Published October 19, 2012
by iris_author
Date: Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Time: 3:00 PM
Location: 1048 York Research Tower, Keele Campus
Can’t make it in person, reserve your free seat now at: www2.gotomeeting.com/register/496101802
Join us for a BCSEA Webinar with Orion Henderson, Director of Operational Sustainability at the University of British Columbia
The University of British Columbia has a long history of addressing sustainability, both in its campus operations and in its teaching and research. For most of that history, these efforts were largely pursued in parallel, with operations personnel rarely considering how UBC research or teaching might inform their decisions on energy, buildings, transportation and the like, and academic faculty rarely considering the ways in which their efforts might positively impact campus operations. This all changed in 2010.
This presentation will share the vision and policies and that led to the setting of aggressive climate action targets and the creation of the UBC Sustainability Initiative, charged with deeply integrating the University's academic and operational sustainability under two themes: ‘the campus as a living laboratory’ and 'the university as an agent of change.’
Presenter: Orion Henderson, Director of Operational Sustainability at the University of British Columbia, directs the activities of the Campus Sustainability Office (CSO).
The Office is responsible for facilitating the identification and implementation of sustainability initiatives in the planning, development and operation of the campus lands and facilities, for engaging the community in sustainability initiatives and creating incentives for sustainable behaviours among staff faculty and students.
Orion develops strategic plans for the CSO and is responsible for directing the development, planning, managing, monitoring and evaluation of CSO programs. Orion received his BEng in Chemical Engineering from CIT, Ireland and his MSc in Environmental Technology from Imperial College, England.
See BCSEA's previous webinars at http://www.bcsea.org/past-webinars
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