University of Toronto Mississauga
EN-4: Outreach Materials and Publications

We use several different social media platforms to communicate UTM's sustainability efforts. These include:

A Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/SustainableUTM/?modal=admin_todo_tour
A Twitter account: https://twitter.com/SustainableUTM
An Instagram account: https://www.instagram.com/sustainableutm/

We also maintain a sustainability-focused email list where we send out information on sustainability-related campus news and events.

Digital building signage that shows real-time energy and water data is installed in 4 campus buildings (including 2 residence buildings and the building engineeers' control room). The signage includes consumption data for water, electricity, and natural gas, and shows greenhouse gas emissions as well. Students can then adjust their behaviours accordingly to reduce energy use and emissions. The signage also highlights the LEED status for those buildings that are LEED certified, and includes information about heating/cooling methods (including the ground-source heat pump in the Instructional Building).

Campus digital signage (prominently displayed in all academic buildings) also highlights upcoming sustainability events.

Tours of the campus' sustainability features are available by request. Conference groups, course groups, and high school classes have all received tours in the past. Tours are tailored to the groups' particular interest and can include LEED buildings, stormwater pond, nature trail, honeybee hives, and other features that the group is interested in. Tours specifically of the Instructional Building, including the ground-source heat pump system and rainwater reuse system, are also available. These tours take groups into the mechanical room of the building for a look at how the inner workings of the heat pump system function.

Sustainability Week, held in March 2020, also included campus tours for interested students.

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