UBC Okanagan Campus Roadmap to Sustainability

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UBC Okanagan Campus
Roadmap to Sustainability
2012 Building Sustainable Communities Conference
February 27, 2012
Kelowna, BC
Presented by:
Jackie Podger, Associate Vice President, Administration and Finance
Context
 Established in 2005, a new
campus of UBC
 2011/2012 Registered
students 7914
 796 full-time, 158
temporary faculty and
staff
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UBC Okanagan Campus
 Tripled from 0.5
million sq.ft. to
1.5 million sq.ft.
2005-2011
 $450 M expansion
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UBC Okanagan Campus
 $8.78 M
additional 104
hectares of
farmland
 Endowment asset
for teaching,
research and
recreation
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Sustainable Growth
 Sustainable buildings and
Infrastructure
 Emissions reporting and
mitigation
 Policy, Planning & Programs
 Transportation & U-Pass
 Integration of operations,
curriculum & research
 Socially sustainable, vibrant
community
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Sustainable Features
DIVERTING WASTE FROM LANDFILL
100% of electronic waste (i.e. desktops,
laptops, tablets, printers, scanners and TVs)
140 cubic yards of Styrofoam diverted
8,991 litres of lab plastics diverted in 18
months
REDUCING VEHICLE EMISSIONS
Universal bus pass provided for all students,
subsidized by 10%
Fleet anti-idling procedure
Fleet vehicle replacement program
LOCAL FOOD
50-60% fruit and vegetables sourced locally
95% of coffee is fair trade
Biodegradable plates, cups, utensils
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Sustainable Features
WATER QUALITY &
CONSERVATION
Wireless irrigation system
Artificial turf sports field
Low flow fixtures in all new buildings
First campus in North America to
install Waterfilz Kiosks
CORPORATE SOCIAL
RESPONSIBILITY
Sustainability Procurement Policy
Green housekeeping Program
Community Service Learning
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GHG Targets
 BC Provincial Government Bill 44 mandated
all Public Sector Organizations to be carbon
neutral in operations by 2010
 UBC President’s GHG emission reduction
targets:
 33% by 2015 from 2007 levels
 67% by 2020
 100% by 2050
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Sustainable Buildings
 Leadership in Energy &
Environmental Design
(LEED®) Gold Standard
 Residential Environmental
Assessment Program (REAP)
silver standard for residence
buildings
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Aquifer Geo-Exchange
 Great Okanagan Aquifer 70 sq.km., 60 m. thick
 Low-grade heat from the aquifer water is extracted in the
winter to heat the buildings
 In the summer, its relative cold temperature is used to
reject cooling system energy from the buildings.
 $2.9 M Provincial &
Federal Knowledge
Infrastructure
Program (KIP)
secured
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Energy Savings & Awards to Date
Fipke Centre
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5 Green Globes
•
leader in energy &
environmental
performance
$127 K rebate from
Fortis BC PowerSense
Partners in Efficiency
University
Centre
Arts &
Sciences
II
Fortis BC
•
PowerSense
Conservation Award •
estimated savings
of 1,125,000
kWh/year
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5 green globes
award
40% better than
Model National
Energy Code of
Canada for
Buildings
(MNECB)
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Recently Opened
 Health Sciences Centre
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52,431 sq.ft.
$31,000,000
April 2011
Targeted 49% less
energy, 285 fewer
tonnes CO2e & 40%
less water consumption
than conventional
design
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Recently Opened
 Engineering, Management & Education
180,458 sq.ft.
$68,750,000
July-Sept 2011
Targeted to achieve 5/5
LEED Innovation in Design
points: clear-water
utilization, education, green
housekeeping, green power
 6 EV charging stations
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Sustainable Residences
 Student Housing Phase 4 (Purcell)
 65,000 sq.ft., $14,977,000
 Geothermal field and solar
panels for recharge/domestic
hot water preheat
 Received Fortis BC PowerSense
award for energy efficiency
measures in design and
construction
 Prelim. energy modelling
indicate savings 45% over
Model National Energy Code of
Canada for Buildings
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Campus as a Living Lab
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Thank You
Jackie Podger, Associate Vice
President, Administration and
Finance, University of British
Columbia, Okanagan Campus
250.807.8560
avp.adminfinance@ubc.ca
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