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NSCC Annual Report 2016/2017 1

Table of Contents

5 Sustainability Highlights 2016/2017

7 Energy

11 Climate Change

14 Water

18 Waste

21 Sustainability Certifications

24 Space Utilization

27 Facility Condition Assessment (FCA) – Sustaining Good Buildings

Appendix A – Campus Specific DataAppendix B – Stars Action Plan

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“A prosperous future for Nova Scotia requires a healthy economy, vibrant communities and lasting resources. At the heart of this is ensuring, as an institution, that our practices, our spaces, our programs and our everyday actions promote and foster sustainability. In doing so, we are investing in a brighter future for our people, our local communities and our Province. In essence, reflecting our mission as a College.NSCC President Don Bureaux


Message from the Vice President of College Services and CFOOn behalf of Nova Scotia Community College, I am pleased to present our Sustainability Report for 2016-2017. This document outlines NSCC’s annual sustainability performance, presents action plans for how we propose to do better, and tracks our progress over time as we work towards building a sustainable future for Nova Scotia. Another year has passed with tremendous progress towards our sustainability goals. This progress is attributed to our collective efforts across facilities, education and research sectors within the College.

One of the many highlights for this year include NSCC’s Gold Rating recertification with Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating SystemTM

(STARS) from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE). The NSCC STARS Steering Committee, in collaboration with all departments across NSCC, worked hard over several years to foster continual improvement in existing and new STARS credits. NSCC is now the highest scoring College in Canada, and is ranked 5th of 31 postsecondary institutions in the country.

We have much to be proud of in our achievements with sustainability at NSCC. Our accomplishments can inspire NSCC students and employees to evaluate the role that their careers and lifestyles have in supporting continual improvement and environmentally responsible behaviour. This will be important in the coming years, as the province of Nova Scotia has committed to a comprehensive Climate Change Action Plan. The long-term goal of this plan is to achieve an 80% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. NSCC supports this goal and fully embraces this responsibility with the impact that we can have with over 25,000 students and 1800 employees across the Province.

To ensure that NSCC is a leading force in reducing emissions of greenhouse gases in our communities, in January 2016, NSCC President Don Bureaux signed a national climate change accord, the University and College Presidents’ Climate Change Statement of Action for Canada. Through this process, students, faculty, and other employees will collaborate on evaluating, planning and developing strategies to reduce NSCC greenhouse gas emissions even further. With this strong commitment to continual improvement, I look forward to yet another successful year embracing new opportunities for innovation and leadership.

Monica Foster, VP College Services and CFO


We have much to be proud of in our achievements with sustainability at NSCC. Our accomplishments can inspire NSCC students and employees to evaluate the role that their careers and lifestyles have in supporting continual improvement and environmentally responsible behaviour.



Sustainability Highlights 2016/2017

Welcome to the 9th edition of Nova Scotia Community College (NSCC) Annual Sustainability Report (2016/2017), prepared by NSCC Facilities Management. Its purpose is to provide timely, accurate information on the overall College-wide sustainability performance, as well as the Campus specific performance, using key sustainability indicators. To provide a more streamlined reading experience, the report has been re-structured for the 2016/17 reporting year. Performance indicators, goals and associated Action Plans have been presented in separate sections for Energy, Climate Change, Water, Waste, Sustainability Certifications, Space Utilization and Facility Condition Assessments.

This report forms an integral component of NSCC’s commitment to sustainability, and the continual improvement of our environmental performance. By studying and reporting performance indicators over time, the NSCC community can be kept informed about the progress taking place and be encouraged to participate in the long-term strategies for sustainable development.

• NSCC received STARS-GOLD rating in 2017

• Ranked #1 of all Colleges in Canada

• Ranked # 5 of 31 postsecondary institutions in the Country

• Ranked #20 of 268 institutions in North America

• All campuses BOMA BEST certified in 2016

• Institute of Technology Campus and the Ivany Campus (formerly Waterfront) achieved platinum BOMA BEST ratings

Since 2008, all new NSCC buildings have been built to LEED standards receiving GOLD and SILVER Certifications

LEED® CANADAGOLD-OR

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ENERGY INTENSITY 2016/17

COMPARED WITH BASELINE 2008/09-20%

GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS 2016/17


WASTE DIVERSION RATE 2016/17

NSCC #1 OF ALL COLLEGES IN CANADA75%

WATER CONSUMPTION 2016/17



ENERGYThree-Year Action Plan for Reducing College-wide Energy Intensity

NSCC is committed to a future with clean, renewable energy. Over the years, the College has pursued many energy conservation strategies to reduce energy consumption, including lighting upgrades, and building envelope improvements. We recognize the urgency of continuing this work to further reduce our dependence on fossil fuel energy.

Energy usage across the thirteen NSCC campuses includes combustion of fuels for heating (natural gas, propane, and fuel oil), as well as purchased electricity and steam. The total of all sources of energy for each campus has been converted to equivalent kilo watt hours (ekWh) and divided by the building’s area to calculate the “Energy Intensity”. This facilitates a comparison between campuses regardless of source of energy, or the size of the building. Energy Intensity is one of NSCC’s sustainability performance indicators for which goals and action plans are reviewed each year.

NSCC-wide energy intensity measured for 2016/2017 was 4.7 ekWh/square foot less than in 2008/09, which is a decrease of 20%. Based on data from Statistics Canada for average energy use of Nova Scotian households, this decrease would be enough to supply 174 homes with all energy needs for a year. Initiatives to decrease energy use at NSCC undertaken this fiscal year include:

• Replacement of 14,000 light fixtures to energy efficient LEDs. This represents approximately 80% of all lights.

• Ongoing recommissioning of building controls.

25% reduction by 2020 compared with 2008/2009

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• Replace boilers at Strait Area Campus, Burridge and Lunenburg Campus with high efficiency propane systems, 2017.

• Assess and design Building Automation Systems (BAS) for Campuses with outdated technology.

• Replace 71% of the curtain wall system at Lunenburg Campus. This will increase building envelope insulation from R5 to R30.

• Continue to improve space utilization.

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Over the years, the College has pursued many energy conservation strategies to reduce energy consumption.


Storing Renewable Power

Researchers from the NSCC Applied Energy Research Lab were eager to connect with Tesla representatives when visiting the renewable energy conference in Toronto in December. Tesla, Inc. specializes in electric cars, Lithium-ion battery energy storage, and, through their SolarCity subsidiary, residential solar panels. Three months later, a Tesla Powerwall is attached to Pilikan house at the Annapolis Valley Campus, NSCC’s “living lab” for Energy Sustainability Engineering Technology students. With the solar panels soaking in daytime sun, the home needed a storage unit to manage heating and electricity demand. Surplus energy produced by solar panels is stored in the Powerwall to power the home at night and during power outages. “Powerwall easily integrates with solar or operates independently to provide homes with continuous power day and night. This is an accessible solution for many Canadian homes”, says James Thomson, Project Coordinator for Applied Research.

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Students plugging into solar charging bench at Ivany Campus.

William Nickerson, Building Services Lead – Adjusting Shelburne Campus’ “pop can heater”.


The Pilikan House at the Annapolis Valley Campus is a “living lab” and demonstration site where the next generation of residential construction professionals can learn how to incorporate sustainability into their work.

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CLIMATE CHANGEOur planet’s climate is changing. This is evident with increasing air and ocean temperatures, widespread melting of snow and ice, and rising sea levels. The reason for these changes are increased levels of greenhouse gases (GHG) in our atmosphere. Ninety-seven percent of the scientific community agrees that we need to urgently and drastically reduce our GHG emissions to limit the potentially devastating effects resulting from a change in climate. Nova Scotia is particularly vulnerable, with most of the population living in coastal areas. In 2009, the Province of Nova Scotia developed a Climate Change Action plan in order to reduce GHG emissions and to prepare for changes to our climate that are already inevitable. NSCC continues to support this plan and we are committed to significantly reducing our GHG emissions.

Three-Year Action Plan for Reduction of Greenhouse Gas Emissions

40% reduction by 2020 compared with baseline 2008/09

GOAL

• Replace boilers at Strait Area, Burridge and Lunenburg Campuses with high efficiency propane systems, 2017/2018.

• Assess and design Building Automation Systems (BAS) for Campuses with outdated technology.

• Replace 71% of the curtain wall system at Lunenburg Campus. This will increase building envelope insulation from R5 to R30.

• Continue to improve space utilization.

• Provide infrastructure to encourage carpooling, public transport, and cycling.

• Apply to participate in “Solar for Community” for Annapolis Valley, Ivany and Truro Campuses.

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For the 2016/17 period NSCC GHG emissions (CO2) have decreased by 31% since 2008/2009.



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NSCC takes a lead on Climate Change

Moving towards a carbon‐neutral future at NSSC is no easy task, but NSCC embraces this responsibility and is taking a lead role in combating climate change. Since 2008, NSCC has reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 31%. This is good, but we want ‐ and need ‐ to do even better.

In January 2016 NSCC president Don Bureaux signed a national climate change accord, the University and College Presidents’ Climate Change Statement of Action for Canada. Through this undertaking, NSCC is in the process of developing a comprehensive Climate Change Action plan for the College. This Action Plan will engage NSCC’s operations, education and research departments into a comprehensive strategy that catalyzes solutions for climate change. The annual sustainability report will continue to summarise our GHG data, but once complete, the NSCC Climate Change Action Plan will provide more detailed data on GHG emissions and progress towards our milestones/goals. To develop this plan, we will take a comprehensive look at how we do business, identify areas for improvement, develop aggressive goals, and a strategy to achieve those goals. This work will be led by the NSCC Climate Change Committee with representatives from facilities, faculty, research and students.

College-wide Greenhouse Gas Emissions (metric tonnes) between 2008/09 to 2016/17 with goals for 2020, 2040 and 2050.


Dr. Alain Joseph with Building Systems student Joao Antunes assessing solar hot-water system at Ivany Campus.



WATERWater is one of our most important natural resources. Canada ranks second only to the United States in terms of highest per capita water use in the developed world. NSCC is committed to conserving water use throughout all campus operations. We pursue maximum efficiency in the management of water, by minimizing water use and disposal, monitoring consumption, and promoting staff and student awareness of water conservation initiatives on every campus.

In 2016/17, all 13 campuses combined used a total of 78,701 m3 of water. This is 58,330 m3 (43%) less than what was used in 2008/09. This means that we are saving the equivalent of 23 Olympic sized swimming pools of water/year, compared with the volumes consumed in 2008. Reduction in total water consumption is attributed to recent retrofit practices employed by NSCC including the installation of low flow faucets and toilets, installation of waterless urinals, high pressure nozzles on hoses, and installation of pressure reducing valves (PRV). In addition, at the NSCC Centre for the Built Environment (CBE), graywater and stormwater are collected and re-used for irrigation of green roofs and bio-walls.

Three-Year Action Plan for Reducing College-wide Water Consumption

• Continue to replace water inefficient appliances (All campuses).

• Continue to replace old toilets and faucets with low-flow options.

• Promote behavioral changes to minimize water use.

• Continue to use irrigation-free landscaping in all NSCC Campus designs.

45% reduction by 2020 compared with baseline 2008/09

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Water is one of our most important natural resources. Canada ranks second only to the United States in terms of highest per capita water use in the developed world.



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In 2008/09, when monitoring of water consumption first started, Akerley had the highest level of water usage of all NSCC campuses. Back then, a total of 35,022 m3 of water was consumed each year at this campus. To limit water consumption, the Akerley Operations Team has since aggressively been promoting water conservation, and several water-saving initiatives were implemented in the years to follow.

These have included: • Installation of faucet aerators. • Replacement of all inefficient appliances. • Replacement of toilets and urinals with low-flow models. • Introduction of low-water volume cleaning methods (i.e. floor scrubbers). • Replacement of water-chilled refrigeration equipment – Example: The Server Room cooling is now done by an energy and water efficient heat pump system.

These initiatives have resulted in a notable reduction of water use at this campus. For the 2016/17 reporting year, compared with the baseline year (2008/09), water consumption has decreased significantly, equating to water savings of 12 Olympic sized swimming pools/year!

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Campus Specific Water Consumption Intensity (m3/m2/Yr) 2008/2009 to 2016/2017.

Water reduction champions - Akerley Campus reduces water consumption by 85%!


“Clean water should not be taken for granted. By reducing Akerley’s water consumption by 85%, every year we are saving enough water to provide the annual water needs to 56 homes. This is a significant positive impact to both the environment, and the communities that we serve.“

Brian Fancy, Facilities Manager at Akerley Campus.



WASTENSCC is committed to reducing waste at all campuses. Each campus has its own Waste Management Plan with recycling and composting programs. Additional waste diversion programs have been implemented at some of the campuses (ie, on-site composting, re-use of wood scraps, sawdust being collected and donated to local farms, etc.). All campuses have a “Pack it in, Pack it out” policy, where staff and students are required to take their waste to recycling stations throughout the campus instead of providing each classroom with a waste receptacle. Bi-annual waste audits are conducted at all campuses where staff and students have the opportunity to learn how to sort waste by assisting with the audits (ie., compost, recyclable, refundable, paper, etc). The objectives of the waste audits are to:

• Determine composition and quantities of waste being generated;

• Measure the effectiveness of existing waste management systems;

• Identify areas for improving waste management systems; and

• Collect baseline data for measuring the effectiveness of waste minimization strategies.

A Waste Diversion Rate (WDR) has been calculated for each audited campus for 2016/17, which represents the portion of waste that is diverted away from the landfill through recycling and composting. The goal of maintaining a College wide waste diversion rate of 75% was achieved for the 2016/17 fiscal year. This means NSCC has the highest waste diversion rate of all post-secondary institutions in Canada. NSCC diverted 232 tonnes of garbage during 2016/17. This is equivalent to the weight of 33 school buses per year!

Through further improvement of waste management infrastructure, and promoting behavioral changes, NSCC will continue to improve its waste diversion rate.

• Conduct waste audits twice per academic year in order to continuously monitor waste management efforts at each campus.

• Incorporate waste training into classrooms to educate students on best waste management practices.

• Provide annual waste management training sessions with staff and faculty.

• In 2017/18, develop and implement a sustainable paper strategy.

This strategy will include:

• An information campaign to encourage a reduction in paper use, and use of double-sided printing.

• Discontinue purchasing of virgin paper.

• Conduct pilots to test alternative sustainable paper products (wheat paper, sugar cane paper, etc).

Maintain 75% Average Diversion Rate

Minimum 65% Diversion Rate/Campus

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Three-Year Action Plan for Waste Management


NSCC has the highest waste diversion rate of all post-secondary institutions in Canada. NSCC diverted 232 tonnes of garbage during 2016/17. This is equivalent to the weight of 33 school buses per year!


Christian Surrette tending to Shelburne Campuses’ greenhouse vegetables, grown from cafeteria compost.


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Good waste management is all about modeling good behaviors. How do you get people to take the time to put waste in the right spot? The Applied Behavioral Strategies course at Marconi teamed up with Facilities and Engineering to embrace the challenge of improving Marconi’s historically low diversion rates. Through education, waste sorting station monitors, social media updates, and creating their own mascot, “Gary Garbage,” the team brought the campus to an all‐time high diversion rate of 71%. This was the highest record of improvement for any campus this year.

Students in the Applied Behavioural Strategies Course sorting through waste at Marconi Campus.

Improving Waste Diversion Through Student Engagement



Sustainability Certifications

STARS is a tool for measuring how well a post-secondary institution embeds sustainability in all aspects of what they do. The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) administers STARS. Institutions achieve a rating of Platinum, Gold, Silver or Bronze based on how well they score in a wide range of available credits. In January 2017, NSCC was recertified with STARS Gold Rating from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE). NSCC achieved a score of 73.23, which is 5.73 points better than the previous 2013 submission. With this new rating, NSCC is now the highest scoring College in Canada, and number 5 of 31 postsecondary institutions in the Country. NSCC’s 2016 submission can be found at: https://stars.aashe.org/institutions/nova-scotia-community-college-ns/report/2016-12-08/

BOMA BEST® is a national green building certification program launched by BOMA Canada. This program was developed to facilitate a consistent approach to measuring and managing the environmental performance of commercial/institutional buildings. Buildings that are BOMA BEST® certified will have a distinct advantage as the buildings costs less to operate and maintain due to increase in overall building efficiency.

NSCC has been enrolled in the BOMA BEST program since 2008/2009.

• All 13 campuses were BOMA BEST recertified in 2011/2012 and 2015/2016.

• NSCC’s average score in 2008/2009 was 75% (BOMA BEST Silver) and the average BOMA BEST score for 2015/2016 was 84% (BOMA BEST Gold).

• During the 2015/2016 certification period, the Institute of Technology Campus and the Ivany Campus reached BOMA BEST platinum ratings.

Since 2008, all new NSCC buildings have been built to LEED standards, and certified through the Canada Green Building Council. LEED is an internationally recognized rating system in over 132 countries. It recognizes excellence in green building design, construction, and operation. We have achieved the following certifications:

• LEED Gold - Pictou Trades and Innovation Centre (to be completed September 2017)

• LEED Gold – The Centre for the Built Environment (Dartmouth), 2010

• LEED Silver – Marconi Centre for the Built Environment (Sydney), 2011

• LEED Silver – Ivany Campus (Dartmouth), 2007

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The STARS Steering Committee has completed a detailed review of NSCC’s latest STARS submission, and have identified areas for potential improvement. Through consultations with respective credit sponsors across NSCC, a STARS Action Plan has been developed as a roadmap to address areas of targeted improvement. The STARS Action Plan can be found in Appendix B.

Recertify in December 2019 and increase STARS rating to “Top 3 in Canada”.

Continue to maintain BOMA BEST practices for building operations.

Recertify all campuses in 2019.

Maintain or improve campus scores.

All future new construction shall be built and certified to LEED Gold standards.

STARS ACTION PLAN

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MEASURING INSTITUTIONAL SUSTAINABILITY - Sustainability Tracking Assessment and Rating System (STARS)

BUILDING OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE OF EXISTING BUILDINGS - BOMA BEST (BEST = Building Environmental Standards)

BUILDING DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION FOR NEW BUILDINGS - Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)

AASHE defines sustainability in a pluralistic and inclusive way, encompassing human and ecological health, social justice, secure livelihoods, and a better world for all generations. STARS attempts to translate this broad and inclusive view of sustainability to measurable objectives at the campus level. Thus, it includes credits related to an institution’s environmental, social, and economic performance. Below is a summary of the STARS credit categories, and how NSCC performed in each.

Summary - STARS Results 2017LEED® CANADA

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SPACE UTILIZATIONThree-Year Action Plan for Space UtilizationTo ensure that buildings are being used efficiently and that occupancy

is maximized, it is essential to measure and monitor space utilization. Currently a new Scheduling Policy is being developed which will include space utilization targets for the various room types. This effort will facilitate an improved tracking and reporting of space utilization, which will result in better use of college resources, reduction in energy consumption, and improved service delivery to NSCC’s learners.

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• Develop a Space Utilization /Scheduling Policy through a consultative process with end users.

• Establish Scheduling Committee, to meet regularly.

• Expand scheduling software to Strait Area, Truro, Pictou and Cumberland Campuses. This software will enable tracking of space utilization.

• Complete a College-wide space utilization review.

• Monitor space utilization on an ongoing basis.

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To ensure that buildings are being used efficiently and that occupancy is maximized, it is essential to measure and monitor space utilization.



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(NSCC) Strategic Plan. Tracking the progress towards more sustainable operations ensures that NSCC’s sustainability goals are met. Resource management strategies including infrastructure changes have led to improved building efficiencies at many of NSCC’s campuses over recent years. However, if a room is empty or used at far less than capacity, then how efficient is it?

To answer this question, we conducted a space utilization analysis across our 13 campuses and discovered there was opportunity for improvement. First we needed to change the concept of space ownership. The results from the data analysis largely showed that spaces that were dedicated to serving the needs of a particular academic program or specific function achieved lower utilization rates than those rooms that served multiple groups.

To capitalize on this finding, we introduced scheduling and space utilization software, which simplified the development of efficient schedules, and tracked the use of the spaces. This resulted in real energy savings as the College no longer needed to heat and cool spaces that were empty. Currently NSCC utilizes the Infosilem scheduling software platform to manage approximately 75% of the College’s total floor space. Over the next few years, this system will be expanded to include additional campuses.

Since implementing this new software, the College has seen significant jumps in utilization rates at several of our 13 campuses.

Improving Campus Sustainability Through Space Utilization

Average SpaceUtilization: 48%

For more information on NSCC Space Utilization, refer to an article published on this topic in the Facilities Managers Magazine March/April 2017 edition, https://www.appa.org/files/FMArticles/(30-33)%20FM_MA17_F2.pdf


https://www.appa.org/files/FMArticles/(30-33)%20FM_MA17_F2.pdf

https://www.appa.org/files/FMArticles/(30-33)%20FM_MA17_F2.pdf


FACILITY CONDITION ASSESSMENT (FCA) Sustaining Good BuildingsNSCC’s 13 campuses total 2.9 million square feet of building space. The Facilities and Engineering Department is committed to providing the NSCC community with buildings that support a safe, healthy and productive environment to work and learn. Although the College has recently constructed some new buildings (e.g. Ivany Campus 2007, Centre for the Built Environment 2010, Marconi Trades Building 2011), the majority of our building infrastructure originates from the 1960s-70s. Given the vintage of most of our infrastructure, it is particularly important that the College continually monitors the condition of our infrastructure to ensure that building systems are operating efficiently, and that potential system failures are identified before they become a problem. This facilitates a strategic risk-based approach to allocating funds to deferred maintenance projects. This approach saves money, time, and reduces the potential for business disruption. For example, to identify and remediate a roof system that is at the end of its life is much more cost (and time) effective than waiting for it to fail.

Buildings that are welcoming, well maintained, clean, and healthy are part of the NSCC brand. In order to maintain our high standard, regular Facility Condition Assessments (FCA) are completed to support our funding requests.

• Update Facility Condition Assessments annually through VFA Platform.

• Address infrastructure risks and program capital needs (+5k) through comprehensive Facilities Equipment Management Plan (i.e. FEMP process) – (Annual January – March).

• Ensure funding request processes are optimized to target $10m of funding per year. Processes include:

• Provide annual requests to Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal (TIR) for major construction and repair work - (October);

• Complete annual Business Cases for large projects (+$1M) for review by Treasury Board - (May);

• Work closely with funding partners, such as Efficiency Nova Scotia, for project specific funding (ongoing).

Maintain maximum FCI of 10%

All Campuses have FCI of 15% or less

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Three-Year Action Plan for Facility Condition Index


The Facilities and Engineering Department is committed to providing the NSCC community with buildings that support a safe, healthy and productive environment to work and learn.



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FCA is an industry recognised term that describes the process of assessing the condition of the many systems that make up a building (e.g. the building envelope, mechanical systems, electrical systems, architectural finishes, etc.).

As a component of the FCA process, Facility Condition Index (FCI) provides a benchmark to compare the relative condition of a group of facilities. The FCI is primarily used to support asset management decisions. FCI is measured based on the following equation:

FCI = current deferred maintenance of the campus ($) /campus replacement value

Individual campus FCIs from 2014-2017 are as follows:

FCI scores are compared to the following rating system:

FCI < 0.05 Excellent FCI 0.05 – 0.10 Good FCI 0.10 – 0.20 Fair FCI 0.20 - 0.30 Poor FCI 0.30 – 0.50 Building system failure FCI > 0.50 Building is at end of useful life

Overall, NSCC FCA results from 2017 are as follows:

Current Deferred Maintenance Backlog: $69,083,000Total Replacement Value (13 campuses): $689,500,000Current FCI: 0.10Annual Funding Requirement to Maintain Current FCI: $10,000,000

As shown below, our current FCI 0.10 is within the Good/Fair range.

FACILITY CONDITION ASSESSMENT (FCA) – Sustaining Good Buildings



APPENDIX A – CAMPUS SPECIFIC DATA

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Demand 73,805 73,600 71,851 73,293 71,404 70,978 71,355 71,477 68,540 2,937 4% Decrease 5,265 7% Decrease (kW)

Electricity 25,713,392 24,624,301 23,843,918 24,176,972 23,080,668 22,229,584 22,329,330 21,796,511 21,428,036 368,475 2% Decrease 4,285,356 17% Decrease (kWh)

Fuel Oil 30,275,656 27,881,559 21,748,171 18,592,979 18,976,611 20,255,774 21,236,726 18,888,192 18,940,393 52,201 0% No Change 11,335,263 37% Decrease (ekWh)

Propane 1,727,582 1,349,789 1,287,257 1,586,992 1,011,245 856,169 831,594 792,290 964,437 172,147 18% Increase 763,145 44% Decrease (ekWh)

Natural Gas 0 0 3,705,384 5,953,969 7,916,266 7,389,251 7,274,428 5,891,930 7,948,038 2,056,108 26% Increase 7,948,038 100% Increase (ekWh)

Steam 2,423,411 2,051,961 2,423,360 2,297,833 2,386,512 2,678,206 2,431,908 1,416,258 1,582,196 165,938 10% Increase 841,215 35% Decrease (ekWh)

TOTAL 60,140,041 55,907,609 53,008,090 52,608,745 53,371,302 53,408,983 54,103,987 48,785,181 50,863,100 2,077,919 4% Increase 9,276,941 15% Decrease Energy (ekWh)

Energy 351 322 306 282 286 288 294 268 280 13 5% Increase 70 20% Decrease Intensity ekWh/SF

CO2 (Metric 30,432 28,748 27,209 27,134 26,551 26,090 26,326 20,452 20,666 214 1% Increase 9,766 32% Decrease Tonnes)

Water Use 137,031 143,701 131,397 117,528 105,448 87,518 86,009 82,260 78,701 3,560 4% Decrease 58,330 43% Decrease (m3)

Waste - - - 68% - 65% 74% 75% 76% - 1% Improvement - - N/A Diversion Rate (%)

All Campuses 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 Change from last year Change since 2008/09

Demand 9,101 9,153 8,995 8,989 9,149 8,712 8,350 7,792 8,167 374 5% Decrease 934 10% Decrease (kW)

Electricity 2,744,716 2,758,862 2,671,322 2,604,505 2,576,706 2,470,083 2,549,313 2,250,523 2,212,074 38,449 2% Decrease 532,642 19% Decrease (kWh)

Fuel Oil 4,598,272 4,762,610 171,647 - - - - - - - 0% No Change 4,598,272 100% Increase (ekWh)

Propane 1,005,296 702,987 744,249 932,408 438,171 125,469 29,905 - - - 0% No Change 1,005,296 100% Increase (ekWh)

Natural Gas - - 3,705,384 4,433,146 5,567,687 5,044,926 4,951,376 3,876,279 3,914,299 38,021 1% Decrease 3,914,299 100% Increase (ekWh)

TOTAL 8,348,285 8,224,459 7,292,602 7,970,059 8,582,563 7,640,477 7,530,594 6,126,802 6,126,373 428 0% No Change 2,221,911 27% Decrease Energy (ekWh)

Energy 30 30 27 29 31 28 23 19 19 - 0% Decrease 12 39% Decrease Intensity ekWh/SF

CO2 (Metric 3,756 3,753 3,128 3,197 3,275 3,027 3,044 2,156 2,137 18 1% Decrease 1,619 43% Decrease Tonnes)


Waste - - - 41% - 65% 78% 83% 80% - 3% Increase - - N/A Diversion Rate (%)

BOMABEST 72% - - 78% - - - 84% - - - N/A - - N/A

FCI - - - - - - 8% 2% 4% - 2% N/A - - N/A


Akerley


2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 Change from last year Change since 2008/09


Electricity 554,650 524,285 510,687 407,566 386,264 386,238 422,935 417,258 459,499 42,241 9% Decrease 95,151 17% Decrease (kWh)

Fuel Oil 762,887 754,863 604,453 589,741 606,250 500,208 619,871 618,462 712,413 93,951 13% No Change 50,474 7% Decrease (ekWh)

TOTAL 1,317,537 1,279,148 1,115,140 997,307 992,514 886,446 1,042,806 1,035,720 1,171,912 136,192 12% Decrease 145,625 11% Decrease Energy (ekWh)


CO2 (Metric 663 635 586 495 481 454 515 427 478 51 10% Increase 185 28% Decrease Tonnes)

Water Use 2,948 3,922 1,443 1,623 1,298 962 902 1,026 1,189 163 16% Increase 1,759 60% Decrease (m3)

Waste - - - 76% - 65% 91% 90% 96% - 6% Improve - - N/A Diversion Rate (%)

BOMABEST 65% - - 81% - - - 82% - - - N/A - - N/A

FCI - - - - - - 21% 16% 21% - 5% N/A - - N/A




Fuel Oil 1,320,717 1,182,024 921,742 718,658 844,126 1,062,761 1,117,634 758,467 885,171 126,704 14% Increase 435,547 33% Decrease (ekWh)

Propane 80,151 81,693 86,190 75,422 131,983 74,734 57,593 45,504 22,276 23,228 51% Decrease 57,874 72% Decrease (ekWh)

TOTAL 2,311,668 2,093,157 1,708,048 1,427,465 1,553,032 1,743,501 1,776,661 1,389,245 1,430,011 40,766 3% Increase 881,657 38% Decrease Energy (ekWh)


CO2 (Metric 1,123 1,019 844 735 730 798 804 579 576 3 0% Decrease 546 49% Decrease Tonnes)

Water Use 810 660 1,671 1,374 1,442 1,551 1,505 1,155 1,382 227 15% Increase 572 41% Increase (m3)


BOMABEST 68% - - 86% - - - 85% - - - N/A - - N/A

FCI - - - - - - 21% 16% 21% - 5% N/A - - N/A


AVC COGS AVC Middleton



Demand 3,149 2,913 2,884 1,777 911 926 2,646 2,925 2,881 45 2% Increase 268 9% Decrease (kW)

Electricity 1,660,200 1,033,200 955,075 892,045 846,634 897,035 874,960 878,945 824,723 54,222 6% Increase 835,477 50% Decrease (kWh)

Fuel Oil 1,397,473 1,399,567 1,056,174 1,156,655 1,279,237 1,645,376 1,743,661 1,705,982 1,568,220 137,761 8% Decrease 170,747 11% Increase (ekWh)

Propane 19,151 23,337 31,607 5,750 41,034 18,767 59,858 33,032 22,276 10,755 33% Decrease 3,125 14% Increase (ekWh)

TOTAL 3,076,824 2,456,104 2,042,855 2,054,450 2,166,906 2,561,178 2,678,479 2,617,958 2,415,220 202,739 8% Decrease 661,604 22% Decrease Energy (ekWh)

Energy 22 17 14 14 15 18 19 18 17 1 6% Decrease 11 51% Decrease Intensity ekWh/SF

CO2 (Metric 1,766 1,235 1,084 1,050 1,050 1,180 1,194 1,007 935 72 7% Decrease 759 43% Decrease Tonnes)

Water Use 4,404 4,853 3,623 2,116 2,683 3,355 2,733 1,818 1,326 915 33% Decrease 2,586 59% Decrease (m3)


BOMABEST 77% - - 82% - - - 81% - - - N/A - - N/A

FCI - - - - - - 17% 17% 20% - 3% N/A - - N/A


Demand 1,291 1,351 1,374 1,433 1,517 1,421 1,488 1,755 1,652 103 6% Increase 361 22% Increase (kW)

Electricity 379,440 362,640 360,543 379,443 412,118 414,885 412,939 421,528 419,199 2,329 1% Decrease 39,759 9% Increase (kWh)

Fuel Oil 743,029 660,484 830,943 574,680 683,065 561,258 707,208 540,377 538,405 1,971 0% No Change 204,624 28% Decrease (ekWh)

TOTAL 1,122,469 1,023,124 1,191,486 954,123 1,095,183 976,143 1,120,147 961,905 957,604 4,300 0% No Change 164,865 15% Decrease Energy (ekWh)

Energy 21 19 22 18 20 18 21 18 18 - 0% No Change 3 15% Decrease Intensity ekWh/SF

CO2 (Metric 509 474 515 467 522 494 529 410 408 2 0% No Change 101 20% Decrease Tonnes)


Waste - - - 78% - 58% 65% 61% 61% - 0% No Change - - N/A Diversion Rate (%)

BOMABEST 80% - - 82% - - - 82% - - - N/A - - N/A

FCI - - - - - - 10% 9% 10% - 1% N/A - - N/A


Burridge Cumberland



Demand 8,087 7,942 7,605 8,267 8,615 8,808 8,792 8,578 8,336 242 3% Decrease 249 3% Increase (kW)

Electricity 2,468,090 2,562,195 2,605,952 2,732,273 2,839,532 2,953,053 2,941,954 2,845,444 2,677,438 168,006 6% Decrease 209,348 8% Increase (kWh)

Fuel Oil 3,164,321 3,388,674 2,268,981 109,529 - - - - - - - No Change 3,164,321 100% Decrease (ekWh)

Propane 61,908 39,841 42,791 42,225 - 25,024 26,922 20,269 24,994 4,725 19% Increase 41,639 67% Decrease (ekWh)

Natural Gas - - - 1,520,822 2,348,580 2,344,325 2,323,052 2,015,651 2,032,670 17,019 1% Increase 2,032,670 100% Increase (ekWh)

TOTAL 5,694,319 5,990,710 4,917,724 4,404,849 5,188,112 5,322,402 5,291,928 4,881,364 4,735,102 146,262 3% Decrease 5,694,319 100% Decrease Energy (ekWh)

Energy 20 21 18 16 19 19 19 17 17 - 0% No Change 3 14% Decrease Intensity ekWh/SF

CO2 (Metric 2,906 3,038 2,794 2,630 2,833 2,934 2,921 2,214 2,109 105 5% Decrease 797 27% Decrease Tonnes)

Water Use 11,054 11,709 9,298 7,695 9,025 8,545 9,336 7,620 7,952 1,716 22% Increase 3,102 28% Decrease (m3)

Waste - - - 58% - 67% 68% 85% 58% - 5% Increase - - N/A Diversion Rate (%)

BOMABEST 75% - - 86% - - - 90% - - - N/A - - N/A

FCI - - - - - - 12% 7% 4% - 3% N/A - - N/A


Demand 10,845 10,666 11,339 14,807 12,883 13,517 13,150 13,919 11,576 2,342 17% Decrease 731 6% Increase (kW)

Electricity 4,357,800 4,368,645 4,402,269 5,298,849 4,786,740 4,686,525 4,904,640 4,749,012 4,621,680 127,332 3% Decrease 263,880 6% Increase (kWh)

Steam 2,423,411 2,051,961 2,423,360 2,297,833 2,386,512 2,678,206 2,431,908 1,416,258 1,582,196 165,938 10% Increase 841,215 35% Decrease (ekWh)


Energy 25 23 25 17 16 17 17 14 14 0 0% No Change 11 43% Decrease Intensity ekWh/SF


Water Use 24,000 23,779 24,364 25,296 23,154 26,035 25,831 26,018 24,533 1,485 6% Decrease 533 2% Increase (m3)

Waste - - - 76% - 52% 52% 53% 43% - 10% Decrease - - N/A Diversion Rate (%)

BOMABEST 93% - - 93% - - - 92% - - - N/A - - N/A

FCI - - - - - - 1% 2% 1% - 1% N/A - - N/A


Institute of Technology Ivany




Electricity 1,316,400 1,170,000 1,184,754 1,088,340 1,091,628 1,049,802 973,242 969,078 888,426 80,652 8% Decrease 427,974 33% Decrease (kWh)

Fuel Oil 2,023,240 1,710,437 1,606,247 1,439,646 1,284,325 1,652,617 1,875,300 1,922,566 1,739,921 182,645 10% Decrease 283,319 14% Decrease (ekWh)

TOTAL 3,339,640 2,880,437 2,791,001 2,527,986 2,375,953 2,702,419 2,848,542 2,891,644 2,628,347 43,102 1% Decrease 711,293 21% Decrease Energy (ekWh)



Water Use 7,874 10,998 8,711 5,848 5,342 5,012 4,125 4,205 4,305 80 2% Increase 3,569 45% Decrease (m3)

Waste - - - 74% - 86% 82% 90% 90% - 0% No Change - - N/A Diversion Rate (%)

BOMABEST 79% - - 82% - - - 81% - - - N/A - - N/A

FCI - - - - - - 26% 21% 22% - 1% N/A - - N/A



Electricity 1,685,400 1,461,600 1,373,418 1,321,740 1,240,728 1,272,180 1,302,150 1,397,946 1,313,178 84,768 6% Decrease 372,222 22% Decrease (kWh)

Fuel Oil 2,742,010 1,808,737 1,890,914 1,877,633 2,231,325 2,512,816 2,760,574 2,496,354 3,140,598 644,244 21% Increase 398,587 13% Increase (ekWh)

Propane 466,895 392,899 255,969 409,053 356,741 448,010 444,971 573,697 641,027 128,726 22% Increase 174,132 27% Increase (ekWh)



CO2 (Metric 2,218 1,778 1,695 1,679 1,689 1,805 1,892 1,654 1,774 121 7% Increase 443 20% Decrease Tonnes)



BOMABEST 74% - - 80% - - - 82% - - 2% N/A - - N/A

FCI - - - - - - 5% 5% 4% - 1% N/A - - N/A


LunenburgKingstec




Electricity 1,647,600 1,769,982 1,545,217 1,554,568 1,437,595 1,383,823 1,327,158 1,362,307 1,416,947 54,640 4% Increase 230,653 14% Decrease (kWh)

Fuel Oil 2,933,343 2,690,975 2,231,263 2,611,122 2,460,931 2,488,998 2,609,993 2,154,010 148,293 2,005,717 93% Decrease 2,785,050 95% Decrease (ekWh)

Natural Gas - - - - - - - - 2,001,069 2,001,069 100% Increase 2,001,069 100% Increase (ekWh)

TOTAL 4,580,943 4,460,957 3,776,480 4,165,690 3,898,526 3,872,821 3,937,151 3,516,317 3,566,309 49,992 1% Increase 1,014,635 22% Decrease Energy (ekWh)

Energy 26 25 22 24 22 22 22 20 20 0 0% No Change 6 22% Decrease Intensity ekWh/SF



Waste - - - 63% - 46% 77% 71% 85% - 4% Improvement - - N/A Diversion Rate (%)

BOMABEST 80% - - 80% - - - 79% - - - N/A - - N/A

FCI - - - - - - 6% 5% 6% - 1% N/A - - N/A


Demand 8,073 9,441 7,602 7,602 8,724 8,714 8,486 8,101 8,413 312 4% Increase 340 4% Increase (kW)

Electricity 2,584,620 2,533,020 2,497,780 2,414,280 2,538,418 2,583,018 2,549,752 2,455,018 2,608,906 94,734 4% Increase 24,286 1% Increase (kWh)

Fuel Oil 1,292,190 1,068,256 1,251,720 1,451,921 1,372,391 1,273,743 1,602,580 1,744,073 1,819,496 141,493 8% Increase 527,306 29% Increase (ekWh)

TOTAL 3,876,810 3,601,276 3,749,500 3,866,201 3,910,809 3,856,761 4,152,332 4,199,091 4,428,402 236,227 5% Increase 551,592 12% Increase Energy (ekWh)




Waste - - - - - 42% 57% 63% 71% - 8% Improve - - N/A Diversion Rate (%)

BOMABEST 85% - - 85% - - - 83% - - 2% Decrease - 2% N/A Marconi

BOMABEST - - - 90% - - - 89% - - - N/A - - N/A CBE

FCI - - - - - - 14% 14% 12 - 2% N/A - - N/A


PictouMarconi & CBE



Demand 874 822 883 880 781 896 952 839 898 60 7% Increase 25 3% Increase (kW)


Fuel Oil 560,518 461,157 324,112 332,285 390,232 407,463 537,640 488,561 468,073 20,488 4% Decrease 92,445 16% Decrease (ekWh)

TOTAL 861,940 731,422 584,654 578,212 588,842 661,128 812,865 758,206 696,213 61,993 7% Decrease 103,733 12% Decrease Energy (ekWh)


CO2 (Metric 397 346 303 293 267 318 369 298 266 32 11% Decrease 131 33% Decrease Tonnes)

Water Use 523 672 760 787 660 690 617 665 835 170 20% Increase 312 37% Increase (m3)


BOMABEST 68% - - 83% - - - 85% - - - N/A - - N/A

FCI - - - - - - 39% 23% 23% - 0% N/A - - N/A


Demand 456 326 436 380 392 331 378 371 358 13 4% Decrease 99 22% Decrease (kW)

Electricity 332,500 337,620 204,699 202,211 227,986 199,979 217,515 212,068 212,061 7 0% No Change 120,439 36% Decrease (kWh)

Fuel Oil 643,049 544,738 732,591 509,679 554,454 588,343 621,791 503,771 644,917 141,147 22% Increase 1,868 0% No Change (ekWh)

TOTAL 975,549 882,358 937,290 711,890 782,440 788,322 839,306 715,839 856,978 141,140 16% Increase 118,571 12% Decrease Energy (ekWh)


CO2 (Metric 444 424 358 300 333 318 341 264 300 35 12% Increase 144 32% Decrease Tonnes)

Water Use 502 243 137 89 45 129 106 165 68 97 59% Increase 434 86% Decrease (m3)

Waste - - - 66% - 81% - - - - - N/A - - N/A Diversion Rate (%)

BOMABEST 65% - - 76% - - - - - - - N/A - - N/A

FCI - - - - - - 14% 13% 16% - 3% N/A - - N/A


ShelburneSchool of Fisheries



Demand 6,099 5,965 5,936 5,428 5,318 4,450 4,472 4,347 4,265 82 2% Decrease 1,834 30% Decrease (kW)

Electricity 2,481,795 2,351,319 2,288,038 2,208,106 2,079,823 1,590,424 1,551,175 1,521,674 1,476,828 44,846 3% Decrease 1,004,967 40% Decrease (kWh)

Fuel Oil 5,363,179 4,819,952 5,144,727 4,847,969 4,673,639 4,564,795 4,198,647 3,670,736 4,087,205 416,468 10% Increase 1,275,974 24% Decrease (ekWh)

Propane 94,181 109,032 126,451 74,878 0 89,150 93,501 73,004 115,640 42,636 37% Increase 21,458 19% Increase (ekWh)

TOTAL 7,939,155 7,280,303 7,559,216 7,130,954 6,753,462 6,244,369 5,843,323 5,265,414 5,679,672 414,258 7% Increase 2,259,483 5% Decrease Energy (ekWh)


CO2 (Metric 3,477 3,233 3,264 3,111 2,943 2,518 2,393 1,927 2,011 84 4% Decrease 1,478 46% Decrease Tonnes)



BOMABEST 73% - - 75% - - - 78% - - - N/A - - N/A

FCI - - - - - - 11% 11% 11% - 0% N/A - - N/A


Demand 6,844 6,665 6,805 6,410 5,939 5,437 5,286 5,281 5,388 107 2% Increase 1,456 21% Decrease (kW)

Electricity 2,287,959 2,291,228 2,283,506 2,193,734 1,840,963 1,482,868 1,424,937 1,462,615 1,548,005 85,390 6% Increase 739,954 32% Decrease (kWh)

Fuel Oil 2,731,428 2,629,084 2,712,658 2,373,462 2,596,637 2,997,397 2,841,828 2,284,834 3,187,681 902,848 28% Increase 456,254 14% Decrease (ekWh)

Propane - - - 47,257 43,316 75,016 118,844 46,785 86,308 39,523 46% Increase 86,308 100% Increase (ekWh)

TOTAL 5,019,387 4,920,312 4,996,164 4,614,453 4,480,916 4,555,280 4,385,609 3,794,234 4,821,995 1,027,761 21% Increase 197,392 4% Decrease Energy (ekWh)



Water Use 3,475 2,330 1,642 2,990 4,567 2,324 2,547 2,229 4,145 1,916 46% Increase 670 16% Increase (m3)

Waste - - - 74% - 54% 26% 73% 71% - 2% Decrease - - N/A Diversion Rate (%)

BOMABEST 78% - - 82% - - - 83% - - - N/A - - N/A

FCI - - - - - - 15% 13% 14% - 1% N/A - - N/A


TruroStrait Area


APPENDIX B – STARS Action Plan

The STARS Steering Committee has completed a detailed review of NSCC’s latest STARS submission, and have identified areas for potential improvement. Through consultations with NSCC staff, Executive sponsors and respective business areas, the following STARS Action Plan has been developed.

Note: this plan only includes the credits that are targeted for improvement (i.e. the credits that the College is doing well in will continue to require effort to maintain our score, but are not included in this table.)


Category

Category

Academics

Engagement

Credit Number / Title

Credit Number / Title

AcademicCourses

StudentOrientation*

ImmersiveExperience*

EmployeeOrientation

LearningOutcomes*

OutreachCampaign

SustainabilityLiteracyAssessment

CommunityPartnerships

Campus as aLivingLaboratory*

ContinuingEducation*

AcademicResearch

CommunityService*

2017/18

2018

2017/18 -ongoing

2017/18 -2018/19

2017/18 -ongoing

2017/18 -2018/19

2018

2017/18 -2018/19

2017/18

Summer2018

2017/18 -2018/19

2017/18

AC 1

EN 2

AC 5

EN 7

AC 2

EN 5

AC 6

EN 9

AC 8

EN 11

AC 9

EN 12NSCC Action

NSCC Action

Initiate sustainability theme mapping to identify and update sustainability content in NSCC course offerings.

Expand sustainability content in student orientation, and standardize messaging across campuses.

Review and broaden immersive, sustainability-focused educational study opportunities. Shall include one-week or longer experience concentrating on the social, economic and environmental dimensions of sustainability including challenges and solutions. Locale may be on campus, off-campus or overseas.

Increase and broaden sustainability content in new employee orientation.

Based on sustainability theme mapping, identify areas to increase and broaden sustainability in learning outcomes.

Continue outreach campaign for waste management. Start new campaign focused on decreasing paper use at NSCC. Measure paper consumption pre and post campaign.

Conduct an assessment of the sustainability literacy of NSCC students, both upon entry and follow-up exit with same cohort.

Develop formal partnership(s) with the local communities to work together to advance sustainability.

Continue to utilize NSCC infrastructure and operations for multidisciplinary student learning to contribute to advancing sustainability. Ensure design features and operations of new Pictou Trades and Innovation Centre supports student learning in sustainability.

Institution offers continuing education courses that address sustainability and/or has at least one sustainability-themed certificate program through its continuing education or extension department. Note - Con. Ed. Only offers credit courses now.

Develop database of sustainabiltiy in research projects.

NSCC to increase and track community service learning initiatives that supports sustainability and/or community development.

When

When

Operations

Planning &Administration

GreenhouseGas Emissions

Low ImpactDining

Food andBeverage

Clean andRenewableEnergy

ElectronicsPurchasing

CleaningProductsPurchasing

Office PaperPurchasing

SustainabilityPlanning

DevelopCCAP 2017

Ongoing

Ongoing

Ongoing

Ongoing

Ongoing

Pilot:2017

2018

OP 1

OP 7

OP 6

OP 9

OP 12

OP 13

OP 14

PA 2

Continue to track NSCC’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Develop and implement Climate Change Action Plan (CCAP) to further reduce emissions.

Ensure new service provider is implementing low impact dining practices, and that information is tracked.

NSCC to work with new food services provider to optimise sustainability attributes in food and beverage purchasing, and to ensure inventory is

Increase the proportion of clean and renewable energy generated and consumed. Short-term initiatives include: Potential Community Solar Project (AVC), increase renewables at Ivany, addition of solar and geothermal at Pictou Campus, possible COMFIT project at Lunenburg Campus move Kingstec operations off the grid.

Maximize purchase of EPEAT registered computer products, and develop system for tracking information.

Maximise purchase of green certified cleaning products, and develop system for tracking information.

NSCC to optimise purchases of office paper with post-consumer recycled, agricultural residue, and/or Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified content. Initial step will include the completion of a pilot project for sustainable paper products.

Increase scope of annual sustainability plan, to include additional social and cultural areas in order to advance sustainability broadly.


Michael ChapmanManager Infrastructure, Sustainability and Space Planning

NSCC Facilities and [email protected]

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