From our waste management and energy efficiency strategies to the environmental and wellbeing criteria we integrate into our construction projects and the planning of our campuses, FMAS oversees the integration of sustainable practices in the stewardship of McGill’s physical environment.
Our teams look after the maintenance, operations and upgrade of over 200 buildings across McGill campuses, implementing numerous key actions that contribute to a sustainable future for our campuses and community.
For more information on studying and researching sustainability, McGill’s climate and sustainability strategy, and ways to engage with sustainability on campus, visit McGill’s Office of Sustainability website.
Four thematic areas where FMAS integrates sustainability
![Numerous empty plastic bottles](https://www.mcgill.ca/facilities/files/facilities/styles/fullwidth_breakpoints_theme_moriarty_small_1x/public/waste_statement_image_1_0.png?itok=56v9xDLh×tamp=1660851791)
From expanding composting across our campuses to looking at how to divert construction waste away from landfills, find out the many ways McGill integrates sustainability in its waste management practices.
![Inside of energy complex, system of pipes and tubes](https://www.mcgill.ca/facilities/files/facilities/styles/fullwidth_breakpoints_theme_moriarty_small_1x/public/energy_statement_image_1_0.png?itok=SPgf6NkZ×tamp=1660851864)
From creating energy recovery loops between our buildings to the conversion of some of our heating equipment, find out the many ways McGill integrates sustainability in its energy management practices.
![Life science complex building facade](https://www.mcgill.ca/facilities/files/facilities/styles/fullwidth_breakpoints_theme_moriarty_small_1x/public/building_statement_image_1.png?itok=tZeFmhtv×tamp=1660852150)
From how we choose our construction materials and cleaning products to how we incorporate environmental and well-being criteria in our design standards, find out the many ways McGill integrates sustainability in the construction, maintenance, operation and renovation of its buildings.
![lawn full of people in front of the Redpath museum](https://www.mcgill.ca/facilities/files/facilities/styles/fullwidth_breakpoints_theme_moriarty_small_1x/public/landscape_statement_image_2.png?itok=wbIDwYmd×tamp=1660852222)
From increasing the number of green spaces to making our campuses more pedestrian friendly, find out the many ways McGill integrates sustainability in the planning and development of its campuses.