Grocery Cooperatives: Bringing Communities Together With Local Products
The increase in grocery Cooperatives is drawing customers away from large grocery chains. But why are they becoming so popular? See how cooperatives are supporting local organic products, bringing...
View ArticleProper Disposal of Toxic Medical Waste
Medical Waste is accumulated extremely quickly due to the fact that most medical supplies are used only once to ensure patient safety. While this practice may safeguard individuals, the ramifications...
View ArticleMoney is Power
Offering financial incentives to students living in on-campus housing for reduction in overall utility use.
View ArticleSoccer Stadiums Help Fight Climate Change in Brazil
Brazil is a solar energy pioneer in Latin America. The country’s biggest photovoltaic facility is a unique one: it generates 600 MWh, but unlike other solar plants, it’s located on top of the Estádio...
View ArticleSustainable Solutions through Shipping Containers
In today’s society, a new and innovative way to reduce the buildup of waste caused from construction is to use shipping containers within architecture. Rather than using new materials, virtually any...
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Smells Like Sustainability
Video by Chanelle Havey, Gabrielle Fernando and Michael Katz For sustainability lovers, deciding whether something belongs in the trash or recycling bin is routine – we try to recycle what we can, and...
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Hackers: The Practical Green Activists
Video by Ellie McCutcheon and Mike DeVito The symbol of the Hackerspaces movement (Courtesy Hackerspaces) “Green” is a pretty popular thing to be right now. It’s fashionable and practical – you can be...
View ArticleNuts to Tables: Seasonal Particle Board From Forestry Byproducts
UNSW PhD candidate Andrea Wechsler takes by-products from the forestry industry to make particle boards that can be used in kitchens, bathrooms and decking around pools. Not only do they have great...
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Now You See it, Now You Don’t!
As digital circuits shrink in size and grow in power, they are becoming nearly invisible. According to John Rogers, University of Illinois materials science professor and MacArthur “genius” grant...
View ArticleA Sustainable Home For A Returning Veteran
Students from three DC universities — the George Washington University, Catholic University of America, and American University — are teaming up for this fall’s Solar Decathlon in Irvine, California....
View ArticleFair Trade Recycling
Exports of “e-Waste” to emerging nations have been criticized or made illegal in some cases, because of toxic and unfair processes documented in some countries. At the same time, repair and reuse of...
View ArticleSeasonal Particle Boards Preserve Air Quality
Taking by-products from the forestry industry to make particle boards that can be used in kitchens, bathrooms and decking around pools. Not only do they have great moisture resistance, they...
View ArticleGeorgia Tech Housing’s Single Stream Recycling
Single stream recycling typically increases recycling rates 30%. Georgia Tech Housing is moving all resident halls to single stream recycling over spring break 2013. That is approximately 8,500 people!
View ArticleFully Integrated Sustainability at Oberlin College
Oberlin’s commitment to sustainability isn’t secluded to a single office or project, but something that’s integrated throughout campus from engaging prospective students to the Office of the President....
View ArticleGrowing Green at the University of Massachusetts Medical School
Public health is inextricably linked to the health of the planet. The University of Massachusetts Medical School is committed bettering human health through education and research into the causes and...
View ArticleWe’re For Sustainability
Indiana State University is focused on advancing sustainability and quality of life by using our community as a living laboratory for solutions to global problems.
View ArticleAmerican Public University System: Where LEED Meets the Street
American Public University System uses innovative building practices to combine adaptive reuse of historic buildings and new construction built to LEED Gold standards. Along with building practices,...
View ArticleSustainability at Bellevue College
Bellevue College has instituted a variety of measures to make its campus more sustainable and environmentally friendly. This year BC is one of only a handful of campuses across the nation that have...
View ArticleSustainability at Kaua‘i Community College
Kaua’i Community College has partnered with the local county government to develop an entirely new form of sustainable living center. Students from KCC are currently building a prototype...
View ArticleThe Legend of the Green Gaucho
Glendale Community College, home of the Glendale Gaucho, has been decreasing its carbon footprint with traditional and innovative initiatives since the early 1990’s. We have reduced energy use by...
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