Annual Sustainability Report 2014-2015
Annual Sustainability
Report2014-2015
20+ Years of Achievement
Signs the international TailloiresDeclaration
1990 1998
Canada's first university to adopt a sustainabledevelopment policy
20092007
2010
Meets Kyoto Protocol GHG reduction targets
Integrates sustainability as core pillar in UBC’s strategic plan
Sets bold targets to reduce GHG emissions
2011
Receives Canada’s first Gold rating in STARS
Develops Sustainability Academic Strategy
2009Establishes sustainability office at UBC’s Okanagan campus
First Canadian university to open a Campus Sustainability Office
1996
2013CIRS awarded LEED Platinum
2014
Develops20-year Sustainability Strategy
Our Approach
AGENT OF CHANGEAGENT OF CHANGE
AGENT OF CHANGE
2014/2015 Fast FactsVancouver Campus
2014/2015 Fast FactsOkanagan Campus
Teaching, Learning and Research768 STUDENTS, FACULTY AND STAFF ENGAGED IN APPLIED RESEARCH
636SUSTAINABILITYRELATED COURSES
448FACULTY ENGAGED IN SUSTAINABILITY RESEARCH
GRANTS
LEARNING PATHWAYS
COURSE CONSULTATION
FELLOWSHIPS
FACULTY ENGAGEMENT
INTEGRATION
Teaching, Learning and Research30GRADUATE STUDENT INTERNSHIPS WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS
5,000+ENGAGED THROUGH SPEAKER SERIES + EVENTS
UBC READS SUSTAINABILITY
SCHOLARS PROGRAM
STUDENT ENGAGEMENT20SUSTAINABILITY AMBASSADORS
SUSTAINABILITY AMBASSADORS
STUDENT DEVELOPMENT
“Working with the SEEDS Program was a great opportunity to engage students… It allowed us to bring to the table unique ways to approach sustainability [in the new Student Union building].”
Michael KingsmillAMS Design Office Project Manager
SEEDS Program: UBC as a Living Lab
“J. W. McConnell Family Foundation’s investment will have a tremendous ripple effect…I look forward to seeing the positive impact in our community and beyond...”
James TanseyAssociate ProfessorSauder School of Business
SOCIAL INNOVATION
Operations and Infrastructure
CAMPUS ENGAGEMENT
CLIMATE ACTION PROJECTS
GREEN FLEET
22% REDUCTION IN ABS. GHG EMISSIONS SINCE 2007
63% OVERALL WASTE DIVERSION RATE
34% REDUCTION IN GHG EMISSIONS PER STUDENT SINCE 2007
VANCOUVER CAMPUS
GREEN BUILDINGS
NEIGHBOURHOOD ENERGY
Climate Action Plan ProjectsAcademic District Energy System
Bio-energy Research and Demonstration Facility
Continuous Optimization Building Tune-Up
Expected 22% reduction in campus emissions.
Achieved 11% reduction in campus emissions.
Will recommission over 70 buildings when
complete.
Operations and Infrastructure
WHOLE SYSTEMS PLAN
CONTINUOUS OPTIMIZATION
OKANAGAN CAMPUS PLAN
20% REDUCTION IN GHG EMISSIONS PER STUDENT SINCE 2007
28% REDUCTION IN WATER USE PER STUDENT SINCE 2007
1,200ENGAGED IN SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVES
OKANAGAN CAMPUS
TRANSIT EXCHANGE
CAMPUS ENGAGEMENT
Community
ORCHARD COMMONS
SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
WELLBEING AT UBC
9,989STUDENT BEDS AT VANCOUVER CAMPUS
66%OF VANCOUVER TRIPS USE SUSTAINABLE MODES OF TRANSPORT
29COMMUNITYGRANTS
AGENT OF CHANGE
VANCOUVER CAMPUS