College Initiative: World Water Day Student Video 2017

Posted on Wednesday, March 22nd, 2017

World Water Day takes place every year on March 22. The theme for 2017 is focusing on awareness of wastewater with the theme, “Why waste water?”.

Algonquin College is committed to reducing is ecological footprint and has many reasons to celebrate regarding the positive steps it is taking to rethink our relationship with water. Here are some highlights:

  • Development of a green infrastructure strategy that will guide decision-making on College activities relating to water (initiative led by Physical Resources)
    Rain water (greywater) from LEED(R) Platinum Certified ACCE building green roof is captured and used in the building to flush toilets and urinals. As well, it is used for irrigation purposes onsite (initiative led by Physical Resources)
  • ESCO2 project effected the replacement of all toilets and urinals at Ottawa campus to low flow resulting in annual water use reductions of estimated at 38,900 cubic meters, the equivalent of more than 15 Olympic-sized swimming pools (initiative led by Physical Resources in partnership with Siemens)
  • Bioswales and permeable parking at Pembroke campus allowing rainwater to naturally enter the Ottawa River watershed (LEED Gold Certified building design led by Physical Resources)
  • Rain water at Perth campus is harvested with a 2000 litre system and used in the low flow toilets and urinals to result in a 60% reduction in water use compared to conventionally designed buildings. Permeable parking at Perth campus allowing rainwater to naturally enter the Tay River watershed (LEED Gold Certified building design led by Physical Resources)
  • Annual water awareness campaign collaborations with See Earth Action Team for Sustainability (SEATS), AC Green Team, General Arts and Science Community Engagement projects (grassroots initiative) (check out this year’s video produced by students in General Arts & Science Year II Community Engagement project)
  • AC Salon is a Green Circle Salon which means all hair dye chemicals are disposed of properly and not rinsed down the drain (grassroots initiative led by professors in the School of Hospitality and Tourism)
  • Save for Change program at terra20 provides Algonquin College employees and students with a discount at its stores and online shopping for biodegradable and non-toxic household cleaning and personal care products that are safe for water systems (initiative led by Ancillary Services)

Check out the 2017 World Water Day video and resources at www.worldwaterday.org

Group leading initiative: Multiple

For more information, contact:
Algonquin College
613-727-4723
info@algonquincollege.com

 


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