McMaster ranked among greenest universities in Canada
A recent global ranking puts McMaster at the head of the class when it comes to being green.
The GreenMetric World University Ranking ranks McMaster second in the province and fourth in the country in terms of its campus sustainability and environmentally friendly university management.
This is the fifth year of the rankings, organized by Universitas Indonesia, and 360 universities from 62 countries took part.
Stats collected from participating institutions include numbers on energy use, waste management and transportation.
Overall, McMaster was ranked 66th in the world.
The University of Nottingham in the UK was ranked first.
In recent years, McMaster has implemented a number of energy-saving measures including HVAC system upgrades and energy management systems that have decreased building energy consumption.
McMaster’s building policy also mandates that all new construction projects meet LEED Silver standards.
