By Jaime Lutz , The Daily Free Press Published: Wednesday, April 28, 2010 The Princeton Review released survey results on April 20 that includes Boston University in a list of hundreds of colleges across the United States that have successfully gone green. The ranking comes after the university’s massive environmental push in recent years, a [...]
» Read MoreUniversity to put $55 million into renovations Take a good look around campus before Commencement, because much will have changed by fall semester. In a good way. Starting the week after graduation and continuing to mid-August, Boston University will conduct $55 million worth of (mostly green-friendly) renovations — from boosting wireless access and swapping oil [...]
» Read MoreBU and Goodwill team up for Earth Day Bu Leslie Friday Lounging on GSU Plaza takes on new meaning today. To help celebrate Earth Day 2010, sustainability@bu, which carries out BU’s sustainability program, is teaming up with Morgan Memorial Goodwill Industries to create a faux living room, complete with couches, carpeting, tables, and chairs — [...]
» Read MoreThe sustainability@BU website was recently selected as a 2010 “Webby Honoree” in the Green category for the 14th Annual Webby Awards. Nearly 10,000 entries were received from all 50 states and over 60 countries.
» Read MoreGovernor Deval Patrick last month pledged $25 million to help fund construction of a Green High-Performance Computing Center (GHPCC), to be powered by alternative energy. The center, which will be built in Holyoke, is projected to cost $100 million. Patrick said the center, whose construction will begin this fall, will provide an infrastructure for research [...]
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Get your green on! Green gowns for graduates, moving toward Zero Waste events, and single stream recycling for commencement.
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» More TipsAccording to the Clean Air Council, the average American uses 650 pounds of paper a year and collectively throws away enough office paper annually to build a 12-foot wall spanning from New York City to Los Angeles. But, by printing on both sides, and only printing what is really necessary, paper usage can be considerably reduced.
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