A STRATEGIC COMMUNITY BASED APPROACH TO IMPLEMENTING CAMPUS SUSTAINABILITY www.sustainable.uOttawa.ca
Jan 05, 2016
A STRATEGIC COMMUNITY BASED APPROACH TO IMPLEMENTING
CAMPUS SUSTAINABILITY
www.sustainable.uOttawa.ca
University of Ottawanorth america’s largest bilingual institution
CAMPUS GROWTH
in 1974 there were
17,244 students on campus
in 1974 the campus
was 210,000 m2
in 1993 there were
25,106 students on campus
in 1993 the campus
was 360,000 m2
in 2010 there are
almost 40,000 students on campus
in 2010 the campus has grown to
550,000 m2
SPEAKING A COMMON LANGUAGE
CAMPUS CULTURE
COMMUNITY
CURRICULUM & RESEARCH
LEVERAGING SUCCESS
the operations staff on campus have always
been very progressive
the office aggregated all the like minded actors and units on
campus
drawing on their credibility the office
was able to broaden its scope
ENERGY
1974-75 1993-94 2008-090
100,000200,000300,000400,000500,000600,000700,000800,000
GJ Floor space
despite a tripling in the floor space and population of the
campus, we only use 5% more energy
this news was exciting enough to rally more
support on other fronts
CULTURE
the SUDCOM reports directly to the President
and all the VPs
the Sustainable Development
Committee was created in 2007
it is composed of faculty, staff, student,
and external representatives
REACHING OUT TO STUDENTS
they have since gone on to open a sustainability
and hire two more coordinators
recognizing the impact the SUDCOM was
having the students hired a sustainability
coordinator
students voted on the creation of a green
fund
CREATIVE FINANCING
partnerships were established to co-
finance new positions through operational
savings
various forms of free financing were
exploited
outreach opportunities were merged with
one-time capital costs
MORE SUCCESSES
waste diversion numbers began to climb
aggressive emissions goals were met
sustainable transportation
proliferated on campus
1974
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
05,000
10,00015,00020,00025,00030,000
DIRECT GHG EMISSIONS
1987
-88
1989
-90
1991
-92
1993
-94
1995
-96
1997
-98
1999
-00
2001
-02
2003
-04
2005
-06
2007
-08
2009
-100
50010001500200025003000
ANNUAL WASTE DIVERSION
WASTE RECYCLING
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
uOttawa took top spot for 2 years running as
the Canadian RecycleMania
champions
during Earth Hour the university reduced its energy consumption
by 12%
the campus “Car Free Day” grew to be the
largest CFD celebration in the city
COMMUNITY INFILTRATION
a Green Reps program was created in
residences to solicit community buy-in
physical resources service has a
representative designated for every building on campus
an Eco-Champions program was launched
to create further employee partnerships
FRIENDS IN HIGH PLACES
worked on the “pet projects” of individuals
with influence
developed connections with keystone
individuals
created high profile opportunities for media coverage
VISIONING PROCESS
the Vision 2020 process now includes an environmental sustainability component
sustainability was officially adopted as one of the strategic
paths for the university
new audacious goals were suggested to
inspire the community
VISION 2020 GOALS
to effectively eliminate cars from the University
of Ottawa campus
to become a carbon neutral campus and reduce emissions by 34% of 2005 levels
to become a zero waste campus
BREAK DOWN THE SILOS
moving to create partnerships with the
faculties on curriculum and research
by implementing a living laboratory on
campus we are bridging operations
and academics
EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING
ENV 3301students created
sustainability plans for the campus
EVS 3101students are studying
the effects of plants on indoor air quality
ENV 1101 students helped
redesign the campus recycling
system
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