Sustainability / en Ron Saporta receives Clean50, Clean16 awards /celebrates/ron-saporta-receives-clean50-clean16-awards <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Ron Saporta receives Clean50, Clean16 awards</span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/community" hreflang="en">Community</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>lanthierj</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2022-10-13T11:21:18-04:00" title="Thursday, October 13, 2022 - 11:21" class="datetime">Thu, 10/13/2022 - 11:21</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/staff" hreflang="en">Staff</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/clean50" hreflang="en">Clean50</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/clean16" hreflang="en">Clean16</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/sustainability" hreflang="en">Sustainability</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/media/Clean16%2650Award-RonSaporta.jpg" width="750" height="500" alt> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><strong>Ron Saporta</strong>, chief operating officer at the University of Toronto’s Facilities &amp; Services, has been named <a href="https://clean50.com/honourees/ron-saporta/">a 2023&nbsp;Canada's Clean16 and Clean50 honouree</a> by Delta Management Group.</p> <p>The Clean50 awards recognize sustainability leaders in Canada across 16 industry categories – with the leader in each category receiving the Clean16.</p> <p>“As an environmental engineer and an alumnus of ˾ֱ, I am grateful for the rare opportunity to work on a lifelong passion – bettering our environment with technology and innovation – alongside excellent and dedicated colleagues,” Saporta said. “We have rolled up our sleeves and are excited to make progress on our Climate Positive Campus plan, which I hope can serve as a model for other organizations to reimagine and rebuild their infrastructure in our efforts against climate change.”&nbsp;</p> <p>Delta Management Group said Saporta was selected for leading the St. George campus with a sustainability strategy that seeks to make it <a href="https://climatepositive.utoronto.ca/">a climate-positive and greenhouse gases-negative campus</a> by 2050.</p> <p>“I’m thrilled that Ron is being recognized for his sustainability leadership. In only four years as chief operating officer, Ron has generated real momentum in rethinking how our downtown campus can operate without a carbon footprint,” said <strong>Scott Mabury</strong>, ˾ֱ’s vice-president, operations and real estate partnerships. “Together with academic leadership and his talented team, he launched the university’s plan for the St. George campus to become climate positive by 2050. I’m grateful to have Ron at the helm as we completely transform our infrastructure and energy systems.”&nbsp;</p> <h3><a href="https://clean50.com/">Read more about the awards</a></h3> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">UTC</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Thu, 13 Oct 2022 15:21:18 +0000 lanthierj 177273 at ˾ֱ laneway, infill homes win 2021 Canadian Green Building Award /celebrates/u-t-laneway-infill-homes-win-2021-canadian-green-building-award <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">˾ֱ laneway, infill homes win 2021 Canadian Green Building Award</span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/community" hreflang="en">Community</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>lanthierj</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2021-05-05T13:48:52-04:00" title="Wednesday, May 5, 2021 - 13:48" class="datetime">Wed, 05/05/2021 - 13:48</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/staff" hreflang="en">Staff</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/canadian-green-building-award" hreflang="en">Canadian Green Building Award</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/sustainability" hreflang="en">Sustainability</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/2023-05/UofT87487_0P8A8480.jpeg" width="750" height="500" alt="˾ֱ laneway"> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p>(Photo by Lisa Lightbourn)</p> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>A University of Toronto pilot project introducing three unique homes to the St. George campus –&nbsp;including two in a laneway near Robarts Library – has received a&nbsp;<a href="https://sabmagazine.com/about-sabmag/">2021 Canadian Green Building Award</a>.</p> <p>“The project arose from a&nbsp;<a href="https://updc.utoronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/20140501-Huron-Sussex-Neighbourhood-Planning-Study-FINAL_reduced.pdf">planning study</a>&nbsp;led by the University of Toronto and the Huron Sussex community recommending creative housing that respects the neighbourhood’s green canopy and Victorian character,” says&nbsp;<b>Gloria Cuneo</b>, director, University Family Housing, Ancillary Services.</p> <p>The university and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.bsnarchitects.com/lanewayhousing-hiwl">Baird Sampson Neuert Architects</a>&nbsp;arrived at energy-efficient prototypes through community consultations. The jury applauded their smart use of limited space.</p> <p>“The municipality, the University of Toronto and the design team are all to be commended for attempting this kind of gentle densification in a heritage district,” the jury wrote.</p> <p>“The resulting ‘livable lane’ environment and the remarkable achievement of net zero energy and near Passive House performance in such a tight urban context, takes Toronto’s laneway housing to the next level.”</p> <p>The two laneway houses will be used to accommodate student families through ˾ֱ’s University Family Housing department, while the infill house will be occupied by faculty.&nbsp;And, with opportunities for up to 40 similar homes in the neighbourhood, ˾ֱ needs to know “what to repeat and what to improve,” says&nbsp;<b>Scott Mabury</b>, vice-president, operations and real estate partnerships.</p> <p>“We’ll talk with the current residents of these homes as well as with the community, building a knowledge base that will guide our design and construction decisions in the future.”</p> <h3><span style="vertical-align:baseline"><a href="/news/beautifully-designed-and-beautifully-built-u-t-unveils-new-laneway-infill-housing">Read about the project at ˾ֱ News</a></span></h3> <p>&nbsp;</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">UTC</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Wed, 05 May 2021 17:48:52 +0000 lanthierj 301452 at