Frequently Asked Questions
Emergency OperationsSustainable Development
Introduction:
VIU Campus Development is committed to providing vision and leadership as it grows and demonstrates the physical development and operation of a sustainable community.
This page pertains specifically to the sustainable development of new VIU facilities. For broader-scope sustainability information, please visit VIU's Office of Sustainability!
Sustainable Growth & Development:
Vancouver Island University is committed to providing leadership and excellence in sustainable development & operations through vision, strategy and demonstration of a multi-faceted, institution-wide, cohesive plan, titled the “Campus Master Plan”. Along with many other roles, the plan itself functions as a mechanism to address synergistic and incremental growth as well as environmental, operational and fiscal sustainability, and therefore includes a “Sustainability Policy”. This policy identifies five key, inter-related components:
- Institutional Sustainability
- Social Sustainability
- Fiscal Sustainability
- Operational Sustainability
- Environmental Sustainability
LEED Certified - VIU's first LEED building:
Vancouver Island University's new Faculty of Management Centre (Bldg.250) is good for business and the environment. Information on VIU's first LEED facility can be found below.
- New Faculty of Management Centre demonstrates sustainable design Link to press release
- Exterior Building Photo's This link will navigate to a Facility Photo page where you can view various buildings including this one.
- Building Area Summary This link with generate a summary of the buildings area.
LEEDing edge A brochure outlining some of the key LEED features the contribute to the Faculty of Management's superior teaching and learning environment.
LEEDing edge wall display located on the first floor of the Faculty of Management Building #250 Click here to Download the complete document
or select the individual pages below.
Spotlight on VIU's Green Buildings:
- VIU leads the world in green buildings Link to 1996 press release
- Art, Science, and Business of Green Buildings (1996 brochure cover)
- Vancouver Island University's Green Buildings Strategy (Natural Resources Canada web site) Download Case Study Document
Other Resource Links:
Canadian Green Building Council accelerates the design and construction of green buildings in Canada. The Council is a broad-based inclusive coalition of representatives from different segments of the design and building industry.
LEED-BC Adaptation Guide for facilitating use of the LEED Green Building Rating System April 2004
The Living Building Challenge in Pursuit of True Sustainability in the Built Environment.
Office of Energy Efficiency web site provides Canadian's with practical energy conservation advice to consumers, school boards, businesses and institutions, and has links to hundreds of related sites around the world.
Sustainability Now web site produced and edited by a group of engineers and others persons dedicated to the cause of Sustainability in British Columbia, Canada.
Where the objectives are to increase awareness on sustainability and to find ways to make it common practice in engineering.
ARCHITECK Your one-stop web site resource for LEED information and green building technologies providing Architects in Western Canada with the best product options and innovations for green and sustainable building practices.
iGreenBuild.com you can find the latest information about green building, sustainable design, environmentally friendly building materials and locate eco friendly products and service providers with just a few clicks of your mouse.
Higher Education Resources web site for Best Practices, Models, and Case Studies collected through the U.S. Green Building Council.
HOT CLIMATE, COOL COMMERCE - A Service Sector Guide to Greenhouse Gas Management.
The Greenhouse Gas Protocol - A Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standard.
Last updated 20-Oct-2010