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Meet the Honorees: Tara Helms, Director of Sustainability for North America, Electrolux

January 21, 2023January 24, 2023 by Staff Writer

Tara Helms has spent her career focused on improving supply chains to project development and now oversees the sustainability program as the Director of Sustainability for North America at Electrolux.

Scottish Parliament Approves 20-Minute Neighborhood Plan

January 18, 2023 by Jessica Hunt

The Scottish government is seeking to reduce emissions and build more "fair" and "sustainable" cities.

Campus Carbon Emissions Drop, But May Be Under-Reported by 30%

February 17, 2017February 17, 2017 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Carbon emissions per square foot have dropped 14 percent since 2007 at colleges and universities across the US.

300 Kentucky Schools Have Energy Star Designation

December 8, 2015September 1, 2022 by Carl Weinschenk

Southside Elementary School in Shelbyville, KY has become the 300th school building in the state to receive the Energy Star designation, according to the Northern Kentucky Tribune. The announcement was made by The Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet (EEC) and the Kentucky School Boards Association (KSBA). Southside’s energy use intensity ... Read more »

UC-Irvine is the Most Energy-Efficient University

September 28, 2015September 1, 2022 by Carl Weinschenk

Electric Choice has chosen the nation’s most energy efficient colleges and universities. The list, which was highlighted in a story at Cogeneration & On-Site Power Production, gave top honors to the University of California Irvine. The story says that the school was “propelled” to energy efficient behavior by its participation ... Read more »

Free Tool Compares Hotels’ Water, Carbon Footprints

September 3, 2015September 2, 2015 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

The hotel industry will be able to compare energy and water use, as well as carbon footprint, using a new tool from the Cornell University Center for Hospitality Research (CHR). Developed by researchers Howard Chong and Eric Ricaurte, the Hotel Sustainability Tool 2015 is available from the CHR at no ... Read more »

Sustainability Salaries on the Rise

September 3, 2015September 3, 2015 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Sustainability staff in higher education are making more money this year compared to three years ago, according to a report from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE). The 2015 Salaries & Status of Sustainability Staff in Higher Education report finds an overall trend toward slightly ... Read more »

GPT Improves Sodexo’s Recycling, Waste Management

August 28, 2015August 28, 2015 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

GPT Waste Management has helped Sodexo save about £4,000 ($6,190) in six months by improving recycling and waste management at college facilities in the UK. Sodexo manages the International Study Centres facilities at St. Georges Tower, which is comprised of 164 student accommodation studios and some small college facilities in ... Read more »

UC Irvina Tops Sierra’s Annual College Ranking

August 13, 2015August 13, 2015 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

The University of California, Irvine, for the second year in a row tops Sierra magazine’s ninth annual “Cool Schools” ranking of America’s “greenest” colleges and universities. UCI took the top spot for diverting more than 80 percent of campus waste from landfills and using clean energy. The UC system has ... Read more »

Free Water Modeling Software for Universities

August 10, 2015August 7, 2015 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Innovyze, which develops business analytics software and technologies for smart water infrastructure, is making available its GIS-centric water and wastewater modeling software free to students and professors at higher education institutions worldwide. This special student edition of both InfoWater and InfoSWMM, limited to 60 links, is designed to provide universities ... Read more »

Penn State Taps Evoqua Water Treatment for $62M Upgrade

August 6, 2015August 6, 2015 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Evoqua Water Technologies will provide Penn State University with a water treatment system as part of a $62 million project to provide clean water to the university. The adsorption systems systems remove organic contaminants through 12, 12-foot diameter high-pressure vessels (HP1230SYS). In addition to the adsorption systems, Evoqua will also ... Read more »

New Resource Center Provides Help for Sustainability Challenges

August 3, 2015August 3, 2015 by Jennifer Hermes

Environmental Leader announces the launch of a new resource center designed to help those in the fields of environmental and sustainability management successfully translate global sustainability challenges into opportunities that result in a real competitive advantage. The UL Environment Resource Center shows companies how to differentiate themselves as leaders in the industry and in society, secure competitive ... Read more »

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