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Mapping Your Waste Stream and What to Do With It
- College & University Recycling Coalition (DC)
Part of the College and University Recycling Coalition's free webinar series designed to share technical knowledge between program managers, student interns and others involved with promoting waste reduction on college …
- Posted Aug. 19, 2019
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Environmental Engineering (MS) and Environmental Management (MA) (Dual Degree)
- Gettysburg College (PA)
Gettysburg College's engineering dual-degree program combines the enhanced communication skills and creativity of a liberal arts education with the focused rigor of a highly regarded engineering program. Gettysburg College offers …
- Posted Dec. 13, 2023
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Never too many C O O K S in the Campus Kitchen IUPUI : Collaboration On Our Campus Kitchen Services - a Hunger Relief Initiative
- Indiana University Indianapolis (IN)
This presentation will address how it has taken collaboration and support from many 'COOKS' in the development, operation, and ongoing program expansion to fulfill all of the opportunities the Campus …
- Posted Nov. 18, 2016
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Gonzaga's Journey to Create a Sustainable Food Culture on Campus
- Gonzaga University (WA)
Real Food Club has been working to shift purchasing in our dining facilities to 'Real food' (meaning local, humane, fair-trade, or ecologically sound) since 2013. We are nearing upon the …
- Posted Dec. 4, 2019
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Networking to collaborate with UC-CSU NXTerra: California's new Climate Emergency Teaching Tool
- University of California, Santa Barbara (CA)
Presenters Dr. John Foran and Richard Widick will introduce UC-CSU NXTerra and discuss our strategies for scaling up the urgency of climate change education. NXTerra is an interdisciplinary network collaboration …
- Posted Nov. 15, 2021
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Fair Trade Campus Advocacy for a Sustainable Economy
- Gonzaga University (WA)
- Fair Trade Colleges & Universities
Fair Trade Campaigns is a powerful grassroots movement mobilizing thousands of conscious consumers and Fair Trade advocates on campuses and in communities across the U.S. Our Fair Trade Colleges & …
- Posted Dec. 4, 2019
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Environmental and Water Resources Engineering (PhD)
- University of Texas at Austin (TX)
Environmental and water resources engineering is a broad discipline dedicated to addressing environmental issues in air, water, and soil. It includes a variety of sub-disciplines, such as water quality engineering, …
- Posted May 5, 2019
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Move Out Madness - End of Year Waste Reduction and Donations
- University of Guelph (ON)
There's so much going on, it's Madness! Learn the details of a successful program designed to capture useful stuff left behind by students in undergraduate residences and in off-campus rental …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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44 kW Rooftop and Curtain Wall Arrays: Lillis Business Complex
- University of Oregon (OR)
- Solar Design Associates (MA)
The building integrates three different types of photovoltaic arrays: glass-integrated PVs for the atrium curtain wall and skylights, peel-and-stick thin-film PVs on the penthouse metal roof, and flat-rooftop arrays. The …
- Posted Aug. 11, 2011
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Sustainability & Botanical Tours: Educating our Communities
- Southern Oregon University (OR)
SOU's Landscape Services collaborated with students, faculty, and staff across campus to develop signed Sustainability and Botanical Tours to educate our regional community about SOU's myriad of sustainability programs and …
- Posted Nov. 18, 2016
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Sustainability Professionals: Helping Students Prepare for Sustainability Related Careers
- Denison University (OH)
In 2019, Denison's Office of Sustainability launched a new program called the Sustainability Professionals Initiative. Today's organizations, big and small, public and private, are being required to take responsibility for …
- Posted Nov. 15, 2021
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Student Environmental Resource Center at UC Berkeley
- University of California, Berkeley (CA)
The Student Environmental Resource Center (SERC) at UC Berkeley advises 50 environmental registered student organizations and student campaigns and 45 The Green Initiative Fund (TGIF) projects, directs the Zero Waste …
- Posted Nov. 18, 2016
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The Heart of the Matter: A Candid Conversation about Campus Sustainability
- Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (IL)
For the purpose of my research, my grounded theory addressed the intersections of interactions that impact an individual's ability to develop the core beliefs that cultivate environmental ethics and good …
- Posted Nov. 18, 2016
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Jumping from the Ivory Tower: Weaving Environmental Leadership and Sustainable Communities
- Front Range Community College, Larimer Campus (CO)
Jumping from the Ivory Tower demonstrates the positive results that occur when colleges work with communities to develop students with a sense of place. The book examines the role of …
- Posted Feb. 24, 2016
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Live Green, Speak Green: Sustainable Stories from Iowa State University
- Iowa State University (IA)
Captured on the vibrant South Library Lawn, this moment epitomizes the spirit of Earth Day at Iowa State University. Here, students, faculty, and Ames community unite, exemplified by a lively …
- Posted April 23, 2024
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Stormwater Runoff Management and Green Infrastructure on Loyola University Chicago
- Loyola University Chicago (IL)
Stormwater runoff is a major problem all cities face. The Stormwater Runoff Management Project is a student-led project working with campus sustainability staff who's goal is to reduce the amount …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Creative Campaigning: A 'Zero Waste Week' Case Study on Organizing and Executing a University-Wide Engagement Program
- New York University (NY)
When you launch a university-wide engagement program or initiative, how effective are you in reaching current and new audiences? How are you marketing and communicating the initiative? Through this case …
- Posted Dec. 1, 2017
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Localizing UN Sustainable Development Goals in Hawaii: The Community as our Living Laboratory
- Hawaii Pacific University (HI)
- University of Hawaii System Office (HI)
The 2018 State of Hawaii legislative session saw the introduction of bills to codify the UN SDG framework at the local level. Hawaii has a long history of sustainability, and …
- Posted Nov. 5, 2018
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109 kW Solar Arrays: Wilson Hall and Bates Hall
- Westfield State University (MA)
- Ostrow Electrical Company (MA)
Installation of Photovoltaic Solar Systems totaling 896kW at the following facilities: Berkshire Community College, Fitchburg State University, Framingham State University, Greenfield Community College, DEP Mass. Recycling, and Westfield State University. …
- Posted Aug. 11, 2011
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98 kW Rooftop Installations: McCarthy Student Center and Athletic Center
- Framingham State University (MA)
- Ostrow Electrical Company (MA)
Installation of Photovoltaic Solar Systems totaling 896kW at the following facilities: Berkshire Community College, Fitchburg State University, Framingham State University, Greenfield Community College, DEP Mass. Recycling, and Westfield State University. …
- Posted Aug. 11, 2011
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Designing and Operating a Certified "Living Building:" Meeting Certification and Maintaining Net-Zero Energy
- Washington University in St. Louis (MO)
- Hellmuth + Bicknese Architects (MO)
The Tyson Living Learning Center at Washington University in St. Louis opened in May 2009 and on October 12, 2010 became one of the first two buildings in the world …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Economies of Scale - Reducing Overhead and Increasing Efficiency Across the Organization
- University of Vermont (VT)
At colleges and universities everyone consumes energy, from the underground classrooms up to the president's office. But only a few of the staff are accountable for the incurred energy costs …
- Posted Dec. 4, 2019
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Safer Streets: Applying the Volpe National Side Guard Standard for Large Trucks on a Campus
- Harvard University (MA)
In February 2018, Harvard University announced a new initiative to improve pedestrian and cyclist safety by becoming the first higher education institution on the East Coast to install side guards …
- Posted Dec. 4, 2019
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Benefits of Technology Platforms for Improving Alternative Transit Modeshare
- University of Denver (CO)
Biking is one of the most efficient, environmentally-friendly, and economically sustainable ways to travel in an urban environment. Not only does it have huge financial and environmental benefits by eliminating …
- Posted Dec. 4, 2019
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Archiving the campus as a living laboratory: preserving a long memory for transformative change
- University of Utah (UT)
Sustainable change on campus is often driven by student-led projects, project-oriented courses and co-curricular activities associated with the Sustainability Office. However, aside from dissertations and theses, student work is seldom …
- Posted Nov. 15, 2021
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Living Tapestry, Native Plant Corridor Planning, Designing, and Social Engagements Opportunities
- Oklahoma State University (OK)
Oklahoma State University’s Native Plant Corridor covers almost a quarter of a mile, consisting of native plantings, art, and native topiary nestled in the busy campus. Stretching between two main …
- Posted Feb. 28, 2025
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Comparing Move Out Programs: Sharing Perspectives on Waste Diversion, Campus & Community Collaboration, & Sustainability Goals.
- Colorado State University (CO)
- University of Iowa (IA)
- University of Wisconsin-Madison (WI)
- Wilfrid Laurier University (ON)
Be part of an interactive discussion where 4 universities share their move out program from the perspectives of Housing, Sustainability, Facilities & Surplus & learn ways to advance sustainability, reuse …
- Posted Dec. 1, 2017
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AAS in Sustainable Development
- College of Menominee Nation (WI)
The Associate of Arts and Sciences Degree in Sustainable Development provide a student with a broad-based understanding of the Menominee Model of Sustainable Development. This program focuses on a multidisciplinary …
- Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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Green Revolving Fund
- Catawba College (NC)
The college created the Green Revolving Fund (GRF) to finance on-campus investments in clean energy and resource reduction. Catawba is one of dozens of institutions, mainly colleges and universities, in …
- Posted Feb. 7, 2019
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Approaches to Strategic Zero Waste Planning and Implementation
- Boston University (MA)
- University of California, Los Angeles (CA)
- University of California, Berkeley (CA)
Zero Waste requires reimagining the notion of 'waste' and navigating the tension between meeting the desires of a University's young, climate-concerned community and convincing University leadership and staff to move …
- Posted Nov. 15, 2021
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394 kW - 5 Roof Mounted Installations
- Berkshire Community College (MA)
- Ostrow Electrical Company (MA)
Installation of Photovoltaic Solar Systems totaling 896kW at the following facilities: Berkshire Community College, Fitchburg State University, Framingham State University, Greenfield Community College, DEP Mass. Recycling, and Westfield State University. …
- Posted Aug. 11, 2011
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77 kW Ground Mount Array
- Greenfield Community College (MA)
- Ostrow Electrical Company (MA)
Installation of Photovoltaic Solar Systems totaling 896kW at the following facilities: Berkshire Community College, Fitchburg State University, Framingham State University, Greenfield Community College, DEP Mass. Recycling, and Westfield State University. …
- Posted Aug. 11, 2011
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Organizational Effectiveness of Sustainability Offices
- Eckerd College (FL)
Campus sustainability has risen in prominence at colleges and universities of all sizes. Several indicators of the increasing commitment to environmental stewardship by higher education institutions include the Talloires Declaration …
- Posted Nov. 18, 2016
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Graduate Minor Degree in Sustainable Agricultural Systems
- University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (MN)
The minor in Sustainable Agriculture Systems is open to students enrolled in any program within the Graduate School at the University of Minnesota. The program provides a curriculum with strong …
- Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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Sustainability Certificate
- University of Alberta (AB)
The Certificate in Sustainability is a credential for undergraduate students who have a commitment to learning more about sustainability. It celebrates and recognizes the advancements made in sustainability of natural …
- Posted April 12, 2018
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Art Inspired by Climate Science Data
- Northwestern University (IL)
Art exhibits on display on Northwestern's Chicago and Evanston campuses during April featured art inspired by the science of climate change. The works by artist and Northwestern Pritzker School of …
- Posted April 27, 2017
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Green Roof Strategies for Success: Making It Work Beyond the First Year
- New York University (NY)
Green roof failures are all too common, often leading to expensive replacement plantings, unmet aesthetic expectations, and invasive plant problems. In the fall of 2011, a 3,700 square foot un-irrigated …
- Posted Nov. 18, 2016
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John T. Lyle Center for Regenerative Studies
- California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (CA)
The Lyle Center is committed to a future in which all people live with dignity in safe, healthy, and sustainable environments. We believe this future is best achieved through the …
- Posted April 29, 2016
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Food Conscious Campus: Urban Innovations Towards Zero Hunger
- MacEwan University (AB)
Innovative technologies like Flow Hives, Tower Gardens, and Urban Cultivators engage the campus community with local food options and opportunities for food security downtown. Through a short documentary and discussion, …
- Posted Nov. 5, 2018
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From Sustainable Development Goals to Campus Sustainability Plan
- Villanova University (PA)
The U.N. Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were announced in 2015 as the standard for future development of all nations. As such, Villanova University decided to use the SDGs as the …
- Posted Dec. 1, 2017
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Higher Education for Sustainability in Asian Contexts
- Nanyang Technological University
This poster reviews recent work developments in Higher Education for Sustainability (HEfS) and Education for Sustainable Development in monsoon Asia. Monsoon Asia accounts for over half the world's population, and …
- Posted Dec. 1, 2017
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Piloting of a Hybrid Continuous, Live, Virtual, and Traditional Energy Audit Methodology
- Florida Gulf Coast University (FL)
This poster showcases a comprehensive, student-driven energy efficiency study at Florida Gulf Coast University. This case study examines best practices for energy metering and benchmarking in a single campus building. …
- Posted Nov. 5, 2018
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Decarb Buy-In: Creating a Culture of Decarbonization
- California State University, Chancellor's Office (CA)
- University of California, Davis (CA)
- University of Washington, Seattle (WA)
- WRNS Studio (CA)
Decarbonization sits at the nexus of integrated planning. It requires thinking big and working together. Universities are uniquely positioned to model innovative planning approaches to decarbonization, revealing what's possible at …
- Posted Feb. 27, 2025
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Water Conservation Strategies in LEED Residence Halls
- Emory University (GA)
- Ayers Saint Gross (MD)
Emory University's water conservation goals are extensive and not only include reduced potable water use in our buildings but also across campus, effecting uses such as irrigation and physical plant …
- Posted July 24, 2012
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Gold Tree Solar Farm - Innovatively Advancing the Academic Mission
- California Polytechnic State University (CA)
Cal Poly's 4.5 MW Gold Tree Solar Farm demonstrates how collaboration between Facilities and academics can transform campus buildings and infrastructure into more impactful academic assets. In addition to the …
- Posted May 15, 2020
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Meeting Campus Sustainability Goals by Showcasing Them in College Sports
- University of Colorado Boulder (CO)
- University of Louisiana at Lafayette (LA)
The University of Colorado Boulder is the nation's first NCAA Div 1 sports sustainability program-and has compiled lessons learned about how to use the sports platform to elevate campus sustainability …
- Posted Nov. 15, 2021
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AASHE Award Winner Webinar Series: The Form and Function of the Sustainability Agenda in Higher Education Institutions - Hawaii Approach to Sustainable Living On and Off-campus
- University at Albany (NY)
- University of Hawaii Kauai Community College (HI)
- AASHE (MA)
Colleges adapt to new circumstances based on differing motivations: some are seeking new growth strategies while others are trying to avoid decline. Sustainability initiatives provide an opportunity to analyze how …
- Posted March 12, 2018
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Lessons from COP15 and Moving Forward on Climate Education
- Dickinson College (PA)
- Ithaca College (NY)
Our institutions provide hope in a time of discouragement. The UNFCCC 15th Conference of the Parties in December 2009 resulted in the Copenhagen Accord, a document which failed to live …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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AMS Climate Studies: Dynamic Climate Science Exploration for College Students
- American Meteorological Society (DC)
The American Meteorological Society has a long history of developing introductory college-level courses and has found them to be important avenues for advancing scientific literacy among the public. As a …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Data-Driven Planning for Campus Materials Management - From Inputs Through Outputs
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MA)
While the higher education sustainability field is grappling with materials management challenges, from procurement through waste operations, there are limited tools and processes for data-driven planning. University campuses yield the …
- Posted Nov. 5, 2018
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