Sustainability Program

Universitas Multimedia Nusantara was established in 2006 with a campus located in Kelapa Dua Summarecon Serpong,Tangerang Regency.

The university was established on November 20th, 2006. Its education focuses on the field of information and communication technology (ICT). The university was founded by Kompas Gramedia Group[1], a leading business group engaged in mass media, publishing, printing, bookstores, hotels, and educational services. As the founder, Kompas Gramedia supports UMN not only in terms of providing physical facilities but also highly-skilled teachers and internship facilities for its students.

Infrastructure of Universitas Multimedia Nusantara

Universitas Multimedia Nusantara (UMN) is located at Jl. Boulevard Gading Serpong, Scientia Garden, Summarecon Serpong, Tangerang, Banten, Indonesia.

UMN was established in 2006 but has occupied a building in Tangerang since 2009.

Currently, UMN has three buildings: Building A and B (2009), Building C (2012), and Building D (2017).

  • Total land area 80,000 m2
  • Total building area 99,500 m2

UMN’s buildings are designed to be energy efficient.

To achieve energy efficiency and a comfortable environment for every activity, UMN buildings, especially buildings C and D, apply the following concepts:

a. Building Orientation

The orientation of the building was chosen by considering the sun’s trajectory. The building is built longitudinally from east to west to minimize sun exposure to the building. The building is also designed to be semi-open. There are open fragments on the west and east of the building. This allows air to flow through the corridor from west to east or vice versa. The exposed parts are covered with perforated panels on the outer layer. The perforated panels reduce the spread of heat through the corridor; hence, the corridor area does not require air conditioning.

b. Double Skin Façade

The building envelope consists of two skins. The inner skin is a wall made of m-system panels, concrete and plaster with a thickness of 13 cm. There is 8-millimeter clear glass covering up to 80% of the building wall. The outer skin is made of perforated aluminum panels, with some areas having larger holes. The perforated panel areas serve as shading and reduce heat entering the building, while the holes in the panels bring sunlight indoors during the day.

c.  Natural lighting

Natural lighting is obtained from sunlight to reduce the use of electric lights. Considering the use of projectors in the classrooms, the holes in the outer skin façade are designed in such a way as to provide sufficient light so that the teaching and learning process can be carried out comfortably without the need to turn on the lights during the day. On the 1st floor, natural lighting is also obtained from several skylights installed in several parts in the 1st-floor area that rise to the 3rd floor.

d. Vegetation

Trees are planted around the building to produce oxygen (O2) and reduce the temperature of the air flowing into the building to maximize a comfortable environment. There is a garden on the third floor surrounding the building that serves as a green open space. As an open space, students can relax and do homework while sitting on the grass.

UMN aims to reduce the electricity energy usage up to 50 % of the normal building
The reduction of energy usage will contribute to a greener environment and lower the operational cost. As air conditioning consumes the largest electricity, UMN aims to reduce the usage of Air Conditioning and maximize natural ventilation with fresh air from the surroundings while still maintaining a comfortable environment for learning.

To achieve the objectives, UMN has to perform the following initiatives :
– UMN has to promote the energy saving awareness and behavior amongst staff and students.
– All lightings have to use LED. The broken old lighting installation will be replaced with LED
– All streetlights have to use individual solar energy
– All buildings have to install technology to reduce the usage of electricity energy

Education

To achieve energy efficiency and a comfortable environment for all the activities, UMN applies several concepts in the New Media Tower and PK Ojong – Jacob Oetama Tower buldings:

1. Building Orientation

The orientation of the building is chosen based on the trajectory of the sun. Running lengthwise from east to west helps minimize sun exposure to the buildings. This allows buildings with classrooms on the north and south side to be less exposed to sunlight as opposed to the service areas on the west and east side.

2. Double Skin Facade

The sheath of the building consists of two layers. The inner shell is a wall made of m-system panels and plaster with a thickness of 13 cm with windows of clear 8 millimeters thick glass covering almost the entire wall. 

The outer shell is made of perforated aluminum panels with some areas having larger holes. The perforated panel area serves as a shade and reduces the heat that enters the building, while the holes in the panels bring sunlight in the rooms during the day.

3. Natural Ventilation

New Media Tower building and PK Ojong – Jakob Oetama Tower building maximize natural ventilation function to reduce the use of air conditioning. The 1st floor is used as a student activity center designed with an open concept to allow air circulation in all areas. This keeps the area quite comfortable even with no air conditioning. The air in the corridor area flows from the outer shell holes of the building, so the corridor area on each floor still feels comfortable even though it does not use air conditioning.

4. Natural Lighting

The sunlight provides enough natural lighting and helps to reduce the use of electric lights. Taking into account the use of projectors in the classrooms, the holes in the outer layer of the façade are designed to provide sufficient light so that the teaching and learning process can be done comfortably. On the 1st floor natural light also comes from the sky lights installed in several parts of the 1st floor area.

5. Plants Around the Building
Trees are planted around the building to produce oxygen (O2) and reduce the temperature of air flowing into the building, which results in a comfortable environment. There is a garden surrounding the building on the third floor that serves as a green open space. As it is an open space, students can relax and work while sitting on the grass.

Waste

Waste water (liquid waste)

Wastewater from closets, washtubs, urinals, and kitchens in UMN buildings is processed with aerobic bacteria using a Sewage Treatment Plant (STP). The bacteria function as the main destroyer of dirt and decompose it. After the water is processed in the STP, it is then processed in the water treatment plant (WTP), where the water is processed using sand filters and carbon filters. This recycled water is reused to water plants, flush toilets, and cooling tower make-up water in the air conditioning system.

Solid garbage

In UMN, waste is separated from the initial disposal, where the trash cans are divided into three sections: organic waste, inorganic waste, and hazardous waste. Every day, the garbage is collected by the cleaning staff. Organic waste is processed into compost at the compost processing center, inorganic waste is sorted according to its type for recycling, and hazardous waste is collected separately. Then, the processing is handed over to a third party.

Water Treatment Plan (WTP)

Wastewater in UMN is treated in the water treatment plant (WTP). Water is treated using aerobic bacteria and processed through sand and carbon filters. The treated water is stored in the ground water tank (GWT) and is ready to be reused for watering plants, flushing toilets, and cooling tower make-up water in the air conditioning system.

Water Conservation

Rainwater that falls into the building is collected and channelled into infiltration wells to be returned to the ground. Infiltration wells are scattered around the building. There are 80 infiltration wells around the UMN building.

UMN aims to the carbon emission in the campus area

To achieve the objectives, UMN has to perform the following initiatives:
– UMN provides the shuttle bus service from the neighbourhood area
– UMN provides the privileged parking space for electrical vehicle
– UMN use electrical vehicles for in-campus transportation for security
– UMN collaborate with the electrical bike for rent by the students

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