| Overall Rating | Bronze - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 37.63 |
| Liaison | Emma Shipalesky |
| Submission Date | March 23, 2012 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Northern Alberta Institute of Technology
PAE-20: Inter-Campus Collaboration on Sustainability
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
2.00 / 2.00 |
George
Andrews Vice President External Relations External Relations |
Does the institution collaborate with other colleges and universities to support and help build the campus sustainability community?:
A brief summary of papers, guides, presentations, and other resources the institution has developed to share their sustainability experience with other institutions:
- Partner with University of Alberta on research (welding affects on women).
- Partner with University of Alberta on programs for mechanical engineering students re use of CNC (computer numeric controls) manufacturing equipment.
- Partner with Keyno College and Northern Lakes College on the delivery of aboriginal specific programing in rural Alberta.
- Partner with Northern Lakes College on Boreal Research Centre, received $2 million NSERC grant.
- Two living roof project underway on longer term testing, one in partnership with municipal building the other with a regional engineering company that is incorporate NAIT designs into new projects.
- Applied Research Chairs (each funded by $3million donated endowments) in Tailing Ponds Reclamation, Boreal, and Corporate Social Responsibility.
The names of local, state, regional, national, and other campus sustainability organizations or consortia in which the institution participates and/or is a member:
- Association of Canadian Community Colleges (ACCC) Applied Research Consorduum.
- Sturgeon River Watershed Habitat Enhancement Study.
- Capital Region Water.
A brief summary of additional ways the institution collaborates with other campuses to advance sustainability :
- NAITs current areas of applied research include well site reclamation and wet lands remediation in the Boreal Region of Canadian with Northern Lakes College and Shell Canada.
- Currently working with Ledcor Construction on applied research in Oil Sands Tailing Pond reclamation.
- Working with corporate, municipal, and educational partners monitor water quality and research the impacts of culverts, ridges, roads, livestock, industry and municipal recreation activity on watershed.
- NAIT has created a mobile water/waste water training delivery program which can train remote (mostly aboriginal) communities in safe and environmentally effective water treatment practices. With the funding from a corporate sponsor a 53 foot trailer was equipped and travels to these communities with equipment required to train, test existing equipment and suggest improvements to weather treatment facilities.
The website URL where information about cross-campus collaboration is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
The website above refers to our mobile deliver programs that supports aboriginal regional development and water/wastewater training in aboriginal communities in rural Alberta.
The next three refer to applied research in sustainable areas
http://www.nait.ca/47712.htm
http://www.nait.ca/72462.htm
http://www.nait.ca/75037.htm
The website above refers to our mobile deliver programs that supports aboriginal regional development and water/wastewater training in aboriginal communities in rural Alberta.
The next three refer to applied research in sustainable areas
http://www.nait.ca/47712.htm
http://www.nait.ca/72462.htm
http://www.nait.ca/75037.htm
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