With an investment of 1.3 million euros from the Environmental Fund — Energy Efficiency in Central Public Administration Buildings Program No. 01/C13-i02/2021 — PUC’s Agricultural School is transforming 4 of its buildings — Central Building, Agricultural Store and Machinery Laboratory, Animal Reproduction Laboratory and Block Z-Student Association — in a mission to decarbonise and improve energy and water efficiency.
The improvements include the installation of thermal insulation, double glazed windows with thermal break, smart LED lighting, and high-efficiency climate control systems. In addition, solar panels were installed to heat water and produce electricity for self-consumption, including batteries, and measures to save water are also planned.
These changes will allow the Agricultural School to save 402 MWh/year, avoiding the consumption of 65 tons of oil and the emission of 155 tons of CO2 into the atmosphere.
This initiative reinforces the institution’s sustainability policy, which has already managed to reduce energy consumption by 30% in the last decade.
