Office Furniture Reuse at UBC
department or school: Other UBC
data provider: DSpace
contributor: Sauder School of Business
contributor: University of British Columbia. Campus and Community Planning
contributor: University of British Columbia. Infrastructure Development. Facilities Planning
creator: Kirk, Carissa
issued: 2020-08-12T17:46:57Z
issued: 2019-12-04
description: The University of British Columbia (UBC) has been known as a leader in sustainability for many years, and this effort was recently recognized on a global scale by the Times Higher Education. UBC was ranked number one in the world for taking urgent action to combat climate change and ranked first in the country for making cities inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable (Ramsey, M. 2019). While this is an impressive feat, UBC still has substantial ground to cover given the institution-wide sustainability plans, targets and goals, including the Zero Waste Action Plan. One of the overarching goals embedded within this document is an 80% diversion rate by 2020, meaning that UBC aims to keep 80% of waste out of the landfill (UBC, 2014). With 2019 coming to a close, it is safe to say that this goal has not been achieved, and a number of changes will have to be made on campus in order to become an institution that is truly striving for zero waste. It has been estimated by Building Operations that roughly 400 tonnes of furniture were sent to the landfill in 2018 (see Appendix III), making furniture a clear and valuable category to target when it comes to UBC’s zero waste aims. Furniture is also something that can be reused and repaired more easily than many other materials UBC sends to landfill. While numerous projects from the past have been centered on the topic of furniture reuse on campus, as of now nothing official has come to fruition, which was one of the core reasons for executing this project. It is important to note that the scope of this research involves only office furniture on campus that has been purchased using UBC funds. Therefore, classroom furniture, housing furniture, office supplies, lab equipment and other similar categories are not included within the research or overall conclusions. This project involved a number of interviews with various departments and faculties in order to learn more about the processes for purchase and disposal of office furnit…
aggregated CHO: https://circle.library.ubc.ca/rest/handle/2429/75435
note: UBC Social Ecological Economic Development Studies (SEEDS) Sustainability Program Student Research Report Office Furniture Reuse at UBC Carissa Kirk University of British Columbia VOL 400 Themes: Waste, Community, Finance Date: Dec 4th, 2019 Disclaimer: “UBC SEEDS Sustainability Program provides students with the opportunity to share the findings of their studies, as well as their opinions, conclusions and recommendations with the UBC community. The reader should bear in mind that this is a student research project/report and is not an official document of UBC. Furthermore, readers should bear in mind that these reports may not reflect the current status of activities at UBC. We urge you to contact the research persons mentioned in a report or the SEEDS Sustainability Program representative about the current status of the subject matter of a project/report”. 2 OUTLINE 1. Executive Summary 2. Purpose of the Study 3. Background 4. UBC Processes a. “Official” Process b. What is Truly Happening i. Large Projects- Demolitions, Renovations or Moves ii. Small Scale Projects iii. Unofficial Facility Planning Pilot iv. Building Operations c. Key Challenges on Campus d. Key Challenges on Campus 5. Optimal Process- Overview 6. Optimal Process- Phases a. Phase One b. Phase Two c. Phase Three 7. Business Case 8. Overcoming the Challenges of Furniture Reuse at UBC 9. Conclusion 10. Appendices Appendix I: Summary of Related Projects and Reports Appendix II: Estimate of Items Saved Appendix III: Building Operations Estimations Appendix IV: Policy UP3 Detailed Summary Appendix V-a: Large Projects Summary Appendix V-b: Small Projects Summary Appendix V-c: Facilities Planning Unofficial Pilot Summary Appendix V-d: Building Operations Process Summary Appendix VI: Surplus Furniture vs. FP Inventory Appendix VII-a: FP Currents Reuse Tasks- Unofficial Pilot Appendix VII-b: Proposed Phase One Tasks & Positions Appendix VII-c: Proposed Phase Two Tasks & Positions Appendix VII-d: Proposed Ph…
has type: Report
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0392716
language: eng
peer review status: Unreviewed
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
rights: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
rights URI: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
scholar level: Undergraduate
is part of: UBC Social Ecological Economic Development Studies (SEEDS) Student Report
is part of: University of British Columbia. VOL 400
subject: Waste
subject: Community
subject: Finance
type: Text
identifier URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/75435