User's Guide - The University of Winnipeg
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1. sustainability uwinnipeg ca Page 14 What s Your Ride haring a ride 2 times a week can reduce enough fossil fuel to drive _ Ifyou have to drive consider a around the equator of the Earth twice hybrid vehicle as your next car in one month purchase e Share rides to work and school with Don t just carpool to work Share neighbours coworkers or class rides to special events children s mates activities and errands Green Campus User s Manual Campus Sustainability Office University of Winnipeg 515 Portage Avenue R3B 2E9 sustainability uwinnipeg ca Page 15 Green Campus BONA RU oe Less Stuff on Campus i EF pi I t Recycle Green Campus User s Manual Campus Sustainability Office University of Winnipeg 515 Portage Avenue R3B 2E9 sustainability uwinnipeg ca Page 16 Consumer goods require 400 times their weight in material resources to be produced and disposed of Photocopy and print on both sides of the paper e This is easy to do since campus copy machines print double sided by default Using Less REDUCE Avoid one time use containers by using reusable take out containers e If you do use single use containers remember that Diversity Foods Soma and Stella s single use food packaging is compostable Use digital textbooks e The U of W Bookstore offers digital textbooks which avoids paper altogether Green Tip Avoid printing enti2. Check transit fares to compare e In Canada city drivers account for prices A Post Secondary Bus pass over 40 energy for transportation costs 60 10 as opposed to 75 35 while transit systems account for for a regular bus pass These can be only 2 purchased at UWSA Info Booth and e There are 58 different bus routes Petrified Sole Used Bookstore Green Tip The Downtown Spirit shuttle goes through all of downtown and is free Click here for routes and schedules Green Campus User s Manual Campus Sustainability Office University of Winnipeg 515 Portage Avenue R3B 2E9 sustainability uwinnipeg ca Page 13 What s Your Ride REDUCE BUSINESS TRAVEL Green Tip he average Canadian releases travel by using a travel calculator Mix business and enough fossil fuels to drive around like this British version leisure avoid the equator of the Earth 16 times an additional every year Purchase carbon offsets trip by combin e While it is always better to avoid ing business Minimize travel especially by air to travel especially air travel travel with a avoid GHG from air travel carbon offsets can help mitigate the holiday e Telecommute with computer impact of trips you do take Learn programs like Cisco Online more about it here Conferencing e Compare the different modes of Green Campus User s Manual Campus Sustainability Office University of Winnipeg 515 Portage Avenue R3B 2E9
3. Join the Campus reduce its energy impact The program to update IT infrastructure Sustainabil University also tracks and reports on with more energy efficient monitors ity Council or a its energy consumption and GHG and computers Working Group impact annually e 95 of campus roofs have been become an replaced Raonsenemueltiaa Read up on recent UW initiatives e All new buildings are at minimum SLEA ANa Installation of two electric boilers LEED Silver ment or contact and updated boiler controls systems CSO for more to reduce GHG impact of energy use TALON and reduce heating costs Green Campus User s Manual Campus Sustainability Office University of Winnipeg 515 Portage Avenue R3B 2E9 sustainability uwinnipeg ca Page 8 TRANSPORTATION Walk to and from Campus eco Drive Green Campus User s Manual Campus Sustainability Office University of Winnipeg 515 Portage Avenue R3B 2E9 sustainability uwinnipeg ca Page 9 Annual GHG Impact of Your DAILY COMMUTE Kg of C02e Alone Carpool with 1 Carpool with 2 1600 1400 1200 1000 800 600 40 O E E S O OOO Small Car Bike Walk Green Campus User s Manual Campus Sustainability Office University of Winnipeg 515 Portage Avenue R3B 2E9 sustainability uwinnipeg ca Page 10 Did You Know On average bicycles cover 3 kilometers in only 15 minutes What s Your Ride RIDE A BIKE or
4. creen Press it with the buttons on your monitor after you ve finished your print job Remember to turn off your monitor when leaving the room even for a short amount of time Did you Know DOE CAEDE or DVD s in the drives when not in use Spinning drives suck battery power Green Campus User s Manual Campus Sustainability Office University of Winnipeg 515 Portage Avenue R3B 2E9 sustainability uwinnipeg ca Page 6 Se How Can Save Energy TURN OFF LIGHT SWITCHES Te off light switches and upgrade light bulbs achieves 75 savings per to CFL light bulbs a little bit of installation energy savings here and there adds up Turn off the lights Install motion detector lighting and You can contribute by turning off the use CFL light bulbs lights when you are the last person e On campus installation of to leave any room motion detector lighting e Lecturers are encouraged to turn and switching to off the projector when it s not being compact fluorescent referred to 7 g we Green Tip K Een Natural light reduces eyestrain a pe e E increases productivity and enhances comfort and well being Green Campus User s Manual Campus Sustainability Office University of Winnipeg 515 Portage Avenue R3B 2E9 sustainability uwinnipeg ca Page 7 How Can Save Energy READ UP ON UW S INITIATIVES Take Action Winnipeg is constantly working to Rolling computer replacement
5. dgets by donating them or giving them to a friend Properly recycle dead batteries Includes laptop cell phone etc Bins can be found in office mail rooms and the Info Booth and UWSA offices Green Campus User s Manual Campus Sustainability Office University of Winnipeg 515 Portage Avenue R3B 2E9 sustainability uwinnipeg ca Page 21 SMOKE AND SCENT Scent Free and Smoke Free Guidelines Green Campus User s Manual Campus Sustainability Office University of Winnipeg 515 Portage Avenue R3B 2E9 sustainability uwinnipeg ca Page 22 Scent and Smoke Free FOLLOW GUIDELINES here are people on campus who Follow smoke free guidelines Green Tip have allergies to smoke and strong UWinnipeg has been designated a These guidelines scents We re trying to make UW a smoke free campus If you smoke will improve healthy place for all campus members please be respectful and smoke the air around away from doorways and off us and protect Respect the UW scent free guideline campus property campus users e Hair products and body lotions etc who suffer from should be scent free asthma and e Help us create an inclusive campus allergies for all by not wearing perfumes colognes Green Campus User s Manual Campus Sustainability Office University of Winnipeg 515 Portage Avenue R3B 2E9 sustainability uwinnipeg ca Page 23 Green Campus User s Manual Cam Green Campus SUSTAINABLE FOOD W
6. e University s Read Up so Energy Use on UW E Initiatives Turn off Unplug your Light Appliances Change Switches your Computer Settings Green Campus User s Manual Campus Sustainability Office University of Winnipeg 515 Portage Avenue R3B 2E9 sustainability uwinnipeg ca Page 4 Se How Can Save Energy UNPLUG YOUR APPLIANCES Did You Know Ithough a device is turned off itis Use power strips Phantom using energy when it is plugged e Power strips are multi socket plug TOS SSN into a socket This is called phantom ins that can be turned off with a enough energy power and it accounts for 10 of UW switch to cut off phantom power JE N AA Campus energy consumption by while the strip stays plugged into year to power appliances the wall 130 Canadian USSO Unplug appliances e You can prevent phantom power by unplugging appliances Green Campus User s Manual Campus Sustainability Office University of Winnipeg 515 Portage Avenue R3B 2E9 sustainability uwinnipeg ca Page 5 Computers sleep mode uses 4 the Use max battery power setting amount of energy as awake mode Control panel gt power options gt power scheme gt max battery Use sleep or standby mode Turns off the hard drive and display Change to dim brightness level but memory remains active e Use the function keys on the key e Printers have an energy saver board or adjust the brightness level button right on the s
7. e too a Lena Yusim Green Campus User s Manual Campus Sustainability Office University of Winnipeg 515 Portage Avenue R3B 2E9 sustainability uwinnipeg ca Page 2 Table of Contents lick ona topic to go to that page How Can I Help Reduce the University s Energy Use 1 Unplug your appliances 2 Change your computer settings 3 Turn off light switches 4 Read up on UW s initiatives What s Your Ride 1 Daily commute graph 2 Ride a bike 3 Walk to and from campus 4 Take the bus 5 Reduce business travel 6 eco Drive How Can Use Less Stuff on Campus 1 Reduce 2 Reuse 3 Compost 4 Recycle What are the University s Smoking and Fragrance Guidelines 1 Respect scent free guidelines 2 Follow smoke free guidelines What Does Sustainable Eating Mean 3 Eat local food 4 Eat organic food Am Wasting Water 1 Use less water 2 Waste less water 3 BYOB Bring your own bottle Credits Design Suzanne Martin All images 2011 www clipart com unless otherwise noted Image page 7 2011 www istockphoto com Image page 12 http www flickr com photos sachom 2695269830 sizes o licensed under Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike 2 0 www creativecommons org licenses by sa 2 0 Green Campus User s Manual Campus Sustainability Office University of Winnipeg 515 Portage Avenue R3B 2E9 sustainability uwinnipeg ca Page 3 Green Campus ENERGY How Can Help Reduce th
8. hat Does sustainable Eating Mean Eat Local Food Eat Organic Foods pus Sustainability Office University of Winnipeg 515 Portage Avenue R3B 2E9 sustainability uwinnipeg ca Page 24 Sustainable Food EAT LOCAL FOOD Did you Know he production of 1 calorie from Eat locally grown food and locally To move a head beef needs 40 calories of fuel 1 raised meat of lettuce from calorie from milk needs 14 fuel calo e Transportation of food accounts the West Coast ries and 1 calorie from grains needs for 30 of the vehicles on the road ORAO or 2 2 Calories of fossil fuels right now takes 36 times e You can help by eating and growing more energy Eat less meat local food idatclamual walsclekejmm Try a vegetarian diet Eat less meat Diversity Foods and Soma Caf lettuce contains and eat locally grazed meat when source local foods meaning less you do Try to avoid beef as it is the GHG from transportation of foods top GHG contributor and shorter food mileage Green Campus User s Manual Campus Sustainability Office University of Winnipeg 515 Portage Avenue R3B 2E9 sustainability uwinnipeg ca Page 25 Sustainable Food n Manitoba the fertilizers used in conventional agriculture were responsible for 21 of province wide GHG emissions in 2008 e To support better land use buy fair trade and certified organic coffee vegetables and fruit meat and anything else you can that is certif
9. ied organic e Supporting organic agriculture is an important way of reducing your personal climate change impact It is also healthier and tastier Green Campus User s Manual Campus Sustainability Office University of Winnipeg 515 Portage Avenue R3B 2E9 sustainability uwinnipeg ca Page 26 Green Campus WATER Am Wastin Use Less Water Bring Your Own Bottle Waste Less Water Green Campus User s Manual Campus Sustainability Office University of Winnipeg 515 Portage Avenue R3B 2E9 sustainability uwinnipeg ca Page 27 Es Saving Water ivestock currently use 8 of the e Campus eateries sourcing local and planet s fresh water mostly for the ethically raised meat let you enjoy irrigation of crops to feed the livestock your favourite foods without as much of the harm e Of all livestock beef uses the most water to produce and distribute at 6810 liters per pound of beef That s enough water to fill 100 standard sized bath tubs Green Campus User s Manual Campus Sustainability Office University of Winnipeg 515 Portage Avenue R3B 2E9 sustainability uwinnipeg ca Page 28 saving Water WAS I A otion sensor taps in the bath V lrooms on campus help save water by only dispensing water when hands are directly under it e Low flow motion sensor toilets flush when you get up The flush uses less water and motion sensors help pre vent water from
10. innipeg ide by Lena Yusim Green Campus User s Gu University of W TAN oe ae Dear Reader his Green User s Manual is my summer 2011 project with the Campus Sustain ability Office gathered the information from archived campus reporting internet research making phone calls and many trips to the Mil lennium Library We put in a lot of effort to ensure that the comparisons facts and analo gies included were relevant and accurate to Winnipeg Sometimes this meant asking some funny questions At one point when trying to calculate water savings after a bathroom retro fit had to call the Pan Am Pool and ask them how much water was in the pool the main pool has 1 million imperial gallons Not a common question for the receptionist I m sure We hope that tried really hard to create simple and our work will accurate analogies and calculations wanted inspire you to the information to make sense and to give a consider making visual comparison to every reader My hope for the Green User s Manual is that it will allow you to better understand how your daily actions a few changes to your lifestyle impact the environment and how different at school and changes can decrease your impact in different aneia OE ways We hope that our work will inspire you too the way it does for us to consider making a few or more than a few changes to your lifestyle at school and maybe at hom
11. nergy htm Plant a tree grow some Leslie B McAleer M J amp Small S 2008 GHG Emissions per capita vegetables join http www conferenceboard ca hcp details environment greenhouse gas a group pick up emissions aspx litter small changes add up Suzuki D amp Boyd D R 2008 David Suzuki s Green Guide Shimo Barry A amp Maron C J 2008 The Environment Equation Green Campus User s Manual Campus Sustainability Office University of Winnipeg 515 Portage Avenue R3B 2E9 sustainability uwinnipeg ca Page 31 For more information please do not hesitate to contact the UW Campus Sustainability Office Visit our website sustainability uwinnipeg ca Call our office 204 789 1479 204 789 1478 THE WINNIPEG This project was made possible through the FOUNDATION generosity of the Winnipeg Foundation Pass it On Encourage friends and co workers to make more conscious choices in their daily lives Together we can make a difference Green Campus User s Manual Campus Sustainability Office University of Winnipeg 515 Portage Avenue R3B 2E9 sustainability uwinnipeg ca Page 32
12. re web pages Power Point presen tations and emails Use text only or printer friendly modes and print only what you need Green Campus User s Manual Campus Sustainability Office University of Winnipeg 515 Portage Avenue R3B 2E9 sustainability uwinnipeg ca Page 17 Using Less Use items like cell phones iPods e Faculty and staff can learn more and computers until they re dead about how to use WebCT and other electronic course delivery methods through the Centre for Teaching Learning and Technology Green Campus User s Manual Campus Sustainability Office University of Winnipeg 515 Portage Avenue R3B 2E9 sustainability uwinnipeg ca Page 18 Using Less REUSE Did You Know Sas the expense of using dispos Rent textbooks Reusable take able take out containers from e The U of W Bookstore offers text out containers Diversity Food they cost an extra 0 50 book rental The book costs half are sold in the with every meal Use travel mugs and price and allows for reuse of the cafeteria for reusable food containers book over and over again 3 00 5 00 Reuse office supplies Reuse school supplies e Reuse items like envelopes file Borrow from a friend or buy used folders and paper clips for mail and lab coats dissection kits and other reports supplies especially if you only need them for one course Green Campus User s Manual Campus Sustainability Office Universi
13. running Compared to conventional wash room UW washrooms with motion sensors save enough water annually Eaka Iae to fill the main pool at Pan Am Pool iWeSsspewhis Updates on toilets and taps in older EEK EVA Me buildings also make campus wash toilet wastes 900 rooms more accessible for those iters a day with special needs Green Campus User s Manual Campus Sustainability Office University of Winnipeg 515 Portage Avenue R3B 2E9 sustainability uwinnipeg ca Page 29 Did You Know n 2009 UW banned the sale of Despite being in bottled water on campus to high demand by light our support of public access to recyclers more high quality drinking water and raise than 80 of awareness of the environmental plastic bottles impact of bottled beverages are thrown away ALSO Did You Know Producing a new plastic bottle takes 6 74 times more water than the bottle can hold Saving Water BYOB BYOB Bring Your Own Bottle e Check out the water bottle re fill stations on campus Refill your water bottle all day long e Visit the water station with reusable cups on site in Riddell Hall Green Campus User s Manual Campus Sustainability Office University of Winnipeg 515 Portage Avenue R3B 2E9 sustainability uwinnipeg ca Page 30 Learn More USEFUL READING Hull C 2011 Climate Change Connection http www climatechangeconnec RAA tion org emissions ManitobaGHGEmissions E
14. trips under 5km cycling is the e Bike racks are located near entranc fastest mode of transportation es to campus or fill out the under ground bike parking application Utilize the new bike lab and join Ice Riders Keep your bike locked up safely e You can access the UWSA Bike lab e Use a U lock to maintain your bicycle on campus and to develop your bike mainte Know the bike routes downtown nance skills The UWSA Ice Riders and in your neighborhood team supports safe cycling all year Check out the Downtown Winnipeg even in the winter months Map det ee Ta a ee ea TaN T Aa sza a Bal Ne ANI Wu Green Campus User s Manual Campus Sustainability Office University of Winnipeg 515 Portage Avenue R3B 2E9 sustainability uwinnipeg ca Page 11 What s Your Ride alk to cam pus if you can manage the distance from your home You ll Save money on gas burn some calories and feel great On campus escorts assist staff and students to get to their bus stop car or home safely Green Campus User s Manual Campus Sustainability Office University of Winnipeg 515 Portage Avenue R3B 2E9 sustainability uwinnipeg ca Page 12 What s Your Ride uring rush hour there are on servicing UW campus with 101 bus average 1 2 persons per car This stops servicing these routes in close means 2 buses can carry as many proximity to campus people as 100 cars during rush hour e
15. ty of Winnipeg 515 Portage Avenue R3B 2E9 sustainability uwinnipeg ca Page 19 D you know that 40 of things you dispose of are compostable On campus you can compost e ALL food scraps This includes cooked or raw food tea bags and coffee grounds e ALL take out packaging from Diversity Foods Soma Caf and Green Campus User s Manual Campus Sustainability Office University of Winnipeg 515 Portage Avenue R3B 2E9 sustainability uwinnipeg ca Page 20 Using Less COMPOST Stella s Caf This includes containers cutlery napkins straws etc e Place All your compostable material ina COMPOST BIN Bins are located throughout food service areas and in some common spaces Contact the Campus Sustainability Office if you would like a small com post bucket for your department B Green Tip Besides being great for the soil composting also helps reduce pollution from garbage trans portation Did You Know You can save a tree by recycling Reveins aluminum uses 95 less energy than producing the metal from raw materials recycling steel MAE Ana dA Saves 60 newspaper 40 and newspaper plastics 70 of the energy Use recycled content e Use paper school supplies and office supplies made of recycled content and use them until they are totally done Using Less RECYCLE Recycle old gadgets If you are ready to upgrade recycle old cell phones or other ga
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