UWSA Bike Lab – promotes active and sustainable transit options for all
- $2 million energy retrofit to main campus buildings to reduce emissions from these buildings and to offset the ongoing GHG impact of an expanded campus. Installed a hybrid heating system that will enable the University to replace higher-emitting natural gas with lower-emitting hydro electricity during off-peak times.
- First cosmetic pesticide-free campus in Manitoba, effective spring 2013.
- Partnered with the Forks Renewal Corporation in fall 2011 to send all campus food scraps, containers and cutlery to the Forks to be turned into compost for landscaping, allowing for a neighbourhood-level solution to waste management.
- Undergoing a major water retrofit project so all bathrooms on campus will have low-flow toilets and sinks.
- Opened the UWSA Bike Lab to promote active and sustainable transit options for students, staff and the surrounding community. The Bike Lab offers free year-round programming including bike maintenance and safety workshops.
Introduced phosphate-free detergents and environmentally friendly cleaning products for use on campus. - Established an Academic Working Group on Sustainability in 2012 to examine sustainability content in UWinnipeg’s curriculum and research. This is in preparation for participation in STARS (Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System), a third party transparent framework that allows colleges and universities to measure their sustainability performance.
- Introduced double-sided printing as default on all copiers and printers on campus.
- All new construction projects are built to LEED Silver standards or better.
- Established Diversity Foods as the main campus food service provider, a social enterprise sourcing a significant amount of its food from local producers and using compostable cutlery, cups and to-go containers.
