The University of British Columbia
PAE-20: Inter-Campus Collaboration on Sustainability

UBC has developed a handful of case studies about its campus operational and institutional sustainability experience. These case studies tell our story and we hope offer insight into the challenges, and successes we have met along the way. Each case study includes a section on replication factors for the consideration by others who may want to adapt or learn from this practice. UBC Case Studies Series include guides on: 1. Sustainability Coordinators + Residence Sustainability Coordinators Program 2. Social, Ecolocial, Economic Development Studies (SEEDS)Program 3. Green Buildings 4. Energy + Climate Management 5. Institutionalizing Sustainability 6. Planning for Climate Action Case Studies are available at: http://sustain.ubc.ca/campus-sustainability/resource-exchange/case-studies

Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) http://www.aashe.org/ Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC) http://www.cagbc.org/ Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions (PICS) http://www.sustain.ubc.ca/pics PICS is hosted and led by the University of Victoria in collaboration with the University of British Columbia, Simon Fraser University and the University of Northern British Columbia.

UBC participates in the City Campus Collaborative (C3), an inter-institutional collaboration of the City of Vancouver and the city's six public post-secondary institutions — British Columbia Institute of Technology, Emily Carr University of Art and Design, Langara College, Simon Fraser University, the University of British Columbia and Vancouver Community College. C3 was formed (1) to help Vancouver become the greenest city in the world through its ten Greenest City goals (http://talkgreenvancouver.ca), and demonstrate environmental sustainability leadership to other communities and post-secondary institutions, (2) to raise the profile of Vancouver and the six institutions as world leaders in best operating and building practices, innovative green education/learning and applied research in sustainability, (3) to develop a collaborative, sustainability culture within the City and campus communities, (4) to collaborate and advance the values of a civil and sustainable society, and (5) to develop educational and training programs for community leaders, professionals, and work force that enable Vancouver's communities and businesses to meet the challenges and opportunities created by the city's Greenest City goals. One of the first C3 initiatives is the City Studio, launching in September 2011 (see: http://citystudiovancouver.blogspot.com/).