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Building Energy Dashboard

SUNY Polytechnic Institute Building Energy Dashboard

  • State University of New York Polytechnic Institute (NY)
  • Posted Sept. 12, 2016
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Sustainability Path 2

SUNY Polytechnic Institute Sustainability Path

  • State University of New York Polytechnic Institute (NY)

Solar PV and small wind turbine demonstration project funded by SUNY Small Grant Sustainability Fund

  • Posted Sept. 12, 2016
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Beyond LEED: Living Buildings Earth Week Lecture

Beyond LEED: Living Buildings Earth Week Lecture 2014

  • State University of New York Polytechnic Institute (NY)
  • Posted Sept. 12, 2016
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2016 LIU Post Sustainability Award Recipients

2016 LIU Post Sustainability Award Recipients

  • LIU Post (NY)

This is a photo of LIU Post's 2016 campus sustainability award recipients and our guest speaker, L. Hunter Lovins. Each spring, LIU Post hosts a sustainability banquet to showcase successes …

  • Posted Sept. 12, 2016
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Dr. Terri MacDonald presenting at the Applied Research & Innovation Centre-Rural Development Institute and Association of Kooteny Boundary Local Governments-AgingAging Kootenays Event

RDI Event Oct 2015

  • Selkirk College (BC)

Dr. Terri MacDonald presenting at the Applied Research & Innovation Centre-Rural Development Institute and Association of Kooteny Boundary Local Governments-AgingAging Kootenays Event - Oct2015

  • Posted Sept. 12, 2016
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The Legacy Garden is a space on campus where both students and employees visit and volunteer. The 3,200 lbs of produce produced annually is entirely consumed by students and staff and represent the value that Saint Mary's College places on maintaining an accessible, healthy and safe environment.

SMC - Wellbeing & Work (SCI Index)

  • Saint Mary's College of California (CA)

The Legacy Garden is a space on campus where both students and employees visit and volunteer. The 3,200 lbs of produce produced annually is entirely consumed by students and staff …

  • Posted Sept. 12, 2016
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Michael Schwartz, 3rd year PhD student in Plant Biology, recycling a glove box in front of an energy efficient ULT

UCR Green Lab in Action

  • University of California, Riverside (CA)

UCR is implementing a Green Lab Program to engage researchers on the Sustainability. An energy efficient Ultra-Low Temperature freezer is loan to encourage the defrost of their ULT, allowing to …

  • Posted Sept. 12, 2016
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Students often bike, skateboard, and walk to classes at Pomona College or one of the other Claremont Colleges.

Pomona College: Bike-Friendly Campus

  • Pomona College (CA)

Pomona College is a bicycle-friendly campus with 1,600 bike racks and over 300 "Green Bikes" available for checkout during the school year for free. Pomona College also has Zipcars and …

  • Posted Sept. 12, 2016
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UNCG Spartan Village Planning

UNCG Collaborative Planning for Key Thoroughfare

  • University of North Carolina, Greensboro (NC)

Model community engagement that resulted in a mixed use village-style development on a major municipal thoroughfare in Greensboro, North Carolina.

  • Posted Sept. 12, 2016
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Students sample water quality at Penn State's "Living Filter", a 600-acre vegetated area where all treated effluent from the University’s wastewater treatment plant is spray applied, eliminating direct discharge to local streams and recharging groundwater.

Penn State's Living Filter

  • Pennsylvania State University (PA)

Students sample water quality at Penn State's "Living Filter", a 600-acre vegetated area where all treated effluent from the University’s wastewater treatment plant is spray applied, eliminating direct discharge to …

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Members of the Western New York Sustainable Business Roundtable discuss different sustainability strategies at the Sustainability, Management and Resource Tradeshow at the University at Buffalo.

Sustainable Business Roundtable at UBuffalo

  • University at Buffalo (NY)

The University at Buffalo initiated a partnership in recent years with Erie County and a small group of key business leaders throughout the region to assess the feasibility of creating …

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Sierra Club Summer Camp

New Student Sustainability Fee Impacts Buildings, Research, and Student Activities

  • Frostburg State University (MD)

A part of the newly implemented Student Sustainability Fee was allocated to competitive grants open to students, faculty and staff. In the first round of competition, the fee was able …

A group of NC State University students powered an effort to add a solar energy charging station just outside the university's LEED-certified James B. Hunt Jr. Library. With a 1,500-watt solar array atop a recycled steel base, the 16-foot solar sculpture offers outlets from which users can power laptops, phones and other devices. The student-led effort took a year of fundraising, planning and working toward the goal of increasing student interest in clean energy.

NC State Students Champion Solar Installation

  • North Carolina State University (NC)

In 2016, the Park Scholarships program celebrates its 20th year. Each class of Park Scholars chooses a legacy gift to leave the university, and the Class of 2015 chose to …

Elon students working at Environmental Center at Loy Farm

Elon Students at Environmental Center at Loy Farm

  • Elon University (NC)
Louis cleans the floors with Orbio ec-H20 technology, reducing the use of traditional floor cleaning chemicals on campus

Green Cleaning with Orbio Water

  • UMass Chan Medical School (MA)

University of Massachusetts Medical School has taken an innovative approach to sustainable cleaning. Rather than purchasing traditional cleaning chemicals to clean floors and surfaces, UMMS has invested in floor scrubbers …

Working with vegetables, mulch and compost at the Guilford College Farm

  • Guilford College (NC)
Solar field and rooftop installations at the David Ames Clock Farm at Stonehill College

Solar field and rooftop installations at the David Ames Clock Farm at Stonehill College

  • Stonehill College (MA)

The 15 acre solar field and two rooftop installations include 9,625 panels with a combined production of 3.384 million kWh per year, which covers 20% of Stonehill’s annual electrical consumption.

EDDEC Institute, Polytechnique Montréal

Event organized by Institut EDDEC

  • Polytechnique Montréal (QC)

This photo was taken during the "Transition towards a circular economy: opportunities and challenges for Quebec and Canada" event organized by the EDDEC Institute in May 2016 in Montreal.

Monitoring a solar powered instrument well located at the perimeter of the south bore-hole field of the geothermal project at Ball State University.

Ball State University Campus-Wide Clean Energy Efficiency Geothermal Project

  • Ball State University (IN)

The system implementation demonstrates that geothermal energy coupled with ground source heat pump technology can be used on a large-scale district distribution system.

Weekly discussion of sustainability in business hosted by the Lewis Institute at Babson.

Good Business Friday Discussion

  • Babson College (MA)

Weekly discussion of sustainability in business hosted by the Lewis Institute at Babson.

Student at event recycling station

  • Babson College (MA)

Student at zero waste station at Babson College's From Day One Fest event

Student tapping maple tree

Tapping campus maple trees

  • Babson College (MA)

Students, faculty, and staff working together to tap campus maple trees to make maple syrup.

Ecology course studying trees on campus

Learning our campus trees

  • Babson College (MA)

Ecology course studying trees on campus

Faculty and students on sustainability course in Costa Rica

Engaged Learning in Costa Rica course

  • Babson College (MA)

Faculty and students on sustainability course in Costa Rica

Sustainability Office staff and interns touring new rooftop solar thermal system.

Tour of Residence Hall Rooftop Solar

  • Babson College (MA)

Sustainability Office staff and interns touring new rooftop solar thermal system.

Ecoroof Management Plan

  • Portland State University (OR)

The Broadway Residence Hall at Portland State University received LEED Silver certification in 2004,with a combination of sustainable construction practices and green building features, including a 18,000 square foot ecoroof, …

Cal State LA Hydrogen Research & Fueling Facility and two (2) campus hydrogen FCEV’s operated by Commuter Services (left) and Public Safety (right); October, 2015

Cal State LA Hydrogen Research and Fueling Facility (H2 Station)

  • California State University, Los Angeles (CA)

The California State University, Los Angeles Hydrogen Research and Fueling Facility (H2 Station) opened on May 7, 2014. The station is capable of producing hydrogen onsite from 100% renewable energy …

Two Stanford staff members take the extra step of bringing their paper waste to the recycling bin in the hallway.

Stanford's Building Sustainability Rating System

  • Stanford University (CA)

Stanford's building sustainability rating system recognizes buildings that are meeting their performance targets and motivates occupants to reduce their environmental footprint to improve their building's performance score.

Upper pond after completion of the project.

Installation of Coiled Heat Exchange at Miami University

  • Miami University (OH)

Miami University’s new stormwater installation combines stormwater treatment and management, geothermal heating and cooling, energy reduction and water conservation. Through this system, rainwater is collected, slowed, cooled and cleaned using …

Charles Carrier, a junior at Sterling College, presents findings from his internship program.

Classes at Sterling College

  • Sterling College (VT) (VT)
The new Alfond Draft Horse Barn on Sterling College's campus

Alfond Draft Horse Barn at Sterling College

  • Sterling College (VT) (VT)
A pair of feathered friends enjoys our campus' green infrastructure on a rainy spring day.

Indiana State: Green Infrastructure for Water

  • Indiana State University (IN)

Combined Sewer Overflows are a big problem for post-industrial towns like Terre Haute, Indiana, and as Indiana State University provides one of the largest concentrations of users of impervious surfaces …

4,000 square feet of solar cells provide roughly 8% of the Business Instructional Facility’s energy needs. These and other rooftop solar installations reduce campus emissions.

Business Instructional Facility Solar Array at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

  • University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (IL)
CSUN Grounds Department working with AquaCents on a turf injection project

CSUN's Saves 55 Million Gallons per Year Through Various Water Conservation Efforts

  • California State University, Northridge (CA)

In an effort to meet the State of California's mandated water conservation targets, California State University, Northridge has made significant strides in reducing water use through irrigation improvements and innovations. …

Ezekiel W. Cullen Building

Water Conservation at the University of Houston

  • University of Houston (TX)

A group of University of Houston students enrolled in Energy & Sustainability with similar interests in water conservation investigated a potential water-saving solution for the University of Houston.

Their research …

The Science and Engineering Building 2 features a rooftop lab for researchers to gather data.

Harnessing the Power of Solar

  • University of California, Merced (CA)

The Science and Engineering Building 2 features solar panels on the outside to help power the building and provide shade during the hottest months.

Students in the Nutrition class work with Executive Chef Simeon Bittman (left) on a recipe for braised cabbage.

Sterling College is the #1 campus for the Real Food Challenge

  • Sterling College (VT) (VT)

Executive Chef Simeon Bittman (left), community member Lydia Jones (center), and student Alice Haskins '16 work together to test a recipe for braised cabbage as part of the Human Nutrition …

Parkerson Mill Creek restoration after one growing season

Parkerson Mill Creek restoration after one growing season

  • Auburn University (AL)

This is Parkerson Mill Creek one growing season after completion of the stream restoration project.

Buyer’s club creators Emily Marguerite and Jen Curry with their first customer, Liz Barringer-Smith, sporting her sweatshop-free reusable bag

Big Red Buyer's Club

  • Denison University (OH)
  • Bon Appétit Management Company

The Big Red Buyers Club was created at Denison University In an effort to support local producers and to connect faculty, students, and staff with high quality, local and responsibly …

Located underneath the Campus Polonsky Commons shown here is the second largest geothermal well system in North America. The system serves all north campus buildings and is made up of 392 closed loop boreholes that extend 200m below the surface of the commons.

UOIT Borehole Thermal Energy Storage System

  • Ontario Tech University (ON)

Located underneath the Campus Polonsky Commons shown here is the second largest geothermal well system in North America. The system serves all north campus buildings and is made up of …

To manage runoff on the main UOIT campus, stormwater is directed to wet ponds, bioswales and storm ponds in a manner that demonstrates sustainable storm water design while enriching the campus landscape.

UOIT Storm Pond

  • Ontario Tech University (ON)

To manage runoff on the main UOIT campus, stormwater is directed to wet ponds, bioswales and storm ponds in a manner that demonstrates sustainable storm water design while enriching the …

Town-Gown Showdown 2015 Kick-off

Town-Gown Showdown National Bike Challenge at UW-Milwaukee

  • University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (WI)

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee is a founding and leading partner in the Town-Gown Showdown, a nationally ranked team that is part of the National Bike Challenge. The Challenge provides an online …

Michigan State University facilities employees observe a gauge in a boiler room while participating in a Spartan Treasure Hunt.

Spartan Treasure Hunt

  • Michigan State University (MI)

In these photos, Michigan State University facilities employees observe equipment while participating in a Spartan Treasure Hunt.

Bee photo bomb!

Student Beekeepers: Almost as Busy as Bees

  • Colorado Mountain College (CO)

This photograph was taken on April 22 (Earth Day!), 2016. It shows members of the Beekeeping Club at Colorado Mountain College in Steamboat Springs tending their bees and teaching students …

Furman's CCC weatherizes it's 100th home

Furman's CCC weatherizes it's 100th home

  • Furman University (SC)

The Community Conservation Corps (CCC), coordinated by Furman's David E. Shi Center for Sustainability, partners with a local utility company and Habitat for Humanity to provide needed home weatherization services …

“Knaves Turn’d Honest” – winning design in the University of Manitoba BEE / HOUSE / LAB Open International Design Competition

University of Manitoba BEE / HOUSE / LAB Open International Design Competition

  • University of Manitoba (MB)

BEE / HOUSE / LAB is an international design competition hosted by the University of Manitoba and open to students and designers in the field of environmental design, architecture, landscape …

Kicking off Environment Week at UAlberta.

Environment Week at UAlberta

  • University of Alberta (AB)

From June 6–10, the University of Alberta hosted a series of free events to celebrate Environment Week and engage our community in sustainability. UAlberta partnered with local organizations such as …

Students from the Tufts Mountain Club highlight their annual activities.

Tufts University Earth Fest Celebration

  • Tufts University (MA)

The Tufts community came out to celebrate our planet on Earth Day with Tufts Sustainability Collective (TSC) and the Tufts Eco Reps! A clothing swap, food, prizes, music and a …

Meditation Maze

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. …

Students work together during an e-waste autopsy.

Earth Days 2016 at Johnson County Community College

  • Johnson County Community College (KS)

Our Earth Days 2016 events included several activities in addition to those pictured here, but these were two of our most popular. Epicenter, a one-day, student-focused conference on careers in …

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