The contributions from Erlangen companies and institutions

Electricity generation through PV, switch to heat pump (instead of gas),

Core refurbishment of old buildings

Use of resource-conserving building materials in new construction and refurbishment of existing buildings

refurbishment of existing buildings

Existing 100KWp PV system to be expanded to cover own electricity

electricity consumption (+heat pump)

• create a circle in which scientific innovation is translated into transformative knowledge for the region through collaborative projects, particularly in association with other universities at both the national and international level, and the knowledge available at FAU is harnessed;
• intensify cooperation with stakeholders from politics, business, society and science in the design and promotion of campaigns and projects relating to climate protection and sustainability and use their communication channels accordingly;
• further expand the promotion of entrepreneurship and start-ups in the area of sustainable start-ups, particularly with a focus on the regional economy and municipal-public applications;
• intensify the involvement of students in order to strengthen sustainability through courses, new teaching formats such as "service learning" and practical projects on campus
• Support the trades initiative (S5) by
• expanding the range of further education courses in the field of energy and climate protection;
• striving to create all the prerequisites for apprenticeships and sustainable employment in facility and building management and IT in order to counter the shortage of skilled workers in these areas;
• the establishment of dual courses of study related to energy and climate protection.

• Development of an overall concept for achieving climate neutrality in the area of "energy supply" and the associated coordination of this field of action with other fields of action by the end of 2024
• Identification, evaluation and prioritization of opportunities to reduce energy consumption

Identification and implementation of energy-related measures

• Continuous coordination of FAU's internal supply and development plans for district heating and water supply with the city of Erlangen and EStW as well as active participation in the design of the "Heat 2030" master plan (E1)
• Appointment of energy officers in the individual organizational units by the end of 2023 to support property officers and thereby identify and gradually implement opportunities to save energy and increase efficiency
• Establishment of a sustainability commission, whose tasks include evaluating the proposals of the energy and property officers and developing alternative courses of action, by the end of 2022

Conversion of FAU's energy supply to renewable sources

• FAU is already supplied almost entirely by district heating (approx. 98%). In its few properties that are not yet connected to the district heating network, the possibilities for making their energy supply more climate-friendly (e.g. using bio-gas) are being examined.
• In order to make FAU's district heating requirements climate-neutral, FAU is working with its district heating suppliers to achieve more climate-friendly production of heat energy (e.g. through the use of bio-gas).
• With regard to electricity and gas, FAU is committed to ensuring that only renewable energy in the form of appropriately certified green electricity and green gas is procured as part of the Bavaria-wide procurement process. The possibility of offsetting is the least preferred option here

• FAU endeavors to take energy standards into account in the tendering process for all construction and refurbishment projects from 2023 onwards, but requires the approval and funding commitment of the Free State of Bavaria as the owner of the properties.
• For construction measures (new buildings, refurbishments), high climate-friendly standards are being worked towards.
• In the building-related planning and execution phase, measures to increase energy efficiency are to be prioritized even higher in coordination with the State Building Authority.
• The FAU is working with the city of Erlangen to ensure that the installation of photovoltaic systems is also possible on listed buildings in future (G5).

• Development of a mobility concept based on an analysis of mobility behavior
• Dialogue with the relevant mobility providers (VGN, StUB) to optimize public transport connections to the various FAU campuses
• Commitment to the expansion of cycling connections and parking facilities on campus for students and employees
• Evaluation of the possibility of providing company bicycles for employees, for example through a bicycle leasing concept

• Participation in the environmentally and people-friendly design of the cityscape (M1)
• Development and evaluation of proposals for sustainable mobility by a sustainability commission
• Active promotion and expansion of carpooling services (e.g. uRyde) and examination of the university's connection to the city's sharing systems (car, cargo bikes, bicycles) (M4)
• Raising awareness among employees to avoid air travel for business and training trips within Germany and to consistently use the train for these trips
• Compensation for CO2 emissions caused by business air travel in line with the requirements of the Free State of Bavaria

• Further increase the proportion of regionally sourced products in all canteens in conjunction with the Studentenwerk
• Avoiding packaging waste in cooperation with the Studentenwerk
• Increasing the vegetarian and vegan offerings there in cooperation with the Studentenwerk
• Integration of sustainability criteria into corresponding internal FAU procurement processes

We disseminate programs that serve sufficiency, such as multi-generation houses, housing for help, sharing infrastructure.

Many students help to set up FAIRteiler or supervise them.

Sufficiency thinking must also be developed among young people.

We continue to advocate that no resources are wasted unnecessarily at FAU, but that existing materials (e.g. by changing the corporate design) are upcycled, sold or reused in other ways. Here, too, the mindset of those responsible still needs to change to some extent.

As student representatives, we can present individual events, advisory services and funding programs on our homepage and in social media.

We can contribute to communication within the student body.

Within the scope of the available personnel capacities, we can also put up posters within the university campus or alternatively provide a poster overview.

The sustainability branch of Studium Naturale should be developed into an additional sustainability certificate, for example.

We are committed to expanding the educational programs at the university on the topic of climate protection and also opening them up to the interested public, e.g. in the lecture series "(FA)U against CO2".

It is also important to us that administrative staff, and in particular the management level, receive regular training and, if necessary, educational leave. Numerous structural challenges can only be overcome with an intensive training program in the administration.

Auxiliary staff could also be hired to help us expand our offerings and educational activities. Ideally, such funding would be made possible via the municipal climate fund.

An important contribution to this is also early communication in materials for first semester students, first-year fairs or via social media.

We advocate a higher repair rate at institutes and the university in general, as the motto "new is better and easier" often applies here, especially when it comes to furniture.

Offers such as the social department store should be explained in first semester and welcome brochures.

As ÖkoRef, we are setting up a page on our website with climate protection jobs in the region, where we also advertise the climate and ecologically relevant jobs in the city of Erlangen. These can be student trainee positions, but also entry-level jobs. This also applies to the trades campaign.

As student representatives, we are committed to ensuring that trees that are cut down on university campuses are replaced in a way that is equivalent to their performance. Ideally, this would require legislation at both federal and state level.

A transformation concept is being drawn up for the UKER that points the way to a climate-neutral future and avoids bad investments.

The University Hospital is converting the refueling of its vehicle fleet and the mobile emergency power generator to environmentally friendly procurement by the end of 2023, which includes_{CO2 compensation}.

The University Hospital is converting its vehicle fleet to e-vehicles by 2030. In preparation for this, 20 charging points will be installed for company vehicles. Vehicles powered by a combustion engine (gas, diesel, petrol) will no longer be procured.

The following expansion path is planned:

• Since 2018: Advice for citizens who would like to have a photovoltaic system with or without storage installed.
• Since mid-2021: regular free online lectures on Wednesdays on the topics of photovoltaic roof systems, balcony solar modules, battery storage and solar mobility (e-mobility)
• Since April 2022: Advice for citizens who would like to replace their oil or gas heating system with a heat pump

This advisory service will be further expanded - depending on the willingness of additional volunteers

Various formats have been and are being used for this purpose:

• Regional conference on shaping the energy transition
• Information stands, since 2021 in cooperation with the Energy Forum of the City of Erlangen's Sustainability Advisory Board, among others
• Panel discussions
• Sending out a regular newsletter every two weeks

These offers will continue to be maintained. The active members of the association would be pleased to hear from other stakeholders who would like to draw attention to these information services or cooperate with them, as well as from many more citizens who make use of them in the future.

The "Klimaentscheid Erlangen" initiative proposed measures for educating and mobilizing the city's society in its "Erlangen climate-neutral" catalog of goals presented in August 2020.

These include

• Amendment of parking space statutes
• 30 km/h model municipality
• Climate-friendly delivery traffic
• Reducing motorized private transport (MIV)

• Industrially prefabricated façades including windows (according to the Energiesprong principle)
• Airtight closure of the outer building envelope including insulation (basement and roof)
• Installation of new, mass-produced bathrooms
• The system technology is mapped via a so-called "backpacker" module in front of the façade, thus eliminating the need for complex line renovations within the apartments
• Simple integration of controlled ventilation with heat recovery to improve air quality and prevent mold growth
• Introduction of an energy management system with transparent monitoring and load distribution in the neighborhood
• All roofs are fitted with photovoltaic modules
• Direct use of solar energy in our own buildings / usually in conjunction with heat pumps
• Residual electricity is used as tenant electricity
• E-charging stations are planned in each case.

• The refurbishment should be largely completed by the end of October as described above.
• The supply disruptions of recent months appear to have been largely resolved, while alternative concepts for critical system components are being developed as a preventative measure.
• As soon as this pilot project confirms its feasibility, the modular refurbishment concept will be scaled up across the board in increasing quantities and execution speeds.
• As this is a modular system, the depth of intervention can be easily varied.
• The aim is to achieve warm cost neutrality.
• The refurbishment is carried out in an occupied state with structural intervention in the apartment on a maximum of two days. The use of the bathroom is guaranteed.
• An extension of the building is envisaged. A general planning contract has been awarded for the southern part of the quarter.
• Urban planning and building regulations have already been agreed with the authorities.

• The base areas of all houses have already been insulated in accordance with the energy consultant's specifications.
• Disruption to the tenants has been kept to a minimum.
• The local heating network will be installed from the end of June and the façade sections are expected to be installed from the beginning of August.

• Reduction of energy requirements through good insulation of the building envelope, reduction in the proportion of window areas on the façade, external sun protection
• Use of renewable energy, such as reversible heat pumps, solar thermal energy, passive cooling, free cooling
• - Reduction of water consumption
• - Environmentally friendly design of outdoor facilities and surfaces
• - Promoting biodiversity and making a contribution to insects

• Use of non-polluting / low-polluting products
• Use of resource-conserving and recycled materials
• Use of FSC / PEFC-certified wood products from sustainable forestry
• Heating andcooling supply of the buildings using thermal storage mass (building component activation) in combination with heating/cooling ceilings and intelligent building technology
• Planning with implementation of a Whole Building Energy Simulation Demolition Waste management during the construction period, including waste avoidance, recycling, current recycling rate is over 90%. (target according to LEED is 75%).

Siemens offers 1500 licenses and plans to expand this.

There is already a mobility hub on the Siemens campus, which was created as part of the "Road of the Future" project together with the city of Erlangen. Rental systems for electric scooters and bicycles are offered here. Further mobility hubs are planned for the campus.

• Reduction of primary energy consumption in new buildings, e.g.:
• Reduction of energy requirements through good insulation of the building envelope; reduction of the proportion of window areas on the façade, external sun protection
• Use of renewable energy, such as reversible heat pumps, solar thermal energy, passive cooling, free cooling
• Reduction of water consumption
• Environmentally friendly design of outdoor facilities and surfaces
• Promoting biodiversity and making a contribution to insects

• in coordination with the owners/landlords (e.g. Siemens AG) and as far as technically and regulatory possible
• e.g. to support the basic electrical supply (base load) of the buildings as well as the basic supply of e-vehicles and e-bikes. In Erlangen, further PV systems are planned for implementation by 2024, including 1.1 MWp in the Allee-am-Röthelheimpark production facility

• Avoidance of products containing harmful substances
• Use of products with a high recycled content

• Proportionate mobile working so that, among other things, commuting is reduced and consequently_{CO2 emissions} are also saved
• Introduction of desk sharing

• To further support the conversion of vehicles with combustion engines to vehicles with electric drives, both for company vehicles and private vehicles. In the Erlangen area, the installation of around 40 additional e-charging points to the existing 146 is planned.

• Offering a mobility bonus instead of company cars
• Promotion to switch to vehicles with low_{CO2 emissions} via the company car scheme