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Toward a Sustainable Campus

Sustainability Report 2016
Toward a Sustainable Campus〜Place has a Mission〜
Hokkaido University will celebrate its
150th anniversary in 2026. When we lookahead 150 years from that milestone year,
what do we envision for HU campuses? In
June 2016, four faculty and administrative
staff members gathered in a room at the
Hokkaido University Museum, which has
undergone renovations and will reopen
shortly, to exchange their views on asustainable campus from their respective
standpoints.

What is a
Good Campus?
What is your vision of the ideal campus ?

Is there anything you can do to achieve this ideal?
This year s Sustainability Report has been createdwith the aim of providing all students, faculty andstaff members with the opportunity to think about
and take action toward creating a better campus.

On-Campus RoundTable Discussion

A Sustainable
toward the Fu

CONTENTS
On-Campus Round-Table Discussion

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Creating a Sustainable Campus!

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Topics: PDCA Cycle based on ASSC

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Steps toward a Sustainable Campus 1
Progress and Achievements
History of Environmental Activities/Academic Plans

11

Sapporo Sustainability Declaration

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Hokkaido University Campus Master Plan

13

Office for a Sustainable Campus

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Steps toward a Sustainable Campus 2
Formulation of a New Campus Master Plan
New Campus Master Plan Support Workshop (for faculty) Vol. 1

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New Campus Master Plan Support Workshop (for students) Vol. 1

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Data: Energy/Resources

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Message from the President

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HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY Sustainability Report 2016

Junji Yamamoto

Takao Ozasa

Associate Professor,
Hokkaido University Museum,
Hokkaido University

Associate Professor,
Faculty of Engineering,
Hokkaido University

Noriko Nagahori

Riyuki Takemura

Specially Appointed Associate Professor,
Support Oﬃce for Female Researchers,
Front Oﬃce for Human Resource
Education and Development,
Hokkaido University

Senior Coordinator,
Oﬃce of International Aﬀairs,
Hokkaido University

providing people with appropriate

enabling these people to feelinformation.

welcome is important.

Ozasa: It is also important to create

Takemura: So you mean a design

Ozasa: When did HU start engaging

need. Information that shows whythat provides a welcoming feeling?

in activities under the banner ofearth science is necessary should

Nagahori: Yes. This is true forsustainable campus ?

be sent out.

facilities and other physicalTakemura: Eight years ago in 2008.

Takemura: Is there a chance thatenvironments as well as for the

Ozasa: Back then, sustainability

need can be generated for earthorganizational structure. For

and campus were not discussed

science?

example, if a pregnant teaching staff

together. However, this concept was

Yamamoto: There are needs formember with a fixed-term contract isbrought about from a discussion

disaster prevention and other fields.

told that her term will not be

regarding the need for HU to take

Space development and exploration

extended for maternity leave, she

initiative in setting an example forof seabed resources will also attract

will feel that this organization does

society by creating its own

more attention in the future.

not welcome personnel who givesustainable models.

Sustainability of universities isbirth.

Takemura: The concept ofimportant, but I am always

Ozasa: In the fields of architectural

sustainability can be traced back toconcerned about how long it will lastplanning and sociology, there is a

discussions aboutbecause we cannot carry out

key phrase̶place of belonging.

campuses and eco-campuses.

research without such institutions.

There is a big difference between

Yamamoto: Is sustainability really

For earth science, 1,000 years is

people who have a place that

all about the environment?

considered a short period of time.

provides them with peace of mind

Ozasa: The United Nations started

Takemura: Even 1,000 years isand a welcoming feeling and those

focusing on sustainability, and theshort?

who do not. I believe there is a need

concept has now come to include

Yamamoto: I often use the unit of

to create an environment in which

not only the environment but also

one million years. We can discover

everyone can find their own placesociety, gender and economy.

how critical diversity is if we look at

on campus where they feel a sense

Campusture

things from the perspective of theof belonging. This is importantlong course of history. If we only

because the achievements an

possess stereotypical forms ofindividual can make differ

value, we will not be able to adapt

completely depending on whether

and survive. Therefore, it is alsothat person is able to use his or her

important for different types of value

ability free from anxiety.

seeds to be sown on campus.

Yamamoto: Before discussing place

Nagahori: For universities,

Ozasa: The sustaining of differentof belonging, we must first address

sustainability of research andforms of value, which have beenaccessibility. If someone is acceptededucation is important.

abandoned by society due toby an organization, that person can

Yamamoto: My field of specialty ischanges in the trends of the times, isreceive a pass to access its

earth science. This academic field isalso an important role that must be

facilities. However, this person will

actually said to be on the verge ofplayed by universities. Speaking of

have problems if there is a barrier at

disappearing. In high schools, earth

HU, there are different forms of

the entrance. Although the Hokkaido

science is now only taught to liberalvalue that have been consistently

University Museum is open toarts students.

sustained for nearly 150 years.

anyone, the gate to the university

Ozasa: At universities, there is a

Takemura: What forms of value

could be a barrier and there may

field called urban geography that isshould HU protect to survive

also be physical and psychologicalclosely related to urban planning,another 150 years or even 15,000

barriers for entering the museum.

which we teach at our School ofyears?

Takemura: Is there anything else

Engineering. However, the school

Nagahori: Diverse human

we can do to make HU sustainable?

does not have an instructor or

resources and an environment

Yamamoto: I think it would be greatcourse specialized in urban

where people from diverse

if HU could become a campus

geography.

backgrounds can play an active

capable of being fully utilized. If

Yamamoto: Academic fields are allrole. Physical environments havelikened to a tree, HU has different

about needs. If people think an

the ability to control the motivation

branches and leaves that are

academic field is unnecessary, it willof individuals. If the university wants

resources utilized in various ways.

fade away. That s why it ispeople from diverse backgrounds toAmong the collection of items

important to put some effort into

actively participate, a design

housed in the Hokkaido University

green

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On-Campus Round-Table Discussion

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Keys to making
Hokkaido University
sustainable02

Museum, there are many items fromeasily̶or, in other words, where

solutions to problems that affectolden times. For example, thethey can find their own place ofthem, and make proposals andmuseum houses wakame seaweed

belonging̶may be the key toprovide information aimed atand kelp samples. These aremaking fusion or creation happen.

sustaining a safe environment and amaterials that can be used to help us
understand marine environments
100 years ago. HU has a culture for2

Is HU integrated withthe local community?

Ozasa: Considering the location of
the Sapporo Campus, which is

Nagahori: For people who play thesituated in the city center justdoing so.

role of mediator, their places ofminutes from JR Sapporo station, I

Nagahori: It is also true thatbelonging require both a physicalthink it is important for HU to beaccumulation is important when it

environment and culture. Does HU

integrated with and contribute to thecomes to academic study. Different

provide the type of environment

local community. What is the current

knowledge is accumulated and newneeded for those people to actively

situation in this regard?

value may be created from it.

play their roles?

Yamamoto: Although many

Ozasa: It is often said that

research groups tend to obsessively

university campuses are like a city.

focus on their own fields of

Speaking of HU, there are a total ofresearch, they will someday interact

22,000 to 23,000 people on ourwith each other in a melting pot.

campuses, including students andWhat we need to do is create afaculty and administrative staff,

venue for interactions between

which is equivalent to the population

researchers.

of medium-sized cities in Hokkaido.

Nagahori: We also need a gimmick

But when it comes to the question of

to facilitate such interactions, don t

whether HU has conditions likewe?

those of a city, I do not think it has

keeping resources and a history of

become such a place. Cities havediversity. Cities have different formsof value and culture, and thesedifferences are what make cities
attractive.
Takemura: I think universities havemore diversity and different forms ofvalue than cities. People at HU have

Takao
Ozasa

their own perspectives and I findthat to be wonderful.
Ozasa: Unfortunately, however, it

Junji

Junji Yamamoto

Yamamoto
Associate Professor,
Hokkaido University Museum,
Hokkaido University

Junji Yamamoto has been engaging inresearch to clarify the formation process ofthe solar system by analyzing the earth sinterior with chemical approaches. He had
applied for a position at university museums
across the country with the aim ofdeveloping an experience-based learning
system and was accepted by the Hokkaido
University Museum in 2012. He strives totransform the exhibits housed inside the
Hokkaido University Museum to create aninteractive museum where visitors fromwithin and outside the university can spend
their time pleasantly.

does not make the university
attractive. I think it is OK for people

Yamamoto: I do not think ourto do their own things in day-to-day

collaboration with the local

activities, but there comes a timecommunity is enough.

when we should realize the need to

Takemura: I have heard someone

stand together and act as one forsay something along the lines of this:the university. Here, one good

Roles need to be allocated in such

example of such an occasion is thea way that HU finds its role in

Future Strategy for the 150th

collaborating with people overseas

Anniversary of Hokkaido University.

and leaves interactions with the City

Takemura: The strategy calls for us

of Sapporo and the Hokkaido

to establish an infrastructure that

Government to other universities.

enables members to carry out theirOzasa: But isn t it natural for

Ozasa: We need people who cantasks with a sense of pride andpeople to want their town to becomeact as a mediator to combine

fulfillment. It also says, We willa better place and help if there isdisparate fields; otherwise, they will

make practical use of our extensive

something they can do? Roles

not be brought together. Eventually,

campus and broad range of

unique to HU definitely exist in

the creation of an environment

advanced knowledge, work with the

Hokkaido, not in Europe or thewhere individuals can come inlocal community to help findUnited States, and through the

Takao Ozasa

Associate Professor, Faculty ofEngineering, Hokkaido University

Takao Ozasa was born in Tokyo. He
graduated from the Department ofArchitecture of the Hokkaido University
School of Engineering. He has a Ph.D. inengineering. After 10 years of experience inbuilding design at a private company
following graduation, he became an assistantprofessor at HU in 1993 and associate
professor in 2006. He has doubled as a
Director of the Oﬃce for a Sustainable
Campus since 2010. He specializes incampus planning, urban design, architecturalplanning and building design.

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stable society.

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who built that knowledge are gone

and planning to attract more local

local roles, we will eventually be

once the project has been

residents to visit the campus areable to create knowledge andcompleted. It s a shame to see thereally the responsibilities of faculty.

wisdom as a leading institution withvalue of knowledge connected toWhat do you think?

world-wide recognition.

certain individuals disappear when

Yamamoto: Although we arethose individuals leave.

appreciated for doing this work for

Ozasa: Financial sustainability is

the museum, we are also faculty

also important when it comes to themembers. We are researchers

concept of sustainability. Up until

belonging to the School of Science,last academic year, HU spent an

the School of Agriculture or others,

average of some four billion yen

and we will not be able to take theannually for the last 12 years tonext step forward in our careers if

construct and improve buildings and

we do not deliver research results.

infrastructure, excluding expenses

Ozasa: There is a need for thefor utilities. This continuous

overly polarized situation between

investment in facilities means thatfaculty and administration jobs to

HU has accumulated considerable

change. I think we need a system toassets.

put in place a third-party humanTakemura: So, do we haveresource between the faculty andsomething special?

the administration to undertake bothOzasa: Since tax money has beenroles simultaneously.

NorikoNoriko Nagahori

Nagahori
Specially Appointed Associate
Professor Support Oﬃce for Female
Researchers, Front Oﬃce for Human
Resource Education and Development,
Hokkaido University
Noriko Nagahori received a Ph.D. in sciencefrom the Hokkaido University Graduate
School of Science. Although she had devoted
herself to the research of functions of
biopolymer since her days in school, shechanged her career path from that of a
researcher to administration and engaged inindustry-academia collaboration for two
years. She is currently working on thedevelopment of a research environment tosupport the career development ofresearchers and to support diverse humanresources enabling them to fulﬁll theirpotential by focusing on issues with which
women are often faced.

On-Campus Round-Table Discussion

research and achievement of ourinvested in the development of ourfacilities over the past 140 years,
we must insist that our environment,
campuses and buildings arevaluable. HU possesses physicalassets, human assets, and researchachievements, which are theproducts we have produced. To play
the role of an institution with assets
in society, we must think about

Riyuki

Nagahori: It is difficult to determine

sharing these assets with the local

where to find the value of ourcommunity. Some people think that

university and how to allocate anduniversities fulfill their social

invest our resources.

responsibilities by educating and

Takemura: HU currently employs

producing human resources.

the six-year cycle for management. I

However, when it comes towould like to hear your opinions

collaboration with local communities,

from the standpoint of the one

universities and local communities

million-year cycle.

can chip in and work together toYamamoto: I think that setting a

make their towns better.

six-year term and goals andTakemura: Is that a job forevaluating the achievements areresearchers?

fine, but the goals set in a six-year

Ozasa: It is the job of universities. If

plan should continue to be utilized inthere is someone who can take on

Takemura: Is this third party

the next plan rather than being

such initiatives as his or her

expected to play a comprehensive

completed and then becoming

research themes, it is the job ofrole?

extinct in a single six-year plan.

researchers.

Ozasa: Yes. For example, researchOzasa: You mean it s important toTakemura: In the United States, it isinstitutions, which are open tocontinuously consider and takesaid that education and researchfaculty members of otheraction for activities that need to be

are the job of faculty and that

universities, are established outside

continued?

university management is the job of

HU and research achievements are

Yamamoto: The variety ofadministrators. I wonder if preparing

shared with the local community.

knowledge established in a six-year

the Hokkaido University Museum to

Takemura: In such a case, do you

project is lost because the people

open it up to the local community

mean that HU campuses are not the

Riyuki Takemura

Takemura
Senior CoordinatorOﬃce of International Aﬀairs,
Hokkaido University

Riyuki Takemura joined Hokkaido University
in 2006 as a project planner of the Hokkaido
University Initiative for Sustainable
Development. Since then, she has engaged inoperations that straddle areas involving theinternationalization of universities and thecreation of a sustainable society. She
currently plays a role within the Secretariat
for Sustainability Weeks and the Oﬃce for
Hokkaido Universal Campus Initiative (HUCI)(Top Global University Project).

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only places where we should be

be nice to work on in Sapporo are

campuses can be used freely withlooking for a place of belonging, thesolving the issue of insufficientthe exception of open flames. Then

key phrase you mentioned earlier?

daycare facilities and developing apeople will be able to carry out

Ozasa: I think this place ofsystem to support the day-to-day

creative activities based on theirbelonging should exist both inside

lives of our faculty andown unique ideas through use of theand outside a university.

administrative staff members with

campuses.

Takemura: So what you mean isfamily members requiring nursing

Ozasa: I feel it is important to havethat an ideal should first be createdcare.

housing facilities that will provide

inside a university and then
expanded into the local community
as a way of taking the lead in setting

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What should becreated in HU?

dwellings not only for students but
also for teaching and administrative
staff members and international

Takemura: Lastly, let s talk about

guests. A place to share time andsociety.

what needs to be created on HU

space is necessary within the

Nagahori: If a research institute for

campuses or things to strive for.

university. In this sense, Nitobe

studying local issues is establishedYamamoto: Place of belonging. The

College should have a dormitory. In

outside a university and research is

Hokkaido University Museum, whichsuch a dormitory, Japanese andcarried out in collaboration withis scheduled to reopen, is based oninternational students live together

local governments, it is effective

the concept of an intersection ofand research fellows can visit tobecause people who know the fieldknowledge.

Since it is anteach and stay. With people ofand people who are well-versed inorganization that does not belong todifferent ages and from different

research can help and complement

any of the schools and therefore nocountries, it would be a place where

each other.

one s

I hope a diverse

instructors and students can do

Takemura: But don t you thinkrange of people will visit to seek out

something together. Since there are

there is a question as to who istheir place of belonging.

many things to teach outside thegoing to do this?

Nagahori: It would also be nice toclassroom, they could be taught

Ozasa: The key point is whether

have a daycare facility andthere.

universities feel they have to do it. In

after-school care program to provide

Takemura: One professor fromthe United States, universities haveservices in English. I strongly hopeabroad has mentioned that the

been involved in city planning since

we will establish these in order tounique selling point of the Japanesethe 1980s. One example is Columbia

create a research environment that

educational system is seminars.

University, which is located in thewill attract international researchers

Seminars are a place where

northern part of New York City. The

and students.

members share good and bad times,

neighborhood was unsafe backTakemura: I expect there to be aeat together, and grow up by

then. The university felt it was an

minimum set of rules. As members

teaching each other. He said thatobstacle to attracting students, so it

on campus become diversified,

we should take pride in this system

got involved and invested in theconflicts may occur. We should

and highlight and sell it to the world.

redevelopment of the neighborhood.

therefore set rules for use of the

Ozasa: If we really want to provide

Takemura: I think themes it would

campuses. For example, theeducation to foster well-rounded

an example for a new way ofhome,individuals, face-to-faceeducation to share thelearning experience isnecessary, otherwise it
will be difficult for us toaccomplish.
Takemura: If the method
is fully exploited, it will bea form of education thatis superior to Internet
education, unique toJapan and only provided
in Hokkaido.
Ozasa: To this end, weshould properly improve
our campuses. That s
what we need to do.
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Creating a Sustainable

On-Campus Round-Table Discussion / Creating a Sustainable Campus!

Campus!

■Organized by: Office for a Sustainable Campus■First-round application deadline: July 15, 2015
■Announcement of subsidized projects: March 24, 2016
Proposals for initiatives to reduce the environmental burden of HU were invited from within the campus. By
broadening the definition of a Sustainable Campus, various projects, including those to improve the quality ofcampus life and those to ensure the safety and security of the campus environment, have been selected for
grant funding. The Sustainable Campus Promotion Committee comprised of faculty and staff members, including
those from the Faculty of Engineering and the Facilities Department, is responsible for reviewing applications.
File

Focusing on the realization of pollen forecasts

01 Monitoring of Environmental Nano-Microin pollen counts at the HU Sapporo Campus
Substances Changes
and the development of a forecast model

ApplicantJoint-use Facilities, Faculty of Engineering
Laboratory of Nano-Micro Material Analysis

Background/ Many people at HU suﬀer from hay fever.
A better living environment is sought throughobjective
the observation of ﬂoating substances in the air.
Project
outlineA pollen collector has been installed at threelocations on campus.
A pollen forecast model will be developed.

Which types of pollen are
ﬂoating around campus?
While there are some people who have come to
HU from outside Hokkaido whose hay fever symp-

firmed so far. The pollen collection and observation methods, pollen information on Sapporo and
Hakodate campuses, and other related information are now available at the website mentioned
below. Kurishiba, describing her next step, says, I
want to develop a pollen forecast model by relating temperature and humidity data with pollen dispersal conditions.
◎Monitoring of environmental nano-micro
substances

toms have been cured, there are others who say

Changes in pollen counts at the HU Sapporo

they have gotten hay fever for the first time sinceCampus and the development of a forecast model

starting their campus life at HU. On the HU

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help to create an environment enabling people tofeel at ease and focus on their research or studies by correctly understanding the situation andtherefore created her own pollen collector andinstalled it at three locations on campus. With thecooperation of the Hokkaido Institute of Public
Health, she observes and measures pollen counts.
More than 20 types of pollen, including the Asiatic
dayflower, white birch and ginkgo, have been con-

Collected pollen

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Creating a Sustainable

Campus!
File

02 Accessibility Improvement Plan in the
Making restrooms and elevators more accessible!

Northern Country and for the Disabled Vol.1
there is a possibility of a wheelchair running overApplicantAcademic Support Oﬃce for Students with
Special Needs

Background/objective

In line with the Basic Policy for Promoting theElimination of Discrimination Based on Disabilityof the Cabinet Oﬃce

Professor Yasuko Matsuda, who concurrently

Project
outlineChanging boards have been installed in multifunction restrooms and a mirror has been
installed in an elevator for the convenience of
wheelchair users.

Office for Students with Special Needs and who

Changing boards have been
installed in restrooms.
In October 2015, a changing board was installedsomeone s foot due to blind spots under the feet.
serves as a counselor at the Academic Support
spurred these installations, says she believes asustainable campus is a campus comfortable foreveryone and found her proposal perfectly
matched the concept of the Creating a Sustainable Campus initiative.

in the multi-function restroom at the Hokkaido University Information Center, followed by the installation of changing boards in multi-function restrooms in the Graduate School of Education
research building in December. These changing
boards can be used to place bags and otherbelongings or as a platform for changing clothes.
In addition, a triangular mirror has been installed in
the elevator in the Graduate School of Education
research building for wheelchair users because

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1 Triangular mirror installed in the elevator of the Graduate Schoolof Education research building

2 Changing board installed in the multi-function restroom at the

Hokkaido University Information Center

What about the Improvement
Plan Vol. 2?
After conducting a facility inspection with thecooperation of students, it was discovered thatsome restrooms are too small for the installation ofchanging boards. Nevertheless, Professor Matsuda goes beyond organizational boundaries toexchange information with other faculty members
to learn what she can do to improve facilities andmake them more user-friendly. She is also planning
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the Academic Support Office for Students with
Special Needs if you have any ideas for improving
the campus environment?

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03 Reduce, Reuse and Recycle Old Lab
154 applicants for 13 old computers!

Computers (PC-3R) Project

ApplicantJoint-use Facilities, Faculty of Engineering
Laboratory of Nano-Micro Material Analysis
To reduce waste by reusing and recycling old

Background/ computers, which have not been reused at HU
up until now, and support education and research
objective
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Project
outlineComputers and peripheral devices no longer in
use at the School of Engineering are collected,
repaired and lent out to applicants.

Computer recycling at the
School of Engineering
At Hokkaido University, laboratory equipment andfurniture are recycled through an equipment support
system called RENUH. Up until now, however, computers have not been reused or recycled. Believing
this to be wasteful, Nobuyuki Miyazaki of the Faculty
are no longer in use at the School of Engineering. He

Expanding computer recycling to
the entire university in the future

has set up a PC-3R Project Working Room in a sec-

If a PC-3R category for reducing, reusing andtion of the server room inside Materials Engineering

recycling old computers is added to RENUH in theand Chemical Experiment Laboratory and worked on

future, effective utilization of out-of-use computers

replacing parts, upgrading and cleaning the inside ofwill become possible not only at the School of

the computers he collects. It goes without saying that

Engineering but also across the entire university.

all data is completely erased to prevent the leakage

However, the amount of work that can be done isof personal and confidential information.

limited because Miyazaki is currently doing all ofof Engineering has begun collecting computers that

Staff members and students of the School of Engi-

the repair work alone in addition to his original job.

neering were invited to submit requests to rent 13

In addition, to collect out-of-use computers fromcomputers prepared for reuse and a total of 154

across the campus, it will be necessary to estab-

applications were submitted. Among the computerslish a system for housing the collected computersavailable, the most popular one received 31 applica-

before handing them over to the PC-3R Projecttions. This clarified the demand for old computers.

Working Room once every six months or so. If theThis demand may stem from the fact that some labo-

personnel costs exceed the price of purchasing a

ratories do not allow students to use their own com-new computer, recy-

puters in the laboratory. Miyazaki hopes the lucky

cling will make lessones who won the lottery and are allocated a com-sense.

puter use them in an appropriate manner because heknows some of the laboratories are covered in dust.
PC-3R Project Working Room

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Campus!
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04 A Survey with the Aim of Reducing theUnderstanding the current situation of the Hokkaido University
Co-op for improvement for the future

Environmental Burden of On-Campus
Welfare Facilities and a Student Voice Workshop
cafeteria is considered a user-unfriendly facility

ApplicantHokkaido University Co-op
Committee for Promoting Approaches toEnvironmental Issues
Research Faculty of Agriculture

Background/objective

To develop a long-term vision regarding
environmental measures of the aging Central
Welfare Center

great deal of feedback from students and it was

Project
outline1. Conducting energy and water consumption
surveys
2. Organizing a student-centered workshop
regarding the Chuo Shokudo

into collective and constructive opinions andbecause it is small and does not meet the diversified needs of users. The Co-op has received atherefore necessary to transform this feedback
requests.

1 Conducting surveys on energy
and water consumption at the
Hokkaido University Co-op

Students finally take action
In 2 015, th e C o m mit te e for Pro m oting A p proaches to Environmental Issues comprised
only of students made a move. They started by

The academic 2014 energy and water consump-interviewing peers for their opinions about thetion surveys found that Hokkaido University

Central Cafeteria. Then, the committee members

Co-op establishments are energy-intensive facili-

visited the University of Tokyo, Tokyo Gakugei

ties. Urgent needs include the introduction of

University, and Tokyo University of Agriculture

energy-saving cooking equipment and air condi-

and Technology to research their facility plan-tioning systems, as well as the development ofning processes. In December, they organized a

new menu items.

Student-Driven Central Cafeteria Improvement

Academic 2014 Annual
Primary Energy
Consumption Volume

Unit: GJ/year

Gasoline &heavy oil413（2％）

Gas suppliedby Hokkaido Gas
9,267

（34％）

Total

27,138（100％）

Electricity
14,229

Academic 2014 Electricity Consumption
at Co-op establishments Unit: kWh/year
Basic use

350,000

Winter use

Summer use

Plan workshop for 10 people, including teaching
staff, to discuss ideas for improving the Central
Cafeteria. Among the opinions voiced were calls

300,000
250,000

for places to relax, talk with friends, or spend

200,000

time alone in addition to dining and shopping.

150,000

The Facilities Department is interested in the

100,000（52％）

Natural gas

Student Dormitory Shop

Elm Café

Health Administration
Center Shop

Faculty of Pharmaceutical
Sciences Shop
Faculty of Veterinary
Medicine Shop

Faculty of Agriculture Shop

Vending machines

Restaurant Poplar
and Shop

Faculty of Medicine Shop

Clark Cafeteria

Faculty of Engineering
Cafeteria and Shopbe a good chance that students ideas will be

Central Cafeteria

report compiled from this workshop. There may

0

Hokubu Cafeteria（12％）

50,000Co-op Main Building

3,229

reflected in campus improvement.

*University facilities are used for shops other than the shopat the Co-op Main Building.

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Cafeteria Improvement Plan
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PDCA Cycle based on ASSC
HU uses the Assessment System for Sustainableorganized by CAS-Net JAPAN and won the top honor in

Campus (ASSC), which was developed by the Office forthe university operations category. In addition, thea Sustainable Campus in cooperation with the Sub Com-

Office for a Sustainable Campus was recognized for its

mittee for Campus and Regional Community Planning ofefforts and given the First Prize of the President s

the Architectural Institute of Japan s Research Commit-

Award for Education and Research Support Operations

tee on Urban Planning and Design, in the PDCA (Plan,in February 2016.

Do, Check and Act) cycle of its university operations.

In accordance with the assessment results based

This effort was presented under the title of Establish-

on ASSC, HU has implemented the following strategies

ment of PDCA Cycle and On-Campus Communication

since academic 2015.

at the first Sustainable Campus Award Contest (2015)◆ Education for sustainability literacy◆ Incentive programs for student activities, administrative operations, and education/research related to the development of asustainable campus◆ Encouragement for student involvement in activities to reduce environmental impact, including the organization of student
workshops◆ Revision of the Campus Master Plan and formulation of energy plans and goals◆ Discussions for utilization of the campus area in cooperation with the City of Sapporo■Assessment System for Sustainable Campus (ASSC)Ⓡ

This assessment system is comprised of 170 evalua-egies required for them, as well as to discover antion criteria for overall assessment of a university inappropriate operation method matching their own char-four fields: Management, Education and Research, Envi-

acteristics with numerous evaluation criteria for overallronment and Local community. It was designed anduniversity planning, management system, securement

developed to enable universities to understand theof human resourses and securement of budget, etc.

composing elements of a sustainable campus and stratHokkaido University s result (FY2015)

ⅠManagement

81.40

Ⅰ-1 Policy and overall plan
Ⅰ-2 Organization to consider sustainability

80.23

Ⅰ-3 Financial resource management

62.21

Ⅰ-4 Asset management
Ⅰ-5 Facility management
Ⅰ-6 Network to enhance sustainability
Ⅰ-7 Personal training

68.99

Ⅰ-8 Procurement and contracts

72.21

Ⅳ Localcommunity

Ⅱ-1 Education

74.94

72.91

ⅡEducation
and Research

Ⅱ-2 ResearchⅡ-3 Students
Ⅲ-1 Ecosystem

63.23
58.99

Ⅲ-2 LandⅢ-3 Public Space
Ⅲ-4 Landscape

59.42
55.06

Ⅲ-5 Waste
Ⅲ-6 Energy and resources
Ⅲ-7 Basic Equipment

46.33

Ⅲ-8 Facilities

Ⅲ Environment

Ⅲ-9 Transportation
Ⅲ-10 Use of historical assets on campus

19national univs，
FY2014HU，
FY2014HU，
FY2015Ⅳ-1 Collaboration between industry,academia,
Ⅳ-2 Community service
Ⅳ-3 Dissemination of Information
Ⅳ-4 Disaster prevention
Ⅳ-5 Role of university after strike
0%Fig. 1 Score percentages of Hokkaido University in four ﬁelds

20%

40%
60%
80%
100%
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Campus1 Progress and Achievements

Looking back from the start

Environmental Activities of Hokkaido University

HU established the Department of Health Engineering, which is focused on education and research of theenvironment, as the first department of its kind in Japan in 1957. Since then the university has conducted anumber of pioneering activities with the aim of creating a sustainable society. Here we overview plans,declarations, organizations and other efforts related to HU s Sustainable Campus initiatives.

History of environmental
activities
1957 The Department of Health Engineering
is established in the School of Engineering.

1988 [International] Intergovernmental Panel on
Climate Change (IPCC) is established.

1993 [Japan] The Basic Environment Law is enacted.
1995 [International] The United Nations Framework

Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) First
Conference of the Parties (COP1) is held. (Berlin)

1997 [International] The Kyoto Protocol is adopted.
The Campus Master Plan 96 is formulated.

2001 [Japan] The Environment Agency is reorganized
as the Ministry of the Environment.

2004 [Japan] The Law Concerning the Promotion ofBusiness Activities with Environmental
Consideration by Speciﬁed Corporation, etc.,
by Facilitating Access to Environmental
Information, and Other Measures is enacted.

2005 [International] UN Decade of Education for

Academic Plans
Hokkaido University s Four Basic Principles● Frontier Spirit● Global Perspectives● All-round Education● Practical Learning

Hokkaido University Environmental Policy Formulated on September 5, 2005
［Policy Statement］
Hokkaido University is a national establishment with a central role in Japan sacademic research and human resource development (targeting areas such as
researcher capabilities), and supports the country s knowledge foundation forthe 21st century. In this role, it is committed in all its activities to protecting theenvironment on local and global scales and to building a sustainable society.
［Basic Principles］
Hokkaido University shall establish an Environmental Management System to
implement the goals of its Policy Statement, and shall set and achieve

Sustainable Development (DESD) begins.

environmental objectives as outlined below in conjunction with university staff,

The Environmental Policy is formulated.
The Hokkaido University Initiative on
Sustainable Development (HUISD) isestablished.

students and everybody else on campus. The university shall also make efforts

2006 The Environmental Report is published.

1.Consideration for the global and local environment via education and

The International Symposium on
Sustainable Development is held.

Hokkaido University shall foster the development of individuals with high2007 The Campus Master Plan is formulated.

degrees of specialization through the promotion of a wide variety of

The ﬁrst Sustainability Weeks is held.

2008 The G8 University Summit is held.
[International] The Hokkaido Toyako Summit(34th G8 Summit) is held.

2010 The Oﬃce for a Sustainable Campus isestablished.
A Proposal for Reducing Environmental
Footprint: Toward a Campus Operation
Contributing to the Creation of a
Sustainable Society is formulated.

2012

The Action Plan 2012 for Sustainable
Campus is formulated.

2013 The Assessment System for Sustainable
Campus (ASSC) is formulated.

to ensure that ongoing environmentally friendly activities take root by
publicizing them on campus and providing relevant information to the public.
research

educational and research activities relating to global and local environments,and shall produce outstanding research achievements.
2.Social contribution via the provision of information on the environment
Hokkaido University shall help to raise awareness of the need forenvironmental consideration in local communities and society as a wholethrough efforts to educate and to make people aware of environmental
education and research program results.
3.Reduction of the university s environmental footprint
Hokkaido University shall make efforts to reduce its environmental footprint
via the promotion of energy and resource conservation, cyclical resource
usage and green purchasing along with thorough implementation of chemical
substance control and other measures.

2014 The Future Strategy for the 150th
Anniversary of Hokkaido University is
formulated.

On campus

Outside campus

Future Strategy for the 150th Anniversary of Hokkaido University Formulated in March 2014
Hokkaido University will celebrate its 150th anniversary in 2026. The following
objectives have been set to advance its reforms for contribution to the resolutionof global issues.

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1. Hokkaido University will promote world-class research to resolve a variety of issues and sustain future generations.
2. Hokkaido University will produce graduates who will play a leading role in contributing to the development of a global society.
As specialists in their fields, they will possess sound judgment and deep insight, along with the ability to understand andcommunicate with different cultures.
3. Hokkaido University will continue to transmit knowledge and promote social advancement through outside collaboration,
providing assistance to regions and communities in Japan and overseas by addressing and resolving issues that concern them.
4. Under the leadership of the President, Hokkaido University will carry out reforms of our organizational, personnel, and budget
systems, establish an infrastructure that enables members to carry out their tasks with a sense of pride and fulfillment, andimplement administrative policies with a focus on sustainable development.
5. Hokkaido University will establish a global presence by actively publicizing the fruits of its education and research throughstrategic marketing.

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Progress and Achievements

Sapporo Sustainability Declaration
Adopted on July 1, 2008

Hokkaido University served as a host institution for the G8
University Summit from June 29 to July 1, 2008, prior to the G8
Hokkaido Toyako Summit. Presidents and representatives from27 universities from the G8 member countries gathered and werejoined by those from eight universities from six other countries
and the United Nations University. Responsibilities and efforts ofuniversities for the realization of sustainability were discussed
and the Sapporo Sustainability Declaration was adopted. The
following is a summary of the declaration.

Joint aﬃrmations (outline)
1. Sustainability is the most important concept in the 21st
century.
2. Sustainability has become a political concern rather thanmerely a scientific issue involving the environment.
3. The role of universities in ensuring that policy makers andresearchers work closely together is increasing in terms ofefforts to resolve sustainability issues.
4. Scientific knowledge gained by restructuring subdivided
research fields and an integrated approach is required.
5. A network of networks (NNs) is necessary to develop a newscientific knowledge framework.
6. It is important for researchers to communicate with citizens
and policy makers to support social change.
7. Universities have a role to foster human resources, who willsolve local problems in each region, through higher education.
8. Universities can provide new sustainability models by using
their campuses as experiment fields.

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Sustainable
CampusProgress andAchievements

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Hokkaido University Campus Master Plan
The Hokkaido University Campus Master Plan is a basic environmental policy to improve and utilize theuniversity s campuses, which serve as a base for education and research. The university is currently
working on formulating a new plan based on the verification of previous plans.

Campus Master Plan 96 Formulated in February 1997
・This plan was formulated to define the basic
policy on facility construction to realize theinstitution s future vision toward the 21st
century. HU was a pioneer in the creation of acampus master plan among national
universities in Japan.

【Main points of the plan】● Positioning of the campus as a place for people engaging in research andeducation● Development to create a campus that is relevant to society● Positioning of the campus as an urban space● Preservation of distinctive landscapes● Preservation and development of historical campus composition● Facility

and environmental improvement to allow global research andcompetition

Campus Master Plan 2006 Formulated in March 2007
・This plan was developed by incorporating the basics of the Campus Master
Plan 96 and adding new perspectives. The plan focuses on sustainable
development, which is enabled by space development to accommodate
various changes, and flexible facility/environmental management to support
university administration.
・This plan consists of a Framework Plan for implementing academic plans and a
step-by-step Action Plan. Specific development plans and related details are
examined and crystallized in a Realization Program after discussion andformulation of these two sub-plans.

【New perspectives】● Sustainable development

Maintenance and management of the environment, including cultural
resources● Development of an environment supporting academic innovation
Development of an environment supporting enriched, high-quality campus
life● Development of foundations for outstanding academic research
Development of competitive facilities and environments for global researchand education programs● Facility and environmental management
Improvement of facility/environment quality in line with the policy foruniversity administration and planned goals

Framework Plan
● Space planning● Flow planning● Facility and environmental

management

Action Plan
● Public space development

planning● Traffic planning● Guidelines for green spaceconservation and utilization● Guidelines for historicbuildings and undergroundcultural properties

Realization Program

Achievements of the Campus Master Plans 96 and 2006
The achievements of the Campus Master Plans 96 and 2006 include, among others, the improvement of the
Sakushukotoni River, renovation of historical buildings (including important cultural properties), and new
construction/renovation of the Veterinary Teaching Hospital of the School of Veterinary Medicine.

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Promotion of industry-academia collaboration with astrategic zoning plan1

Progress and Achievements

The Second Experiment Farm located at the north end of the
Sapporo Campus was positioned as a zone for the formation ofan advanced academic base to promote industry-academia
collaboration in the Campus Master Plan 96. In 2002, the
Hokkaido University Research & Business Park Plan was
prepared with a primary focus on the northern campus area by
the Hokkaido Government, City of Sapporo, Hokkaido University,
Hokkaido Economic Federation and other related organizations.
The area is now home to research facilities, including theCreative Research Institution, and facilities to support
industry-academia-government collaborations such as the
Hokkaido Industry-Academia-Government Collaboration Center,
while also playing the role of growing grass for research animals.
The Second Experiment Farm has also been designated as abroad-area evacuation site by the City of Sapporo, serving as aplace to secure the safety of local residents.

A complete view of the northern campus area (present)

Campus Master Plan 2017 (tentative title) Currently under planningOﬃce for a Sustainable
CampusThe Office for a Sustainable Campus wasestablished on November 1, 2010 with the aim ofrealizing an environmentally conscious campus(sustainable campus) to contribute to thedevelopment of a sustainable society. Working
with other on-campus organizations andcooperating with overseas universities, the officeengages in various activities.

Achievements● Finalization and implementation of an energy-saving plan
● Incentive programs to promote energy-saving activities● Development and operation of the Assessment System

for Sustainable Campus (ASSC)● Networking with domestic and overseas universities● Compilation of the Environmental Report, others

Objectives

Future-oriented projects● Creation of a low-impact campus● Formulation of new action plans● Creation of a campus that contributes to the development● Formulation of project plans to achieve targets for newof a sustainable society

Goals● To achieve zero emissions for the entire university

through energy savings, the use of renewable energy
sources and other efforts.

● To develop and implement a sustainable social modelusing the campuses as a demonstration field andprovide knowledge and human resources that meet theneeds of society.

energies● Implementation of the 3R (reduce, reuse and recycle)

and waste compaction projects● Organization of workshops for the formulation of acampus master plan

● Gathering of international information and sending of

information about HU s achievements through theInternational Sustainable Campus Network (ISCN),
others

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Campus2 Formulation of a New Campus Master Plan

What will be the focus of the new plan following the Campus Master Plans 96 and 2006? Workshops havebeen organized for faculty members and students who are not directly involved in the formulation of the newcampus master plan to ensure that their own ideas and thoughts, as well as those of the people around them,
are included in the plan. Introduced here are summaries of the workshops.

New Campus Master Plan Support Workshop (for faculty) Vol. 1■June 6, 2016 ■Enyu Gakusha Community Hall
■Organized by: Office for a Sustainable Campus［Participants］
There were a total of 38 participants, ranging from young teaching
staff to those in senior level positions. In addition to researchers fromeach school, Environmental Impact Reduction Assistants, theAdministration Bureau Director s Meeting, the Facilities Department
and the Office for a Sustainable Campus, the City Development Policy
Planning Bureau of the City of Sapporo also participated in theworkshop.
［Objectives］● To help campus users from within and outside the campus deepen

their understanding of the Campus Master Plan.
● To encourage campus users to discover and bring out the strengths

and weaknesses of the campus.
● To clarify elements expected to be included in the Campus Master

Plan.

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Comments from the group work and voting results (top-ranking items)
Voting results(stickers gained)

To create a campus that is truly loved by students,
faculty and other staﬀ●●●●●●●●●

Eﬀorts to make the entire university wiser and more advanced●●●●●●●

A class for learning about the Campus Master Plan: I Love Hokudai●●●●●●An expansive campus with easy access from north to southand vice versa●●●●●

Deﬁnition of a vision for campus creation●●●●●

Collection of admission fees from tourists●●●●●

Shortage of money●●●●●

Multicultural environment●●●●

Realization of a safe, peaceful campus●●●

Clearly deﬁned zoning●●●

Separation of vehicle and bicycle lanes and sidewalks(restrictions on bicycle users from outside campus)●●●

The workshop will communicate

Restrictions on cars entering the campus (entrance charges:
500 yen for HU students and employees; 1,000 yen for people
from outside the campus)●●●

with the Working Group for

Attractiveness as a knowledge base●●●

Internet video delivery to disseminate information about HU●●●

Development of a mini smart city utilizing information technology●●●

the workshop, participants weredivided into five groups for discussion. The groups discussed
various themes, including feedback regarding previous Campus
Master Plans and points they
expected to be included in the
new Campus Master Plan, andorganized comments on large
sheets of paper . Once the participants were all together again andcomments from the discussions
were presented by each group,
they voted for the comments theyagreed with by placing dot stickers next to them.
［Future plans］

Campus Master Plan Formulation(see the diagram on page 18) toutilize each other s feedback forfurther discussions.

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Points expected to be included in the new Campus Master Plan

Campus explained the purpose of2

After the Office for a Sustainable

Steps toward a Sustainable Campus［Workshop process］

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New Campus
Master Plan

New Campus Master Plan Support Workshop (for students) Vol. 1■July 23, 2016 ■Conference Hall
■Organized by: Office for a Sustainable Campus［Participants］

enjoyment of HU campuses.

There were a total of 19 participants［Workshop process］(undergraduate and graduate stu-

After learning about the Campus

dents). Participants were comprised

Master Plan through a lecture, stu-of student members of the Hokkaido

dents were divided into four groups

University Co-op and members of theof Spring, Summer, Autumn andStudents Council for Sustainable De-

Winter for discussions. Theyvelopment (SCSD) who are actively

exchanged various ideas for experi-

involved in environmental activities.

ences and opportunities they would［Objectives］

expect on campus with key words● To

help students deepen theirsuch asfun,

informative

andunderstanding of the Campus Mastercozy and organized the ideas on

Plan.

large sheets of paper. Once the par-● To encourage students to discover

ticipants were all together again andand bring out the strengths andideas from the discussions were pre-weaknesses of the campus.

sented by each group, they voted for● To encourage students to think

the ideas they agreed with by plac-

about what is necessary to enhanceing dot stickers next to them.

Examples of top-ranking ideas

Connect schools
to subway
stations

Create an enormous
indoor space open
to everyone

Create hotsprings forbathingSpaces where
eating anddrinking is allowed

Communication
Inter-class/spacesSpaces for drinking
inter-school(e.g., small meeting rooms)
alcoholic beverages
placed everywhere snow festivals andand chatting
sports festivals
on campus

Wi-Fi connection
available anywhereon campus

An enormous
outdoor space thatcan be used forany purpose

placesEvents aenrdaction
Facilities
for int ple from(e.g.,sound facilities)owith pe t schoolsforarts clubsner
diffe ferent ages
if
d
f
o
and

A space forbeing alone

A campus utilizing
seasonal beauty

Install a sidewalkroad heating
systemSpaces open
around the clock［Future plans］
The Office for a Sustainable Campus will review various aspects of the workshop, including participants,
workshop themes and styles, and facilitate discussions to summarize student opinions.
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Formulation of a New Campus Master Plan

Conceptual diagram for the formulation of the new Campus Master Plan
Formulation of
the Campus Master
Plan 2017

President
Executive Oﬃce forCampus and Environment
Planning

Ecological
Environment
Task Force

Master Plan
Realization
Task Force

Executives

Historic Property
Utilization
Task ForceWorking Group forCampus Master Plan
Formulation
Facilities Department

Workshop(for faculty)(tentative title)[scheduled for March 2018]

Facilities/
Environment
Management
Task ForceWorkshop(for students)

Oﬃce for a Sustainable Campus

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Changes in environmental data
HU is working toward environmentally friendly

goals to reduce GHG emissions by 20% by 2020

campus improvement focused on the reduction ofand 35% by 2030 compared to the base year.

environmental impact from university operations

However, due to the situation outlined below, alter-

and a final goal of zero emissions to be achieved

native target items and numerical values forthrough the use of renewable and natural energy

replacing GHG in the third phase of the Medium-sources and other means. In the second phase ofterm Goals (academic 2016 ‒ 2020) will be definedits Medium-term Goals, which covered academic

within academic 2016.

2010 to 2015, the university set a target of reducing annual greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2%◇Energy consumption

from 91,270 tons in the base year of 2005. The

Based on measures taken after the Great East

university has also set its medium- and long-term

Japan Earthquake, HU has implemented build-◆Energy Consumption (the value for electricity is from direct consumption)（10³GJ）（GJ/㎡）

4.02

5.08

3.95

3.14

3.75

1,000
244

253

253

800
322

319

600

400

200

0

304

252

256

41.9

46.0

36.9

29.8

27.6

1.46

1.40

1.29

1.28

406

406

412

420

425

2011

2012

2013

2014

KeroseneGas (heating)

2.25

242

1.47

Electricity
Heavy oil

3.0

1.5

0.75

0

2015

25

2.95

0.153

0.149

0.147

0.15

0.12
0.108

0.106
0.09480.0936

0.06
112

111

111

109

20

0

0.03

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

Emissions (Sapporo)
Emissions (Hakodate)
Per unit area (Sapporo)
Per unit area (Hakodate)
N o te: C O 2 emissions c o e ﬃ cient s used in c alculations(kg-CO2 /kWh): Academic 2011: 0.485; Academic 2012:
0.688; Academic 2013: 0.678; Academic 2014: 0.683.
For unpublished academic 2015 data, the academic 2014
coeﬃcient was used.

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7.11

3.33

1.2
8.16

8.04

7.11

0.538

0.062

0.681

0.661

13.0

12.8

13.6

2013

2014

0.9
0.822

0.754

10

0

12.0

12.8

2011

2012

Heavy oil: 39.1 MJ/L

0.792

KeroseneGas (general)

Kerosene: 36.7 MJ/L

0.6

0.3

0

2015

Per unit area

Gas: 46.0 MJ/m2

0（10³㎥）（㎥/person）

Sapporo and Hakodate campuses

15

0.744

12.5

0.692
2.49

10

7.5

5

0.222
3.58

0.671
2.44

3.19

1.8

0.771
0.668
3.04

0.242

0.251

3.21

3.12

2.52

0.632

0.677

0.248

0.571

0.554

0.521

0.532

0.570

0.549

5.96

6.63

6.95

7.22

2011

2012

2013

2014

0.260
1.83

0.580

1.2

0.9

0.6

0.500

2.5

0

1.5

2.78

0.3

General waste(Sapporo)

Kitchen waste(Sapporo)

7.12

2015

Per full-time staﬀ member/student

2.95

0.128

60

8.70

0.063

15

5

General and other waste

CO2 emissions

80

0.18

3.29

2.41

9.95

1.8
0.106

0.145

◆General and Other Waste Generation
Energy consumption per square meter of total ﬂoor area

0.161

100

20

Electricity
Heavy oil（ton-CO₂/㎡）

Sapporo and Hakodate campuses
3.37

2.73
2.68

Gas (general)
Per unit area

◆Greenhouse Gas Emissions
120

0.114

0.140

Calorie conversion factor by energy type: Electricity (direct consumption): 3.6 MJ/kWh（10³ton-CO₂）（GJ/㎡）

Hakodate Campus

30

Energy consumption

Energy consumption

242（10³GJ）

Energy consumption per square meter of total ﬂoor area

4.65

4.5

Energy consumption per square meter of total ﬂoor area

Sapporo Campus

1,200

0

General and otherwaste (Hakodate)

Bottles, cans andPer person (Sapporo)
PET bottles
Per person (Hakodate)(Sapporo)
Note 1: Kitchen waste is generated by the university hospital s food preparation
facilities.
Note 2: Full-time staﬀ numbers include temporary staﬀ.
Waste for fuel(Sapporo)cient for electricity has significantly increased due

ing and enhancement across its campuses. As ato the shutdown of a nuclear power plant in Hok-

result, as of May 1, 2015, the total floor area of the

kaido. This has greatly impacted CO2 emissions at

Sapporo Campus increased by 6.4% or 44,578 m2

HU, which depends on electricity (direct consump-compared to the area as of May 1, 2011. Buildingtion) for more than 40% of its energy use.

﹇ Energy/Resources﹈
DATA

ing expansion and renovation, and facility upgrad-

air conditioning was changed from central heatingbased on the use of boilers in the power center to◇General and other waste generationindividual gas- and electricity-powered air condi-

Since the amount of general waste generation was

tioning with cooling function. This additional coolingon an increasing trend, HU changed its waste

function has significantly increased amounts of gas

separation and collection methods in academic(for general purposes) and electricity use. On the2013 in an effort to reduce waste. In academic

other hand, gas consumption (for heating) at the2015, with the start of a system for selling old

power center has decreased and the energy con-

paper, the separation of old paper from recyclable

sumption rate per square meter of total floor area

waste has been promoted and the amount of recy-has decreased by 8.7% from the 2011 level thanks

clable waste has decreased.

to the increase of relatively efficient individual air
conditioning units. Improved heat insulation perfor-◇Water consumption

mance of new buildings and the introduction ofConsumption of well water has risen dramaticallyhighly efficient devices have also contributed tosince academic 2012 at the Hakodate Campus as a

the reduction in energy use. Electricity usage has

result of improvements made to experiment facilities

risen due to experiment facilities with higher elec-(experimental water tanks). However, per-capita

tricity consumption rates (kWh/m2) that are now inwater consumption has steadily declined due to theoperation.

decrease in water used for boilers, which have been
eliminated through air conditioning improvement◇Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions

work, in the power center and the introduction of aIn the years following the Great East Japan Earth-water-saving toilet system.

quake of March 2011, the CO2 emissions coeffi-◆Industrial Waste Generation（t）◆Water Consumption（t）
60 Hakodate Campus

Sapporo Campus

5,000（10³㎥）

50

30
3,452
2,924

50.4
3,067

2,846

30.2

1,000

0

20

10

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

0

Water consumption

3,000

2,000

308

300

1,250

40

4,194

310

360

181

1,000

750

500

250

2014

2015

Note: The ﬁgures for the Sapporo Campus exclude waste disposed of by individual
departments and other organizations (e.g., electrical appliances). Those for the
Hakodate Campus include electrical appliances but exclude mixed waste andwaste plastic (measured per cubic meter).

0

37.7

337
43.4

235

328
314
36.5

36.8

238
31.9

180

180
792

40.5

740

38.4

697

627

623

36.3

33.4

34.0

159

164

163

165

193

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

Municipal water(Sapporo)
Well water(Sapporo)

Municipal water(Hakodate)
Well water(Hakodate)

240

120

60

Per full-time staﬀ member/student

314

4,000

（㎥/person）

Sapporo and Hakodate campuses

1,500

0

Per person(Sapporo)
Per person(Hakodate)

Note: Per-capita consumption ﬁgures include temporary staﬀ.

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Message fromthe President

Message

Expectations for Thorough Discussions on
the Meaning of a Campus Master Plan for
an Incorporated University
President of Hokkaido University

Keizo Yamaguchiof the master plan, has not yet beenachieved. We must review it to understandthe reasons for this setback.

Do our stakeholders only include
people on campus?
One reason I believe the Campus Master
Plan 2006 has not yet been achieved isthat we only carried out closed on-campus
discussions. The Stakeholder Meeting isheld with the participation of faculty andother university staff members. However,
we must ask ourselves: do our stakeholders only include people on campus? ConCampus, which is located in close proximity to JR Sap-

Hokkaido University is now on the cusp of formulating a

is pointless. We must come to the realization that we

new campus master plan. I would like everyone to begin

should not be making plans based solely on our own

by thoroughly discussing what a campus master planideas and selfish logic.

means for an incorporated university.

poro station, a plan satisfying only people on our campus

I learned several things from reports presented at a

The Campus Master Plan 96, which was formulated inregional research meeting organized by the Hokkaido

1996, was a groundbreaking plan with zoning and

Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry last year. Cur-

discussions for the future vision of Hokkaido University

rently, buildings on the Sapporo Campus are regulated

campuses. The northern campus area, which was theunder the building height control district restrictions with

Second Experiment Farm, was positioned as a zone fora limitation on absolute height (33 m). However, theseresearch and research facilities, including the Creative

restrictions will be eased and we will be able to build

Research Initiative Sousei and the Center for Food &taller buildings if we coordinate with regional planning

Medical Innovation (FMI) (both adopted as national sub-implemented by the City of Sapporo. In addition, a law

sidy projects), were established there. However, we areconcerning national university corporations will be

still lagging behind in terms of what we initially envi-

revised and relaxation of land use is expected to besioned because the infrastructure described in theenforced in April 2017. In this context, it will be crucial

campus master plan was not developed in advance andfor us to engage in discussions with the City of Sapporo

the roads constructed are not in accordance with theand the Hokkaido government.

zoning plan.

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sidering the environment of our Sapporo

Previous campus master plans ‒ theneed for self-reﬂection

The Clark Memorial Student Center, Centennial Hall,

The following Campus Master Plan 2006 was formu-

and Enyu Gakusha Community Hall on campus werelated in March 2007. Since 2006 was still soon after thebuilt with contributions mainly raised from the alumni

incorporation of national universities in Japan (2004),

association and are aging with each passing year.

the concept of this master plan is not a good match for

Speaking of the Clark Memorial Student Center, in par-an incorporated university requiring independent efforts

ticular, the accommodation facilities that originallyand self-responsibility. What we must now reflect on isexisted in the student center when it was built havethe fact that the traffic plan, which is the main element

become unusable and there are other facilities that are

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Message from the President

not being effectively used as well. The future of thiscenter is a major issue. Since it is difficult to expect
budget allocation from the national government, discussions are under way regarding the possibility of cooperation with the City of Sapporo to construct a building withconvention halls and accommodation facilities. We arealso discussing the possibility of introducing a public
transportation system, such as buses, on campus

budget requests are no longer accepted. Now we must

because it is financially difficult to secure replacement

negotiate with MEXT to acquire budgets by presenting

buses for on-campus circulation shuttle buses, which

an overall picture of what we as a university think as aoften break down. In both cases, these discussions arewhole and informing them of what we need to achieve

one of the possible options for solving these problems.

our goals. The personnel of each school and department

However, we will not be able to make it happen unless

may think that their property is theirs alone. This is a

we engage in discussions with the City of Sapporo. Thismentality remaining from our days as a national univer-is why I believe it is no longer possible for universities tosity and we must now discuss the issue of charging fees

make decisions regarding the future vision of their cam-to research facility users. We need money to sustain thispuses based solely on their own plans.

lush green campus as a university and it is important for

The need for the Facilities Department
and schools of HU to change their mindset
As a result of the incorporation of national universities, I
believe that the role of the Administration Bureau seach school and department to have a sense that they
are also responsible for ensuring we get that money.
Campaigns to raise such awareness should obviously be
included in the Campus Master Plan.

Facilities Department has also changed. Their primary

Expectations for student involvementtask is not to request the Ministry of Education, Culture,

I would like students to consider the previously men-

Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) for support totioned question regarding stakeholders: can we only rec-construct new buildings. Rather, their most importantognize people on campus as stakeholders? The Sapporo

responsibility is the maintenance of not only buildings but

Campus is open to tourists and Sapporo residents. One

also the entire campus. In fact, I feel they are on the

major concern is bicycles. This is not only a matter ofright track when it comes to discussions for creating a

the large number of bicycles but also the terrible man-sustainable campus and see them working hard to findners of bicyclists, which could potentially cause harm to

the best way to implement conservation efforts. I hopepedestrians. This is an issue we should seriously con-they will be given opportunities, such as study groups, tosider.

discuss their role as an organization of an incorporated

I think students will be important supporters when it

university in regard to planning their future activities,

comes to maintaining our campuses. This is why wewhich will have to meet the needs of the times.

never say that these matters are only the business of

The approach used to secure the financing necessary

the university and that students should stay out of it. I

for building construction and maintenance is different

expect students to feel a sense of involvement and thatfrom what we experienced as a national university. We

they are playing a part in the formulation of the Campus

cannot simply wait for the government to allocate a

Master Plan.

budget for us. For committees involved in preparation of

However, in the end, this is an issue that must be

the Campus Master Plan, one of their most important

handled by management. If the plan has been createdroles is holding serious discussions aimed at picturing

without direct discussions about funding, it is just a pie in

the future vision of our university and raising awarenessthe sky. With this in mind, I feel a real Campus Masteron campus.

Plan is one prepared by putting our heads together toIn the past, schools and departments were able tocreate plans based on their own future visions andsubmit individual budget requests; however, individual

determine how we can maintain and develop our campuses.
*This text was edited by the Oﬃce for a Sustainable Campus based on an interview conductedin July 2016.

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This Sustainability Report was compiled in line with
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Organizations Involved
Hokkaido University
Sapporo Campus (incl.
operators on campus)
Hakodate Campus

PeriodApril 2015 ‒ March 2016

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Environment

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Published

September 2016 (next issue scheduled
for September 2017)

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