UBC's water use, emissions plummet as sustainability solutions take hold

UBC has increased enrolment by 24,000 students over the last 20 years while reducing annual water consumption on the campus by 50 per cent, a whopping 272 million litres in total.
That is a reduction of 69 per cent per-capita for the equivalent of about 47,000-plus full-time students, said Bud Fraser, the university’s water and zero waste engineer.
With the completion of its hot water district energy system as a centrepiece accomplishment, the university is also on track to reduce greenhou