Sustainability Street Project at the University of BC

 

Breaking new ground  at UBC, the initial phase  focuses on revolutionary closed-loop systems – the world's first systems integrating  rainwater runoff,  wastewater treatment and ground source heating, and a small-scale biodiesel production unit which will transform waste cooking oil into a clean-burning fuel. The project is an educational resource that will evolve over time. The concept for  integrating  rainwater runoff,  wastewater treatment and ground source heating, and a small-scale biodiesel production unit is illustrated by the sketch below.

Sustainabiltiy street at ubc

For the complete story, click on Showcasing Innovation in the City of Vancouver and at the University of British Columbia – Third in 2006 series under the umbrella of the Celebrating Green Infrastructure Program.

 

Posted November 2006