AASHE Bulletin

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 onsite 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.

Virginia Tech Research Institute Addition Receives LEED Silver

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Heriot-Watt U Dubai Campus Achieves LEED Gold

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U Louisville Residence Building Earns LEED Gold

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U Michigan Announces $5M Investment in Energy Conservation

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Okanagan College’s Health Sciences Building Receives LEED Gold Rating

Pennsylvania State U Business Building Receives LEED O+M Platinum Rating

Beloit College Student Center Recognized for Energy Efficiency

London School Economics Becomes Carbon Neutral Verified

(U.K.) The London School of Economics and Political Science recently announced carbon neutrality that was independently verified for the academic year 2020/21, for all its measured emissions. This was accomplished by a range of energy efficiency, and by procuring all the electricity from 100 percent renewable sources since 2009.

U North Carolina Greensboro Nursing & Instructional Building Earns LEED Gold

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U Rhode Island Engineering Building Earns LEED Silver

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Vassar College Adopts Sustainable Investment Policy

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Medical U South Carolina Building Achieves LEED Silver

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U Limerick Lab Receives Platinum Green Lab Certification

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Columbia U Pledges Fossil Free Buildings

The university announced recently that it will no longer install new fossil fuel connections in any new construction, refresh or renovation projects. To support this transition, the university will evaluate how to fully electrify the campus by replacing the on-site combustion of fossil fuels with clean, renewable energy sources.

U Arizona Completes Dorm Carpet Recycling Project

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GRITS & SIMAP Partner on New Sync Feature

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My Green Lab Announces 2021 Freezer Challenge Winners

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U Colorado Boulder Installs Phthalate-Free Pool Liner

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Montclair State U Building Earns LEED Gold

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Bowdoin College Building Earns PHIUS Passive Certification

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Northwestern U Signs Energy Efficiency Contract

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Winona State U Approves $12M Building Efficiency & Renewable Energy Project

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Florida Institute Tech Completes Sustainable Alumni Center

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U Massachusetts Amherst Dining Hall Earns LEED Gold

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Seven HEIs Receive 2021 USGBC Leadership Award

The USGBC Leadership Awards recognize the exemplary leadership of individuals and organizations contributing to the creation of sustainable, healthier, equitable and resilient buildings, cities and communities. Higher education institutions that were recognized include Harvard University; Stevens Institute of Technology; University of California, Merced; University Hospitals of Cleveland Rainbow Center for Women and Children; University of Monterrey; University of St. Thomas; and Washington University in St. Louis.

Two Chatham U Buildings Achieve LEED Platinum

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Three Virginia Tech Historic Buildings Earn LEED Certification

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Arizona State U Public-Private Corridor Attains LEED-ND Gold

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U Tasmania Building Features Vegetative Roof

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Loyola U Maryland Adopts Green Building Policy

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Georgia Tech Building Earns Living Building Certification

Georgia Tech's Kendeda Building for Innovative Sustainable Design has measured net-positive for energy and water. Over the performance period, the building generated 225 percent of the energy needed to power all of its electrical systems from solar panels on its roof. It also collected, treated and infiltrated 15 times the amount of water needed for building functions.

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