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As an organization, LHSC purchases hundreds of thousands of products, and uses many different types of services within our facilities. These products and services contribute both directly and indirectly to our impact on the environment – beginning with initial resource extraction, energy consumption...

LHSC Conservation Demand Management Plan 2019

Fluorescent Lamps – Our Engineering department sent over 6,900 fluorescent light bulbs to Fluorescent Lamp Recyclers (FLR) Technologies Inc. for recycling. The amount of glass recycled from these bulbs was 2,025 kg. Phosphor powder, metals and mercury are also among the elements recycled and...

Over the past several decades scientists have been measuring the average temperature of the earth’s atmosphere and its oceans. They have determined that the earth’s average temperature is rising sharply in the 21st century, largely because of increased amounts of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse...

Read about the many ways we can all contribute to saving our valuable resources. The Elements newsletter is in PDF format. 2010 September January 2009 February 2008 October July April January 2007 October July

In 2008, 21,000 Canadians will die from the effects of air pollution. While most of these deaths will be due to chronic exposure over a number of years, 2,682 will be the result of acute short term exposure. The total number of acute premature deaths is expected to increase from 2,682 in 2008 to 4...

Waste Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. Procurement There are many things that you can do to ensure that the products and services you are purchasing are environmentally sound. Read Labels Understanding what is in the products you buy will help protect you and the environment. Always read product labels, it...

An ecological footprint is a calculation of the amount of bioproductive land and water required to sustain the way we live, usually in hectares or acres. The Earth’s biocapacity is the amount of biologically productive area cropland, pasture, forest, and fisheries that is available to meet humanity...

London Health Sciences Centre's (LHSC) ecological footprint is 63,074 global hectares , which is about 384 times its actual footprint (building space + green space). A simple breakdown of the hospital's footprint is as follows: Breakdown of Materials & Waste 2006 35% Capital Items 31% Utilities 17%...

LHSC Energy Breakdown 2005 55% Gas Victoria Hospital 8% Gas University Hospital 8% Gas South Street Hospital 4% Electricity Victoria Hospital 16% Electricity University Hospital 8% Electricity South Street Hospital 1% Water Our energy use accounts for 31% of our ecological footprint. The energy...