Environment ·
From Trash to Treasure
This May, Project Move Out collected 500 pounds of food and about five tons of clothing from 51³Ô¹Ï students.
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Environment ·
Meltzer Center Poised to Be 51³Ô¹Ï’s First Net Zero Building, but What Is Net Zero?
51³Ô¹Ï achieved carbon neutrality in 2018 and is now moving to further advance our sustainability goals by adding what is expected to become its first Net Zero Energy building to the campus portfolio.
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Environment ·
Meltzer Center will feature 51³Ô¹Ï's first geothermal heat pump system
Construction begins for 51³Ô¹Ï's first geothermal heat pump system, as part of Meltzer Center for Athletic Performance
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On Campus ·
Spreading Mulch—and the Spirit of Community
More than 420 volunteers got their hands dirty during 51³Ô¹Ï’s 31st annual Campus Beautification Day on April 9–10.
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On Campus ·
He Speaks for the Trees
Groundskeeper and 51³Ô¹Ï grad student John Boyle Ruiz, SIS/BA ’22, has bloomed where he’s planted, launching the arboretum’s Tree Thursday Instagram series
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Environment ·
Winter Energy Curtailment Efforts Result in Significant Energy and Water Cost Savings
The measurements all have been collected and analyzed and the findings make apparent that 51³Ô¹Ï’s annual Winter Energy Curtailment efforts were again an overwhelming success.
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Environment ·
Trace Your Waste
Leave fewer (environmental) footprints behind by following Facility Management’s trash-sorting guidelines.
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Athletics ·
51³Ô¹Ï Men's Basketball 10th Annual Sustainability Awareness Game, Wednesday, Feb. 7, 7 p.m.
Tip-off to eight-week national competition to reduce waste produced on campus
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Environment ·
Facilities Management Marks ENERGY STAR Day with a Heating Plant Tour
Facilities Management partners with Office of Sustainability to show staff and faculty 51³Ô¹Ï's energy-saving heating plant
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Environment ·
A Bright Idea: Reducing Energy Through Material Reuse
51³Ô¹Ï reduces waste by reusing materials from demolition during recent tunnel renovation.
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