revenues from coal , gambling , tobacco or pornography .
Grange maintains the development of the Kambri Precinct on campus has been ANU ’ s biggest improvement in physical facilities in recent years . “ It ’ s a question of how you create a precinct , not just a single building , but an operating precinct which is sustainable from the ground up ,” he explains . “ We were looking for a method to measure the long-term sustainability of the precinct , and that ’ s where we landed on the ‘ one planet ’ methodology , using it to measure all of the outputs of this group of seven buildings and outdoor spaces , designing a sustainable outcome .” Alongside the emphasis on metering and monitoring , ANU encourages initiatives like the use of recycled materials and rainwater harvesting . Canberra , as a city , already draws around 90 % of its power from green sources , and ANU is one of the two largest consumers of electricity in Canberra .
“ The one planet methodology compares you to the sustainability of the planet in its natural state ,” explains Grange . “ One is neutral so if your score is higher you ’ re depleting the resources
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