| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 69.69 |
| Liaison | Rochelle Owen |
| Submission Date | April 6, 2018 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Dalhousie University
EN-11: Inter-Campus Collaboration
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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3.00 / 3.00 |
Is the institution an active member of a national or international sustainability network?:
The name of the national or international sustainability network(s):
Canadian Alliance of College and University Sustainability Professionals (CUSP), The Northeast Campus Sustainability Consortium (NECSC), Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE), Post Landfill Action Network (PLAN), and Quality Urban Systems of Tomorrow (QUEST)
Is the institution an active member of a regional, state/provincial or local sustainability network?:
The name of the regional, state/provincial or local sustainability network(s):
Atlantic Canada Universities and Colleges Sustainability Network (AUCSN)
Atlantic Chapter of The Canada Green Building Council
Has the institution presented at a sustainability conference during the previous year? :
A list or brief description of the conference(s) and presentation(s):
Two presentations to the Canadian College and University Environmental Network (CCUEN‑RCCUE) National conference on STARS and engaging students in on-campus projects (total 100 people from institutions across Canada).
Presentation on Dalhousie solar projects to QUEST solar group (10 people from ngos, business, and building community).
Presentation to Solid Waste Management staff in the province, sponsored by Divert NS (40 people from the provincial and municipal governments and solid waste educators).
Webinar presentation to 290 Universities and Colleges in North America on Waste Bin Standards process, research, and methodology.
Presentation at AASHE on Canadian aspects of STARS (20 people from Universities in US, Canada, Middle East and Asia).
Lecture on Social Science Research Methods. Capstone Class of the College of Sustainability (15 students).
Presentation on Climate Change Planning and GHG inventory management and biomass co-generation to Atlantic Universities and Colleges Sustainability Network (7 institutions represented).
Panel speaker at Efficiency NS conference on future green careers and university examples (80 people representing companies, foundations, ngos, government, and universities).
Co-presented with FM Director of Operations and FVB (engineering consultant) on the Universities central heating plant upgrades at two conferences (AAPPA– approx. 50 people from Atlantic universities and colleges and the IDEA campus conference approx. 40 people from international companies and universities and colleges in the US and Canada).
Lecture on green buildings to Architectural students in Arch. Sustainable building course (10 students).
Presented with industry speaker and Dal facilities staff a lunch and learn on rain water cisterns as part of the Atlantic Canada Green Building series (approx. 40 people from construction, engineering and architectural firms were in attendance).
Presented as part of the Net Zero building public series. (approximately 35 people in attendance from organizations and the general public).
Hosted a District energy and Combined Heat and Power workshop as the Chair of QUEST. Approximately 40 representatives from utilities, government (municipal, provincial, and federal) universities and colleges, ngos and companies were in attendance.
Capping Carbon- Trading Talk Panel Series: Nova Scotia will implement a cap-and trade system in 2018. A series of six, free, public panel discussions to learn more about how cap-and-trade will impact the shared environment, society, and economy of Nova Scotia.
Campus Wide Zero Waste workshop at PLAN's Students for Zero Waste Conference 2016, describing how to integrate zero waste planning and programming into food services, residence, general education and outreach etc.
Has the institution submitted a case study during the previous year to a sustainability awards program that is inclusive of multiple campuses? :
A list or brief description of the awards program(s) and submission(s):
Has the institution had staff, students or faculty serving on a board or committee of a sustainability network or conference during the previous three years? :
A list or brief description of the board or committee appointment(s):
PLAN: Student representative on the board. The student representative provides a student perspective on resources and programs offered by PLAN and considers how effective they would be on the ground.
The Executive Director of the Office of Sustainability is a co-Chair of the Quality Urban Energy Systems for Tomorrow NS Caucus; an advisory Board member of the Atlantic Chapter of the Canada Green Building Council; and a Atlantic rep. for the Canadian University Sustainability Professional Network. Many Dalhousie employees are Board or committee members on other sustainability related networks.
Does the institution have an ongoing mentoring relationship with another institution through which it assists the institution with its sustainability reporting and/or the development of its sustainability program?:
A brief description of the mentoring relationship and activities:
The Office of Sustainability along with other faculty members from the Faculty of Science and the Faculty of Management, and a student intern worked on creating questions for the Sulitest International Sustainability Survey and shared these questions with Canadian colleagues for submission.
Has the institution had staff, faculty, or students serving as peer reviewers of another institution’s sustainability data (e.g. GHG emissions or course inventory) and/or STARS submission during the previous three years?:
A brief description of the peer review activities:
The Office of Sustainability has shared STARS tracking templates with other universities and colleges, such as our food tracking sheet.
Has the institution participated in other collaborative efforts around sustainability during the previous year, e.g. joint planning or resource sharing with other institutions? :
A brief description of other collaborative efforts around sustainability during the previous year:
Dalhousie University collaborates with Saint Mary's University to host the Halifax Dump and Run. This is a community event that seeks to reduce the large number of items that end up in the landfill during residence move outs and raise money for charity through a large garage sale of second hand items. This event targets sustainability through promoting reuse of items instead of new purchases, reducing what most likely would have ended up in a landfill to other uses or to the necessary recycling stream, and educating the volunteers and the community on product life cycle. The work between Dalhousie and SMU is collaborative in nature through planning and support of the event and provision of materials and volunteers.
The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.