Excellence in Building
University of British Columbia
LEED Platinum Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability (CIRS)
The CIRS project demonstrates an integrated approach and use. The building infrastructure and the process of planning, designing, building and operating of the facility are part of the research agenda of CIRS.
Excellence in Campus
KTH Royal Institute of Technology
The KTH plan is a strategic tool for sustainable campus development. The plan sets the direction for further development of the KTH Campus in a sustainable manner encompassing all perspectives of sustainability, and including: A Masterplan – The planning span of the plan is 15-20 years; An action plan – The output of the plan is a list of 33 concrete projects to be conducted within 5 years.
Excellence in Integration
Nanyang Technological University
NTU has set a bold vision to make their campus the greenest in the world. The EcoCampus initiative at NTU enfolds this vision into a practical action plan of an integrated approach to urban sustainability in the tropics, which combines research, demonstration and commercialization through industry collaboration. The EcoCampus initiative was officially launched in April 2014 along with public sector agency support and industry collaborators.
Excellence in Student Leadership
Freie Universitat Berlin
SUSTAIN IT! is a joint initiative of students from different faculties and researchers of the Environmental Policy Research Centre (FFU) as well as administrative staff of the Unit for Sustainability and Energy that act as a team to initiate dialogue and participative projects and involve stakeholders across the campus. This initiative creates interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary exchange for a sustainable university.