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mentprograms.“We’vebeenpracticingsustainability formanyyears,”saysMikeVersteege,Managerof the University’sEnergyManagement andSustainableOper- ationsunit.“Before thewordevenhit thedictionary.It’s somethingwe’reproudof.”Infact,over40yearsago, inorder toreduce costs,theUofA began incorporating sustainabilityinto its facilitiesandopera- tions,focusingonthe reductionof resources—electricity, water,natural gas—usedtopower itsbuildingsand in- frastructure.It isestimatedthat theUofA’senergyman- agementhas saved itover$350millionsince1975,not tomentiontheconcurrent reductionof2.5milliontons ofgreenhousegas emissions. “Over theyears, we’ve focusedon operational efficien- THE UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA The University of Alberta INSTILLING SUSTAINABILITY T heUniversityofAlberta isapublicre- searchuniversitylocated inEdmonton,Al- berta,Canada.Founded in1908,today,the UofAcomprises fivecampuses:North Campus,SouthCampus,EnterpriseSquare,andCam- pusSaint-Jean inEdmonton,andAugustanaCampus inthecityofCamrose.Theuniversityhasover39,000 students fromCanadaand150other countrieswho participate in400programs in18departments.The UofAhasconsistentlyrankedasoneof the topfive universities inCanadaandoneof the topresearch universitiesworldwide.It isamajor economicdriver intheprovince—with15,000employees,it ranksas Alberta’s fourth-largest employer. Inaddition,theUofAisa long-time leader inthe areaof sustainablepracticesandenergymanage- AT A GLANCE THE UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA WHAT: A world-renowned research institution WHERE: Edmonton, Alberta WEBSITE: www.ualberta.ca