AASTMT has annual plans to upgrade existing buildings to higher energy efficiency.

To combat high energy usage, AASTMT Energy Research Unit and Energy Management Committee put forward several strategies to reduce and rationalize electrical consumption in AASTMT campuses which primarily include upgrading and renovating buildings to follow higher energy-efficiency schemes and standards demonstrated in “AASTMT Approach in Establishing, Operating and Maintaining Buildings towards Achieving Sustainable Development Goals at All Academy Headquarters” with the link below.

AASTMT Buildings' Approach towards SDGs-pdf

AASTMT Buildings' Approach towards Achieving SDGs on AASTMT webpage

Each year, AASTMT Energy Research Unit and Energy Management Committee, update AASTMT infrastructure renovation plan to regularly upgrade existing buildings in AASTMT different branches, to higher energy efficiency. This is done primarily to campuses that feature oldest infrastructure and highest energy wastes in order to reduce and rationalize their electrical consumption. Then, annually insights of energy consumption in each campus are compared to evaluate university progress towards higher energy efficiency and saving

Related Annual Plans, Insights and Progress reports can be found in the links below.

AASTMT Annual Energy Plans on AASTMT webpage

AASTMT Annual Insights on AASTMT webpage

AASTMT Annual Energy Progress Reports on AASTMT webpage

AASTMT 2022/2023 Plan Towards Green Sustainable Energy

AASTMT AASTMT 2022/2023 Plan towards Clean Sustainable Energy, included four main aspects (Towards Energy Saving, Higher Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy Employment and Carbon Emissions Reduction). Analyzing AASTMT energy consumption insights in AASTMT 2022/2023 Insights,  for different AASTMT campuses as shown in Figure 1, it was found that Alexandria campus (oldest, largest and highest students and staff number among all AASTMT campuses), consume highest energy in 2022. Hence, as per the Higher Energy Efficiency aspect in 2022/2023, the renovation measures primarily focused on different Alexandria campus covering its different branches.

• Completing the replacement of lighting lamps and working with LED lamps as was planned for 2022/2023, where replacement rate rises to more than 95% leading to a significant reduction in electricity consumption.
• Applying motion-sensor lighting in common areas.
• Increasing the operating efficiency of many air-conditioning systems (energy-efficient HVAC systems)
• Regular electrical maintenance procedures.
• The university fully utilized it photovoltaic infrastructure in 2022 where a solar power station with a capacity of 50 kilowatts is installed in the 7^th Engineering Building in Alexandria campus- Abukir branch.
• Solar heaters have been installed to replace the electric heaters in students’ dorms – Alexandria campus- Abukir branch as planned in 2022, besides the already applied ones in the Pharmacy college.

Noting that detailed renovations and maintenance procedures in each Alexandria branch with each building number are listed separately at the end of this discussion;

Besides, energy saving procedures discussed in details in AASTMT 2022/2023 Plan towards Clean Sustainable Energy, different building renovations in  all branches of AAST Alexandria campus, to include energy-efficient technologies, contributed in overall 13.6% reduction in electricity use in 2023 compared to 2018 levels and 2.5% reduction compared to 2022 levels as shown in Figure 2. Note that, the lowest load was in 2020 during Covid 19, then it gradually increased until all the branches returned to their full load in 2022. That’s why for fair, 2023 energy consumption is compared to that of 2018 (full operation before Covid) and 2022 (full operation after Covid). This is demonstrated in details in 2022/2023 Insights Report.

This reduction in energy consumption reflects AASTMT successful progress towards higher energy efficiency as demonstrated in AASTMT 2022/2023 Energy Progress Report .

Detailed renovations and maintenance procedures, in Alexandria different branches (Abukir, Miami, Ganaklis, Wabour elmaei) are detailed in  AASTMT 2022/2023 Plan towards Clean Sustainable Energy, stating each building number and renovation procedure as summarized  in Table 1.

AASTMT Energy Saving and Emissions Reduction Plan in 2021/2022

To combat high energy usage, AASTMT Energy Research Unit and Energy Management Committee put forward several strategies to reduce and rationalize electrical consumption in AASTMT campuses which primarily include upgrading and renovating buildings to follow higher energy-efficiency schemes as presented in AASTMT 2021/2022 Energy Plan

These measures include:

• Replacing light bulbs, and spotlights located on buildings roofs and on the roads with energy-saving LED lighting to more than 90% replacement and towards 100% replacement in 2023. 
• Replacing (100) spotlights for all electric poles and modifying the number of 17 triple poles for LED lighting in front of the entrances of the marine buildings, and the bus station. 
• Online regular monitoring of energy consumption and determining load priorities for efficient energy management. 
• Determine buildings that need restoration like Building 1- Miami Campus (plan 2023).
• Operating Building B in College of Engineering and Technology with Full capacity using energy-efficient technologies. 
• Installing energy-efficient VRF system for central air-conditioning systems and VSD for local ones in Pharmacy College Building and College of Engineering and Technology- Building B. 
• A solar power station with a capacity of 50 kilowatts has been installed in the seventh engineering building. 
• Solar heaters have been installed to replace the electric heaters in the College of Pharmacy and will be applied to students’ dorms. 
• Increasing awareness regarding energy rationalization and conservation plans among AAST staff, students, administrators, and technicians through campaigns and initiatives:

 EVENTS on the AASTMT news page​.

• Spreading instructions and directions towards energy conservation as per the letter addressed to all AASTMT campuses from the AASTMT president on September 2022.