George Brown College – Green Plan
Facilities Management
Energy and Climate Change
2005 – 2006
Total Square
Feet:
1,250,000
2011 – 2012
Total Square
Feet:
1,350,000
21,786,000
23,470,717
7.73%
TOTAL NATURAL GAS
1,958,000 m3
1,681,267 m3
-14.13%
METRIC TONNES CO2E
7973
6465
-.019%
ENERGY INTENSITY PER
SQUARE FOOT (EKWH/SF)
33.61
30.25
-10%
Energy and Climate
Change
TOTAL KWH
% Difference
Green Plan I Targets
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Increase energy efficiency of existing College buildings.
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Maintain greenhouse gas emissions at 2006 levels.
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Reduce consumption of energy from fossil-fuel based sources.
George Brown College Carbon Footprint Breakdown
9,000
Matric Tonnes C02e
8,000
7,000
6,000
5,000
CO2e Natural Gas
4,000
CO2e Electricity
3,000
2,000
1,000
0
2005-06 2006-07
2007-08 2008-09 2009-10
2010-11 2011-12
Green Plan I Energy Results
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The College has exceeded its goal and successfully reduced its carbon footprint by 20% compared to
2006 levels in spite of adding approximately 100,000 square feet of buildings (excluding the
Waterfront Campus) and increasing occupancy as student population has increased from
approximately 18,000 to 28,000 full time students.
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The College has also achieved its Green Plan Phase I goal to reduce energy consumption per square
metre, having increased energy intensity (Giga Joule per square metre) by 10%.
44,000,000
43,000,000
42,000,000
41,000,000
40,000,000
39,000,000
38,000,000
34.00
33.00
32.00
31.00
30.00
29.00
28.00
06
50
20
07
60
20
08
70
20
09
80
20
10
90
20
11
01
20
ekWh per square
foot
Total e-kWh
George Brown College
Total Equivalent Kilowatt Hours
12
11
20
Fiscal Year
Green Plan II Future Plans
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Work with the College’s Green Team to implement a demand management and conservation program
to reduce total energy consumption at the college.
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Continue with the implementation of energy retrofit plans for 200 King and 160 Kendal as
recommended in previous energy audit reports. Current estimates indicated that these retrofits would
result in a GHG reduction of approximately 790 metric tonnes which is almost 10% of the College’s
current carbon footprint.
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Seek out financial mechanisms and governments incentives to support funding of energy retrofit
plans.
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Ensure that renovations to new College buildings (leased and owned) include installation of state of
the art energy efficiency measures.
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Link building automation systems for disparate College campus buildings to enable a coordinated
approach to tracking and managing energy consumption.
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Investigate opportunities for more pilot or demonstration scale renewable energy projects on
campuses and consider more purchase of clean energy from renewable energy sources.
Water Consumption
Objective: Use Water Efficiently
Baseline and Current Water Consumption Rates
Water
Consumption
TOTAL CUBIC
METRES
2006 – 2007
Total Square
Feet:
1,250,000
2011 –
20012 Total
Square Feet:
1,350,000
97,088
130,765
% Difference
34.8%
Per Capita Water
Consumption
5.39
0.08
CUBIC METRES
PER SQUARE
FEET
0.098
5.03
24.8%
George Brown College Water Consumption
Cubic Metres (m3)
160000
0.1100
140000
0.1050
120000
100000
0.1000
Total
0.0950
Per Square Foot
80000
60000
40000
0.0900
20000
0
0.0850
2007-08
2008-09
2009-10
2010-11
Green Plan I Water Results:
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Overall water consumption has increased 34.8% in total reflecting the increase in building footprint of
100,000 square feet. However, on a per capita basis, water consumption has actually decreased
slightly.
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Water consumption has increased primarily in 300 Adelaide and 215 King St. and can be attributed to
new cooking facilities for the Culinary Arts program and in The Chef’s House Restaurant.
Water consumption at 200 King and the Casa Loma Campus has stayed more or less the same over
the last 4 years despite increased FTE student occupancy levels from 16,000 – 20,000.
GBC Water Consumption Per Square Foot
Cubic Metres per Square Foot (m3/sf)
-
0.45
0.40
0.35
1 Dartnel
0.30
160 Kendal
175 Kendal
0.25
500 MacPherson
0.20
200 King
0.15
215 King
0.10
300 Adelaide
0.05
0.00
2007-08
2008-09
2009-10
2010-11
Green Plan II Water Target:
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Maintain or reduce water consumption on a square foot basis.
Green Plan II Future Plans:
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Water fixtures in renovated and leased spaces (193 and 222 King St. E.) will all be high efficiency.
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Cooling tower upgrades.
Waste Management and Recycling
Objective:
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Use materials efficiently
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Minimize waste and maximize recyclability
Diversion Rate
Total Waste to
Landfill (MT)
Metric Tonnes Per
Capita
2009-10
49%
471.99
0.021
2010-11
47.70%
550.3
0.023
2011-12
63.00%
594.87
0.021
Green Plan I Targets
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Increase total diversion (recycling rate) to 70%
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Reduce total waste stream (garbage/waste and recycling) per capita by 15% over 3 years
GBC Total Waste and Recycling (2012)
E-Waste
0.30%
Paper Shredding
1.76%
Sheet Metal
0.39%
CCET Diversion
0.70%
Total Diversion
Rate: 63%
Waste
CCET Waste
Organics
17.45%
Waste
37.02%
Paper, Cans & Bottles
Cardboard
Organics
Cardboard
19.97%
Paper Shredding
Paper, Cans &
Bottles
19.92%
CCET Waste
2.49%
CCET Diversion
E-Waste
Sheet Metal
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Reduce hazardous substances/materials on campus
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Increase recycling and salvage of construction and renovation by 25% over 5 years
Results:
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The College’s recycling rate has increased from 49% to 63% over the last 3 years.
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Amount of waste generated increased in the last 3 years however the amount per capita has decreased.
Green Plan II Targets:
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Achieve 70% waste diversion
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Reduce total waste by 10%
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Divert 100% of electronic waste
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Divert 25% construction and renovation waste
Green Plan II Future Plans
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Develop a College-wide communications and education campaign to inform the community about the
College’s recycling and waste management goals.
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Expand food waste collection to also include pre-consumer food waste, Student Association-run
cafeterias, post-consumer food waste from College cafeterias and leftover food from meetings and
events
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Install recycling bins at outside locations including the 2nd floor patio at 200 King and “Moose Park”
at Casa Loma Campus
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Reduce the number of black garbage containers outside of classrooms and at miscellaneous locations
around the college
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Collect wood/saw dust from Casa Loma Campus for inclusion in the organics diversion stream.
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Start a battery collection program operated out of the Health & Safety offices at both campuses
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Recycle non-clinical wax from the Denturism Program.
Housekeeping and Green Cleaning
Green Plan I Objective:
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To demonstrate best practices in terms of environmental sustainability in terms of products and
processes used in the College's Housekeeping program and thus ensure a college environment with
indoor air quality that is comfortable, clean and safe.
Results:
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90% of the cleaning products used by the College have either Green Seal or Eco-Logo certification.
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200 King is using a chemical-free, water based aqueous ozone multi-purpose product for all cleaning
which eliminates the need for even certified green cleaning products.
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New steam vapour vacuum cleaners use no chemicals and are excellent for cleaning carpets,
upholstery and difficult to clean surfaces like elevator tracks.
Green Plan II Future Plans:
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Expand use of aqueous ozone cleaning product at all campuses.
For more information contact: Anthony Scarlato or Paul Falcitelli, Assistant Campus Managers