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The Shut the Sash Challenge is a six-week competition that aims to encourage lab users to reduce energy through one simple action—closing laboratory fume hood sashes.
Every action counts! This holiday season help save energy as part of UBC Okanagan’s Seasonal Shutdown, which lowers the temperature in buildings during the winter break to reduce energy use and emissions on campus.
As the temperatures drop, it’s time to keep our campus cozy and efficient! Join the UBCO community in a week of Cozy Campus events and learn how you can support energy and emissions reductions!
Whether you’re organizing a meeting, workshop, celebration, or large gathering, this guide offers simple, impactful ways to reduce your event’s environmental footprint—while supporting UBCO’s Climate Action Plan 2030.
Thousands of single-use Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) are used in campus-wide at UBC Okanagan each year. Following the successful 2021 pilot, a PPE Collection Program, offered through Vitacore, has been implemented.