The Green Review
UNB Student Participating in the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society
Rose He and UNB Sustainability
Posted: February 6, 2023 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: Questions , Programs and Updates
Two members from the University of New Brunswick are involved with Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society New Brunswick’s (CPAWS) Canadian Wilderness Stewardship Program. This program connects youth to nature and their local communities, inspiring the next generation of environmental stewards. There are three core components of the program: A CPAWS-led expedition to a regional watershed in need of protection;Participant-led, volunteer community service projects focused on conservation...
Energy-saving tips
UNB Sustainability
Posted: January 23, 2023 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: Programs and Updates
Below you will find several energy-saving tips explicitly designed for residences. Each of them is simple, and the savings would be enormous if all students living on campus were to do them. Are you up for the Challenge? Turn off the lights.One of the easiest things to do is ensure all lights – your room, the washrooms and common rooms - are turned off when they are not in use. Any light turned off will save more money and energy than a light switched on (regardless of efficiency and...
Habitat for Humanity Restore Partnership
Autumn Downey
Posted: January 4, 2023 11:52:00 AM AST
Category: Programs and Updates , Questions
About the partnershipUNB has partnered with the local non-profit charitable organization, Habitat for Humanity Restore. Not only does this partnership divert good-quality items that would otherwise end up in a landfill, but it also aims to provide a decent and safe living environment for all residents.How does it help your community?Habitat for Humanity ReStores are home and building supply stores that accept and resell quality new and used items. Purchasing items at a Habitat ReStore is a...
Green Events
UNB Sustainability
Posted: September 14, 2022 9:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Questions , Programs and Updates
The Green Event Program provides and supports community members interested in hosting a sustainable event on campus. Whether small or large, events have a potential negative impact on the environment and people. For example, events that include food tend to generate more waste compared to others. The Green Event program allows you to minimize potential negative impacts and showcase your commitment to sustainability which may inspire others to follow suit. There are several factors to consider...
How to Become a WWF Living Planet Leader
WWF Living Planet Leaders
Posted: March 24, 2022 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Opinion , Programs and Updates
Living Planet Leader (LPL) is a self-guided certification that will enhance your resume as well as recognize your sustainable efforts while at university. To earn this title, you must complete a set of actions in four categories outlined by the WWF. Each category is listed below, along with a brief description of how our current LPLs achieved them. Campus, Community or Global Volunteerism To complete this category, students must volunteer 40 hours of their time towards an environmental,...
Nestbox Project
Campus as a Learning Lab
Posted: March 17, 2022 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Programs and Updates , News
Campus as a Learning Lab integrates academic research and teaching, using the university as a sandbox to explore opportunities and test new ideas, reflecting on our successes and failures. At UNB Saint John, the course SOCS4501 (held in the Fall Semester) allows students to implement their ideas to improve campus sustainability. This is the story of the Nestbox Project by Jennifer Moore. It is becoming more and more common practice for heath-care professionals to prescribe nature exposure as...
What's old is new again
Marc Bragdon - Head of the Research Commons
Posted: February 10, 2022 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: Programs and Updates , Opinion
Fix it Mondays at the Fabrication Lab As new initiatives go, the Fabrication Lab on the third floor of the Harriet Irving Library, part of the Research Commons, is a throwback and a step ahead. The 3D imaging and printing technologies you’ll find here are heralds of a revolution in manufacturing and material learning whose implications are only beginning to reveal themselves. But some of the more traditional equipment on hand hints at an equally intriguing future....
Can we really make packaging out of squished apples?
PomPak
Posted: February 3, 2022 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: Programs and Updates
The story of PomPak - UNB Sustainability's winner for the Apex Business Plan Competition 2022 In the summer of 2021, four chemical engineering students came together to start brainstorming what we wanted to do for our senior design project. We knew it would be a huge part of the next eight months of our lives, so we wanted to pick a topic that inspired us, a topic we were excited about. We knew we wanted to do something in the sustainability sector, and we were really excited about...
Sustainable Engineering Competition
Engineering Undergraduate Society
Posted: December 8, 2021 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: Programs and Updates
The Atlantic Engineering Competition (AEC) is Atlantic Canada’s largest engineering competition in which teams from all ACES members schools are eligible to compete. Teams compete against each other in one of eight categories that challenge participants to propose solutions to engineering problems. At the UNB qualifier, teams competed for spots at the AEC hosted in Moncton by the Université de Moncton on January 14-16. Those who place first and second in their respective...
UNIFarm Greenhouse
The UNIFarm Team
Posted: November 29, 2021 4:30:00 PM AST
Category: News , Programs and Updates
Students at the University of New Brunswick, and other institutions across Canada, are seeking to promote and embrace sustainability at an individual, university, and community level. Students are avidly growing succulents in dorm rooms and apartment windowsills, and many student societies are investigating avenues to brighten up community spaces with living plants and foliage. The desire to bring chlorophyll to university corridors and society spaces exists; however, no affordable,...
UNB Fredericton recognized in 2021 Sustainable Campus Index
UNB Sustainability
Posted: November 12, 2021 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: News , Programs and Updates
When looking towards improving the Sustainability of UNB, we must firstly answer - how Sustainable are we? To answer this, UNB Sustainability looks to the STARS. The Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System (STARS) is a transparent, self-reporting framework for colleges and universities to measure their sustainability performance. STARS was developed by AASHE with broad participation from the higher education community. The credits included in STARS span the breadth of higher...
Sustainability Month 2021
UNB Sustainability
Posted: September 27, 2021 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Programs and Updates , News
Celebrate Sustainability this October. The University of New Brunswick has a commitment to lead sustainability across Canadian universities while building an engaged ‘Sustainability’ community. Therefore, every year the UNB celebrates Sustainability by hosting an annual Sustainability Week in October. This year, as issues surrounding sustainability become larger, so does UNB’s celebration! Join us in celebrating Sustainability Month, throughout October, and follow along with...
Bliss Island Beach Clean-up
Maddie Carr
Posted: September 23, 2021 12:00:00 PM ADT
Category: Opinion , Programs and Updates
Marine pollution has devastating impacts on both human and wildlife populations in coastal areas. Bliss Island is a small isle in the Back Bay region of New Brunswick, which has been greatly impacted by marine pollution, especially due to its remote location. While only a twenty-minute boat ride from mainland, nobody has permanently lived on the island since the lighthouse was decommissioned in the 1900s, meaning that the marine debris has been allowed to accumulate for years. To combat this...
How Covid has Impacted UNB’s Impact on the Climate
Climate Change Officer - UNB Sustainabiltiy
Posted: September 8, 2021 12:00:00 PM ADT
Category: News , Programs and Updates
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the lives of everyone over the past 18 months. With respect to the UNB community, the pandemic forced the shutdown of normal campus operations on both the Fredericton (UNBF) & Saint John (UNBSJ) campuses. While both campuses have now partially reopened at different levels, the impacts from this pandemic on the university have and continued to be far reaching. This blog entry will be highlighting some of those...
Coming Back Sustainably
UNB Sustainability
Posted: August 27, 2021 1:00:00 PM ADT
Category: News , Programs and Updates
Covid-19 has impacted our lives in a way that would have previously been inconceivable. However, this time has shown us that we have the ability to make amazing changes. We added masks to our wardrobe. We mastered social distancing. We conquered virtual life. Now let’s make one more change. As life begins to get back to normal, we are in a unique opportunity to reset and decide what normal means. At UNB Sustainability we wanted to share some tips for how you can ensure that your return...
Introducing the Green Review Blog
UNB Sustainability
Posted: August 18, 2021 1:00:00 PM ADT
Category: News , Programs and Updates
The University of New Brunswick (UNB) has set a mission statement to inspire and educate our community to become problem solvers and leaders in the world, undertake research that addresses societal and scientific challenges, and engage with our partners to build a more just, sustainable, and inclusive world. This vision to become a leader in sustainability requires a culture of sustainability, which in turn requires awareness. UNB Sustainability strives to increase this sustainability...