A STRATEGIC COMMUNITY BASED APPROACH TO IMPLEMENTING

CAMPUS SUSTAINABILITY

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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

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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

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2010

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DIRECT GHG EMISSIONS

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1991

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1995

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1997

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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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