Harvard's environmental sustainability efforts have once again placed the school in the top rankings of the Princeton Review. Only eleven colleges received the top Green Rating of 99 this year, and areas such as transportation, purchasing, teaching, and green building were considered.
posted: 10. 1.08 [permalink]
Check out the full schedule of speakers at the museum through October, which includes an October 16 lecture entitled "Sustaining Life: How Human Health Depends on Biodiversity" by E.O. Wilson and Eric Chivian.
posted: 09.24.08 [permalink]
In its annual Sustainability Report Card, the Sustainable Endowments Institute ranked Harvard among the top fifteen most environmentally sustainable colleges and universities in the country. Harvard received the highest grade of A-, and the Green Campus Initiative was mentioned as the administrative force behind Harvard's sustainability work. Some of the other areas of consideration in the report card include approaches to food and recycing, student involvement, green building, and transportation.
See Harvard's full report card
posted: 09.24.08 [permalink]
The September issue of the Gazette spotlights the work of the Harvard Green Campus Initiative in the renovation of Byerly Hall at Harvard's Radcliffe Institute.
Check out the full article
posted: 09.23.08 [permalink]
As she departs from the Harvard Green Campus Initiative, Leith Sharp leaves a legacy of hard work and great acheivement with environmental sustainability at Harvard. Leith would be the first to say that there is more work to be done, but as Grist points out, there is also much to celebrate as we thank Leith for her dedication over the past nine years.
See the full story
posted: 09.18.08 [permalink]
Harvard continues to move forward with the exploration of alternative energy sources, and a new study will allow the university to see if wind power can meet some of Harvard's energy needs.
With the recent installation of a 164-ft meteorological tower (MET) and wind meters (anemometers), the university plans to collect data over the next 12-18 months in order to assess if (and where) wind turbines would be effective energy producers on campus.
Visit the University Operations Services website for more information about the MET project.
posted: 09.18.08 [permalink]
The Harvard Green Campus Initiative is accepting applications for Special Projects Assistant. To learn more about the position and to apply, please visit:
http://jobs.harvard.edu/jobs/summ_req?in_post_id=39164
posted: 09.16.08 [permalink]
Harvard's wind turbine project at Holyoke Center was highlighted in the NY Times article "Assessing the Value of Small Wind Turbines" yesterday.
For more information about wind energy at Harvard visit our wind energy page.
posted: 09. 5.08 [permalink]
