Natural Resources

Conserve Water

Although 70 per cent of the earth is covered in water, only one per cent is readily available for...
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Natural Resources

Be Water Wise

Students living in UBC residences can be Water Wise by reducing their shower time to 5 minutes...
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Natural Resources

Water

At UBC we enjoy a relative abundance of water due to a large amount of rainfall. However, with...
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Natural Resources

Stormwater Management Plan

At UBC, we consider stormwater a resource to be managed – not wasted. Vancouver’s climate is rainy...
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Natural Resources

Water Action Plan

In 2019, UBC completed the Water Action Plan to build on our achievements to date and guide our...
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Built Environment & Mobility
Natural Resources

Health and safety aspects of demand response on electric storage water heaters: A mini literature review

This paper reviews the current science on preponderance of legionella risk with direct load...
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Natural Resources
Production, Consumption & Waste

Estimating the impact of residential disposal of fats, oil, and grease on the regional wastewater system

This project estimates the quantity of fat, oil, and grease (FOG) from household food waste...
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Natural Resources
Production, Consumption & Waste

Research to Support Appropriate Source Controls to Address Toxic Contaminants Found in Surfactants

For this project, a literature review was first conducted on the current use of surfactants in...
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Natural Resources
Production, Consumption & Waste

Local Industrial and Commercial Applications for On-Site Alternative Water Systems

This project assembled a toolkit for industrial and commercial on-site use of alternative water...
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Natural Resources
Production, Consumption & Waste

Water Benchmarking Study: Restaurants & Microbreweries in the City of Vancouver

This project is a collaboration between the Engineering Department and Real Estate Department at...
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