During the Arts et Métiers la Transition Énergétique (CAMTE) ceremony organized by the Student Union's Events Committee, two teams of students from the Grande Ecole Program at the Angers campus received an award for their commitment to projects aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions on their campus. Let's take a closer look at these two projects!
Mobility Focus: “Decarbonizing my campus” to promote sustainable transportation
Gaëtan Martin, Romain Baley, Jean-Briac Foulonneau, and Théo Regnier have joined forces to reduce greenhouse gas emissions linked to transportation on the Arts et Métiers campus Arts et Métiers , under the banner "Dé-cars-bonner mon campus" (Decarbonize my campus).
"We wanted to contribute to the work of Laurent Champaney, Director General of Arts et Métiers. In September 2019, he signed The Shift Project's Appeal, committing him to take action "to address the challenge of climate change and resource depletion [...] within his institution" and "quickly transform the current stirrings into a general mobilization of the entire higher education sector."
To carry out their project, the students developed a three-step action plan. They aimed to raise awareness among campus users about environmental issues related to transportation by sending a questionnaire to all campus users, take action, and finally, ensure that their actions would be sustainable over time. "We wanted to propose concrete actions such as bike loans and repairs, partnerships to enable students to benefit from assistance in equipping themselves and developing the use of bicycles, and carpooling through a partnership with the carpooling operator Klaxit ." Subsequently, numerous actions will be carried out by the "Gadz'pédal" association to implement the proposals made by the students and the student association (AE Angers).
Building Focus: Low-carbon demolition of a building on the Angers campus
Corentin Bernard, Yanis Bouyahi, Logan Cloarec, and Vincent Brient have chosen to invest their time and energy in a project that directly concerns the campus, namely the upcoming demolition of Building F, a project entitled "Low-Carbon Deconstruction."
Our goal was to propose solutions to minimize waste disposal, identify ways to recycle and reuse certain materials, and more generally reduce the amount of greenhouse gases emitted during the upcoming demolition of Building F.
They determined the quantities of reusable materials to be sent to appropriate treatment centers. GHG emissions are reduced for future use of these materials. They also propose the donation or reuse of furniture (tables, chairs, shelves) or finishing elements (door blocks, false ceiling panels, etc.). The next phase of the project involves setting up a furniture management system on the "Troc Aux Arts" exchange platform, an internal platform dedicated to the exchange and loan of goods and services between campuses.
For Yanis Bouyahi, project manager for the "Low-Carbon Deconstruction" project and currently in his second year of the Sustainable Engineering and Construction Management (IGDC) program at the Angers campus , "this project has allowed me to familiarize myself with environmental issues in the construction industry. Construction is a sector I have wanted to work in for several years, and it is important to be aware of its significant impact on the environment. Through this project, I had the opportunity to take several training courses on energy transition, carbon footprints, etc. This has motivated me and made me want to change things in my future career. I can therefore say without a shadow of a doubt that this project has given me a lot, far beyond the reward and recognition!"
Each winning team received a check for €4,000 thanks to the support of the Arts et Métiers Foundation Arts et Métiers the school.
