News and Updates

Join the Food Scraps Recycling Movement and Win a Prize!

Food Scraps: PickUp Program 

At UBC, we're all working to reduce our waste. At Marine Drive, we are making that easier by collecting your food scraps right from your door!

UBC Recognized as a Leader in Sustainable Residential Buildings

UBC has been recognized as a provincial leader for its sustainable building practices, receiving the Community Energy Association’s Climate & Energy Action Award for its mandatory green building rating system for new residential construction.

Testing New Strategies to Reduce Embodied Carbon on Campus

As UBC continues its leadership in campus sustainability, an innovative case study led by Campus and Community Planning (C&CP) will help shape future policies to support the university’s goal of cutting embodied carbon emissions from construction by 50% by 2030.

Neighbourhood Climate Action Plan: Q&A

John Madden, Director of Sustainability and Engineering in UBC Campus and Community Planning, helps explain what the Neighbourhood Climate Action Plan is all about and answers some of the most frequent questions around climate action at the university, particularly in our campus neighbourhoods.

Take the 2022 UBC Vancouver Transportation Survey

This survey is now closed. Thank you to everyone who participated. 

 

Protecting Eagles and their Habitat at UBC

Shortly after an eagle’s nest in Wesbrook Village was discovered to be active in early 2017, Campus and Community Planning and UBC Properties Trust worked with wildlife conservation experts to develop a plan to help mitigate potential impacts of ongoing development in the neighborhood.

UBC leads as one of Canada’s Greenest Employers in 2022

This special award recognizes Canadian employers that lead the nation in creating a culture of environmental awareness, developing exceptional sustainability initiatives, and are attracting employees because of their environmental leadership.

UBC commits to net zero emissions by 2035

The University of British Columbia today unveiled a bold new climate action plan to accelerate emissions reductions and achieve net-zero emissions by 2035 at its Vancouver campus—15 years ahead of the previous target date.

Do you travel between the Vancouver and Okanagan campus? If so, we want to hear from you!

If you’ve ever travelled between the UBC Vancouver and Okanagan campus, then we want to hear from you. Did you know that 17% of all of UBC’s GHG emissions from air travel is caused just by travel between the two university campuses?