Student Research
The Campus as a Living Laboratory
There is a very interesting class at Dalhousie entitled Environmental Problem Solving II: The Campus as a Living Laboratory (ENVS 3502). The academic calender describes this course as such:
In this course the campus serves as a living laboratory for identifying, evaluating and assessing indicators of progress toward greater campus sustainability. Working in groups, students apply problem solving models to case studies using qualitative and quantitative research methods and make recommendations for improvements on campus based on their analyses.
This course has produced facinating student research which is listed on this page. You can read about all of the research projects between 2004 and 2011, but we have selected a few of the projects produced in this class, along with other student research, to highlight below:
Waste
- Reducing Disposable Cups on Dalhousie Campus: A Second Cup Case Study (April 2008) [PDF - 140 kB], by Meagan Fairbairn, Alli Fear, Anna Lyon, Martina Jakubchik-Paloheimo
- The Feasibility of Default Double-Sided Printing in the Killam Learning Commons (April 2008) [PDF - 969 kB], by Abdullah Alharoun, Sheena Clark, Rob Griffith, Julia Pelton.
- Conducting a Waste Audit in the Killam Library at Dalhousie University to Establish Waste Habits and Locate Problem Areas (April 2010) [PDF - 559 kB], by Alex Heathcote, Tamara Wilson, Kit Milnes, Jennifer Thompson, Jillian Woods, Dayna Zipursky.
Water
- Assessment of Student Support for Solar Hot Water Heating Systems on the Studley Campus (April 2008) [PDF - 1 MB], by Stephanie Daley, Stephanie Manser, Stephanie MacDonald and Amanda Klarer
- Solar Hot Water Assessment Report for Service Hot Water (April 2008) [PDF - 473 kB], by Janice Ashworth
- Retrofitting Showerheads in Dalhousie University Residences: A Cost-Benefit Analysis (April 2009)[PDF - 309 kB], by Brent Adams, Lara Green, Renée Huntley, Julie Quance, and Tippy Scott.
Eating Sustainably
- Feasibility Study for a Farmer’s Market on Dalhousie Campus, (April 2010) [PDF - 814 kB], by Evan Cullimore, Karim Seif Elivajr, Brannyn Hale, Kyle Knapp, Angela Provoe, Simon Greenland Smith.
- Food Sustainability Report Card for the Student Union Building at Dalhousie University, (April 2010) [PDF - 436 kB], by Carla Bockermann, Megan Borden, Jessica Eastman,
Jacqueline Grondin, & Alexandra McArdle.
- Campus Food Gardens, (April 2010) [PDF - 5.5 MB], by Justin Cantafio, Ryan Gardinar, Catherine MacNel, Justin Partridge, Rolanda Steenweg, Alexandra Vance.
Transportation
- Driving Habits of the Studley Campus Communters: Who's driving to Studley Campus, where are they coming from and why do they drive? (April 2008) [PDF - 1.4 MB], by Mark Coffin, Jesse Joice, Kenton Mederewich, Jack Yurko.
- Parking Policy and Fee Structure as Tools for Sustainable Transportation Planning, (April 2010) [PDF - 919 kB], by Jonathan Weinberg, Joel Tichinoff, Andrew Ross, Emma Kiley, Rachel Deloughery.
- Dalhousie Bike Share Program: Exploring the potential for a bike share program at Dalhousie University (April 2009) [PDF - 1.2 MB], by Teaka Brougham, Lauren Isabelle, Andrew MacDougall, Shawn MacFarlane, Daniel Maxwell, Mary-Claire Sanderson.
Energy
- An Energy Audit on the Economics Department (April 2008) [PDF - 298 kB], byDominique Simons, Corey Webster, Stephanie Manser.
- Studley House: Light Audit (April 2010) [PDF - 666 kB], by Scott Aucoin, Chris Currie, Christopher Dohnal, Benjamin Ojoleck, Jason MacGregor.
Emissions
- Dalhousie University's Carbon Neutral Initiative - Moving Toward Carbon Neutral by 2037 [PDF - 2 MB]
- Voluntary Carbon Offsets: A Way Forward for the Sustainability Movement at Dalhousie? (April 2009) [PDF - 1.9 MB], by Bobby Barach, Liam Miller, Dale Prest, David Simpson.
