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Campus and Operations

Since 2003, TU Dresden has been using a validated environmental management system in
accordance with the EU Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS) for the responsible
use of available resources and the continuous improvement of environmental performance
in operational processes, which will be linked to the SDGs from now on. In addition to
recording the current key indicators on resource consumption, it also provides targeted
impetus to review and adapt environmental protection continually at TU Dresden within
the context of internal audits (environmental operations audits). Information and activities
on environmentally relevant developments at TU Dresden are published in the annual
Environmental Report. An integral part of the reporting is the environmental program, which
assigns specific measures to the areas of activity and individual goals. The greatest challenge
here is to improve energy efficiency and establish a sufficiency mindset regarding the
equipment of facilities and land use alongside partners at municipal and state level.
In 2018, TU Dresden drew up the Master Plan Campus Design for the continuous development
of its campus taking into account environmental aspects such as biodiversity, climate
resilience, and rainwater management. This concept sets a design framework and defines
important standards for the development of outdoor spaces, which are incorporated into
planning processes and implemented. To ensure that the campus is sustainable, coherently
designed, and easily accessible, a mobility concept for the main campus was developed to
complement the Master Plan Campus Design.

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The aim is to make TU Dresden’s operations climate-neutral by 2035 , to improve the
quality of life on campus through sustainable mobility development and the design of
outdoor spaces, and to significantly reduce TU Dresden’s consumption of resources.

1 The focus of climate-neutral operations at TU Dresden is on reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Only unavoidable residual emissions are included in the balance through compensation.

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