STARS and Pop Cans. Sustainability at Nova Scotia Community College
Description
This short documentary focuses on Nova Scotia Community College (NSCC), which provides trades training and vocational education on 13 campuses and in six community learning centers. The flagship campus was designed to be a model of sustainability that would lead the whole province. The building was constructed to LEED Gold standards. The building has three living walls (two inside and one outside) plus 8,000 square feet of green roof growing a range of local plants. It has photovoltaic panels, geothermal and passive solar heating and cooling, and five types of wind turbines. It recently received Gold certification by STARS (Sustainability Tracking, Assessment and Rating System) ranking well ahead of senior institutions like Dalhousie, McGill and Concordia.
Runtime
17 min
Genre
Date of Publication
[2014], c2014
Database
Films on Demand
Direct Link
https://www.remote.uwosh.edu/login?url=https://fod.infobase.com/PortalPlaylists.aspx?wID=102638&xtid=60292
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