Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 74.30
Liaison Joséanne Bélanger-Gravel
Submission Date Sept. 2, 2022

STARS v2.2

Polytechnique Montréal
OP-9: Landscape Management

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.00 / 2.00 Joséanne Bélanger-Gravel
Sustainability Advisor
Sustainable Development Office
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Total campus area:
4.94 Hectares

Figures required to calculate the total area of managed grounds:
Area (double-counting is not allowed)
Area managed organically, without the use of inorganic fertilizers and chemical pesticides, fungicides and herbicides 0.50 Hectares
Area managed in accordance with an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) program that uses selected chemicals only when needed 0 Hectares
Area managed using conventional, chemical-based landscape management practices 0 Hectares
Total area of managed grounds 0.50 Hectares

If the total area of managed grounds is less than the total campus area, provide:

A brief description of any land excluded from the area of managed grounds:
Polytechnique owns a very small amount of vegetalised land (the remaining of the campus in which Polytechnique is located belongs to and is managed by Université de Montréal). The footprint of buildings represents 2.08 hectares. The parking, roads and sidewalks represent 2.36 hectares.

Organic program

Percentage of grounds managed organically:
100

If reporting an organic program, provide:

A brief description of the organic landscape management program:
Polytechnique does not use any herbicides or pesticides on its managed lands. This is an obligation that stems from being located on Mount Royal, a protected site. The lawn is merely mowed.

Integrated Pest Management (IPM) program 

Percentage of grounds managed in accordance with an IPM program:
0

If reporting an IPM program, provide:

A copy of the IPM plan or program:
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A brief description of the IPM program:
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Optional Fields 

A brief description of the institution's approach to plant stewardship:
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A brief description of the institution's approach to hydrology and water use:
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A brief description of the institution's approach to landscape materials management and waste minimization:
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A brief description of the institution's approach to energy-efficient landscape design:
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A brief description of other sustainable landscape management practices employed by the institution:
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Website URL where information about the institution’s sustainable landscape management program is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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