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Transforming University Sustainability: Policies for a Greener Future

Jim A. Nicell, PhD, PEng, outlines a strategic framework for McGill University to achieve sustainability through effective policies and initiatives. This includes developing environmental and sustainability policies, improving energy efficiency, and implementing green building standards. Individual responsibility is crucial—encouraging community members to reduce consumption, recycle, and make informed choices. The plan aims for cultural change, setting strategic goals, coordinating initiatives, and integrating sustainability into all aspects of university operations to create a comprehensive approach to environmental stewardship.

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Transforming University Sustainability: Policies for a Greener Future

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  1. Let’s get to work Jim A. Nicell, PhD, PEng Associate Vice-Principal (University Services) James McGill Professor, Civil Engineering & Applied Mechanics Associate Member, McGill School of Environment

  2. Traditional Approach

  3. A Sustainable Approach

  4. What the University must do • Develop and implement policies, guidelines & plans to achieve a tidal shift in culture • Environmental Policy • Sustainability Policy • Planning & Design Principles of the Master Plan • Green Building Standards • Purchasing Policy • Sustainable Development Plan

  5. What the University must do • Set strategic goals and measure progress • Coordinate sustainability initiatives • Prioritize the spending of our limited resources • Integrate sustainability concepts into all operations and the jobs of all employees • Shift to long-term views incorporating life-cycle analyses • Educate community members and set expectations • Create incentives to change behaviours

  6. What the University must do • Energy: reduce demand, increase efficiency, shift to clean renewables • Materials: renewable, durable, easy to maintain • Move to paperless forms of information collection, exchange, dissemination and storage • Transportation demand management • Enhance recycling across our campuses • Purchasing policy: sustainable specifications for equipment, vehicles and products, choice of suppliers, shift to local acquisition of goods • Enhance biomass: Green space and grounds

  7. What individuals must do • Take responsibility • Adjust expectations and change behaviours • Think globally, act locally • Rethink, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle • Take concrete steps: Adopt the pledge • Make informed choices • Share and explore ideas • Collaborate with new initiatives

  8. What individuals must do • In the short term, start by reducing consumption: • Paper • Bottled water • Solvents, Chemicals (e.g., $5 for 1 g, $10 for 25 g) • Choose devices based on durability and flexibility of use (avoid devices designed for obsolescence) • Share and exchange equipment/facilities • Consider impacts of both acquiring and operating facilities and equipment • Power consumption (lights, computers, etc.) • Adopt alternative modes of transportation

  9. What individuals must do • Recycling (do it right)

  10. Next Steps • Measure our footprint • Prioritize our actions • Set SMART objectives • Strategic • Measured • Agreed-on • Realistic • Timed • Benchmark our progress

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