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Concordia University Centre for Creative Reuse (CUCCR)

The Concordia University Centre for Creative Reuse (CUCCR) is a community-based initiative housed in the department of Facilities Management, in partnership with various departments and student groups, and is a key initiative of the Zero Waste Concordia program. CUCCR collects and diverts materials that would otherwise be treated as waste, and makes them available to the general public, … Continue reading "Concordia University Centre for Creative Reuse (CUCCR)"

June 15, 2022

Low Carbon District Energy System (LCDES)

The Thompson Rivers University (TRU) Low Carbon District Energy System (LCDES) will enable TRU to economically and resiliently achieve carbon neutrality before 2030, securing TRU’s place as one of the most sustainable universities in the world. This 10-year building project is forecasted by its developer, Creative Energy, to realize a 95% reduction in greenhouse gas … Continue reading "Low Carbon District Energy System (LCDES)"

June 15, 2022

Risk Based Emergency Response

Following the onset of a global pandemic in 2020, Sheridan closed its campuses and retooled over 3,000 courses for over 25,000 students and all student support services for virtual delivery, to comply with provincial directives preventing in-person teaching and learning on postsecondary campuses. To enable business continuity and retain the engagement of students and employees, … Continue reading "Risk Based Emergency Response"

June 15, 2022

Climate Change

Canadian post-secondary institutions are contributors to climate change due to their large geographic, economic and environmental footprint, and also face a number of emerging environmental risks. As such, institutions have a significant role to play in mitigating the impacts of climate change and enabling the transition to a low-carbon economy through their institutional operating practices, community engagement, … Continue reading "Climate Change"

Tags: Carbon Footprint, Carbon Measurement, Climate Change, Energy Efficiency, Investing, Operations and Maintenance, Policies, Responsible Investing and Divestment, Sustainability, Threat Assessment

January 25, 2022

Financial Landscape

Canadian universities continue to navigate an era of unprecedented change. They are experiencing significant shifts in their funding models due to declining government grants and increasing reliance on tuition and alternative revenue sources. Concurrently, expenditure patterns have been altered due to changing societal expectations of the role of universities and the services that they should … Continue reading "Financial Landscape"

Tags: Benchmarking, Data Analytics, Financial Management, Financial Reporting, Institutional Planning, Internationalization

October 13, 2021

Facilities Management Seminar – June 7, 2021 (Recorded Session)

Tags: 2021, Climate Change, Energy Efficiency, Facilities, Financial Management, Presentations, Space Management, Space Planning, Sustainability

September 13, 2021

CAUBO 2021: Main Conference Presentations

Click below to download available CAUBO 2021 Main Conference presentations. Looking for the functional seminars? Visit the presentations page for CAUBO 2021’s functional seminars. PLENARY SESSIONS TUESDAY, JUNE 15, 2021 WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16, 2021 THURSDAY, JUNE 17, 2021

Tags: 2021, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Robotics, Automatisation robotisée des processus, Best Practices, Business Continuity, Change Management, CLOUD Computing, Communication, Continuous Improvement, Cybersecurity, Data Analytics, Deferred Maintenance, Gestion de la performance, Gestion du changement, Gestion financière, Human Resources, Information Technology, Institutional Planning, Integrated Planning, Investissement responsable et désinvestissement, Investissement responsable et désinvestissement, Leadership, Planification institutionnelle, Pratiques exemplaires, Presentations, Risk Assessment, Services auxiliaires, Space Management, Student Housing, Sustainability, Technologies de l'information, Technologies de l’information, Threat Assessment, Viabilité, Viabilité

June 30, 2021

Promoting Engaging, Accessible, and Sustainable Virtual Events

In response to the increase of virtual events due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the McGill Office of Sustainability launched its Sustainable Virtual Event certification program with the goal of promoting sustainability and accessibility for virtual events. An adaptation of the successful McGill Sustainable Events certification program, which has certified more than 300 events since 2017, … Continue reading "Promoting Engaging, Accessible, and Sustainable Virtual Events"

June 15, 2021

How to incorporate sustainable procurement into the day-to-day operation: A Procurement Management Perspective – December 5, 2018

Date: December 5th, 2018 Duration: 60 minutes Facilitators: Coro Strandberg, President, Strandberg Consulting Mary M. Aylesworth, Director of Financial Operations, Simon Fraser University Stéphanie H. Leclerc, Program Manager, Sustainable Procurement , McGill University Click here to download the presentation Click here to view the webinar recording

Tags: Management, Procurement, Professional Development, Sustainability

August 19, 2020

Redefining Financial Sustainability

Concordia University developed a sustainability policy back in 2015. The policy seeks to integrate four main university pillars of (1) its own operations (2) its research and academic programs (3) its investment approach (4) its funding/financing program. The proposal is with respect to initiatives we have implemented to pillars’ #3 and #4, which in effect redefined how we … Continue reading "Redefining Financial Sustainability"

June 29, 2020