University of Ottawa
OP-2: Outdoor Air Quality

The University of Ottawa has a fleet of electric vehicles operating in the tunnel underneath the campus. These vehicles are used rather than combustion vehicles on the surface to increase productive. Additionally, the University offers a shuttle bus program to transport camups community members to the various campuses and affiliated facilities. This reduces the need for personal vehicles and by extension, reduces the potential for ground level smog. Recently, the University minted a new Master Plan which calls for a 'car free campus core'. Our vision is to remove cars from the centre of the campus to reduce vehicle and pedestrian tensions, improve air quality, and maximize accessibility for pedestrians and cyclists. The Sustainable Transportation group helps bolster this initiative by offering a variety of 'active' and sustainable transportation solutions.The majority of their programs are meant to reduce personal car use to and on campus.

We do have an inventory of all our air emission sources but do not take any readings at the sources themselves. The air and noise modelling requirements for our emission approvals are based on input from maximum operating parameters, equipment specifications and worst-case scenarios. The internal operational procedures, maintenance programs on critical equipment ensure they work as specified and therefore modelling parameters are respected and we do not exceed the maximum allowed by the regulations. - Our Stand-By generators are inventoried and registered under the EASR system of Ontario and meet the MOECC air emission standards. - All our other stationary sources (boilers, fumehoods, HVAC systems) are inventoried. And they are approved by the MOECC under the ECA approval system for their respective Facilities.