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Campus Sustainability

Explore Acadia Campus Sustainability priorities, including water and waste management, energy efficiency, Green IT, and food sustainability.

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Campus Sustainability

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  1. Campus Sustainability Jodie Noiles, Sustainability Coordinator COMP Feb 5, 2015

  2. Overview • Priority areas • Campus systems • Sustainability indicators • Issues • Initiatives Acadia Campus Sustainability

  3. Priority Areas Acadia Campus Sustainability

  4. Water System • Wolfville Water Utility • Groundwater supply • Testing on/off campus Acadia Campus Sustainability

  5. Water Indicators • Water consumption and cost • Water quality Acadia Campus Sustainability

  6. Water Initiatives • Low flow toilets and waterless urinals • Rainwater for flushing in Biology building • Low flow showerheads in residences • Facility and equipment upgrades Acadia Campus Sustainability

  7. Waste System • Managed by Acadia Physical Plant Services • Collection and sorting station • Valley Waste Resource Management and partners • Landfill is in Chester Acadia Campus Sustainability

  8. Waste Streams Recyclables & Refundables Metal/wood/Const. waste E-waste Cardboard Hazardous Waste Batteries Paper Garbage Organics Books Acadia Campus Sustainability

  9. Waste Indicators Acadia Campus Sustainability

  10. Acadia Waste Profile 2011/2012 Acadia Campus Sustainability

  11. Waste Issues • Confusion and contamination • Reduce– Reuse - Recycle • Problem items: • water bottles • electronics (2.5 billion mobiles, computers and tablets purchased in 2014*) *greenpeace.org Acadia Campus Sustainability

  12. Waste Initiatives • Fountains • Battery recycling • Sorting station • Printing @ Tech Services • Electronic HR and committee documents • Dump and Run Acadia Campus Sustainability

  13. Electronic Waste • 4500 tonnes of e-waste each year in Nova Scotia • 2008/2009 NS • laptop /desktop computers and peripherals • printers • monitors • Scanners • Other: TVs, DVDs etc. • 2010 Acadia program Acadia Campus Sustainability

  14. Campus Energy System: Heating, Cooling & Electricity Acadia Campus Sustainability

  15. Energy Indicators 2013/2014 Acadia Campus Sustainability

  16. Energy Issues • GHG emissions • Occupant behaviour • Vampire power • Inefficient building construction e.g. windows, insulation • Equipment and systems e.g. lighting Acadia Campus Sustainability

  17. Energy Initiatives • Holiday Energy Program • LED lighting • Natural gas conversion • Hybrid hot water heaters • Geothermal system KCIC Acadia Campus Sustainability

  18. Energy Initiatives Acadia Campus Sustainability

  19. Green IT: Possibilities • Practices: • Smartbars • Network reporting • Operating guidelines • Policies • Energy Star • EPEAT – Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool • Lifecycle • Network vs. desktop • Load limits Acadia Campus Sustainability

  20. Food Service and Systems at Acadia • Auxiliary Services • Local and non-local suppliers Acadia Campus Sustainability

  21. Food Sustainability Indicators • Local supply • 60%? • Organic • Fair Trade • 25% coffee/tea • Healthy choices Acadia Campus Sustainability

  22. Food Issues • Low % local food (but what is local?) • Food service impacts • E.g. disposables, food waste, energy, water • Healthy choices vs. student demands Acadia Campus Sustainability

  23. Food Initiatives • 500,000 trays/year • Savings: • Food waste: 4500kgs/yr • Water: 16,800 gallons/yr • Electricity: 39,000 kWh/yr • Oil: 1,800 L/yr • Detergent: no data Acadia Campus Sustainability

  24. Food Initiatives Acadia Campus Sustainability

  25. Biodiversity at Acadia • Acadian Forest Region or Ecozone • One of the richest areas in biodiversity in North America • Mixture of forested, non-forested and coastal lands Acadia Campus Sustainability

  26. Biodiversity Indicators • # of species of flora and fauna • campus greenspace, woods, trails • 40% • Endangered or at risk species status Acadia Campus Sustainability

  27. Biodiversity Issues • Habitat health/loss • Invasive species • Endangered species • Diseases/pests • Recreation/human impacts Photo: Dr. Hugh Broders Acadia Campus Sustainability

  28. Biodiversity Initiatives • Harriet Irving Botanical Gardens • Research and education programs • Seed bank Acadia Campus Sustainability

  29. Acadia Campus Sustainability

  30. Questions? Acadia Campus Sustainability

  31. Thank you!Jodie Noiles, Sustainability CoordinatorAcadia Sustainability Officejodie.noiles@acadiau.ca585-1932DeWolfe House, 52 University Avenue

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