Posted on: September 2, 2016
NBA star Kelly Olynyk is a piece of sustainable art thanks to local artist Bill Frymire.
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TRU offers carbon-neutral weddings at refurbished garden site
Posted on: August 8, 2016
Sustainability is one more feature of the most beautiful venue on campus. At the Horticulture Gardens, more sustainable materials have replaced creosote ties in new retaining walls, and energy-saving measures abound at adjacent event facilities.
Read moreTRU Green Golf tournament is back August 16th
Posted on: July 22, 2016
Registration is now open for the 2016 Tom Owen Memorial Green Golf Tournament. This year’s theme? Fun in the Sun.
Read moreGreen Chemistry conference gives students taste of applied research
Posted on: July 18, 2016
Chemistry graduate Matt Miller was part of a team that came up with the winning solution to the problem of water waste in the textile dyeing industry during the Green Chemistry and Engineering Conference held in Portland, Oregon last month. The solution was considered groundbreaking by an industry expert.
Read more10 “Green” Places to Enjoy in the Kamloops Area this Summer
Posted on: July 5, 2016
Consider checking out these 10 “green” places in and around Kamloops that encourage sustainability.
Read moreTRU Sustainability Ambassadors – Help Wanted!
Posted on: June 24, 2016
The TRU Environment and Sustainability Office has just completed a successful pilot of its Sustainability Ambassadors Program with three campus offices/departments: Institutional Planning and Analysis, Human Resources, and Adventure Studies (see testimonials below), and now we’re ready to expand it around campus. We’re looking for twelve new offices/departments to get involved by having one ‘sustainability…
Read moreTRU 2nd Annual Casual Shirt Days… With Free Ice Cream!
Posted on: June 16, 2016
Last year’s inaugural TRU Casual Shirt Day was a success. Electricity savings from turning down the air conditioning two degrees Celcius in all major campus buildings resulted in saving 4250 kilowatt hours (kWhr) and roughly $320 over a 24 hour period; representing a 14% drop!
Read moreTRU Chemistry Biochemistry Club Advancing Green Chemistry & Sustainable Science
Posted on: June 15, 2016
This year, the TRU Chemistry Biochemistry Club has made it a strategic priority to advance green chemistry and sustainable science at TRU and they are doing just that with three initiatives targeted to meet this goal. They are headed to the Green Chemistry and Engineering Conference in Portland, Oregon in sustainable style thanks in part to the hybrid…
Read moreSustainability 3.0
Posted on: May 20, 2016
Jim Gudjonson covers the Comprehensive Strategic Sustainability Plan and STARS.
Read moreFaster, Stronger…Longer! TRU Extends Bike To Work Week for Full Month
Posted on: May 19, 2016
Kamloops Bike To Work Week has been a popular event at TRU for many years and because of this, and due to the fact that bicycle commuting is such an excellent form of low-emission transportation, the TRU Sustainability Office is extending the event for TRU community members for an extra three weeks. Kamloops Bike To…
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