UNAIR NEWS – Universitas Airlangga’s achievements in UI GreenMetric recently cannot be separated from the supports of all the faculties, including from some innovations that have been and will be realized.
UNAIR is included in the top 15 best campuses in Indonesia in the UI Green Metric 2020 version. Regarding this achievement, Director of Logistics, Security, Order and Environment, Dr. Karnaji S.Sos., M.Si said that this time his party involves all faculties, especially related to the campus facilities and infrastructures.
“We involve all faculties, so all Vice Dean II are involved because it is related to the provision of facilities and infrastructure,” he explained during an interview, Monday, May 10, 2021.
From the faculty involvement, Karnaji said, there were several notable innovations related to the GreenMetric. One of them is the speed bump as a power source from the Faculty of Science and Technology (FST) as well as Covid-19 Prevention innovations from the Faculty of Medicine (FK).
“From the energy aspect, we will convert the speed track energy invented by FST students into electrical energy. So later we will install it along the road, when the car passes the road, it will move and generate electricity,” he explained.
Although it is still limited as a simple source of electricity, the speed bump installation plan for electricity generator is quite mature. Furthermore, related to energy, UNAIR will also use power from a lake that produces electricity.
On the other hand, Karnaji said that in order to support a sustainable campus, all faculties at UNAIR need to improve. First, through the addition of gardens and gazebos.
“In every faculty, for example, there is a parking lot, a vertical garden or a mini forest. In several faculties, such as FEB, FPK, and FF, we have created a rooftop garden. While at Campus E, Gresik, we will develop the Campus Forest, “he said.
Furthermore, the faculty also needs to standardize LED lights; replace old lights taking much power; start using sensors for lights and water faucets in every toilet, make water conservation; ready-to-drink tap water; also designed Reuse, Reduce, Recycle programs for water, paper, plastic and cardboard. If necessary, the budget can be increased to create a faculty that is oriented towards sustainability.
Of all the UI Green Metric assessment indicators, the faculty involvement efforts showed outstanding results. Previously, these efforts were still carried out centrally within the Directorate. At that time, UNAIR’s ranking had increased, although it was not significant.
“This time we involve all faculties. We assigned all indicators on the faculty. We hope that it can be fulfilled as much as possible, although not all of them, “he said.
Faculties’ involvement is expected to make achievements at UI GreenMetric as a sustainable campus. It is not only the Directorate’s tasks, but also all faculties in UNAIR.
At the end, Karnaji hoped that all elements in UNAIR can participate in building a sustainable campus. If possible, he expects all activities in the campus environment to be related to the sustainability of nature, both at the faculty and directorate levels. (*)
Author: Erika Eight Novanty
Editor : Binti Q. Masruroh
