| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 57.05 |
| Liaison | Herbert Sinnock |
| Submission Date | July 12, 2018 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Sheridan College (Ontario)
PA-1: Sustainability Coordination
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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1.00 / 1.00 |
Herbert
Sinnock Manager, Sustainable Energy Systems Office for Sustainability |
Does the institution have at least one sustainability committee?:
The charter or mission statement of the committee(s) or a brief description of each committee's purview and activities:
The Integrated Energy and Climate Master Plan (IECMP) aims to decrease the institutions overall energy and carbon emissions by 50% by 2020 through focused investment over the next 5-7 years. The IECMP committee holds regular bi-weekly meetings in which members gather and discuss progress and issues pertaining to the overall aim of the IECMP initiative.
In addition, Sheridan's Office for Sustainability hosts Green Team meetings at each of its campuses. The newly established (in 2016) Sheridan Community Garden is organized by a committee comprised of faculty and staff.
Members of each committee, including affiliations and role (e.g. staff, student, or faculty):
The IECMP committee includes:
Herb Sinnock: Manager, Sustainable Energy Systems (OfS staff)
Anna Pautler: Sustainability Data Assessment & Reporting Officer (OfS staff)
Wai Chu Cheng: Sustainability Coordinator (OfS staff)
Jonalyn Sagisi: Project Officer - Energy Management (OfS staff)
Chris Beaver: Project Officer - Energy Management (OfS staff)
Dave Clark: Project Officer - Energy Management (OfS staff)
Simpson Siu: Associate Vice President Financial Services (staff)
Jim Fletcher: Director, Facilities Services and Sustainability (staff)
Gord Ide: Manager, Building Maintenance & Services (staff)
Andre Plante: Associate Vice President, Corporate Planning, Facilities, and Sustainability (staff)
Chadwick Mansell: Manager, Facilities Projects (staff)
Gordon Ide: Senior Manager, Facilities Operations and Sustainability (staff)
Andrew Christakos: Project Manager, Facilities Projects (staff)
Martin Nowakowski: Infrastructure Analyst, IT (staff)
Katherine Rinas: Project Manager, Facilities Projects (staff)
Danilo Perucho: Manager, Facilities Operations, HMC (staff)
Hunter Kirkpatrick: Project Manager, Facilities Projects (staff)
Barbara Smith: Project Manager, Facilities Projects (staff)
Carolyn Judd: Project Manager, Facilities Projects (staff)
Kelly Kwon: Manager, Health & Safety (staff)
Jaime Cowan: Manager, Facilities Operations, Davis Campus (staff)
Nathan Nettleton: Facilities Horticultural Technologist (staff)
James Duncan: Director, Information and Communication Technology, IT (staff)
The Green Team members include:
Trafalgar:
Lavinia Jula, Facilities Manager/Assistant to the Dean, Faculty of Animation, Arts and Design
Marcie Matsubuchi, Administrative Assistant to Associate Vice President, Information Technology
Jessica Derrick, Records Manager, Finance and Administration
Brigitte Aston, Administrative Assistant, Facilities and Sustainability
Susan Montgomery, Counsellor, Student Affairs
Ji Yun Lu, Senior Info Security Analyst, Information Technology
Neil Baldwin, Counsellor, Student Affairs
Anna Pautler, Sustainability Data Assessment and Reporting Officer, Office for Sustainability
Zuzana Chocinova, Assistant to General Counsel and Policy Secretariat
Zuriekat, Fadi, Cafeteria General Manager, Chartwells
Allisha Seguire, Alumni Outreach Coordinator, Advancement and External Relation
Andre Plante, Associate Vice President, Planning, Facilities and Sustainability, Finance & Administration
Leslie McGale, Operation Manager, Faculty of Animation, Arts and Design
Morgan Dennis, Professor, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Elizabeth Lobsinger, Professor, Faculty of Continuing and Professional Studies
Christine Szustaczek, Associate Vice President, Advancement and External Relation
Helen Cheng Kuan, Buyer, Purchasing
Andrew Staples, Embedded Student Advisor, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Student Services
Dave Clark, Project Officer, Energy Management,
Nathan Nettleton, Technologist, Facilities Services
Herb Sinnock, Sustainable Energy Manager, Office for Sustainability
Wai Chu Cheng, Sustainability Coordinator, Office for Sustainability
Davis:
Judith MacKinnon, Counsellor, Student Affairs
Joaquin Moran, Professor, Faculty of Applied Science and Technology
Tony Orlando, Professor, Faculty of Applied Science and Technology
Jonalyn Sagisi, Energy Management Industry Liaison Officer, Office for Sustainability
Stuart Tenn, Campus IT Support Team Lead, Information Technology
John Wang, Professor, Faculty of Applied Science and Technology
Shovini Dasgupta, Professor, Faculty of Applied Science and Technology
Chris Beaver, Project Coordinator, Energy Management, Office for Sustainability
Abdul Hameed, Professor, Faculty of Applied Science and Technology
Vicki Tran, Cycling and Sustainable Transportation Coordinator
Wai Chu Cheng, Sustainability Coordinator, Office for Sustainability
HMC:
Timothy Nash, Professor, Pilon School of Business
Julie Thomson, Administrative Assistant, Pilon School of Business
Jessica Angus, Embedded Student Advisor Faculty of Business, Student Services
Samir Muhamedagic, Tier 2 Support Analyst, Information Technology
Vikram Saili, Information Technology
Ravichandran Balasubramanian, User Services Technician, Sheridan Library and Learning Services
Jessica MacDougall, Staff, Centre for Teaching & Learning
Heather O'Donnell, Registered Nurse, Health Services
Margaret Bawtinheimer, Degree Completion Recruitment Coordinator, Office of the Registrar
Vincent Silveira, Faculty, Pilon School of Business
Patricia Buckley, Digital Curator and Special Collections Librarian, Library and Learning Services
Kausar Farooq, Executive Vice President, Hazel McCallion Campus Sheridan Student Union
Wai Chu Cheng, Sustainability Coordinator, Office for Sustainability
Jacinda Frazer, Accessible Learning Advisor, Student Services
The Community Garden committee in 2016 and 2017 included:
Anna Pautler: Sustainability Data Assessment & Reporting Officer (OfS staff)
Andrew Staples: Student Advisor, FHASS (staff)
Michelle Szabo: Professor (faculty)
Matthew Sanche: Project Manager, Facilities Projects (staff)
Nathan Nettleton: Facilities Horticultural Technologist (staff)
Jessica Derreck: Manager, Records and Information Management (staff)
Jessica Carey: Professor (faculty)
Does the institution have at least one sustainability office that includes more than 1 full-time equivalent (FTE) employee?:
A brief description of each sustainability office:
Sheridan’s commitment to campus sustainability was formalized in 2010 with the launch of its Office for Sustainability (OfS). The OfS works as a catalyst for change by partnering with faculty, students and staff to foster a culture of sustainability and to use the campus as a ‘living laboratory’ for innovation.
The OfS oversees the implementation of Sheridan’s Mission Zero goals and convenes the community to share best practices and develop new programs and policies that strive to serve as replicable models to inspire our students and future leaders. Its role is to act as a ‘multi-disciplinary’ hub in order to find applied solutions and influence adoption of sustainable practices in the post-secondary, government, non-profit and business sectors. The OfS team in partnership with all Campus operations works to expand the integration of sustainability into operational practices throughout Sheridan. The OfS works to leverage the collective knowledge of our partners across Sheridan.
Full-time equivalent (FTE) of people employed in the sustainability office(s):
Does the institution have at least one sustainability officer?:
Name and title of each sustainability officer:
Does the institution have a mechanism for broad sustainability coordination for the entire institution (e.g. a campus-wide committee or an officer/office responsible for the entire campus)?:
A brief description of the activities and substantive accomplishments of the institution-wide coordinating body or officer during the previous three years:
Sheridan College created an Office for Sustainability (OfS) in 2010. The OfS has 9.5 FTE staff and frequently works with co-op students, Work Study students, and volunteers.
The OfS works as a catalyst for change by partnering with faculty, students and staff to foster a culture of sustainability and to use the campus as a ‘living laboratory’ for innovation. It oversees the implementation of Sheridan’s Mission Zero goals and convenes the community to share best practices and develop new programs and policies that strive to serve as replicable models to inspire our students and future leaders.
Mission Zero is Sheridan’s framework for institution-wide sustainability initiatives. It is an ambitious mandate to re-envision the College’s energy future, make significant reductions in its institutional footprint, set breakthrough performance targets, and begin developing highly integrated sustainability, energy and climate curriculum across faculties.
It is guided by the College’s Office for Sustainability and represents operational and curricular goals, driven by Sheridan’s Sustainability Policy. Mission Zero embodies the journey toward transformational systemic change and accelerates the creation of a campus-wide sustainability culture. Two current strategic plans define the mission:
1. The Integrated Energy and Climate Master Plan (IECMP) aims to decrease the institutions overall energy and carbon emissions by 50% by 2020 through focused investment over the next 5-7 years.
2. The Zero Waste Sheridan plan will help guide the institution to becoming a zero waste campus by 2020.
The OfS's role is to act as a ‘multi-disciplinary’ hub in order to find applied solutions and influence adoption of sustainable practices in the post-secondary, government, non-profit and business sectors. The OfS team in partnership with all campus operations works to expand the integration of sustainability into operational practices throughout Sheridan. OfS works to leverage the collective knowledge of our partners across Sheridan.
In addition, Sheridan’s Mission Zero framework and institution wide sustainability initiatives have resulted in rapid implementation of strategic plans and using the campuses as ‘living laboratories’ in order to accelerate campus wide sustainability culture. Outlines of goals and current initiative accomplishments can be found via this link:
http://missionzero.sheridancollege.ca/
A unique feature of our Mission Zero initiatives is our, ‘living laboratory’ which involved over 100 faculty and students in project planning, sustainability assessment, building auditing and modeling. Strategically, the Sheridan “Living Laboratory’ continues to address the need for greater integrated planning across departmental and faculty boundaries greatly encourages partnerships between operational staff, faculty and students. The implementation of Mission Zero sub-projects provide a large scale ‘real life’ platform covering all aspects of the economic, business, technical, social, and environmental issues involved in energy, waste and carbon reduction initiatives.
Job title of the sustainability officer position:
Job description for the sustainability officer position:
Job description for the sustainability officer position:
As Manager, Sustainable Energy Systems within the Office for Sustainability at Sheridan, Herb Sinnock is responsible for implementation of Mission Zero, the institution’s ambitious plan to reduce energy consumption, waste to landfill and greenhouse gas emissions.
Job title of the sustainability officer position (2nd position):
Job description for the sustainability officer position (2nd position):
Job description for the sustainability officer position (2nd position):
Anna Pautler is responsible for:
- Managing projects valuing over $2M
- Responsible for College's mandatory and voluntary environmental and sustainability reporting
- Planning, resourcing, and capturing institutional data for STARS reporting
- Preparing annual greenhouse gas emissions inventory
- Tracking data and communicating the institution's progress on sustainability initiatives, including the Integrated Energy and Climate Master Plan and sub-projects
- Assessing the College's impacts, operational efficiencies, cost savings, and ROI across initiatives
- Evaluating and proposing energy efficiency and sustainability initiatives to external parties
- Managing renewable energy projects and feasibility studies
- Developing framework and metrics for visualizing complex sustainability data
- Assisting and supporting special interest projects, including seeking out potential funding sources, such as grants
Job title of the sustainability officer position (3rd position):
Job description for the sustainability officer position (3rd position):
Job description for the sustainability officer position (3rd position):
Wai Chu Cheng is responsible for implementing and managing the Zero Waste program, including working with departments and groups across the College to reduce waste. She also manager the Mission Zero volunteers and cross-campus Green Teams, organizes engagement and educational campaigns. She is a co-founder of Repair Cafe Toronto and organizes Repair Cafe events at Sheridan and in the community.
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:
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