbon dioxide emissions by 23% (from 2008/09 levels) by 2015

1. Introduction

In March 2010 Council approved the Carbon Management Plan (CMP) 2010-2015. This committed Aberdeen City Council

to delivering targets of:

•

23% reduction in CO

2

emissions by 2015 (based on 2008/09 emission levels);

•

42% reduction in CO

2

emissions by 2020 (based on 2008/09 emission levels).

To meet these targets the carbon management team (a cross service officer working group) developed an original list

of 26 projects; however this list did not fully meet the Council’s target of a 23% reduction by 2015. Therefore progress

is reviewed annually in order to track progress towards the target as well as to identify new projects. The annual

calculation of the Council’s carbon footprint is also reported at this time. This progress review covers the period 1st

April 2012 to 31st March 2013 and aims to measure the costs and benefits derived from completed projects as well as

identifying new projects and reporting ongoing progress.

2. Carbon Emissions & Trends

The volume of carbon dioxide (CO

2

) emitted from specific Council operations has been monitored over the past 5

financial years (2008/09 - 2012/13). This includes emissions from business travel, fleet, some Council housing (59

multi-storey blocks, consisting of approximately 4,500 flats), public buildings, street lighting, water and citywide waste

to landfill.

2.1 Annual Carbon Footprint

Figure 1 shows the total carbon dioxide emissions for financial year 2012/13 which is an overall 94,038 tonnes CO

2

.

The sector with the highest emissions is public buildings, followed by waste.

Figure 1: Aberdeen City Council Carbon Footprint 2012/13

Business Travel 1% Water 0% Fleet 5% Waste to Landfill 28% Street Lighting 11% Public Buildings 43%

Aberdeen City Council Carbon Footprint 2012/13 (94,038 tonnes CO2)

Housing 12%

Figure 2: Aberdeen City Council Carbon Emission Trend 2008/09 – 2012/13

* Housing figures for 2011/12 is the same data as reported for 2010/11 due to issues with data collection for that year.

Water Business Travel Fleet Street Lighting Housing * Public Buildings Waste to Landfill TOTAL 2008/09 180.3 980.6 4,744.1 9,131.2 14,650.1 42,240.9 45,207.8 117,135.1 2009/10 168.1 986.5 4,638.3 9,258.2 15,829.8 39,934.5 41,781.5 112,596.9 2010/11 141.5 842.8 4,523.2 10,645.0 13,793.2 40,639.0 36,018.4 106,603.05 2011/12 131.7 839.8 4,332.9 10,666.3 13,793.2 35,283.8 28,597.3 93,645.03 2012/13 118.1 924.8 4,263.7 10,489.5 11,431.9 40,661.5 26,148.2 94,037.72

Aberdeen City Council Carbon Emissions Trend

(2008/09 - 2012/13)

0.0 80,000.0 60,000.0 40,000.0 20,000.0

Tonnes CO

2 140,000.0 120,000.0 100,000.0

Emission Source

2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 0.0 1,200.0 600.0 400.0 200.0 Tonnes CO 2 Emission Source 800.0 1,000.00

Water Business Travel Aberdeen City Council Carbon

Emissions Trend 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13

Figure 2

shows the trend in emissions over the past 5 financial years broken down by emission source.

The trends in emissions are explained in greater detail below:

Water

Carbon emissions from water usage continues to decrease with a 10% drop in emissions compared to last year, the

equivalent saving of 13.6 tonnes CO

2

.

Since 2008/09 carbon emissions from water consumption have decreased by 35%, the equivalent saving of 62.2 tonnes

CO

2.

This can be attributed to improved metering leading to early leak detection as well as installation of water saving

devices.

Business Travel

Carbon emissions from business travel (rail, road and air travel) have increased by approximately 10% since last year,

the equivalent increase of 85 tonnes CO

2

. However, since 2008/09 carbon emissions from business travel have decreased

overall by 6%, the equivalent saving of 55.8 tonnes CO

2

.

The Social Care & Wellbeing directorate has recently started using hire cars in place of staff using their own cars for

work purposes. Therefore, this year hire car data has been included for the first time.

Fleet

Carbon emissions from petrol, diesel & gas oil consumption have decreased in 2012/13 by 1.6% the equivalent saving

of 69.1 tonnes CO

2

. Since 2008/09 there has been a 10% decrease in carbon emissions from fleet, the equivalent saving

of 480.4 tonnes CO

2

.

There has been a large decrease in gas oil which could be due to better utilisation of machinery which has allowed the

amount of machinery to be reduced; in addition newer; more fuel efficient lawn mowers have been introduced. The

in-crease in diesel consumption could be attributed to an inin-crease in the number of fleet vehicles and more waste collection

routes being carried out.

Street Lighting

Carbon emissions from street lighting have decreased since last year by 1.6% saving 177 tonnes CO

2.

The overall trend

since 2008/09 is an increase of 14.9% the equivalent of 1,358 tonnes CO

2.

However this increase can be mostly attributed

to a change in the way street lighting consumption is now recorded.

This decrease since last year could be due to reducing from 80 & 125w mercury lamps (MBFU) and 100w high pressure

sodium (SON) lanterns to 55w fluorescent lanterns. Also for any new scheme, new technology is specified to help

reduce the total consumption further i.e. from 250 SON to 140w cosmo (ceramic metal halide lamps for outdoor lighting)

and 150w SON to 60 or 90w cosmo.

Housing

Carbon emissions from the 59 multi-storey housing blocks have decreased by 17% since 2010/11, saving 2,361 tonnes

CO

2

. The figures used for 2011/12 were the same as 2010/11 due to data collection issues.

Since 2008/09 emissions from housing have decreased by 22%, the equivalent saving of 3,218 tonnes CO

2

. This could

Public Buildings

Emissions from public buildings have increased during 2012/13 by 15%, the equivalent of 5,378 tonnes CO

2

. However

the overall trend since the baseline year suggests that emissions have decreased overall by 4% saving over 1,580 tonnes

CO

2

.

It is expected that the review of corporate office accommodation will produce efficiencies; however the demand for

school provision across the city may lead to an increase in floor space in the future. The impact of these reviews and

other reviews being progressed is difficult to predict.

Citywide Waste & Recycling

Total municipal waste collected for 2012/13 was 93,360.84 tonnes, a fall of 5.68 % from 2011/12. This reduction in

municipal waste can be attributed to the on-going economic downturn engineering more prudent shopping behaviours.

This is supported by evidence from other UK Local Authorities. In addition, evidence continues to show that regulation

relating to producer responsibility, on-going increases in landfill tax and voluntary agreements on packaging reduction

have had a successful impact upon consumer choices and waste reduction. At a local level, extensive waste awareness

campaigns and an on-going continuation of our food waste collection - which has been demonstrated elsewhere in the

UK to promote waste reduction behaviours - have resulted in improved householder awareness and a decrease in waste

disposed via the general refuse bins.

There has been a decrease in municipal waste collected for composting. In 2012/13 composted waste accounted for

13,873.21 tonnes, a fall of 7.21% since last year. Although Aberdeen City Council does not operate commercial organic

waste collections, the Waste and Recycling Service has collected internal green waste from the Grounds department

for several years. There has been a significant reduction in this source of green waste due to the grounds department

now composting a majority of their green waste on-site. In addition, consistent periods of poor weather have likely

affected the volume of green waste presented by residents for collection. The decrease in organic waste tonnage is

confidently attributed to these factors.

There has been a small increase in the volume of material collected for recycling. The volume of material recycled in

2012/13 is 20,973.48 tonnes. This is an increase of 4.58% from 2011/12. This increase can be attributed to the

on-going roll-out of recycling points to communities with little or no kerbside collection service. Targeted waste aware

communications including high visibility media and door-knocking campaigns also explain this increase.

Overall, Aberdeen City Council has a recycling and composting rate for 2012/13 of 37.32%; an increase of 1.92% from

2011/12. This demonstrates the on-going success of our waste awareness campaigns.

2.2

Are we meeting our target?

The target of 23% CO

2

reduction by 2015 equates to a reduction of 27,262 tonnes CO

2

over the course of the 5 year

plan. This means a reduction of 4.6% must be achieved year on year until 2015 which equates to 5,452 tonnes CO

2

every year.

Figure 3 shows the Council’s progress against the overall target. To date, the Council has achieved a 20% reduction in

its carbon footprint, the equivalent of 23,000 tonnes CO

2

since 2008/09. This means the Council is on track to meet its

target of a 23% reduction in carbon emissions by 2015 but must continue this trend in order to meet our ambitious 2020

target of a 42% reduction in carbon emissions.

Figure 3: Aberdeen City Council’s progress towards meeting its carbon reduction target

It is also important to note the Council’s progress towards embedding carbon management into the organisation as

illustrated in Appendix A. This matrix is reviewed annually and shows we continue to progress in the areas of

programme management, communication and training, finance/investment and policy alignment.

Going forward we will continue to focus our efforts through communication and training and policy alignment as we

see these as the areas which will derive the greatest benefits. Activities will include:

•

Continuing to work with and expand the Carbon Reduction Champions Network;

•

Reviewing operational policies through the Carbon Reduction Champions;

•

Increasing awareness through the Cut Your Carbon campaign;

•

Investigating methods of delivering formal carbon reduction training;

•

Increasing information provided at corporate inductions.

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120000

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80000

60000

40000

20000

0

Financial Year

Tonnes CO

2

Aberdeen City Council Carbon Footprint Trend

B

2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20

Target Emissions (tonnes CO2) 118,530 113,078 107,626 102,174 96,721 91,269 87,515 83,762 80,008 76,255 72,501 68,747 Actual Emissions (tonnes CO2) 118,530 112,596 106,603 93,645 94,038

2.3

Carbon Reduction Commitment

A new financial driver for carbon reduction introduced by the UK Government is the Carbon Reduction Commitment

Energy Efficiency Scheme (CRC) - a mandatory scheme aimed at improving energy efficiency and cutting emissions in

large public and private sector organisations.

Aberdeen City Council is required to purchase and surrender allowances to offset our emissions. Allowances can either

be bought at annual fixed-price sales, or traded on the secondary market. One allowance must be surrendered for each

tonne of CO

2

emitted.

The allowance price at present is set at £12 per tonne of CO

2

but this will rise to £16 per tonne of CO

2

from 2015.

At the moment the CRC only includes electricity from public buildings, however, in future energy use from street lighting

will also be added.

In 2012/13 Aberdeen City Council paid £465,324 under the CRC for electricity from public buildings. When street lighting

is included, the cost is expected to rise by an additional £127,000

2

_.

It is important to note that this carbon tax is paid in addition to the annual electricity bill which is in excess of £8

million.

Aberdeen City Council has reduced its carbon footprint by 20% since 2008/09

(a reduction of 23,097 tonnes CO

2

)

3. Carbon Management Projects

3.1

Project updates

Table 1 provides a progress update on projects within the Carbon Management Plan which contribute to the reduction

of carbon emissions from Council operations.

An important Council policy that has recently been approved is the Internal Waste Minimisation Policy. This policy has

been developed in order for the Council to meets its obligations under Scotland’s Zero Waste Plan and Waste (Scotland)

Regulations 2012 and has potential to reduce the Council’s carbon footprint.

The annual disposal costs for internal waste is around £1,296,627 and this does not include the cost of unnecessary

purchase of goods and materials. Rising landfill costs increasingly mean that waste disposal is not a cost effective

way to manage waste. Landfill tax on the disposal of waste is £64 per tonne (2012/13) and will increase to £80 a tonne

by April 2014

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The internal waste minimisation policy aims to:

•

Reduce waste to landfill from corporate buildings by 28% by 2018 (against a 2011/12 baseline).

•

Reuse, recycle and compost 65% of corporate waste by 2018 (against a 2011/12 baseline).

At present, waste and recycling from Council operations is not included in the carbon management baseline; instead

waste collected from households across the City is included. However, as monitoring of internal waste improves, the

carbon management baseline may need to be revised to include internal waste in future years in order to give a true

picture of the Council’s waste streams.

Table 1:

Project Updates

Sector

Project Name Project Ref

Progress to Date

Awareness Raising & Training

Awareness Raising & Training

ACC-01-Awareness The “Cut Your Carbon” environmental awareness campaign has continued throughout 2012/13 supported by the Carbon Reduction Champions Network. The “Cut Your Carbon” campaign aims to raise staff awareness of environmental issues and to encourage behaviour change. As part of the campaign the Council supported Green Office Week (May 2012) and Climate Week (March 2013). The Carbon Reduction Champions network has increased to include 26 staff volunteers from across the Council who encourage greener working practices.

Activities include -

• Review of first year (Jan 2013)

• Quarterly network meetings

• Online Knowledge Hub Group – online forum for posting updates/ documents etc

• Office walkabouts

• Distribution of environmental information

• Distribution of a monthly newsletter to library service staff

• Hosting videoconferencing/interactive whiteboard training sessions

• Information stands in Marischal College

• Developing an online interactive learning module Results to date include -

• Currently working with the Carbon Trust and a consortium of Local Authorities to develop online interactive learning modules on environmental topics.

• Lunch and learn for climate week - over 50 staff attended

• SWAP STATION launched in Marischal College. A place for staff to swap unwanted stationary items for things they need, therefore reducing unnecessary purchase.

Business Travel Review & Reduction of Staff Business Travel

ACC-02-Business Travel

Review of essential car user status

The Essential Car User Policy is being revisited in light of Council decision to support the ‘Smarter Working’ programme and how this would influence demand for parking.

Review of car parking provision

A report has been presented to CMT but deferred making a decision on it. Therefore allocation of car parking at Marischal is still to be detemined.

Promotion of teleconferencing / video conferencing

Some promotion and staff training on tele/video conferencing has taken place through the Cut Your Carbon campaign. However, further training opportunities are being discussed as part of the Smarter Working programme. Investigating installing more video conferencing equipment in Marischal.

Introduction of targets for managers to reduce staff mileage

This project is dependant on gaining senior level support to implement and has not progressed to date.

Expansion of pool bicycles

There are no plans for any further pool bikes yet as we have enough supply to cope with demand. Due to the lack of storage facilities at other Council offices, the pool bike supply has been confined to Marischal, unless other offices have requested a bike.

The City Wardens (based at Archibald Simpson House) have purchased 2 electric cycles which will be stored at Marischal

Sector

Project Name Project Ref

Progress to Date

Expansion for pool cars

4 electric cars have been added to the car club fleet as well as 1 wheelchair accessible car which is the first of its kind in Scotland.

Implementation of bike and bus salary sacrifice schemes

Bike and bus salary sacrifice schemes have been launched. During 2012/13, 20 staff joined the bike scheme and 168 are currently part of the bus scheme.

Promotion of active travel initiatives

Road cycling traininghas not taken place yet. Bike maintenance training took place in Marischal College in March, 2 sessions with roughly 15 people taking part. Feedback was good so we will be looking to do these again, maybe in other Council premises. The Council took part in Bike Week and European Mobility Week 2013 with a bike road show visiting 6 City Schools.

Increase number of cycle lockers at Council buildings

Ongoing, 10 new cycle lockers installed at Kittybrewster. Spares boxes for cyclists have been made up and placed at main reception areas (Kittybrewster, Balgownie 1, Marischal College). Cycle parking outside the main door of Marischal has been put in place.

Installation of electric vehicle charging points in car parks

Electric vehicle charging points have been installed in a number of Council sites including Marischal College, Tullos Depot, Kittybrewster Depot, Spring Garden and West North Street car park. These points allow faster charging of the Council’s current electric vehicles and provide the opportunity to charge further vehicles should the Council purchase more. It is envisaged that this is only the first stage in developing a network of electric charging infrastructure across Aberdeen City that can be accessed by the general public in the future. Seven new installations have been fitted to both Gallowgate sites, Sclattie Park, Chapel Street, Frederick Street, Polmuir Road (Duthie) and Kingswells Park and Ride. We have also been successful in attracting grant funding to further expand the network of electric charging points.

Buildings Building

Efficiencies

ACC-03-Buildings Several strategic property reviews are underway to determine optimum service provision. These are as follows:

Schools Estate Review- is currently underway with primary school review due. This should determine the plan for the primary estate over next 20 years.

Review of Depots- to date some small depots have been closed and salt storage areas have been condensed. There are no immediate plans to reduce the depot provision any further.

Review of Community Centres- There are ongoing reviews of community buildings and community learning provision. It is not clear at this time if there will be an impact on the number of buildings.

Review of Corporate Offices. An Officer has been seconded to review the corporate offices and lead the Smarter Working project. This will result in the closure of a number of office buildings, most notably Balgownie 1 by 2016. An 8 desks to 10 staff policy will also be implemented across the remaining offices to improve utilisation.

Sector

Project Name Project Ref

Progress to Date

3Rs Schools Project ACC-04-Buildings The 3Rs schools are operational with full facility management services delivered by an external contractor until 2039. Lessons learned from the 3Rs Public Private Partnership processes are being used to inform the development of new schools through the Hub North Scotland. A new internal working practice has been implemented where all Council building projects over £500,000 are subject to peer review with the aim to learn lessons from past projects, increase sustainability, increase energy efficiency, manage spending and look at life cycle analysis.

Extension of Combined Heat & Power network

ACC-05-Buildings The City’s combined heat and power network continues to be extended into the city centre linking in more public buildings including the Town House and Frederick Street Business Centre. A feasibility study is underway for district heating CHP in the Tillydrone area and at the Balnagask Torry District Heating project is currently at the planning stage. Council approved the proposal for Aberdeen Heat and Power (AH&P) to establish a separate trading company to allow non Council properties to be connected into the combined heat and power district heating (CHP) schemes in the city. The subsidiary company is currently being set up. Any profits made from the commercial arm will be used to keep heating payments affordable for social tenants and/or used to fund further infrastructure. Aberdeen City Council will have no input to the commercial arm. The first project for the new company will be the St Nicholas House redevelopment site.

Replacement of Oil Heating with Renewables in 2 Schools

ACC-07-Buildings The replacement of the heating system for Cults Primary is complete, with the installation of gas boilers and CHP to replace existing oil boilers. Cults have also had a solar PV array installed and this is a good example of how renewables can work in a school.

Culter Primary will be included in the Condition & Suitability budget next year for a heating system replacement (oil to gas).

Seaton CHP – Gasification of Biomass

ACC-08-Buildings This is a longer term project. The University of East Anglia is piloting a similar scheme so await the results of the trial. Feedback to date has been positive and equipment seems to be working.

Energy Efficiency Upgrades - Condition & Suitability ACC-02N-Public Buildings

In the Condition & Suitability budget for 2013/14 it is planned to carry out work on 16 properties which will lead to reductions in carbon emissions. This is out of a total of 61 projects within the C&S budget.

Installation of Photo Voltaic Panels (PVs)

ACC-03N-Public Buildings

A total of 90 sites to have PV installed. Approx 80% of sites are online and generating electricity with the remaining sites awaiting final connection.

A switch on event took place at Loirston Primary School in June 2013 in conjunction with the Mark Group. Several other schools are requesting talks from the Energy Team.

The Mark Group are installing meters, therefore by next year the

proportion of renewable energy generated should be able to be accounted for in our carbon footprint calculations.

Voltage Optimisation

ACC-05N-Public Buildings

Currently planning the next phase of voltage optimiser installations. Site surveys ongoing. Two sites will be installed by end March 2014.

Sector

Project Name Project Ref

Progress to Date

Fleet Undertake a Green Fleet Review

ACC-13-Fleet A Green Fleet Review was undertaken in July 2010. Additional recommendations which have been implemented since the 2011/12 carbon management plan review include:

• Speed restrictorsinstalled to new vehicles driving outside the City. As new vehicles are bought speed restrictors installed. Currently on 12 vehicles.

• TRANMAN- the new fleet management system is now operational. Initial teething problems almost resolved. As a result of the new system fuel consumption reports are provided to service users monthly, however there is little evidence to date which shows that this

information is having an effect on fuel consumption. Also a Service Level Agreement has been signed which sees the Fleet Manager meet with managers of services once a month in order to discuss fleet related issues. Services include grounds, waste, roads and building services. This provides the Fleet Manager with the opportunity to provide data to service users on costs, fuel consumption and carbon emissions.

ICT PC Power Management Software

ACC-14-ICT Work has been ongoing to try to ensure PC powerdown is implemented as standard practice in any new schools. Bucksburn and Cults PCs are automatically switched off at night.

Virtual Desktop Technology

ACC-15-ICT COMPLETE- The corporate wide rollout of the Virtual Desktop Environment is complete.

Street Lighting Street Lighting Replacements - reducing wattage ACC-16-Street Lighting / ACC-06N-Street Lighting

Replacing street lighting is an ongoing programme carried out on a priority basis when funding is available. Approximately 100 replacements due in period 13/14

Reduce Burning Hours

ACC-07N-Street Lighting

Reduce burning hours by replacing old photocells with reduced hour photocells. No reduced hour photocells have been installed to date as there are still older units in stock which need to be used. Once old stock has been installed lower burning hours photocells will be purchased instead.

Traffic Sign Light & Bollard Light Replacement Using LED Lamps

ACC-08N-Street Lighting

The use of LED for sign and bollard replacements/maintenance continues. Although this is not a huge saving in terms of energy usage it does reduce maintenance costs. There are around 100 installed to date (60 more than last year)

Roads Construction Consent

ACC-10N-Street Lighting

LED lights are recommended to developers to install in new housing schemes however it is generally down to one officer to ensure this happens. No formal policy is in place yet, however this will be raised with Heads of Service during 13/14.

Traffic Light Replacements Using LED Lamps

ACC-11N-Street Lighting

Refurbishment of traffic signal installations is an ongoing process which requires investment over a number of years before all old halogen lamps are replaced with LED lamps.

Seven sites have been refurbished but due to the long period of inclement weather during the early part of 2013, only 5 of the sites were completed in the financial year 2012/13, the remaining 2 were completed early 2013/14. A further 6 sites are in the process of being refurbished.

Waste Food Waste

Collections

ACC-18-Domestic Waste

Complete but further work ongoing

Resulted in a CO2reduction of 1,156 tonnes

Food waste communal containers have been rolled out to 58 Multi-storey properties and are meeting or exceeding expected collection weights. About 4500 residents are now enjoying the new service.

On-site locations are now being surveyed for rolling out the service to tenemental and courtyard developments. This will be done in phases over the next 6 months approximately and will offer the service to almost

Sector

Project Name Project Ref

Progress to Date

Recycling for Multi-occupancy Properties ACC-19-Domestic Waste

Complete but further work ongoing

Resulted in a CO2reduction of 4,569 tonnes

Alternative Weekly Collections

ACC-20-Domestic Waste

The Council has continued to expand recycling services into those areas of the city without access to the kerbside recycling service. However, it is the intention to introduce on-street or communal, co-mingled recycling facilities to all properties in Aberdeen City currently without access to the kerbside recycling service and to change the existing kerbside sort service to a co-mingled uplift. Waste Composition Analysis is also being

undertaken to identify materials in the waste stream at priority areas. The Zero Waste Management Project - The outline business case has been completed, approved by the Project Board and will be going to the sub-committee followed by full Council in October 2013.

Waste Recycling Centres

ACC-21-Domestic Waste

SITA UK Ltd has worked in conjunction with Council officers to develop a planning application for a new Household Waste Recycling Centre at Grove Nursery in the west of the city. Planning permission was approved, subject to conditions, in early 2012. Although this decision has not had an impact on this year’s recycling figures it represents a significant step forward in improving the availability of recycling centres in the city and it is expected to impact on recycling/composting rates as of February 2014, when it is due to open. Plans for ACRE (A Centre for Recycling & Energy) are progressing well with 3 potential sites identified. Consultation events will continue throughout 2013/14. In addition, a business case is being developed to in-troduce reuse containers at the City’s household waste recycling centres wherein materials can be deposited by residents and collected by charities. Waste Electronic &

Electrical Equipment (WEEE) Collections

ACC-22-Domestic Waste

Complete but further collections ongoing

For the period 2012/13, 758.52 tonnes of WEEE were collected. This figure has decreased by 464 tonnes compared to last year.

Roll Out of Office Recycling Islands / Internal Waste

ACC-23-Internal Waste

Basic recycling facilities were introduced to Marischal College on opening of the building (summer 2011). However, further roll out has been held back due to a lack of capacity on the commercial waste collections. Clarification on the requirements of the Waste (Scotland) Regulations 2012 has enabled planning to take place to extend collections recycling collections in 2013/ 2014. Also, the Council’s Internal Waste Minimisa-tion Policy has been developed and approved by Council. This policy aims to reduce waste to landfill from corporate buildings by 28% by 2018 (against a 2011/12 baseline) and to reuse, recycle and compost 65% of corporate waste by 2018 (against a 2011/12 baseline). The next step is to develop an Implementation Plan in conjunction with relevant services which will take place during 13/14.

Wood Recycling at Recycling Centres

ACC-12N-Waste Complete but further collections ongoing

For the period 2012/13, 1,964.2 tonnes of wood waste were collected for recycling from Sclattie and Tullos. This figure has increased by over 700 tonnes compared to last year. With regard to the wood waste

collections, wood material will be collected from the Grove Nursery Recycling Centre when it opens and it is intended to include wood waste at the proposed Bridge of Don site replacing Perwinnes Moss as and when that project progresses.

Water Percussion Taps & Flow Controllers

ACC-25-Water Complete

Percussion taps have been installed in three school properties.

At Loirston Primary there has been a 560m3_{reduction in water consumption.}

At Walker Road 970m3_{saved 12/13.}

3.2 New projects

There are several new projects which have the potential to reduce the Council’s carbon footprint. However, it is

difficult to attribute predicted CO

2

or financial savings to all projects at this time as many are at an early stage in

development.

Nevertheless these projects should be mentioned at this stage with the assumption that data will be provided when

the projects have been completed.

These projects are:

Project Area

Project Title

Details

Awareness Raising & Training

Environmental Education Package for schools

Development of an environmental educational package covering sustainability issues such as carbon, energy, waste, renewables etc. Could take the form of teacher training, online learning resources, lesson plans etc. Will link to curriculum for excellence & Ecoschools programme. Could include development of carbon reduction champions for each school.

Housing Tillydrone Combined Heat & Power

Installation of district heating CHP in Tillydrone. Feasibility study being undertaken at present.

Torry District Heating A new district heating scheme is planned to be installed to multi storey buildings in Torry. The scheme will be designed to link into a wider CHP scheme in future, with the potential for anaerobic digestion.

Public Buildings Installation of Air Source Heat Pumps

After the success of the Catherine Street Community Centre Heat Pump installation, further use of this technology will be considered. Ashley Road Nursery identified to get air source heat pump installed however, installation has been deferred to 2013/14 due to current workload.

Biomass Boiler in Duthie Park Depot

At the feasibility stage. Receiving quotations at present. Received the programme of works. Should be fully operational January 2014.

Victorian Schools Refurbishment Project

Approval in principle gained from Education Culture & Sport Committee to refurbish the 8 or 9 Victorian Schools within the City. At present officers are developing the business case as funding must be allocated. No funding is allocated in capital programme (over next 5 years). (Information contained with the primary school estate review, EC&S Committee Feb 13).

Peer review of Council building projects over £500,000

All Council building projects over £500,000 are now subject to peer review with the aim to learn lessons from past projects, increase sustainability, increase energy efficiency, manage spending and look at life cycle analysis. Recently completed for the Newhills development.

School Estate Review Several changes to the school estate are proposed as a result of the School Estate Review including - 1. Bucksburn Newhills Primary replacement, closure of two inefficient buildings replacing with more energy efficient building. 2. Bramble Brae closure and amalgamation with Quarryhill, Northfield. Subject to statutory education consultation. 3. Middleton Park closure and amalgamation with Glashieburn. Subject to statutory education consultation. 4. Torry/Kincorth academy closure. New build school on new site Loirston/Cove area, near football stadium. Probably through HUB, Scottish Futures Trust.

Strategic Review of Assets

There are several strategic reviews of the Council’s assets currently taking place or planned to take place over the next few years. These include:

• Community centres;

• Cultural estate;

• Depots;

• Offices;

• Multi storey housing properties, focusing on financial, environmental and quality of life performance of each building;

• School estate;

Project Area

Project Title

Details

New Ways of Working A New Ways of Working Programme will make radical changes in the way the Council is managed, how staff are accommodated, how they carry out their duties and how services are delivered. Projects include home working, mobile working, flexible working & hot desking. In terms of the Carbon Management Plan this programme has the potential to reduce building occupancy, business miles and fleet mileage therefore resulting in a reduction in carbon emissions.

Centralisation of Business Hub Stationery Budgets

Proposal (which is supported in principle) for facilities to take charge of stock levels for all business hubs in Marischal College. First phase includes paper & envelopes, second phase to include all other stationery & equipment. Discussions with business managers continue.

Fleet Hydrogen Powered

Vans

Two diesel fuelled long wheel based transit vans being bought and retrofitted with hydrogen technology.

Telematics Roads & refuse vehicles due to be fitted with new vehicle tracking system by the end of 2013. Opportunity to incorporate telematics to monitor driver efficiency at the same time. Average fuel saving is said to be 10% plus further savings due to reduced maintenance costs. Based on current fleet fuel use this could result in approx savings of 125,000 litres fuel per month, saving £12,500 per month.

Street Lighting LED Trial £50,000 has been allocated from capital fund to trial LED street light replacements in a City centre location. 94 LED lights will be installed across Crown Street, Union Grove, George St & Airyhall Drive. Potential for further LED installation over next few years as Scottish Government have allocated funding to this. Also Scottish Futures Trust has developed a street lighting toolkit for Local Authorities to help build business case for replacing old lamps with LEDs. Also, potential to apply for SALIX funding for next phase of trial - Union Street (payback approx 4 years). Applications to the Salix fund are on a first come first serve basis.

Replacement of Magnetic Gear with Electronic Control

Changing from magnetic gear to electronic control gear - saving approx 35 watts per lamp. Longer lamp life, less maintenance & lower wattage bulbs can be used. Approx 11,000 out of 33,000 lamps are electronic control. Rolling programme of replacements as and when maintenance required. From 2017/18 magnetic control gear no longer manufactured.

External Lighting Review

Energy Management Team surveying school estate’s external lighting to identify ones suitable for more efficient lamps. This can be funded through CEEF.

Street Lighting Team looking at flood lights / car parks - feeds into Business Improvement District.

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Energy prices may increase over time therefore any carbon or financial savings stated may be liable to

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Ground Floor North

Business Hub 4

Broad Street

Aberdeen

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