The highlights: 636 sustainability courses; 48 sustainability programs; a significant reduction in emissions; and a clear focus on community wellbeing. These all illustrate sustainability in action across UBC this past year.
A Q&A with Michael White, Associate Vice-President, Campus + Community Planning.
Michael White joined the University of British Columbia at the beginning of 2014 as Associate Vice-President, Campus + Community Planning (C+CP).
5 Climate Action Plan 2020 Idea Winning Submissions.
Our campus community has great capacity for innovation and creativity. Between August and October 2015 an online public consultation took place where we asked the campus community for their ideas on what actions UBC could take to reduce our GHG emissions from 2007 levels by 67 per cent.
Climate Action Plan 2020 Update.
When it comes to climate action, UBC has history. The first climate action target was set in 2010, when UBC committed to bold GHG emission reduction targets that are among the most aggressive of the world’s top 40 universities.
Canadians waste over $15 billion worth of food at home each year. In Metro Vancouver alone, households generate about 190,000 tonnes of food waste annually. We can do better!
The Love Your Leftovers festival is taking place on March 16 from 11:30am to 2:00pm at the UBC Bookstore Plaza and Lee Square. The festival is part of the Ripple Effect, UBC’s annual sustainability campaign.
Mushroom furniture has come to campus. It is made from mushroom roots and sawdust, and was grown in a mould to create a high performance and sustainable material.
This innovation was developed by UBC faculty, students and staff, in collaboration with Emily Carr University of Art and Design as a SEEDS project.
What is blooming on UBC’s Vancouver campus?
There are many advantages to studying, working, and living at UBC’s Vancouver campus. World-class academics, a sustainable community design, the natural beauty of the surrounding landscape, and a fresh ocean breeze are a just a few.
But at this time of year, one in particular always stands out: spring starts early here.
It’s not just the flowers and trees that are blooming on our campus this season.
Staff, students and residents are full of great ideas to build community on campus and many of those great projects have come to life this spring.
It’s Safe + Sustainable Transportation Month!
Throughout the month of May, UBC is celebrating safe, active and sustainable transportation with activities and events aimed at promoting walking and cycling on campus.
Behind the scenes of the Permits and Inspections office.
When you walk in the front door of 2210 West Mall, pass through the lobby and take your first left, you’ll find a grey glass door with a sign that reads: “Permits & Inspections Welcome!”
Inside that door are the five Campus and Community Planning staff whose roles are to ensure that the buildings at UBC are built to be safe.