Energy

Energy Efficiency

Lakehead University aims to utilize every opportunity to reduce its energy consumption within current funding/operating budgets. Among Ontario universities, Lakehead is one of the least energy intensive campuses. Our Sustainability Plan also supports the commitment to reduce total building energy consumption per gross square foot/metre of conditioned floor area comparable to the other leading universities in Ontario, along with supporting the development and use of energy from clean and renewable sources.

Energy Management 

Our approach to energy management continues across our two campuses with a focus on reducing energy use at the building level. We rely on proven principles to reduce our energy use with continuous improvement on optimizing our existing assets and processes, implementing new technology, and increasing awareness of our ongoing initiatives in this area. Our long-term goal is to consume energy more efficiently and to decouple energy consumption from GHG emissions, reducing our climate impact.

We have an ongoing commitment to energy efficiency, and will continue to improve through the ingenuity and hard work of our incredible students, faculty and staff.

Carbon Management

Lakehead recognises that many aspects of our operations consume energy. The university is committed to be as efficient as possible in its use of energy and natural resources in order to minimise both its impact on the environment through carbon, other emissions, and energy costs. Major changes will be required in the longer term in order to achieve these aims. As such, the university will explore the following principles:

-Reduce energy consumption through a targeted programme of communications and education to minimise usage and improve efficiency.

-Set agreed targets for stabilising and reducing site energy consumption and carbon emissions.  

-Monitoring, measuring and reporting on energy use, cost and carbon emissions in all parts of the university.

-Develop an ongoing programme of preventative maintenance in order to improve the efficiency of the campus centralised energy and heat transmission