Environment

PUCRS conducts a diagnosis of environmental aspects on Campus and its surroundings. Issues related to water resources, land use, land cover, waste and vibrations, traffic and historical heritage are periodically discussed.

The operation and maintenance of the University demand adaptation to environmental protection and preservation criteria, with actions that follow good practices of environmental conservation and serve as examples for the university community and visitors.

Implement the "Green Campus" by multiplying good practices of environmental preservation in construction, renovation and services.

SOCIOENVIRONMENTAL INDICATORS

GREEN CAMPUS PROJECT

  • Water

    Consumption of drinking water
    136,398 m³

  • Energy

    Amount of electric energy consumed annually
    48,348.856 kWh

  • Supplies

    Consumption of A4 paper
    100,464 kg
    Disposal of light bulbs
    14,817 unidades
    Amount of electronic waste discarded
    11,260 kg

  • Waste/amount of waste produced yearly

    Laboratories and clinics
    39,319 kg
    Dry waste
    3,696 m³
    Wood
    140 m³ estéreo
    Metals
    38,230 kg
    Organic
    1,170 m³
    Batteries
    265 kg
    Paper and cardboard
    1,098 m³
    Green waste
    1,148 m³ estéreo

  • Research/Actions

    Research projects focused on Sustainable Development
    32

  • Teaching/actions

    Undergraduate courses focused on Sustainable Development
    23

  • Extension/Actions

    Actions/extension projects focused on Sustainable Development
    25

  • Training sessions for Faculty
    and Administrative Staff2

    Number of trainings carried out in Energy Efficiency Programs
    9
    Total of participants
    397

Water Management

Strategy Impacto
Installation of flow restrictors and restrictor valves. Up to 50% flow reduction in restroom faucets.
Real-time water consumption record. Computer-based hourly consumption control in 20 points on Campus.
Identification of leaks using Geophone Improved assessment of hydraulic conditions interconnecting buildings on Campus and reduction of the need for excavations.

INSTITUTE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT AND
NATURAL RESOURCES

The Institute for the Environment and Natural Resources (IMA) aims to support, encourage and promote activities related to the environment at the University and in the surrounding community. It keeps a conservation unit, the Pró-Mata Center for Research and Nature Conservation, located in the northeast of Rio Grande do Sul, in parts of the municipalities of São Francisco de Paula, Maquiné and Itati. It has an area of around 3,100 hectares, with native grasslands, forests and mountains and a mosaic of vegetation at different stages of ecological succession.

Sustainable School

The Sustainable School Project is an initiative by PUCRS professors and students, through IMA and the Environmental Management Committee. Its main objective is to promote environmental management in schools of Porto Alegre through the improvement of technical-administrative, pedagogical and community extension procedures. Currently, four undergraduate students participate in this project.

CEPAC AND THE OCEANOGRAPHIC MISSION

In July, the Center of Excellence in Research and Innovation in Petroleum, Mineral Resources and Carbon Storage (Cepac) led a team of over 40 PUCRS professionals from areas such as Biology, Geology, Chemistry and Engineering, who sailed through Cone de Rio Grande, a geological structure with dozens of kilometers of width, to the south of the Pelotas Basin (RS), in the Atlantic Ocean. The objective of the mission was to study its geological formation, micro- and macro-organisms of the region and possible occurrences of  gas hydrates.