Electricity | Water | Paper |
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6.7 x 106 kWh | 42 518 m3 | 3,7 x 106 printed pages |
The average amount of paper purchased in 2011-2012 was 23 tons, i.e. 43% lower than in 2009-2010, which corresponds to a per capita consumption of 2.3. In 2012 (3.74 x 106 of printed pages) FEUP printed 1.1 million fewer copies than in 2011.
2012 saw a slight decrease in electricity consumption (6,68 x 106 kWh) compared with the previous year (2,5%), with 787 kWh per member of the academic community being metered.
Consumption of natural gas has declined over the past 5 years, consumption in 2012 being 103 x 103 m3, corresponding to 12 m3 per capita.
In 2012 water consumption decreased for the first time in the last five years (11% compared with the previous year), showing a value of about 42 518 m3, equivalent to 5.0 m3 per member of the FEUP community.
This decrease is the result of small interventions, including faster detection and correction of faults in the toilets; it is also due to the fact that FEUP’s residual use level (nocturnal) was longer.
Social Responsibility
FEUP also seeks to assist public or private nonprofit-making institutions, through the donation of equipment that they lack and which are regarded as surplus to requirements. In 2012, 58 items of computer equipment were donated.
FEUP collaborates in various projects of social solidarity, particularly in awareness- raising and fundraising, such as Amnesty International, the Solidarity Card, the Association of University Volunteers, the Protection and Caring Association, Gas Porto among others.
Concerning the social support for students, FEUP helps students in solving various problems, including financial difficulties. Among the solutions, the following should be highlighted:
Culture also features in this institution with the organization by the FEUP Cultural Commission of music and dance spectacles, exhibitions, drama, workshops and art courses. In 2012, approximately 5,500 people attended events, of whom a significant proportion were external to FEUP.