RESEARCH DRAFT
In this research, UBC campus as a green and sustainable oriented neighborhood that has achieved some measures of a sustainable neighborhood is the case study, here, among all discoveries to advance sustainability at UBC the focus of this study is on energy and water performance and how we can shift it to a higher level of sustainability based on new approaches sustainability indicators.

Urban neighborhoods development in Vancouver has been pacing up in recent decades. This ongoing trend in urbanization requires urban energy systems to emit less carbon and use fewer sources such as energy and water. Since the city is assembled by its neighborhoods, they hold considerable potential for contributing to urban sustainability as a nexus between city and building scale (Robinson, 20120). As we see in frameworks like, LEED Neighborhood Development core principles encourage smart growth and New Urbanism best practices by promoting an array of green building and green infrastructure practices, particularly more efficient energy and water use. With over 400 institutional and residential buildings on campus, building operations is the largest component of UBC’s environmental footprint (https://sustain.ubc.ca/campus-initiatives/green-buildings). Green building approach in UBC play an important role on campus energy and water systems regarding both the demand and supply; however, it is no longer enough to simulate building energy and water use as isolated from the context in which they operate. Likewise, it is not possible to model an urban system without considerations of the buildings that it serves.