... in Brazil. This investigation aimed at determining the carbon footprint (CF) by defining the quantity and composition of DSW and energy consumption, as well as provide data to the university administration to achieve sustainability at the institution. Higher Education institutions (HEIs) have been striving...

... (for both commercial & non-commercial purposes), subject to full attribution to the original publication and authors. The full terms of this licence may be seen at http://creativecommons.org/licences/by/4.0/legalcode Sustainability Environment Recycling Higher education Waste Energy Food...

... This paper aims to report on a case study concerning the development of sustainable energy partnerships involving engineering faculty and undergraduate students at the University of Girona, Catalonia, Spain. Faculty were motivated to seek partnerships with public and private entities in the local area...

..., Middlebury College publically committed to become carbon neutral by 2016. The college is on track to meet this goal in no small part because of the high performance of a new biomass system, the installation of renewable energy sources on campus and several energy efficiency initiatives (Byrne, 2014). Given...

... contribute or detract from long‐term change persistence. Design/methodology/approach The University of Toronto Sustainability Office ran a fume hood sash‐closing campaign in one building for a four‐month period. The campaign had two components: awareness‐raising, where the safety and energy benefits...

... © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2004 --> Energy Subsidies Regeneration Energy Subsidies – Lessons Learned in Assessing their Impact and Designing Policy Reforms Edited by Anja von Moltke, Colin McKee and Trevor MorganGreenleaf Publishing, published in Association...

... marketing methods and additional materials outlined in Table I . The social marketing treatment included regular contact, by way of mail and e‐mail, every two weeks for the eight‐week period following the educational program with friendly reminders, energy conservation facts, and free gifts. These served...

... UP Limited 2002 Energy Buildings Green issues Universities For example, architect and environmental engineer Hans Eek carried out the studies on the passive systems of the Lindås Housing Project (Sweden). His study indicated that the design without any mechanical heating system...

... New Guide to Pollution Prevention/Cleaner Production Assessments . Pollution Energy In June 2001, the US EPA published the Guide to Industrial Assessments for Pollution Prevention and Energy Efficiency (EPA 625/R‐99/003). It is in PDF format, a large file...

... in staff availability were the key barriers preventing more extensive participation. Increased flow of information, through such actions as frequent facility director correspondence and independent energy audits of facilities, would be likely to encourage sustainable resource consumption in future...