Let’s get to work Associate Vice-Principal (University Services) James McGill Professor, Civil Engineering & Applied Mechanics Associate Member, McGill.

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

Traditional Approach

A Sustainable Approach

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

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

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

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

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

What individuals must do &Recycling (do it right)

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

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