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UIC Heritage Garden

  • University of Illinois Chicago (IL)

The Heritage Garden at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) is a hands-on learning project with an internship program where students work with faculty, staff, and community members to ...


Geothermal A-Maze!

  • University of Illinois Chicago (IL)

Part of your legacy at UIC could be #AMaze! Help us to design it!

There is a deep hole next to University Hall. As deep as University Hall is tall ...


Sustainability Internship Programs at the University of Illinois at Chicago: Diversity Strengthens Leadership On and Off Campus

  • University of Illinois Chicago (IL)

This case study will describe two internship programs that operate at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC). The goal of the Heritage Garden and Office of Sustainability (OS) internship ...

  • Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Smart Print: Using the Cloud to Identify Waste & Excess Energy Consumption

  • University of Illinois Chicago (IL)
  • Pharos Systems International (NY)

The University of Illinois at Chicago has deployed a new, cloud-based tool to deliver a campus-wide view of their printer fleet, their users who print and the documents they print ...

  • Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Empowering Students with Knowledge and Knowhow on Sustainability

  • University of Illinois Chicago (IL)

University is a place where students not only gain knowledge, but also get the opportunity to acquire the vision and leadership insight needed for leading their future communities. Moreover, students ...

  • Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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An Assets-based Approach for Sustainability Strategic Planning and Engagement

  • University of Illinois Chicago (IL)

We will conduct a workshop to introduce an innovative approach to sustainability strategic thinking and planning. This process was used at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) to broadly ...

  • Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Managing a Global Resource: Campus Water Management Practices

  • University of Illinois Chicago (IL)

The University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) is located approximately 2 miles from Lake Michigan, one of the six Great Lakes. The Great Lakes are the largest surface freshwater system ...

  • Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Meditation for Green Practitioners

  • University of Illinois Chicago (IL)

Our work, as stewards and advocates, taps a wide spectrum of mental and emotional energy. We use all available means to accomplish our goals, and must constantly devise new methods ...

  • Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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How Institutional Factors are Related to Greenhouse Gas Emissions

  • University of Illinois Chicago (IL)

Increasingly, institutions are reporting greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as a measure of sustainability. Higher education institutions are taking a leadership role as demonstrated by the American College and University Presidents ...

  • Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Honors Seminar: The Sustainable Campus

  • University of Illinois Chicago (IL)

This seminar examines social, economic and environmental sustainability issues as they pertain to complex institutions like colleges and universities. Using examples from universities and businesses around the country (including UIC ...

  • Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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Master of Energy Engineering

  • University of Illinois Chicago (IL)

The Master of Energy Engineering program at UIC is a unique, self-contained, fully accredited non-thesis program taught at night. Structured to meet the needs of working students, each course is ...

  • Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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To Green and Beyond: Excellence Through Sustainability at University of Illinois at Chicago

  • University of Illinois Chicago (IL)

The Sustainability Strategic Thinking process -To Green and Beyond- was undertaken to innovatively weave together the UIC Climate Action Plan and its other broad strategic plans and look beyond commonly-held ...

  • Posted June 11, 2015
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52 kW Rooftop Array: Lincoln Hall

  • University of Illinois Chicago (IL)

UIC currently has a 106 kW photovoltaic solar generating system on top of Lincoln and Douglas Halls that generate approximately 120 MWh each year.

  • Posted Oct. 31, 2011
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55 kW Rooftop Array: Douglas Hall

  • University of Illinois Chicago (IL)

UIC currently has a 106 kW photovoltaic solar generating system on top of Lincoln and Douglas Halls that generate approximately 120 MWh each year.

  • Posted Oct. 25, 2011
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