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The Brownie Experiment: An Analysis of Sustainable Labelling and Its Effect on Choice
(2015-04)
The literature suggests that in total between twenty and thirty percent of the environmental impact in the western world is due to food consumption. As such, food choices are an important consideration in reducing environmental ...
To What Degree Does Attendance of the ESS Lectures Relate to Levels of Civic
(2015-04)
Dalhousie University employs the environment, sustainability and society (ESS) lecture series to engage students, staff and the broader community with academia on a variety of ESS topics. Although it is understood that ...
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 ...
Student Benchmark Survey on Ecological Literacy Research Project
(2015-04)
The following research study investigates the level of ecological literacy of fourth year and above students at Dalhousie University. Ecological literacy, or eco-literacy, refers to the capacity of an individual to perceive, ...
The Extent of Sustainable Education in the Engineering Faculty at Dalhousie University
(2015-04)
Since we did not get 55 out of 56 surveys returned which is a 98.2% return rate (which is an impossibly high number) our
findings are not with in the 95% confidence interval thus our findings are inconclusive.
What our ...
Bees on Dalhousie Campus
(2015-04)
Implementation of an apiary on Dalhousie’s Studley campus would positively impact the
biodiversity of the entire Halifax Urban core. Bees are influential to our environment because of
their contributions to human economies ...
Dalhousie University, Halifax, N.S. Building Energy Audit of Studley Campus, Dalhousie University
(2015-04)
Energy consumption at Dalhousie University is a current issue that is in one way being addressed with the implementation of strictly LEED Certified buildings in the future. There are many benefits to LEED Certified buildings, ...
Exploring the economic feasibility of implementing a reusable container program on Dalhousie University’s Studley Campus
(2015-04)
The main objective of this research project was to find out whether a reusable/sealable
container program would be economically feasible at the Dalhousie Food Services (DFS)
vendors. Our focus was to ask the vendors, and ...
Dalhousie University, Studley Campus Energy Audit Killam Computer Labs: Are they a waste of energy?
(2015-04)
The purpose of this research study is to advance Dalhousie University’s sustainability initiatives related to energy usage and consumption. Recently, the number of computers and computer usage has increased significantly ...
Following the Paper Trail: An Analysis of the use of Paper and Online Platforms in Classrooms on Dalhousie University’s Studley Campus
(2015-04)
Dalhousie University aims to be a leader in sustainability amongst Canadian
universities (Office of Sustainability, 2013). One way that the university is
addressing sustainability issues on campus is by decreasing paper ...