BU is a Green College!
04/29/2011Boston University is one of the most environmentally responsible colleges in the U.S.A. and Canada, according to The Princeton Review’s Guide to 311 Green Colleges: 2011 Edition.
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Goodwill, Not Landfill!
04/29/2011Take the BU monthly challenge. May is “Goodwill Not Landfill”
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04/20/2011Please complete the sustainability@BU survey to help with our sustainable initiatives on campus.
» Read MoreBU Team Wins First Annual Smart Lighting Challenge
04/19/2011Ten teams of students from several colleges came together on Saturday to compete in the first annual Smart Lighting Challenge, held at the Boston University School of Management. The winners of the competition were BU students Connor McEwen (EE’14), Felipe Spinel (SMG’12), Parker Fox (SMG’12) and Ahmad Nawasrah (SMG’12), who showcased their ideas for utilizing [...]
» Read MoreNSF Greenlights Sustainable Building Project
04/19/2011Past efforts to design more sustainable buildings have largely focused on finding ways to reduce their energy consumption in isolation. Now a new, four-year project drawing on engineering and architecture faculty at Boston University and MIT, respectively, promises to deliver substantial carbon footprint and energy cost reductions not only to individual buildings, but also to [...]
» Read MoreCEESI wins IBM Smarter Planet Industry Skills Innovation Award
04/19/2011BU’s Clean Energy and Environmental Sustainability Initiative (CEESI) has won a $10,000 award from IBM to create a course titled, “Technology and the Global Urban Challenges: Security, Energy, Water, and the Environment”.
» Read MoreBU Honored for Goodwill Not Landfill Program
04/19/2011Spurs recycling, not tossing, clothes and housewares.
» Read MoreExcellence in Commuter Options
04/19/2011Boston University Medical Campus receives the Excellence in Commuter Options award by encouraging employees to use alternative modes of transportation.
» Read MoreFour Ways to Change BU’s Food for the Better
04/15/2011Written by Hannah Franke Boston University has dedicated many resources to promoting sustainability on campus in recent years, especially in dining halls where environmentally conscious food choices have become a daily option. This year, BU has expanded its sustainability efforts, from offering more local and organic produce in the dining halls to expanding compost and [...]
» Read MoreSustainable Seafood
04/14/2011As part of Earth Week festivities, come learn from local experts about how you can play your part in saving the world’s seafood resources.
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