11.4) Sustainable practices

TKU meets the detailed indicators 11.4.1 to 11.4.9 to pursue the sustainable development of the human settlement environment, TKU was accredited and re-certified by the World Health Organization Collaborating Centre on Community Safety Promotion in 2008 and 2012 respectively, becoming the first college in the world to pass the certification. Since then, the university has adopted a "sustainable campus" as the core spirit of campus environmental management. Developing a blueprint for campus development plans based on the short, medium, and long-term, and create a safe and sustainable campus environment. The campus is located on a hillside and is not suitable for bicycles, so the development of public transportation is given priority to replace private transportation equipment; with fewer parking spaces on campus, more pedestrian sidewalks and areas have been added to provide a more comfortable environment for faculty and staff to travel on campus.

In addition, the concept of sustainable development will be gradually introduced through the renewal of the student dormitory hardware architecture and the transformation of life behavior patterns; for instance, TKU’s original large vehicle is responsible for the connection between campuses and MRT stations. However, old vehicles use diesel fuel which causes air pollution so the original large-scale vehicles are eliminated, and the bus industry is coordinated to use medium-sized low-floor buses to connect to the university. The service frequency is increased to 100 times the original frequency of morning, afternoon, and evening; with the U-bike shared single station, this greatly improves the convenience of Tamsui campus to and from MRT station and light rail station. It has also increased the willingness of faculty, staff, and even disabled individuals to utilize public transportation. The no-boundary campus with free entry and exit of personnel makes the campus the best relay point for residents of neighboring communities to and from the Tamsui MRT station, expanding the accessibility of public transportation services for surrounding residents.
• 11.4.1) Sustainable practices targets
  Measure and set targets for more sustainable commuting.
• 11.4.2) Promote sustainable commuting
  Undertake actions to promote more sustainable commuting.
• 11.4.3) Allow remote working
  Promote or allow telecommuting or remote working for employees as a matter of policy or standard practice, or offer a condensed working week to reduce employee commuting.
• 11.4.4) Affordable housing for employees
  Provide affordable housing for employees.
• 11.4.5) Affordable housing for students
  Provide affordable housing for students.
• 11.4.6) Pedestrian priority on campus
  Prioritise pedestrian access on campus.
• 11.4.7) Local authority collaboration regarding planning and development
  Work with local authorities to address planning issues and development, including ensuring that local residents are able to access affordable housing.
• 11.4.8) Planning development - new build standards
  Build new buildings to sustainable standards.
• 11.4.9) Building on brownfield sites
  Build on brownfield sites, where possible.