Key strategies of sustainable and energy-saving development for green universities

Abstract

Sustainable environment development has become a global and popular issue. In Taiwan, regardless of public authorities or private organizations, departments often promote green buildings, green campus and other practices according based upon different sustainable plans. In 2007, the Ministry of Education promoted the green universities and formally launched the Green University Development program. Subsequently, in 2009, 13 schools jointly signed “The Tallories Declaration” to promote the sustainable work of the Green University. Up to 2018, eight universities have entered the ranks of the world’s largest green universities. For finding better sustainable development strategies to improve the Green university evaluation and environmental benefits, this study analyzes the current situation of the Green University in Taiwan and presents a trend analysis of the development of Green University assessment indicators in Chaoyang University of Technology (CYUT) over the years. Finally, through the analysis, the study proposes the concrete strategies for achieving green university’s requirement, and proposes the key strategies of further achieving sustainable energy saving of green campus for Chaoyang University of Technology.