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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)
Sets bold targets to reduce GHG
emissions33% by 201567% by 2020
100% by 2050
Sustainability Milestones
Operational
Academic
Institutional Culture Change
Operational
Academic
Limits Storyline• Harm reduction• Damage limitation• Mitigation• Cutting back• Sacrifice
Sustainability Discourse
Problems• Not motivating• Doesn’t go far enough• Mostly environmental• Scientistic
GoalSimultaneously increase human & environmental well-being
QuestionsWhat processes? At what scale? Role of universities…
Regenerative Sustainability
• From less bad to more good• From reducing damage to creating benefits• From sacrifice to contribution• From net zero to net positive
Two Cross-cutting Themes
Campus as Living Lab
Agent of Change
Climate Action Plan Indicators
Performance Indicator 2007 2014Change
from 2007 to 2014
GHG Emissions (tonnes CO2e) 61,082 47,814 -22%
Student Enrolment (FTE) 37,589 44,388 +18%
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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2.0
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Daytime Population Auto TripsTransit ParkingResidents
NEXT GENERATION SUSTAINABILITY AT UBC
Teaching, Learning
and Research
Operations and
Infrastructure
UBC Communi
ty
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