Campus as Regional Sustainability Test-Bed Universities uniquely suited for this role: • Single (owner-) occupiers • Public mandate • Teaching • Research Work with private, public and NGO partners to apply this knowledge Develop integrated campus-scale systems: • Demonstration and research • Engage and train students; new curricula & programs
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ISCN 2015 Dialogue 2: Regional Perspectives on Global Change, John Robinson
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Campus as Regional Sustainability Test-Bed
Universities uniquely suited for this role:• Single (owner-) occupiers • Public mandate• Teaching • Research
Work with private, public and NGO partners to apply this knowledge
Develop integrated campus-scale systems:• Demonstration and research• Engage and train students;
new curricula & programs
UBC at a Glance
400+ Buildings
600+ Hectares
Operating Budget $2.1B
1996 2002 2008 2014
Opens C.K Choi Building, setting
new green building
benchmarks worldwide
Integrates sustainability as
a core pillar in UBC’s highest level strategic
plan
Meets Kyoto Protocol GHG reduction targets
for academic buildings 5 years early
Canada`s first university to adopt a sustainable development policy
Approval of 20 Year
Sustainability Strategy
Opens Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability (CIRS)
GHG Emissions per Student (tonnes CO2e/FTE) 1.62 1.08 -34%
Floor Space (square meters) 1,284,462 1,429,847 +11%
GHG Emissions per square meter (tonnes CO2e/m2) 0.048 0.033 -30%
2007 2015 2020 20500
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Teaching & Learning Vision: Integration across the University
Each student, regardless of their degree program, should have access to an education in sustainability via a “sustainability learning pathway” (UBC Sustainability Academic Strategy, 2009)
Sustainability Pathways
Sustainable Community Indicators
1997 20130.0
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Daytime Population Auto TripsTransit ParkingResidents