Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 52.56
Liaison Juanita Van Norman
Submission Date May 21, 2015
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.0

University of Manitoba
OP-2: Outdoor Air Quality

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.00 / 1.00 Mike Ferley
Mechanical Engineer
Physical Plant
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Does the institution have policies and/or guidelines in place to improve outdoor air quality and minimize air pollutant emissions from mobile sources?:
Yes

A brief description of the policies and/or guidelines to improve outdoor air quality and minimize air pollutant emissions from mobile sources:
University Motor Vehicle Policy: http://umanitoba.ca/admin/governance/governing_documents/operations/408.html Clean Air Procedure: http://umanitoba.ca/admin/governance/governing_documents/staff/688.html

Has the institution completed an inventory of significant air emissions from stationary sources on campus?:
Yes

A brief description of the methodology(ies) the institution used to complete its air emissions inventory:
The University reports annually to Environment Canada through the National Pollutant Release Inventory.

Weight of the following categories of air emissions from stationary sources::
Weight of Emissions
Nitrogen oxides (NOx) 27 Tons
Sulfur oxides (SOx) 0.16 Tons
Carbon monoxide (CO) 23 Tons
Particulate matter (PM) 0.52 Tons
Ozone (O3) ---
Lead (Pb) ---
Hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) ---
Ozone-depleting compounds (ODCs) ---
Other standard categories of air emissions identified in permits and/or regulations ---

A brief description of the institution’s initiatives to minimize air pollutant emissions from stationary sources, including efforts made during the previous three years:
Energy conservation plan and substantial work on heat recovery applied to central energy plant.

The website URL where information about the institution’s outdoor air quality policies, guidelines or inventory is available:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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