Sustainability
The Office of Campus Infrastructure and Sustainability's mission is to develop and support sustainability initiatives, apply best practices during infrastructure planning, and create a sustainability culture for the university's faculty, staff and students.
To get involved and learn more, join our Sustainability Champions Team.
On-campus Initiatives
Sustainable Transportation
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Guide to Going Green
Pollinator Project
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Sustainability initiatives at the university
We focus on strengthening green initiatives on campus and in the community through active student, staff and faculty engagement.
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Geothermal energy storage system
Our university is home to one of Canada's largest geothermal systems! There are 370 bore holes hidden beneath Polonsky Commons to provide heating and cooling to the north Oshawa campus location's buildings.
Sustainability news
All news![Leading nuclear and clean technology experts from Africa and the Arab world gathered to discuss strategies at the Ontario Tech University-led Clean Energy Summit in Cairo, Egypt (July 4, 2024).](https://news.ontariotechu.ca/archives/2024/07/images/vpri-iaea-clean-energy-summit-thumbnail.jpg)
July 16, 2024
Leading the charge: Ontario Tech organizes international sustainable energy and small modular reactors discussion at event in Egypt
![Ontario Tech University researcher Dr. Denina Simmons, Canada Research Chair in Aquatic Toxicology; and Assistant Professor, Faculty of Science.](https://news.ontariotechu.ca/archives/2024/06/images/vpri-crc-renewal-denina-simmons-thumbnail.jpg)
June 14, 2024
Ontario Tech expert preparing for second term as the leading national researcher in Aquatic Toxicology
![Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science research laboratory at Ontario Tech University.](https://news.ontariotechu.ca/archives/2024/05/images/vpri-young-university-2024-rankings-thumbnail.jpg)
May 16, 2024
Ontario Tech ranks among the world’s top young universities
![Ceremony to commemorate the naming of the Bruce Power Thermalhydraulics Laboratory in Ontario Tech University's Energy Research Centre. (May 7, 2024)](https://news.ontariotechu.ca/archives/2024/05/images/adv-bruce-power-donation-thumbnail.jpg)
May 8, 2024
Bruce Power expands partnership with Ontario Tech University through generous capital investment