ON MAY 25, 2010, AUGUSTANA UNVEILED 10 SOLAR-THERMAL PANELS ON THE ROOF OF OUR CONVOCATION CENTRE. THE PANELS WILL END UP RELIEVING 20 TO 30 PER CENT OF THE CAFETERIA AND GYM’S WATER-HEATING REQUIREMENTS THAT FORMERLY RELIED EXCLUSIVELY ON NON-RENEWABLE SOURCES.
the University of Alberta, a point of pride for Innes. “One of the things we’re most proud of about our campuses is that we reach out and touch sustainability in all of its dimensions.” Plans for the future include the implementation of projects geared towards water conservation, as well as working in partnership with the City of Edmonton to combine 1,500 tonnes of organics from the university with collections from the city to be processed into heat, power, and
eventually compost at the city’s future anaerobic digestion facility. Aside from the environmental and financial benefits of these initiatives, Innes and Versteege are excited by the social implications of the university’s efforts towards sustainability; “We have an opportunity as an institution to help neighbourhoods and small towns across Alberta understand what they can put in place to be sustainable in their own areas. We can be a model for what is possible.” c
STILL UNDER CONSTRUCTION, THE FLY TOWER OF THE CAMROSE PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE HAS THE LARGEST BUILDING INTEGRATED SOLAR PV INSTALLATION IN CANADA TO DATE
LEN SEREDA (LEFT) AND MICHAEL VERSTEEGE STANDING IN FRONT OF THE MEDICAL ISOTOPE AND CYCLOTRON FACILITY’S BUILDING-INTEGRATED SOLAR PHOTO VOLTAIC PANELS
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