After having agreed to meet and discuss further, Bobby showed me a flyer for the Leeds Green Exchange. This project is funded by the NUS Students' Green Fund and provides money grants from £250 - £1000 to students doing projects on the environment and sustainability. Previous entrants have often been from Leeds University, but the project is open to students from any institution in Leeds. We felt this would be a good opportunity for the "guild" to work together on a project as a team.
Green Exchange Website:
http://www.thegreenexchange.co.uk/
Initial brainstorm made with group:
Questions for visit to office at Leeds University Union + other points/plans:
Brainstorm attempting to get to grips with specific issues:
Having reviewed and considered the information gathered it is clear we must specify what issues exactly we are trying to solve.
IDEA : SUSTAINABILITY AWARDS!
A clear point within the consideration of this brief is to decide whether our efforts will be concentrated on Leeds College of Art exclusively, or whether we seek to address the wider student population of Leeds (which naturally would include Leeds College of Art).
As a starting point, we decided on writing some questions each which we could ask LCA faculty who are involved in the sustainable management of the college.
My questions for consideration are:
What does LCA currently do to improve its sustainability?
What results have such sustainable initiatives had?
What more could LCA be doing to improve its sustainability?
Where does LCA want to be in terms of sustainability (within reason)?
Would it be possible for sustainability to be factored into the curriculum?
Would this be a course-specific task or could it be done to a small extent across the whole uni?
What can students do to manage their impact on the environment?
How can students be made more aware of what is being done to improve sustainability?
Is there someone in charge of researching new materials/processes to improve sustainability?
Is there any collaboration with other educational institutions (Beckett etc.) on sustainable matters?
Does LCA make any attempt to make students more sustainable outside of university?
What is LCA doing to educate students about sustainability?
Which courses (if any) factor sustainability?
How willing is LCA to engage with external sustainability schemes?
Why has LCA chosen to adopt sustainability policies (aside from moral reasons)?
Are there any staff involved in the sustainability program who are specifically hired for that job (as opposed to being a tutor and doing that in spare time).
How does the LCA sustainability program manage its staff hours/labour?
Is the sustainability aspect of the college promoted in the prospectus? (don't think so)
Is there a budget for sustainability or is it a factor in deciding general budgets?
Has LCA ever held any event/exhibition regarding sustainability?
What are the main challenges preventing LCA from being sustainable?
What inks are used in the mac suites/studios?
What paper is used in the mac suites/studios?
What inks are used in the digital suite?
What types of paper do the library stock?
Where does the college get energy from?
What VOC content is in the inks and solvents in printmaking/fine art etc?
How do printmaking/fine art etc. courses dispose of waste products?
Best General Ones :
What does LCA currently do to improve its sustainability?
What results have such sustainable initiatives had?
What are the main challenges preventing LCA from being sustainable?
Where does LCA want to be in terms of sustainability?
Is there a budget for sustainability or is it a factor in deciding general budgets?
How does the LCA sustainability program manage its staff hours/labour?
What is LCA doing to educate students about sustainability (both in and out of curriculum)?
How willing is LCA to engage with external sustainability schemes (universities and other)?
Best Specific Ones :
What inks are used in the mac suites/studios?
What paper is used in mac suites/studios?
Where does the college source its energy?
What VOC content is in the inks and solvents in printmaking/fine art etc?
How are solvents/inks disposed of?
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