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Teaching Students to Effect Change Right from the Start
Greg Andrusiak always had a passion for sustainability. In fact, it plays a big part in his role as land negotiator for Encana Corp. in Calgary.
Published on September 23 2013 | Financial Post
Written by Denise Deveau
Electric snowmobile summers on Greenland ice sheet
Zero emission vehicle perfect for sensitive air-quality research
Published on August 14, 2013 | McGill Reporter
Written by Neale McDevitt
ASHRAE Journal
Published August 2013
Shaping the Next
Design contrains at Montreal's Mount Royal McGill University's McIntyre Pavillion, a cutting-edge medical research and teaching facility, led to innovative electromechanical systems that significantly reduced the energy consumption of the building.
Who's out there on the roads? The 4 types of cyclists
Published on August 27, 2013 | Forbes
We need to think innovatively about neighbourhoods
Published on August 3, 2013 | ArchSupply
"Past approaches no longer sustain new demands and require innovative thinking. The need for a new outlook is propelled by fundamental changes that touch upon environmental, economic and social aspects.
Food for Thought
Aired on July 23, 2013 | CBC News
Most chefs don't have the luxury of talking to a farmer once a day to find what product is ripe or ready in the next few weeks , but four years ago Executive Chef Olivier Volpi turned to McGill's Farm at Macdonald Campus in an effort to go local.
Appointment of new TISED Director, Subhasis Ghoshal
Subhasis Ghoshal, Civil Engineering and Applied Mechanics Professor, is the newly appointed Director of the Trottier Institute for Sustainability in Engineering and Design (TISED). A William Dawson Scholar and respected authority on the fate and transport of pollutants in aqueous and soil environments, Professor Ghoshal joined McGill after completing his Ph.D. at Carnegie Mellon University and a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor.
Sustainable iron catalyst for clean hydrogenation
Written by Emma Eley
Published on June 27, 2013 | Royal Society of Chemistry, Chemistry World
"An international team of chemists (from McGill and the RIKEN Institute, Japan) has reported a clean and green way to perform one of the most important industrial reactions for pharmaceutical and petrochemical synthesis. Platinum group metals are currently the catalysts of choice for hydrogenations due to their high activity.
Researchers target Montreal cyclists
Published on May 30, 2013 | the Montreal Gazette
Opinion: Montreal can be a world leader in engineering innovation
" In recent months, the engineering profession in Quebec has been disparaged. It is vital that the hard-won title of “engineer” regain its honour — because beyond the controversies, the fact remains that excellence in engineering is one of Montreal’s greatest strengths." Full Story
Sustainability the key to domestic bliss
Published May 25, 2013, in the Domain
Written by Jacinta Le Plastrier
"One of the world's most influential and innovating architects outlines his blueprint for modern living.
Miranda Wang: Improving the world one project at a time
The McGill Reporter
Posted on Friday, May 3, 2013By Neale McDevitt
Talented McGill student wins international acclaim and attention for trail-blazing research.
Talented McGill student rolls up sleeves to help save the environment.
Talented McGill student uses downtime to help people in need.
CKUT Interview with Lilith Wyatt
CKUT's All Things McGill interviewed Lilith Wyatt regarding the Sustainability Projects Fund and the recent referendum process that will secure funding for the initiative over the next 5 years.
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2013 Scotiabank EcoLiving Awards Finalists Compete For Canada’s Top Prize In Home Energy Efficiency Solutions
Click through to see the full press release with the finalists