SDG 6 - Clean Water and Sanitation - 1.4. Water-conscious building standards - Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences
SDG 6 - Clean Water and Sanitation
SDG 6 - Clean Water and Sanitation - 1.4. Water-conscious building standards
Last modified: 09. November 2024
1.4. Water-conscious building standards
Since its founding, MATE has been working to develop and implement a plan to modernise the buildings on its campuses. In doing so, it is important that buildings become energy sustainable. This includes setting building standards to minimise water use.
Recent upgrades to the MATE colleges have included e. g. the following water-conscious building standards: sensor urinals, push-button urinals with flush valves, water-saving hand-held showerheads, water flow regulators in bathrooms and restrooms; also sensor urinals, push-button urinals with flush valves and water flow regulators in restrooms in the main buildings.
Environment and Energy Efficiency Operational Programme
In the framework of the Operational Programme for Environment and Energy Efficiency (Környezeti és Energiahatékonysági Operatív Program), two successful tenders have been awarded to increase the energy efficiency of the buildings of the Hungarian University of Agricultural and Life Sciences - by increasing the use of renewable energy (2022-2023), and to prepare the transition to a circular economy for agricultural and green waste (2021-2023). https://palyazatok.uni-mate.hu/kehop-6.2.1-23-2023-00009
Increasing the energy efficiency of the buildings of the Hungarian University of Agricultural and Life Sciences by increasing the use of renewable energy (January 2022-December 2023)
The energy retrofit of the Gödöllő Campus buildings (built 1860–1970) aimed to improve energy efficiency and reduce environmental impact. Previously, the buildings had outdated, inefficient heating systems and poor thermal insulation, leading to high energy consumption and heat loss. To address these issues, the project included window and door replacements, building insulation, heating modernization, and solar panel installation, all in line with Hungary’s 2006 TNM energy standards.
The project supported the goals of the EU’s Energy Efficiency Directive and Hungary's Operational Programme for Environment and Energy Efficiency, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and overall energy costs. This investment promoted sustainable development by encouraging energy efficiency, reducing national greenhouse gas emissions, supporting climate change mitigation, and fostering an eco-conscious mindset within the institution and beyond. The upgrades aim to create a safer, healthier, and more environmentally friendly campus, aligning with national and EU energy policies.
Energy improvement of the buildings of the National Centre for Agricultural Research and Innovation (May 2019-December 2023)
The direct objective of the investment was to reduce the energy use of the building operated by the National Centre for Agricultural Research and Innovation by increasing energy efficiency and using renewable energy sources, thereby reducing greenhouse gas emissions and dependence on fossil fuels. The objectives of the project were to comply with the energy efficiency directives set by the European Union and to modernise the energy performance of the buildings involved in the development, reducing maintenance and operating costs. The energy performance of the building to be modernised did not comply with the requirements of the current TNM Regulation 7/2006 (24 May 2006). The energy investment reduced the global environmental burden and greenhouse gas emissions, thus enhancing the environmentally friendly use of energy in the buildings operated by the National Centre for Agricultural Research and Innovation.
