Media & Press
Summers Doubles Green Campus Funds
Harvard’s first ever conference on campus sustainability kicked off yesterday with a pledge from University President Lawrence H. Summers to double the Green Campus Iniatiative’s loan fund for campus conservation projects to $12 million.
(April 28, 2006)
Efficiency program saves money, energy: Rapid payback makes efficiency make sense
An energy-efficiency program in Harvard-managed buildings has University real estate managers smiling at savings of more than $700,000 annually.
Larry McNeil, senior facilities engineer with Harvard Real Estate Services' University and Commercial Operations Management, said the efficiency program is in its fourth year and has amassed savings that are hard to ignore.
(February 10, 2005)
Conservation fund doubles
Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers announced Monday that the University will double the dollars available for campus conservation projects through the Green Campus Loan Fund - to $6 million - with the aim of financing greater energy efficiency, water conservation, and waste reduction across Harvard.
(December 16, 2004)
HBS assumes mantle of renewable power pioneer
A new solar power installation atop the Harvard Business School's Shad Hall has made the School a renewable energy pioneer and, supporters said, provides a concrete case study of the affordability of clean solar energy...The project was financed through a no-interest loan from the Harvard Green Campus Initiative's Loan Fund, which makes money available for environmentally-friendly projects across Harvard's campuses. The $250,000 loan, which will be repaid by the Business School, was augmented by a $143,500 grant from the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative.
(October 9, 2003)
Green houses (and dorms)
For the first time, paid undergraduates will fan out into Harvard's dorms and houses this year, shepherding fellow students into greater environmental awareness and action... The undergraduate representatives are in the dorms not only to educate students, but also to provide feedback to Harvard officials about what programs do and do not work. [Waste Management and Recycling Manager Rob] Gogan used the ubiquitous blue recycling bins as an example. They had been placed in dormitories, but the students told Gogan they were really too large to be practical in the small rooms. Consequently, many weren't used or were converted to other purposes, like draped with a piece of cloth and used for a table. This year, Gogan said, using money from the Harvard Green Campus Initiative's Loan Fund, the blue bins will be replaced with two stackable bins that will take up less floor space.
(October 10, 2002)
Summer interns work to 'green' Harvard
The greening of Harvard took another step forward this summer as, for the second year in a row, a group of environmentally-minded interns took a hard look at Harvard's buildings, vehicles, and equipment with an eye to make the campus more environmentally-friendly... As part of the goal to make the interns' work more than an academic exercise, resulting projects are eligible for loans from the Harvard Green Campus Loan Fund. The fund, financed by the president and provost and coordinated by the Green Campus Initiative, is a $3 million interest-free revolving loan fund targeted at projects with a five-year payback or less.
(September 26, 2002)