International Journal of Advances in Scientific Research and Engineering (ijasre) E-ISSN : 2454-8006 DOI: http://doi.org/10.31695/IJASRE.2018.32924 Volume 4, Issue 10 October - 2018 www.ijasre.net Page 89 DOI: 10.31695/IJASRE.2018.32924 A Smart Green Public Spaces Management Model for Indonesian Higher Education Institutions Agung Fatwanto 1 and Kifayah Amar 2 Lecturer at Informatics Department 1 Lecturer at Industrial Engineering Department 2 Faculty of Science and Technology, UIN Sunan Kalijaga Yogyakarta, DIY Indonesia _______________________________________________________________________________________ ABSTRACT A study on designing a smart green campus model in the context of resource-limited higher education institutions was conducted. The study was recommended as the requirements for green campus operation for sustainable development is increasing. A number of ini- tiatives in implementing environmental friendly public spaces management especially at Indonesian higher education institutions have been in place. However, there is still a lack of available models that can be referenced especially for resource-limited institutions in the tropical environment. Therefore, this study proposes a model on smart green public spaces management model particularly for higher education institutions in the tropical environment. The model was developed using an “adopt-and-modify” approach from a referenced Japanese university. A survey from a sample of Indonesian higher education institution shows that respondents are good in energy-saving and waste management perceptions. However, the observation made during the data collection has shown that the real practice of energy and waste management in the higher education environment were still poor. Key Words: Smart Building, Green Campus, Higher Education. _________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1. INTRODUCTION The main objective of this research is the development of a smart green campus model towards environmental sustainability in the Indonesian Higher Education (IHE) institutions. As found in a reference, a smart technology can be used as the driver for overcoming environmental issues [1]. A research conducted by [1] has highlighted a four main themes of the smart green campus namely: (i) smart learning and (ii) smart sharing in the field of education and research, (iii) smart buildings and (iv) smart transport in the opera- tions of the university. In addition, the US Green Building Council (USGBS) has developed a roadmap to a green campus and pointed several best practices as practical strategies towards sustainability [2]. The practices are adopting green operations and maintenance practices, implementing green cleaning policies, developing alternative transportation strategies, coordinating procurement efforts, establishing recycling programs, promoting innovative landscape and maintenance, evaluating food purchasing procedures; and or- ganizing student and staff education programs to reduce energy and water consumption. These practices is however still not considered as a solution to sustainability issues in campus operation. For instance, a simple re- cycling garbage process is still not well practised at the majority of Indonesian campuses including within the IHE. Waste is still con- ventionally treated and sent to the garbage depot without further processing or recycling. Some attached figures on waste treatment in one of the IHE depict the conventional practice waste management [3]. The awareness on efficient energy and water consumption are not a big issue in most IHE campuses. Recent trend in the increasing of electricity consumption are due to the high demand of air conditioner for lecture theater and office usage. Another problem is the uncontrolled use of paper for administrative purposes which supposely can be avoided by maximizing the implementation of Infor- mation Technology (IT). Figure 1.1 shows the current situation in one of IHE, in which organic waste is mainly derived from post-consumer food from the canteen. Other waste is contributed by leaves that have fallen from trees around the campus.