Small house in the woods with garden

Sustainability workshop introduces carbon emissions inventory

Oct. 25, 2017

In this Oct. 27 hands-on skill building workshop for students, walk away knowing how to assess and calculate a baseline of carbon emissions for a household.

Former Vice President Al Gore

Campus film screening, discussion to explore climate change

Oct. 24, 2017

The Oct. 26 screening of Al Gore's film "An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power" will feature a livestream Q&A with Gore himself and a panel discussion with local experts on climate change.

Sustainability, Energy and Environment Laboratory at ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Boulder

3 campus buildings receive LEED Gold certifications for sustainability

Oct. 20, 2017

The latest certifications bring to 22 the total number of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Boulder buildings certified LEED Gold or better, either for new construction or major renovations.

Max Robbins, a senior environmental science major from Grand Junction (left) and Thrombin Atwell-Donaghey, a sophomore chemistry major from Boulder tune a bike at the UMC bike station at the University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Boulder. (Photo by Casey A. Cass/University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥)

Pushing Boundaries: ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Boulder 10th among public schools in sustainability ranking

Oct. 13, 2017

Based on campus data and student feedback on quality of life, career preparation and environmentally responsible practices, ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Boulder is a top "green" school, according to The Princeton Review.

Students work at Recycling Center during campus sustainability tour

ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ launches innovative sustainability rewards app

Oct. 11, 2017

What if you were rewarded every time you recycled? ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Boulder has teamed up with PIPs Rewards to beta test an app that lets users earn and redeem points for a wide variety of sustainable behaviors.

Garden produce harvested for the SEEC Cafe

SEEC celebrating new garden with ribbon-cutting Oct. 4

Sept. 29, 2017

Join the Sustainability, Energy and Environment Community for the grand opening of their new community garden, which will serve as a learning landscape and provide fresh food to the SEEC Café.

UPS truck

Campus Distribution Center to handle UPS deliveries starting Oct. 2

Sept. 20, 2017

The Distribution Center will handle most incoming and outgoing UPS shipments, a move designed to decrease traffic congestion and enhance sustainability on campus.

Grounds technician Pedro Vasquez uses a machine that provides hot steam to safely kill weeds

ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Boulder employs steam to control weeds on campus

April 26, 2017

Both Housing & Dining Services and Facilities Management are incorporating into their weed-management practices machinery that uses saturated steam to control weeds in landscape beds and natural areas.

Heidi VanGenderen with cherry blossoms, Thomas Jefferson memorial

Heidi VanGenderen named ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Boulder's first chief sustainability officer

April 20, 2017

The new chief sustainability officer Heidi VanGenderen will be charged with driving a campus-wide vision for sustainability in support of the university’s aspiration of becoming a national model of excellence in the arena.

A bee interacts with a flower.

ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Boulder pollinator gardens prove to be pretty problem-solvers

Sept. 30, 2015

The recent addition of specialized landscaping on the University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Boulder campus has solved some logistical matters. And, from butterflies to bees, pollinator species seem to be buzzing their approval.

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