Browsing Environmental Problem Solving II: The Campus as a Living Laboratory. Student Papers by Title
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Getting Into Gear: The Prospect of a Campus Bike-Share System at Dalhousie University
(2017-04)Dalhousie University currently funds a bike rental and repair facility known as the Dal Bike Centre. Accessibility and expansion of this center are restrained by its limited number of operation hours, as well as its ... -
The Good, The Bad, and The Study Space: A Quantitative Analysis of Dalhousie University’s Studley Campus
(2016-04)Using a non-probabilistic sampling method, classrooms in the Sir James Dunn and Mona Campbell buildings were examined in order to determine the viability of using these classrooms as a study space. Eighteen criteria were ... -
Green Clean, Laundry Machines: A study of Laundry Operations at the Dalplex
(2016-04)The Dalplex is the primary fitness center for Dalhousie students as well as some community members; as such, the facility has a number of costs associated with it. This includes the cost of laundry operations in the Dalplex ... -
Green is the New Black: Integrating Sustainable Clothing at the Dalhousie Bookstore
(2019-04)This project is designed to understand student perceptions surrounding the environmental and social benefits of integrating sustainable clothing options into the Dalhousie Bookstore. This research topic was selected ... -
Green Machine: An Investigation of Healthy Vending Machines on Dalhousie Campus
(2016-04)Green Machine: An Investigation of Healthy Vending Machines on Dalhousie Campus was a research project that focused on the practicality of supplying healthier vending machine options onto Dalhousie’s Studley campus. ... -
Green Roof Carbon Sequestration Potential of Dalhousie’s Halifax Campuses
(2016-04)This project aims to determine the carbon sequestration potential if extensive green roofs were installed on viable buildings on Dalhousie University's Carleton, Sexton, and Studley campuses in Halifax Regional Municipality. ... -
Green Space Perception
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Green Transportation at Dalhousie’s Studley Campus: Exploring Sustainable Transportation Usage and Access Improvement Opportunities
(2023-04)Dalhousie University faces problems with traffic congestion and limited parking, resulting from over 50% of commuters in HRM (Price et al., 2021) and over 33% of Dalhousie students (Walker et al., 2020) using cars or ... -
Green Wall: The feasibility of a green wall in the Student Union Building
(2012-04)Green infrastructure is the concept of using plants in urban and indoor areas in order to receive the benefits of their natural biological processes and improve the overall living environment. One facet of green ... -
Greening Dalhousie’s Built Environment
(2010-04)The ‘Greening the Campus’ movement aims to address sustainability and environmental awareness and action on campus. This project is directed at assessing the Life Sciences Centre building at Dalhousie University for ... -
Greening New Heights – A Feasibility Analysis of a Green Roof on the Life Sciences Center
(2009-04)The purpose of this investigation was to conduct a feasibility analysis on implementing a green roof on the Life Sciences Centre (LSC) at Dalhousie University. The different types of green roofs, intensive and extensive, ... -
THE GREENING OF STORMWATER MANAGEMENT MITIGATING THE RISKS OF STORMWATER ON STUDLEY CAMPUS THROUGH THE INSTALLATION OF GREEN ROOFS
(2015-04)Our project goal was to address the current issues with stormwater management on Studley Campus and apply a sustainable solution to mitigate the associated environmental damages. By reducing the amount of water on campus ... -
Greening the Dal Science Commons
(2005-04)Dalhousie University has had a history of substandard air quality and occupant discomfort in the Life Sciences Center, which has prompted the investigation of implementing green design technologies into the proposed Dalhousie ... -
Greening the Rowe Roof: A Feasibility Analysis
(2006-04)In light of the growing academic interest in using full cost accounting in feasibility analyses to aid decision-makers, this report sets out to critically examine the feasibility of installing the proposed green roof ... -
Growing Upwards: An Assessment of Student Perceptions on Studley Campus Green Roofs
(2024-04)The rapid urbanization occurring in Halifax, Nova Scotia necessitates the implementation of carbon dioxide offsetting structures such as green roofs. This report seeks to investigate student perceptions of green roofs and ... -
Higher Learning - Greening the Kenneth Rowe Roof
(2007-04)The Kenneth C. Rowe building on the Dalhousie University campus was designed to support a greenroof. The greenroof was never installed due to a lack of funding. Higher Learning is a group of Environmental Science students ... -
How do Dalhousie University’s Studley Campus students rate public transportation user experience on the Halifax peninsula?
(2024-04)Public transit can offer many valuable benefits to cities worldwide. However, ridership can often be low due to several different factors that can make it difficult or inconvenient for people to rely on it as a regular ... -
How the Consumption Habits of Students on Dalhousie Studley Campus Would be Impacted by the Implementation of More Sustainably Operated Food Organizations
(2023-04)The objective of this research study was to understand how the implementation of more sustainably operated food organizations at Dalhousie University would influence the consumption habits of students on Studley campus. ... -
How well do you sort? The impacts of Dalhousie University student demographics on understanding proper waste sorting on campus and in the Halifax Regional Municipality
(2024-04)The inability of students to properly sort their waste on Dalhousie’s campus and in the Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) resulting from improper waste management education creates barriers to achieving Dalhousie’s ...