Higher marks for sustainability
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A new report card awards McMaster higher marks for its campus-wide sustainability efforts, results that reflect the community's commitment to a greener University.
The Sustainable Endowments Institute gives McMaster a B in its latest report card, an improvement from last year's C+ mark. The report card cites McMaster's LEED building policy, its student environmental initiatives and the University's commitment to a climate action plan as reasons for the improved mark.
“The improving marks reflect the entire community's involvement in working together to make McMaster more sustainable,” says Roger Couldrey, vice-president administration. “From harvesting rainwater at the Engineering Technology building to providing locally grown organic produce at the student-run market stand, everyone's playing a role.”
The College Sustainability Report Card is an independent evaluation focusing on sustainability initiatives at campuses across North America. More than 300 schools participated in the report card process.
The report card highlights a number of McMaster initiatives, including:
Couldrey says further reductions in campus energy usage will be a priority for the coming year. He says students, faculty and staff can work together to help achieve continued savings and results.
For more information about McMaster's sustainability initiatives click here for the Office of Sustainability's 2010 Annual Report.
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