Sustainability Office: UBC's Okanagan Campus

Sustainability Office

UBCO Climate Action Plan 2030
LEARN about the plan. TAKE ACTION. Read more
GoByBike Week
Ride your bike to work, for fun, for exercise – no matter the reason, just ride and log your rides to win prizes! Join a UBCO Team or Create Your Own! Read more
Bike Share Pilot
Getting to, from and around campus just got easier! SPIN’s fleet of orange electric-assist bikes will be available on the campus on a trial basis through April 2022. Read more
Upcoming Events
Upcoming climate action engagement: LEARN how to save energy and reduce waste in Labs and REGISTER for GoByBike Week. Read more
Campus Sustainability Performance Achievement
UBC Okanagan’s 2020 measures to reduce energy and carbon emissions. Read more
UBC Okanagan Skeena Residence Case Study
Learn about UBC Okanagan’s newest and first Passive House project, Skeena Residence. Read more
A REMINDER TO “SORT IT OUT”
UBC Okanagan Sustainability Office partners with students on renewed campaign. Read more
Whole Systems Infrastructure Plan
The Whole Systems Infrastructure Plan supports the UBC Okanagan Campus Plan (2015) and a regenerative campus. Read more
Integrated Rainwater Management Plan
The Integrated Rainwater Management Plan supports the Campus Plan (2015) and WSIP’s (2016) goal to continue managing 100% of the rainwater that falls on campus. Read more
Embedding Sustainability Learning and Practice
Operational sustainability learning and practice is facilitated by the sustainability office’s engagement campus stakeholders. Read more

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Our Mission

The Sustainability Office is responsible for operational sustainability planning and program development, best management practices for the natural campus environment and systems, sustainability and regulatory carbon performance monitoring and reporting, and sustainability awareness and community engagement programs. We are guided by UBC’s sustainability and climate imperatives and work closely with colleagues across UBC to achieve our collective goals.

Our Role

Develop sustainability policies, plans, programs and initiatives.
Develop and monitor UBC Okanagan's Climate Action Plan, Whole Systems Plan, Integrated Rainwater Management Plan and the natural campus environment to support the Campus Plan (2015).
Engage the community to build capacity to support the integration of sustainability actions across campus units.
Develop sustainability objectives, strategies and guidelines in campus planning.
Support UBC’s integrated design process for building projects and develop/adapt UBC Green Building Policies for the campus.
Lead campus sustainability performance measurement, reporting and benchmarking.
Lead regulatory carbon emission reporting and offsets for the campus, in accordance with Provincially legislated requirements.
Collaborate with energy utility providers, City of Kelowna, and partners in the pursuit of climate leadership and resource conservation.
Support campus as a living laboratory and student learning opportunities.