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Bridging the Information Gap in Campus Energy Management: Submetering Buildings for Energy Use Reduction
- American University (DC)
- Cadmus Group, Inc. (FL)
Colleges and universities often prefer the simplicity of measuring the energy use of many buildings, or even an entire campus, with a single meter installed at minimal expense. However, as …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Building Automation Systems - A New Program for Sustainability and Technical Education
- Georgia Piedmont Technical College (GA)
A two-year vocational college located just outside of Atlanta, GA is developing innovative academic programs to serve energy efficiency technology industries. In particular, the Building Automation Systems (BAS) program has …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Illinois Green Economy Network- Greening Your Curriculum Faculty Development Program
- Green Economy (MA)
This panel presentation will address the role of higher education in sustainability and green economy education. In 2010, in partnership with 14 Illinois community colleges, the Illinois Green Economy Network …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Sustainable Citizens, Governments, and Colleges 2.0: Engaging in the Twitterverse and Beyond
- Presidio Graduate School (CA)
"Creating Sustainable Campuses and Communities" goes far beyond student recycling campaigns, and Earth Day fairs; nowadays, social media is engaging others in the best sustainability practices. This study summarizes the …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Implementing a Sustainable Campus Master Plan
- SmithGroup (MI)
A major state university's 2010 Campus Master Plan establishes an innovative approach to environmental stewardship that minimize the effects on natural resources by mandating sustainable design strategies for all new …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Demographics and Outcomes of the Interdisciplinary Foundations of Sustainability Minor at the University of Arkansas
- University of Arkansas (AR)
In March 2011, the University of Arkansas implemented an interdisciplinary undergraduate minor in 'Foundations of Sustainability' administered under the Provost's office. The minor requires 18 hours coursework: 2 gateway courses, …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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National Council for Science & the Environment (NCSE): Building Community, Creating Solutions
- Global Council Science and the Environment (DC)
NCSE has many programs and offers high-quality resources for those working to advance sustainability at colleges and universities:
• NCSE provides more than 150 University Affiliates with resources to strengthen …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Sustainability planning within broader university planning - collaboration around collective goals
- Vancouver Island University (BC)
Vancouver Island University (VIU) is located on Canada's West Coast and includes campuses in four communities as well as other research and teaching sites. Previously called Malaspina University-College, the BC …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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sustainability and the arts of democracy, innovating engaged learning
- Northern Arizona University (AZ)
this four person panel showcases an innovative engaged learning project. attached to graduate and undergraduate courses with parallel content, the project brings first year students, graduate students, faculty, and community …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Student Sustainability Fees: What Do We Do When They Pass?
- Western Michigan University (MI)
In our March 2010 student government elections, after a wide-reaching and creative campaign, Western Michigan University (WMU) students voted to support a fee to finance campus sustainability initiatives. In April, …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Live, Work and Learn Locally—Creating a Sustainable Campus Community
- The University of British Columbia (BC)
Innovation occurs when students, faculty and staff can work shoulder to shoulder. For a commuter campus surrounded by high-priced real estate, the battle is getting the best and the brightest …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Food Systems Carbon Footprint Analyzed by Students and University Stakeholders
- Elon University (NC)
The University's Sustainability Master Plan has targeted carbon neutrality across the institution by 2037. To help meet this goal, students in the Environmental Studies Senior capstone course worked with the …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Alternative Work Site (AWS) Pilot - A Transportation Demand Management, TDM, Project to Implement Flex Schedules to Reduce GHG Emissions and Parking Demand
- University of Colorado Colorado Springs (CO)
In fulfillment of the American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment, the State of Colorado's Climate Action Plan, and the 2007 UCCS Sustainability Strategic Plan, the University of Colorado at …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Accomplish More, Work Less
- University of Denver (CO)
The University of Denver Undergraduate Student Government Sustainability Committee (SUSCOM) has evolved into an efficient and well-organized platform for organizing and implementing student-led sustainability initiatives. This, however, was not always …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Happiness: A Vital Part of Sustainability
- University of Michigan (MI)
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has said that, “We need a new economic paradigm that recognizes the parity between the three pillars of sustainable development. Social, economic and environmental well-being are …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Enhancing Social Sustainability on Campus: Starting a Happiness Initiative in Your Community
- University of Michigan (MI)
In 2011, a nonprofit called The Happiness Initiative (Seattle, WA), launched a survey measuring well-being of residents of Seattle. To their surprise, they found that the college-aged responders were the …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Transparency and Efficiency in Sustainability Implementation
- Ohio University (OH)
Since your institution has adopted a sustainability and/or climate action plan, have you felt you spend more time on data collection and reporting than on actual implementation and outreach? The …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Sustainability Practicum: Making a Seamless Transition from Classroom to Career
- Indiana University South Bend (IN)
Typically, the transition from classroom to career has been seen as the primary responsibility of the students themselves, perhaps with some support (if available) from student affairs and the ‘Career …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Pilot-to-Institutionalization Methodologies for Campus Community Greening Funds
- New York University (NY)
A sharply increasing number of universities have implemented Campus Community Greening Funds (CCGFs) which offer students, and sometimes staff and faculty, modest funding for campus sustainability initiatives. This briefing will …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Building a World-Class Bicycle Commuter Program in an Age of Austerity
- University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (MN)
- Dero Bike Rack Co. (MN)
Imagine a $4 electronic bicycle tag that automatically and reliably verifies and logs bike trips in real time. And then imagine: Health insurance companies that give payments to bicyclists; Retailers …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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IGEN Career Pathways: Building Partnerships to Prepare Learners for High-Skill and High-Demand Green Jobs
- College of Lake County (IL)
- Heartland Community College (IL)
Discover how the Illinois Green Economy Network (IGEN) Career Pathways Initiative, a collaboration of 17 Illinois community colleges, will develop, share and implement more than 30 online-hybrid associate degrees and …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Green Funds at Community Colleges: Unique Approaches to Engaging Students
- College of Lake County (IL)
- Johnson County Community College (KS)
Connecting students to a community college's sustainability efforts presents distinct challenges. Community colleges strive for a standard of quality education that is affordable and accessible to all types of students. …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Campus Carbon Calculator Transformed: A New Era in Campus Climate Action
- University of New Hampshire (NH)
- Gordian (SC)
- Clean Air-Cool Planet (NH)
Over a decade of standardized measurement and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions has played a critical role in advancing the ability of higher education to provide leadership in climate action. …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Combining Bottled Water Reductions with Outreach: E-Signage for Hydration Stations at The University of British Columbia
- The University of British Columbia (BC)
In order to reduce purchases of bottled water at The University of British Columbia (UBC), the Alma Mater Society (AMS) installed two Waterfillz hydration stations in the UBC Student Union …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Maximizing Reuse and Recycling Diversion Opportunities Through Campus Partnerships
- University of California, Berkeley (CA)
This presentation describes a case study of a significant reuse and recycling intervention at UC Berkeley that was successful largely due to the heavy collaboration between student organizations and various …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Carbon Valuing Menus...Creating Sustainable Behavioral Change in a Campus Community
- Northern Arizona University (AZ)
One of Northern Arizona University's newest additions to campus dining is the Green Scene Café opened in Fall 2011. Take a look at how the café's carbon valued menus have …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Mindfulness in Energy Use: Course Participants Driving Conservation
- University of Louisville (KY)
Universities face an increasingly challenging financial landscape. In our state, government officials have cut funding for higher education for 12 years running. This budgetary crisis, combined with increasing enrollment, has …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Habitat for Humanity Eco-Village: A Living-Learning Laboratory for Sustainable Campus-Community Development
- University of Wisconsin-River Falls (WI)
The St. Croix Valley Habitat for Humanity Eco-Village is one, if not the most progressive low to moderate income housing project in the country. Through a holistic systems approach to …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Building a Bigger Table: Engaging Communities on Food Security
- College of Charleston (SC)
On our campus, and in the surrounding community, there appears to be a growing urge for increased engagement and 'silo-busting.' One of the largest focal points for this is food, …
- Posted Nov. 5, 2018
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Overcoming Obstacles When Establishing Intentional, Productive Urban Campus Green Spaces: Natural and Man-made Challenges
- Virginia Commonwealth University (VA)
In April 2016, Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), an urban research university in downtown Richmond, VA, created an on-campus Learning Garden. Urban campus gardens can face a unique set of challenges …
- Posted Nov. 5, 2018
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Designing Despite the Department of Transportation
- College of Charleston (SC)
In a state, South Caroline, that is lacking in alternative transportation infrastructure and can barely maintain the infrastructure, how can a place of higher learning creative transportation? Most roads in …
- Posted Nov. 5, 2018
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Disrupting Traditional Economic Models in Support of Sustainability, Practical Examples
- Bemidji State University (MN)
The Sustainability Office at Bemidji State University in northern Minnesota works to support its students and community in innovative ways that also uproot the dysfunctional economic system causing the continued …
- Posted Dec. 4, 2019
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The Challenge and Promise of a Living Building Project in a Dynamic Urban Ecosystem
- Unity Environmental University (ME)
- Thornton Tomasetti (ME)
- Simons Architects (ME)
Where many people see an unassuming drab brick building in a corner of Portland, Maine's, historic waterfront, Unity College sees an unprecedented opportunity for a physical manifestation our sustainability mission. …
- Posted Nov. 15, 2021
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EchoWorks: a Cooperative e-Recycling Program
- Western Dakota Technical College (SD)
Globally, electronic waste is the fastest growing segment of municipal waste. Unfortunately, there is a widespread lack of availability of safe disposal options for the often-toxic e-materials. To provide this …
- Posted Nov. 15, 2021
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Fulfilling an Academic Mission by Building as a Teaching Tool: Virginia Wesleyan University's Greer Environmental Sciences Center
- Virginia Wesleyan University (VA)
- VMDO Architects, PC (VA)
The Greer Environmental Sciences Center honors former President Greer's long-standing commitment to environmental sustainability and advocacy for a thriving science program at VWU. Completing the College's main quadrangle, the building …
- Posted Dec. 1, 2017
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Utilizing Innovative and Peer Reviewed Carbon Offsets with the Second Nature Climate Leadership Commitments
- Duke University (NC)
- Second Nature (MA)
Many institutions use carbon offsets to help them attain carbon neutrality and achieve their goals under the Second Nature Climate Leadership Commitments. Since 2008, Second Nature has provided guidelines for …
- Posted Dec. 1, 2017
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So You've Got Energy Meters - Now what? Dealing With the Other Challenges to Getting Energy Data
- Amherst College (MA)
- Smith College (MA)
- Williams College (MA)
It's hard to manage what you don't measure, and this is especially true with energy. We are strong believers in the role energy data analysis plays in helping us identify …
- Posted Nov. 5, 2018
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The Upgrade Alternative: When Energy Upgrades Prove Cost Prohibitive, Microgrids Offer Another Path
- SimpliPhi (CA)
K-12 and higher education systems across the U.S. and beyond often struggle to upgrade or install energy efficient HVAC and other energy equipment in the face of shrinking budgets, escalating …
- Posted Nov. 5, 2018
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Fund Strategies to Develop the Most Spectacular Projects Possible
- McGill University (QC)
Campus sustainability fund managers have myriad opportunities to stimulate, encourage, and develop more robust and impactful project proposals. The Sustainability Projects Fund at McGill University is a vibrant example of …
- Posted Jan. 21, 2022
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Alumni & Student Engagement: Building Relationships and Career Pathways
- Elon University (NC)
- University of Virginia (VA)
- Green LMN LLC (NJ)
Now, more than ever, students need support finding professional development opportunities and career pathways. Connecting alumni to students expands opportunities for students to engage in meaningful sustainability work and can …
- Posted May 17, 2023
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High Impact Practices at Bridgewater State University’s Permaculture Garden and Local Farms
- Bridgewater State University (MA)
In this presentation, faculty from the Bridgewater State University Sustainability Program share their experiences of using the permaculture garden as a tool for their teaching, research, and scholarship. The goal …
- Posted May 17, 2023
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Community Solar: Supercharging the Equitable Energy Transition
- Solar Energy Industries Association (DC)
The U.S. is at a pivotal moment in the fight against climate change and must take decisive action to build an equitable clean energy economy. In this presentation, David Gahl …
- Posted May 17, 2023
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Scope 3: Calculating a carbon footprint with purchasing data
- University of New Hampshire (NH)
In greenhouse gas accounting, calculating indirect emissions (scope 3 sources) is notoriously challenging and daunting. In this session, we will provide detailed guidance on an accessible entry point into scope …
- Posted Feb. 27, 2025
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A Campus Beyond Plastic
- Post-Landfill Action Network (NH)
Plastic has taken on an almost ubiquitous presence in our daily lives. While eliminating single-use plastics is not an overnight task, it is also not an impossible one! With some …
- Posted Feb. 28, 2025
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Brackish Water Los Angeles: An Exhibition Field Report
- California State University, Dominguez Hills (CA)
Brackish Water Los Angeles is an art and research project housed at California State University Dominguez Hills' (CSUDH) University Art Gallery, co-directed by Aandrea Stang and Debra Scacco. Part of …
- Posted Feb. 28, 2025
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Smart Partnerships: How Higher Education Institutions Can Enhance the Capacity of the UN to Govern the Global Commons
- Antioch University, New England (NH)
This dissertation explores how partnerships between UN agencies and higher education institutions (HEIs) can enhance governance of the global commons. Unique attributes that HEIs have to offer in this regard …
- Posted Aug. 8, 2016
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Green cities and ivory towers: how do higher education sustainability initiatives shape millennials’ consumption practices?
- University of Michigan (MI)
College-educated millennials, motivated by a preference for vibrant, walkable neighborhoods with access to good public transportation, are helping to drive an economic resurgence in many American cities. At the same …
- Posted Aug. 22, 2016
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Proactive sustainable university transportation: Marginal effects, intrinsic values, and university students' mode choice
- University of Queensland (QLD)
In the United States, millions of university students drive alone to school. Therefore, decreasing driving alone and related car dependence among university students is as important as doing that among …
- Posted Oct. 26, 2016
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Engaging Undergraduates in Soil Sustainability Decision-Making Through an InTeGrate Module
- Santa Rosa Junior College (CA)
- Virginia Tech (VA)
- Wittenberg University (OH)
Continued agricultural productivity hinges on understanding how to manage soil resources. A 2-week undergraduate introductory-level module: A Growing Concern: Sustaining Soil Resources Through Local Decision Making was collaboratively developed through …
- Posted Nov. 17, 2016
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How Does Adding an Emphasis on Socioscientific Issues Influence Student Attitudes about Science, Its Relevance, and Their Interpretations of Sustainability?
- North Carolina State University (NC)
- University of Washington, Seattle (WA)
A general consensus exists among the leaders of both developed and developing nations that their citizens should be scientifically literate. Therefore, it is important for educational systems to provide students …
- Posted May 21, 2018
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