sustainability
SFU students develop automated irrigation system to preserve water consumption
July 5, 2021Written by: Karissa Ketter, News Writer An automated irrigation monitoring (AIM) system to reshape the agriculture sector’s water management was made by School of Sustainable Energy Engineering students. In an interview with The Peak, project co-lead Mackenzie Calder said the team aimed to “reduce how much water is needed by trying to shift the perspective on how farmers water fields in the first place.” Calder explained crops are currently watered on a timer-based system, often not considering climate or daily rain patterns. The AIM system helps to water crops with only the volume of water they require. It does so…
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Biodegradable printer ink cartridges developed by SFU students
June 25, 2021Written by: Karissa Ketter, News Writer SFU School of Sustainable Energy Engineering students created a refillable ink cartridge system for home printers. The product, SustainInk, is designed to “turn a traditional ink cartridge printer into a reusable, refillable ink reservoir.” …
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SFU students develop laundry filter to mitigate plastic pollution
June 25, 2021Written by: Karissa Ketter, News Writer SFU School of Sustainable Energy Engineering students recently created a microplastic filter for laundry machines. In an interview with The Peak, Elizabeth Salvosa, team member for SynthaSift said it “filters microplastics from our laundry…
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The Living Lab program is researching solutions for more sustainable practices on campus
October 15, 2020Editor's note: This article previously stated that the application deadline for the program was October 30. It has now been extended to November 13 and the article has been edited to reflect this change. Written by: Emma Jean, Staff Writer A…
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Why we should be moving towards mindful thrifting
September 29, 2020by Alex Masse, Peak Associate I’ve thrifted all my life, my mom got me into it. I always loved going to Value Village as a kid, and was thrilled at any excuse to go into Vancouver. I still remember my…
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SFU ranked first in global university ranking for sustainable cities and communities
May 11, 2020Written by: Winona Young SFU was ranked first in the world by the Times Higher Education's (THE) 2020 University Impact Rankings for its contribution to sustainable cities and communities. Times Higher Education is an independent data-providing organization that ranks universities…
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SFU student group aims to ban plastic water bottles on campus
November 26, 2018Written by: Amneet Mann, News Editor An SFU student group is lobbying to ban the sale of plastic water bottles on Burnaby campus. Ban the Bottle SFU is made up of 15 undergraduate and graduate students, and it is…
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Sustainability-focused student-led program launches on SFU Burnaby campus
October 23, 2018Written by: Srijani Datta, Assistant News Editor A group of SFU students are working to make SFU more sustainable through a new program called TumblerShare. TumblerShare is a student-led sustainability program at SFU’s Burnaby campus, encouraging students and staff…
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SFU students participate in UN sustainability forum
August 1, 2018By: Srijani Datta, Assistant News Editor Between July 13 and 18, SFU students participated in the United Nations (UN) High-level Political Forum (HLPF) on Sustainable Development. After being established in 2012, the forum is conducted for eight…
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SFU student examines the murky waters of salmon farming in B.C.
May 9, 2018By: Srijani Datta, Assistant News Editor If you have ever been to a supermarket, chances are you have come across packaged salmon with the words “Farmed Atlantic Salmon” on it. Salmon farming, while quite common on the BC coast,…
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