SPF: Energy

SPF: Energy /sustainability/taxonomy/term/621/all en SP0212: SAVR Initiative - Electric Vehicle Subsidy /sustainability/savr-initiative-sp0212 Status: ONGOING March 2019 - <div> <div> The goal of the Electric Vehicle Subsidy (formerly known as the Sustainable Alternative for Vehicle Replacement - SAVR) is to support transition of unit fleet vehicles to sustainable alternatives by subsidizing vehicle purchase costs while decarbonizing our fleet by reducing fuel consumption &amp; greenhouse gas emissions.</div></div> Thu, 18 Jul 2019 18:59:54 +0000 kelsey.litwin@mcgill.ca 2838 at /sustainability SP0146: LEEDing Change /sustainability/leeding-change-sp0146 Status: COMPLETED Summer 2015 - April 2018 <div> <div> The LEEDing change project aims to update building standards at UUֱ�� by reviewing existing practices and institutionalizing cultural change with key stakeholders so that building to green building standards becomes ‘business as usual’ instead of additional, optional work.</div></div> Sun, 31 May 2015 22:05:26 +0000 ian.tattersfield@mail.mcgill.ca 2172 at /sustainability UUֱ�� Student Uses Pulse Energy API to Create the UUֱ�� Energy Map /sustainability/channels/news/mcgill-university-student-uses-pulse-energy-api-create-mcgill-energy-map-237486 <h3>To encourage more active commuting among UUֱ�� staff</h3> <blockquote> Published on July 14, 2014 | <a href="http://www.pulseenergy.com/pulse/customer-success-story-mcgill-university-uses-pulse-energy-api-to-create-the-mcgill-energy-map/?utm_source=SM&amp;utm_medium=TW&amp;utm_campaign=UUֱ��%20Energy%20Map" target="_blank">Pulse Energy News</a> by: Meena Mohan </blockquote> Flexibility and configurability are two of our guiding principles when it comes to developing great, user friendly software. Wed, 16 Jul 2014 17:02:47 +0000 ian.tattersfield@mail.mcgill.ca 1923 at /sustainability SP0119: Cinemas out of the Box /sustainability/cinemas-out-box-sp0119-0 Status: COMPLETED October 2013 - September 2015 Mon, 14 Jul 2014 02:08:53 +0000 ian.tattersfield@mail.mcgill.ca 1915 at /sustainability SP0130: UUֱ�� Social Score Project /sustainability/sp0130-mcgill-social-score-project Status: COMPLETED February 2014 - March 2015 Thu, 26 Jun 2014 19:07:58 +0000 ian.tattersfield@mail.mcgill.ca 1893 at /sustainability Global shift to greener economies happening because of economic benefits, panelists say /sustainability/channels/news/global-shift-greener-economies-happening-because-economic-benefits-panelists-say-23443 <h3>The global transition to clean energy is underway and Canada is lagging, experts speaking at the Broadbent Institute's Progress Summit said Saturday.</h3> <blockquote> Published on March 29, 2014 | <a href="http://www.hilltimes.com/" target="_blank">The Hill Times</a> by Laura Ryckewaert</blockquote> Tue, 01 Apr 2014 04:56:11 +0000 ian.tattersfield@mail.mcgill.ca 1767 at /sustainability SP0117: Fume Hood Experiment /sustainability/fume-hood-experiment-sp0117 Status: COMPLETED August 2013 - April 2015 Tue, 25 Mar 2014 03:02:13 +0000 ian.tattersfield@mail.mcgill.ca 1754 at /sustainability SP0116: CodeJam /sustainability/codejam-sp0116 Status: COMPLETED October 2013 - November 2013 Tue, 25 Mar 2014 02:50:15 +0000 ian.tattersfield@mail.mcgill.ca 1752 at /sustainability SP0109: Electric Grounds Equipment /sustainability/electric-grounds-equipment-sp0109 Status: COMPLETED June 2013 - June 2014 This project makes use of resources from the SPF to purchase battery-operated equipment for the UUֱ�� Grounds Department, replacing the current gas-powered maintenance equipment, such as leaf blowers. Along with a reduction in air and noise pollution, the new equipment will be safer for the employees, who have responded enthusiastically to the change. Thu, 27 Feb 2014 21:22:52 +0000 ian.tattersfield@mail.mcgill.ca 1692 at /sustainability SP0110: CKUT's "Under the Weather" /sustainability/sp0110-ckuts-under-weather Status: COMPLETED May 2013 - April 2015 Thu, 27 Feb 2014 20:44:29 +0000 ian.tattersfield@mail.mcgill.ca 1688 at /sustainability SP0102: Reducing Chemical Lab Waste /sustainability/sp0102-reducing-chemical-lab-waste Status: COMPLETED December 2014 The 'Reducing Lab Chemical Waste' project takes an interdisciplinary (managerial, chemical and educational) approach to minimize the total output of chemical waste produced by the UUֱ�� Chemistry Department. Two students in separate labs will monitor the waste output of their work and extrapolate data to develop a model for waste segregation that can be applied to other labs in the future. Fri, 22 Nov 2013 16:05:40 +0000 justin.berot-burns@mail.mcgill.ca 1608 at /sustainability SP0095: UUֱ�� Energy Project 2 /sustainability/sp0095-mcgill-energy-project-2 Status: COMPLETED Fall 2013 The UUֱ�� Energy Project’s objective is to help drive UUֱ��’s energy system towards a more sustainable future through a process that leaves its participants with the tools needed to affect change in energy systems at large. They had great success in the first 18 months of operation, and the UUֱ�� Energy Project 2 SPF project provided the funding to have Marc-Etienne Brunet carry out demanding administrative tasks over the course of the summer. Fri, 03 May 2013 19:10:00 +0000 justin.berot-burns@mail.mcgill.ca 1376 at /sustainability SP0075: Gault Electric ATV 2 /sustainability/sp0075-gault-electric-atv-2 Status: COMPLETED May 2012 The opportunity for this project arose when the UUֱ�� Gault Nature Reserve (GNR) in Mont-Saint-Hilaire proposed a mechanical engineering project (MECH 463). The mission is to help them reduce their carbon footprint by providing them with a less environmentally-harmful electric ATV to perform their every day maintenance tasks. Mon, 04 Feb 2013 18:25:54 +0000 justin.berot-burns@mail.mcgill.ca 1311 at /sustainability SP0091: Mercury Free Microscopy /sustainability/sp0091-mercury-free-microscopy Status: COMPLETED December 2012 Mon, 04 Feb 2013 18:23:07 +0000 justin.berot-burns@mail.mcgill.ca 1310 at /sustainability SP0079: Farm Fresh Truck /sustainability/sp0079-farm-fresh-truck Status: COMPLETED May 2013 The University is blessed by the fact that it has a Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences within close proximity (35 Km) to its major downtown campus which houses and feeds nearly 3000 students on a daily basis for eight months of the year. The amount of food that is being produced and the potential for more production in the future is staggering. There are many financial, social and health benefits that this project brings to the University administrators and its student population. Mon, 04 Feb 2013 18:14:31 +0000 justin.berot-burns@mail.mcgill.ca 1301 at /sustainability