S u s tainability

C ones toga c ontinu es its efforts in s u s tainability by taking the nec es s ary s teps to red u c e was te and energy c ons u m ption.
O u rdd eveloped
oped s tru c tu res and prac tices helpou rbu ild ings ru n m ore effec tively and efficiently.

L earn m ore abou tou rac hievem ents in s u s tainability by s elec ting an area offoc u s below.

Infras tru c tu re

L E E D ac c red ited bu ild ing

B u iltin 2 0 1 1 , C ones toga’ s C am brid ge c am pu s was d es igned and c ons tru c ted to ac hieve L ead ers hipin E nergy and
E nvironm entalD es ign (L E E D )S ilverac c red itation, an internationally rec ognized c ertification. The 2 60 , 0 0 0 S q u are foot
fac ility has a pas s ive energy gy d es ign to prom ote s u s tainable energy m anagem ent.

Interiorand exteriorwind ows provid e natu rallightwhich red u c es energy c ons u m ption and has a pos itive effec ton
pers onalhealth and ac ad em ic perform anc e. The bu ild ing exc eed s the regu lated ac c es s ibility s tand ard s to betterm eetthe
need s ofs tu d ents , s taffand visitors .

W aterloo c ampu s expans ion

This expans ion is d es igned to ac hieve 35 perc entbet entbetterefficienc y than the O S B S B -1 0 2 0 1 7 . The O S B S B -1 0 (O ntario
B u ild ing c od e vers ion 2 . 0 )refers to energy efficientreq u irem ents ; s pec ifically a listofregu lations thatO ntario bu ild ers
m u s tfollow to red u c e theirgreenhou s e gas em iss ions and m ake im provem ents on energy c ons ervation in bu ild ings .

S om e featu res ofthe new expans ion inc lu d e:

 s olarphotovoltaic c ells,
 c hilled waters torage,
 L E D lighting, and
 low flow waterfixtu res .

L and s c ape arc hitec tu re

The C am brid ge c am pu s has an innovative s ys tem thati hatim proves the q u ality ofwaterd isc harge. The c am pu s d isc harges
waterto B lairC reek, one ofthe las tc old -waterfisheries in Kitc hener. W e have c ons tru c ted a proc es s c om prised ofbio o-
s wales , infiltration gal
galleries , d etention pond s , oil-grits eparators and a c ooling trenc h to ens u re there is no im pac ton the
rec eiving s ys tem .

Thes e m eas u res allowed forenhanc em entofgrou nd waterq u ality while pres erving the natu ralflood plain hyd rologic
fu nc tions . This ins tallation is partofa five yearm onitoring program to as s es s perform anc e and provid e d oc u m entation for
fu tu re waterprojec ts by others .

B iod ivers ity

The c ollege' s m ain c am pu s (D oon)is loc ated on the s ou thern s id e ofKitc hener, O ntario. This geologicaland c lim atic
region has wet-c lim ate s oils and d ec id u ou s fores ts , which is hom e to variou s bird s , s q u irre ls, c hipm u nks and other
s pec ies . The Grand Riverflows north and s ou th ofthe c am pu s m eand ering throu gh parks and c reeks m onitored by the
Grad RiverC ons ervation A u thority. A tthe bac kofthe c om plex is a large pond in a park k-like s etting s u rrou nd ed with
d ec id u ou s trees and d rau ghttolerantperennialgard ens thatreq u ire no watering s ys tem and c ollaborative s pac es .

The W alterB ean Grand RiverTrailweaves throu gh the s ou th area ofthe c am pu s , provid ing opportu nities fored u c ation
and rec reation ac tivities fors
fors tu d ents , c om m u nity m em bers and visitors . The protec tion and im provem entofthes e green
s pac es is integralto provid ing a healthy learning environm ent.

E nergy managem ent

O u renergy m anagem ents trategy inc lu d es d em and res pons e ventilation, load s hed d ing, and ins tallation ofd igitalc ontrol,
rooftops and airc om pres s ors . This red u c es ou rener
r energy c ons u m ption, operation and m aintenanc e c os ts , as wellas
optim izes life-
e c yc le ec onom ic perform anc e.

W e also u s e a variety ofenergy efficientfixtu res and bu ild ing s ys tem s in ou rrenovation and new c ons tru c tion projec ts as
partofou rpriority to red u c e energy c ons u m ption.

E nergy projec ts

Roofing

A llroofing u pgrad es s inc e 2 0 1 5 have been c om pleted with c alcite m aterials. C alcite roofs , also known as white roofs are
lighti
tin c olorand reflec tm ore s olarenergy bac kinto the atm os phere.

D emand C ontrolV entilation (D C V )

W e have retrofitted ou rpneu m atic V ariable A irV olu m e (V A V )boxes with D igitalD ata C ontrol(D D C ). B y c onverting the
V A V boxes to D D C and ins talling the room
oom therm os tats with m otion s ens ors , we c an red u c e the heating/cooling when the
room is u noc c u pied . The am ou ntoffres h airventilation in m any bu ild ings is m aintained ata c ons tantlevelforpeak
oc c u panc y, regard les s ofthe ac tu alnu m berofpeople. D u ring loweroc c u panc y period s , over-ventilation res u lts in was ted
elec tricity and m oney. D em and C ontrolV entilation (D C V )ens u res the optim u m am ou ntoffres h airbas ed on oc c u panc y
level, red u c ing operating c os ts and inc reas ing c om fort.

L E D L ighting

A llnew c ons tru c tion orrenovations inc lu d e L E D lighting with m otion and d aylightharves ting s ens ors to helpc ons erve
energy.

H eating, V entilation, and A irC ond itioning (H V A C )RoofTopUnit(RTU)

N ew H V A C RTU’ s are m ore efficient. A llnew RTU’ s ins talled ara e u ltra-efficient. The ec onom izers c onnec ted to the H V A C
RTU are c ontrolled when ou ts id e tem peratu re is below 2 0 C . The ec onom izerc ontrollerwills hu toffthe c om pres s orand
bring c oolairfrom ou ts id e ifthe ou ts id e tem peratu re is below 1 8 C .

W ater-s ofteners u pgrad e

N ew waters ofteners ins talled rec laim brine waterwhich red u c es waterc ons u m ption to regenerate and the am ou ntofs alt
watergoing d own the d rain.
D emand Res pons e

D em and Res pons e red u c es elec tricity volu ntarily in tim es when the elec tric grid is fac ing extrem e c ond itions . C ones toga
C ollege bec am e a participantin the D em and Res pons e program forthe D oon c am pu s in 2 0 1 7 . W e have c om m itted to
u s e les s energy d u ring c riticaltim es to lowerthe potentialforbrownou ts and provid es an attrac tive a al
lternative to
c ons tru c ting new powerplants .

Utility S u b-
b M etering

C ones toga C ollege has ins talled elec tricals u b-

b -m etering atthe D oon c am pu s . This allows form ore d etailed inform ation
gathering.

S olarP anels

C ones toga is ins talling s olarpanels on the roofoft

oofofthe new W aterloo c am pu s ; the c apac ity willbe 1 50 kW .

Rec yc ling

C ones toga is c om m itted to taki

aking ac tion on res pons ible m anagem entofwas te. Red u c ing, reu s ing and rec yc ling brings
u s c los erto reac hing ou rs u s tainability goals to red u c e ou rnegative im pac ts on ou rbu iltand natu ralenvironm ent. A s the
c ollege c ontinu es to grow, s o d oes its was te foot
footprint. B u twith d iligenteffortby allwe c an red u c e ou rind ivid u al
c ontribu tion.

C ones toga has a legislated goalto ac hieve and m aintain atleas ta 60 perc ent
entwas
was te d ivers ion rate.

W e aim to ac hieve this goalthrou gh:

 ad vanc em ents and innovation on ou rrec yc ling and d ivers ion program s ,
 im proving ou rwas te bin m onitoring,
 ongoing ed u c ation, prom otion and c om m u nity ou treac h,
 inc reas es in c apitaltoward s the pu rc has es ofwas te m anagem enttec hnologies and im proved d ivers ion
program s , and
 ongoing res earc h and d evelopm entinto was te red u c tion bes tprac tices .

W as te managem ent

W as te A u d its

C ones toga is legislatively req u ired to c ond u c ta was te au d itand was te red u c tion workplan eac h year. This reportfoc u s es
prim arily on red u c ing, reu s ing and rec yc ling. This au d itis c ond u c ted by c ollec ting allreq u ired was te hau lage rec ord s as
wellas perform ing a was te au d its ortatD oon c am pu s and atfou rofi r ofits s atellite c am pu s es : C am brid ge, W aterloo, Gu elph
and Ingers oll.
W as te Red u c tion W orkP lans

C ones toga’ s was te au d itm u s tinc lu d e a was te red u c tion workplan. This plan lists rec om m end ations to d e c reas e was te
c ons u m ption and inc reas e was te d ivers ion throu gh rec yc ling, reu s ing and c om pos ting.

The workplan foc u s es on three key areas :

 im proving was te infras tru c tu re,

 ad vanc em ents in rec yc ling and c om pos ting, and
 ed u c ation and prom otion.

W as te D ivers ion

The c ollege is c ontinu ally im proving its was te d ivers ion rate by participating in ad d itionalprogram s to preventc ertain
item s and m aterials from being s entto land fill. The 2 0 1 6 was te d ivers ion rate was 7 3 perc ent. This perc entage
repres ents the am ou ntofm aterials thatare d iverted from the land fills tream eac h year.

E nergy managem ent& greenhou s e gas em iss ions reports

Und erlaw, C ones toga is req u ired to provid e energy c ons u m ption reports . Thes e reports inc lu d e a s u m m ary ofthe annu al
energy c ons u m pt
ption and greenhou s e gas em iss ion. (Inc lu d ed in the as s ignm entfold er.)

S US TA IN A B IL ITY

We will build on our longstanding commitment to responsible resource management,

engaging with partners and exploring new opportunities to support the achievement of our
goals.

C ones toga’ s s tu d entenrolm entc ontinu ed to grow fas terthan the provinc ialaverage from 2 0 1 4 to 2 0 1 7 : fu ll-tim e fall
enrolm entof1 1 , 30 0 in 2 0 1 3-
3 1 4 grew to 1 2 , 50 0 in 2 0 1 6-
6 1 7 . L argers tu d entenrolm enthelped to ad d res s the workforc e
need s ofou rgrowing c om m u nity while provid ing m ore opportu nities forind ivid u als to ac c es s c areer eer-foc u s ed ed u c ation
and training. Inc reas ed tu ition revenu es s u pported initiatives lead ing to inc reas ed c apac ity and ability to d eliverq u ality
program m ing.
 2,300 international students from more than 80 countries

S trong internationalenrolm entgrowth –from approxim ately 60 0 in winter2 0 1 3 to m ore than 2 , 30 0 in winter2 0 1 7 –
s u pported the internationalization ofou rc am pu s es , preparing s tu d ents fortod ay’ s globalworkplac e while also c ontribu ting
to financ ialviability, res ou rc e and fac ility expans ion, as wellas m eeting the need s fors killed workers and entrepreneu rs
in O ntario.

A c ad em ic partners hips s u pported opportu nities fors tu d ents and the efficientd elivery ofprogram m ing. In 2 0 1 4-1 5 and
2 0 1 5-1 6, forexam ple, C ones toga forged 30 new c ollaborative ac ad em ic agreem ents with ins titu tions here in C anad a and
arou nd the world to provid e ad d itionallearning and exc hange opportu nities fors tu d ents . P artners hipwith W ilfrid L au rier
Univers ity s u pported the d elivery ofinc reas ed program m ing in B rantford and res u lted in new opportu nities fors tu d ents to
earn C ones toga and W L U c red entials s im u ltaneou s ly.

E ngagem entwith c om m u nity partners led to new orenhanc ed program m ing to s u pporttraining in palliative and end -of-life
c are and m entalhealth. A pproxim ately 1 , 0 0 0 ind u s try and c om m u nity lead ers participated on C ones toga’ s P rogram
A d visory C om m ittees to s u pportthe d evelopm entofnew and existing program s .

A c om m itm entto red u c ing ou rc arbon footprintinc reas ed rec yc ling and was te d ivers ion ac ros s allc am pu s es and
s u pported new initiatives foc u s ed on ac hieving efficienc ies in energy u tilization.

Inc reas ed revenu e generation throu gh initiatives s u c h as IE L TS tes ting, c orporate training and c ontinu ing ed u c ation
c ontribu ted to ou rpos itive financ ialperform anc e, as d id s u pportprovid ed by organizations , fou nd ations and ind ivid u als.
D es pite ongoing financ ialc ons traints res u lting from the provinc ialfu nd ing m od elforc olleges , C ones toga ac hieved annu al
financ ials u rplu s es from 2 0 1 4 throu gh 2 0 1 7 by c ontrolling operating expend itu res and inc reas ing revenu e opportu nities .

Strategic growth, collaborative partnerships, community engagement and responsible resource

management provide a sound foundation for future achievement and long-term viability.

W e willc ontinu e to bu ild on this s u c c es s as we inves tin fac ilities , eq u ipm entand s ervices thatwillprovid e a q u ality
learning and working environm entand helpprepare s tu d ents fors u c c es s fu lfu tu res .

S u s tainability |O bjec tives for2 0 1 7 -2 0 2 0

A c hieve ec onom ies ofs c ale and enhanc e revenu es throu gh enrolm entgrowth and inc reas ed
s tu d entretention.

W e willc ontinu e to inc reas e enrolm entin high-d em and areas by im plem enting new rec ru itm entm ethod ologies and
expand ing internationalrec ru itm entinto a broad errange ofc ou ntries and m arkets . D elivery ofa q u ality learning
experienc e, inc lu d ing a c om prehens ive range ofs u pports ervices tailored to s tu d entneed s , wills u pportretention and
c ontinu ed progres s in grad u ation rates .

E nhanc e engagem entwith c ollege and c om m u nity partners to s u pportthe ac hievem entofou r
goals.

W e willlau nc h new initiatives to inc reas e pu blic awarenes s ofC ones toga’ s role in s u pporting the pros perity and well-
being ofou rc om m u nity. B u ild ing on ou rs trong relations hips with s tu d entgovernm ent, alu m ni, partners and s takehold ers
wills u pportthe d evelopm entofprogram s , s ervices and fac ilities and provid e new opportu nities forc u rrentand fu tu re
s tu d ents .

114,000 alumni include leaders in business, technology, manufacturing and health care.
E ffec tively m anage res ou rc es to s u pportthe s u s tainable d elivery ofc ollege program m ing and
s ervices .

W e willim plem entnew approac hes to fu rtherim prove s pac e and res ou rc e u tilization ac ros s the c ollege to s u pport
inc reas ed enrolm entin existing fac ilities and c reate ad d itionalrevenu es . O u rc ontinu ed c om m itm entto energy u s e
red u c tion and was te d ivers ion willlead to c os t-s avings and fu rtherred u c e ou rc arbon footprint.

E xplore and ad vanc e revenu e-generating opportu nities .

W e willc ontinu e to s eekou tnew opportu nities to inc reas e revenu es from anc illary operations and introd u c e new or
enhanc ed s ervices thatwillres u ltin ad d itionalrevenu es to s u pportthe ac hievem entofou rgoals.

12,500 full-time students

38,000 part-time course registrations/year
1,075 full-time employees