FMD, University
U
ty of Waiikato
Isssue No: 71 – Ju
une 2009
Inviited Comment – David West
Hi, my naame is David West
W and I am
m the Managerr of the Waikaato Students’ Union (WSU).. You have
probably seen my team
m around the campus, we are
a generally the
t ones making all the noiise and messin
ng up
the grass on the Villagee Green!
I am a Haamilton local and
a was a foundation year pupil of Berkley Intermediaate School, then attended
Hillcrest High
H School. When
W
I finisheed school I haad intended to
o come to University but the closest I gott was
working in the fish and
d chip shop that used to be in Cameron Road.
R
I did geet to experiencce a bit of student
nted “the Hillyy” quite regularly (does anyyone else rem
member Leopaard Continentaal
life thouggh as I frequen
Lager?).
In 1980
1
I joined the NZ Police and
a was actuaally in the sam
me recruit wing as Leigh San
nderson, manager of Stude
ent Village. I served
s
at Whangarei
W
and
d Tokoroa beffore coming back
b
home to Hamilton in 1987.
1
By that time I was a q
qualified Youth Aid Officer, and I
spent a number of
o years in thaat role working with young offenders and
d their familiees.
I lefft the Police in
n 1996 and came to Waikatto University to
t complete my
m degree, a BSocSc
B
in Sociology and Eco
onomics. I alw
ways
thin
nk that if you want
w
to arguee something properly
p
you need
n
to understand both sid
des of the disccussion, and I think that miix of
left and right‐win
ng topics did just that. I enjjoyed this tim
me immensely and am very proud of this institution. An
A interesting thing,
t petition AGAINST volun
ntary student union membe
ership. I neveer imagined I w
would end up working for them.
in 1997 I signed the
Upo
on completion
n of my degree I had a num
mber of interessting jobs. I was
w an Injury Prevention
P
Co
onsultant for ACC,
A
I was a partner
in a Video Store business,
b
I had
d a contractin
ng round with Bluebird food
ds, and my lasst position was as a compliaance managerr for
ontrol agency.
the Bovine Tuberrculosis (cattlee and deer) co
I too
ok over my cu
urrent position
n in Novembeer of 2006 and
d have found it
i to be very challenging bu
ut also very rewarding. Thee WSU
hold
ds a special po
osition in the University as the voice of the students,
which is a role wee work hard to fulfil. Each year 11 studeents are electe
ed
orm a Board of
o Directors which
w
has the duty
d
of repressenting the
to fo
stud
dents and pro
oviding servicees to them. Nationally we are
a part of NZZUSA
which lobbies govvernment on student issuees, and also ovversees Student
G
and thee like. Locallyy we organise Orientation and
a
Job Search, Uni Games
nt Nexus (stud
dent magazine) and a free diary and
otheer events, prin
wall‐planner, offeer an indepen
ndent advocaccy and hardship service,
nd a myriad off other servicees and activities
support a networrk of clubs, an
h as a free phone and a Ticketmaster outlet. We seem
m to be one of
o
such
thosse places thatt people comee to when they don’t know what they waant
or where
w
to go, we
w can normally find them something.
I am
m married with
h 3 adult off‐sspring, and will be a grand‐ffather in
Novvember. I am
m a long‐time member
m
of Haamilton Old Boys rugby club,
and
d play bass guiitar in a band.. If I win I will work for worrld peace…….
FMD Social Club u
update
Reccycling Station
ns
A new and impro
oved recyclingg station has now
n been insttalled next to MS2;
other one is to
o be installed on Thursday 25
2 th June at Scchool of Education
ano
and
d one more on
n the same daay outside thee National Ban
nk.
Katie Laurence
Ene
ergy savings in
n the home siimple illustrattions:
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•
•
•
•
•
A more zany “aaction” shot of David and the team
t
Cold Water Washes
W
– savee $149.00 per year
Leaky hot waater tap‐ Save $95.00 per yeear
Worn fridge freezer
f
seals – Save $110.0
00 per year
Energy efficieent light bulbss – save $17.0
00 per year per bulb
Turn of heateed towel rails during day ‐ $50.00
$
per yeaar
Hot water theermostat turn
n to 60c – savee $30.00 per year
y
REMINDER
‐‐‐ Mid
M Year Xmaas Social – Satturday 25th Ju
uly at
Vilaagrads ‐ a 4‐co
ourse Banque
et and Show Band
B
The cost per perrson is $30 (includes
(
parttners).
ng from the FMD
Theree is a free bus, leavin
courttyard at approx 6pm and departing Vilaagrads
at ap
pprox midnight to return to FMD.
If you
u are interested in taking part
p in this pu
ut your
namee on the notticeboard in the FMD teaaroom.
Also indicate whetther you want to take the bus or
not.
Robin Du
unmall
Dead
dline for namees/money is 17
1 th July. Theere will
be no
o refunds.
FMD Travel Club ’09!
A climber worth checking out at this time of year is the climbing
Tecomanthe speciosa. This plant can be found at side of MS8. An
• Tony Dicks was in South Africa in January.
endangered New Zealand native climber which was discovered on
• Bryan Wells is in Canada.
Great Island of the Three Kings in 1945. They have since been
• Peter Duggan is travelling to New Caledonia.
propagated and can
• Trevor Harris, John Badham and John Cameron are all
be found in a number
heading for England and Europe.
of sites. Flowers are
• Peter Burrows is paying a visit to Australia.
produced from May
2009 Air NZ Cup – starts Thursday 30th July!!!
to July, tubular creamy
th
white to pale yellow.
This competition runs for 13 weeks from Thursday 30
th
July through to Sunday 25 October. An email will be sent Large dark glossy green
out shortly to let you know when you can put your names foliage. A vigorous
climber that will do well
on the board. As for previous years the cost to enter is
in sun or semi shade.
$10.
EECA Awards 21 May 2009
Picture taken by Nan Sinclair
Tony Dicks and Robin Dunmall joined Honeywell and other Energy Performance contracting customers for the presentation of an
EECA Energy Management award to Honeywell New Zealand. The event was held at sky city and hosted by Robyn Malcolm, star
of Outrageous Fortune (sweet as!). In attendance was Minister of Energy, Gerry Brownlee and several other dignitaries.
Honeywell acknowledged that the award was as much about the commitment and foresight of its EPC customers as it was about
their role.
EECA’s Summing up of Honeywell award:
Honeywell ‐ delivering tailored solutions
Honeywell's Energy Performance Contracting (EPC) program delivers tailored solutions for energy management within an
organisation; providing an array of operational and environmental benefits.
Whilst EPCs focuses predominantly on sustainability and generating guaranteed energy savings, it can also enable organisations
to make improvements to their infrastructure and replace old and inefficient capital equipment.
Since its introduction in 1988, projects from a range of commercial and government customers have delivered consolidated
energy savings worth more than $6.25 million. CO2 savings from nine projects to date stand at almost 5,000 tonnes and it is
predicted that these will reach 6,682 tonnes by the end of 2009.
Current EPC projects have returned annual energy savings from 20% to 30%, with the overall result for all projects a steady 12%
(or about 14 gigajoules per year) in reduced energy consumption.
Within the EPC framework is a range of project methodologies designed to improve building efficiencies, conserve energy,
increase energy control and reduce operational expenses without the organisation needing to commit to additional capital
investment.
Honeywell is recognised globally as a leader in energy management technology and services. They have developed innovative
solutions with EPC products that save energy, backed up with services such as Honeywell Global Finance, guarantees and long‐
term support.
A list of the businesses whose savings and commitment enabled Honeywell to be presented the award are listed below:
New Zealand Projects:
• Auckland District Courts
• Christchurch District Courts
• Christchurch Polytechnic
• Institute of Technology Christchurch
• The University of Waikato Hamilton
• Dunedin Hospital
• Otago Polytechnic Dunedin
• Dunedin City Council
• Bay of Plenty Polytechnic
Total combined savings for the above group amounted to
14 Gigia Joule per annum and a resultant reduction in CO2
output of 7000 tonnes per annum.
Waikato’s individual monetary saving are now well over one
million dollars
The award is great news for Honeywell, great for the University
of Waikato and also very good for New Zealand.
Submitted by Robin Dunmall, Technical Services Manager
Pictured above ‐ Energy Management winner: Mike
Thomas from Honeywell, NZ Regional General Manager
(centre) standing with the Minister of Energy and
Resources, Hon. Gerry Brownlee (left) and Tim Scott,
General Manager of Orion NZ Ltd, Award category
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