AASHE Bulletin

Concordia U to Receive $123M for Electrification & Decarbonization Research & Solutions

Catawba College Becomes Carbon Neutral

The college recently announced that it has achieved carbon neutrality seven years ahead of its goal of 2030. To meet this goal, a mix of renewable energy, energy efficiency, renewable energy credits and carbon offsets were used.

Pace U & U Virginia Receive EPA Better Buildings: Better Practice Award

U Michigan Buildings Earn LEED Gold

Harvard U Divinity School Building Earns LEED Platinum

McMaster U to Use Ground Source Heating and Cooling in Greenhouse

U Washington Health Building Earns LEED Platinum

U Kansas New Welcome Center Contains 58 KW Solar + Battery Storage System

Austin CC Renovations Receive LEED Platinum

Columbia U Completes LED Pilot Program in Eight Buildings

National U Singapore Launches Net-Zero Building Initiative

U Pittsburgh Building Earns LEED Platinum

U Virginia Health Center Earns Fitwel Certification

Marquette U Opens Sustainable Academic Building

Furman U Housing Renovation Receives Two Green Globes

Columbia U Business School Buildings Obtain LEED Gold

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U Pittsburgh Life Sciences Research Building Earns LEED Gold

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U Wisconsin Stout Approves Energy Conservation Project

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My Green Lab Announces 2022 Freezer Challenge Winners

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14 Canadian Universities Partner on Built Environment Research Partnership

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U Toronto Receives $56M for Energy Retrofit Projects

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Pasco-Hernando State College Building Receives Three Green Globes

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U Virginia to Convert to Low-Temp Hot Water System

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Austin CC Highland Campus Achieves LEED Gold

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Raritan Valley CC Training Center Earns LEED Certification

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U North Carolina Chapel Hill Publishes Strategic Water Plan

UNC's Water Plan details the university’s accomplishments, current goals and visions for water conservation and efficiency.

Colby College Building Earns LEED Platinum & SITES Gold

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Knox College & Tufts U Win Environmental Architecture Award

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SEI Releases Social Cost of Carbon GRITS Feature

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Rockefeller U Building Receives LEED Gold

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Carleton College Science Complex Earns LEED Platinum

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Two Vanderbilt U Buildings Achieve LEED Gold

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U Miami Residential Housing Facility Earns LEED Gold

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Green Seal & Healthy Schools Campaign Launch Air Quality Standard

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U Virginia Aligns Building Standards With Carbon Neutrality Goals

The University of Virginia recently updated its building standards required for all future construction projects to further the institution’s progress in meeting its goals to be carbon neutral by 2030 and fossil-fuel free by 2050. Starting this year, new buildings are restricted from adding infrastructure for the on-site combustion of fossil fuels, such as natural gas, for heating or other uses, unless required for safety or emergency back-up systems.

Ball State U Collaborates on Living Building Certification for Cope Environmental Center

The Cope Environmental Center recently earned the Living Building Certification from the International Living Future Institute for achieving high standards in the categories of place, water, energy, health, materials, equity and beauty.

Rockefeller U Building Earns LEED Gold

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U Miami Building Earns LEED Gold

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U Central Florida Building Earns LEED Gold

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U Newcastle Building Earns 6 Star Green Star Certification

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McGill U Expands Compost Collection System

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U Pittsburgh Bradford Receives $230K Green Building Grant

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EPA Releases Top 30 Green Power Usage List

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently released the top 30 college and university Green Power Partners, as ranked by green power use. The University of California, Arizona State University and the University of Iowa are the top three ranked (respectively) higher education institutions for their usage of green power. Ten institutions on the list purchase green power in an amount equal to or exceeding 100 percent of their institution-wide electricity use.

News

Oregon Institute Technology Receives $18M State Bond for Geothermal

Georgetown U Residence Hall Earns LEED Platinum

U Washington Commits $3M to Energy & Water Conservation