Energy 
New lighting installed as a result of the ELECTrek Project.
The energy used to operate UBC’s buildings (heating, cooling, lighting and plug loads) generates the majority of the University’s annual greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. In 2006, the use of natural gas, electricity and oil on UBC’s campuses produced approximately 72,400 tonnes of CO2-e emissions.
The Energy Working Group brings together staff from the UBC Sustainability Office, UBC Utilities, and faculty members. This working group is working to find ways to continue to reduce UBC’s energy-related GHG emissions. Check out other emissions sources here.
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Update # 2 from the Energy Working Group
The Working Group held their second meeting on Wednesday, April 29. They came together to discuss and set objectives for the energy component of the Climate Action Plan and to refine the long list of potential actions that were developed in their first meeting.
The Working Group discussed a number of objectives for their work, including:Improving [...]
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Update from the Energy Working Group
The Energy Working Group met for the first time on Monday April 6th to begin preparing a strategy to reduce energy and greenhouse gas emissions related to utility services at UBC’s Point Grey campus. The introductory meeting was an opportunity for working group members to better understand the context for the Climate Action Plan, discuss [...]
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UBC Reduces GHG Emissions, Completes Canada’s Largest University Energy and Water Retrofit
Launched in 2001, ECOTrek was conceived as the largest energy and water infrastructure retrofit ever to have taken place on a Canadian campus. In the four years prior to the start of this project, UBC’s utility costs doubled, primarily as the result of climbing energy prices. The goal was to reduce energy and water consumption [...]
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UBC Energy and Water Management Plan
UBC has extensive utility monitoring infrastructure for the core academic buildings. Eighty of the largest buildings are metered for their energy use. These buildings represent approximately 70% of the core academic floor space. UBC is currently in the process of setting up these energy meters and analyzing the recorded data.
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The energy management strategy is to [...]
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UBC Utilities Leads Alternative Energy Project to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
UBC Utilities, a department within Land and Building Services, maintains approximately $350 million in university-owned infrastructure. It is responsible for providing electricity, water, gas, steam, sanitary sewer and storm water to tenant, ancillary and core academic buildings.
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UBC Utilities produces steam on campus at the Powerhouse with four natural gas fed steam boilers, and maintains the [...]
