HGCI News Updates & Info
Harvard Commits to 30% Reduction of Greenhouse Gases by 2016
On July 8, President Faust issued a statement on the new report by the Harvard Greenhouse Gas Task Force. In her statement, she announced intention to proceed with several recommendations from the Task Force. Among others, these include: the pursuit of a comprehensive program to reduce Harvard's emissions, with a primary emphasis on Harvard's own operations; a short-term goal of a 30% reduction of emissions below 2006 levels by 2016; the establishment of administration and staff support to meet the goals; and commitment to sustainability teaching and research to generate knowledge that can benefit the rest of the world.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Task Force Report (pdf)
posted: 07.11.08 [permalink]
Harvard Earns Top Ranks in Green Report Card
Harvard earns an A-, the highest grade earned in 2008, on the Sustainable Endowments Institute's Green Report Card. The other 5 recipients are Dartmouth, the University of Washington, Middlebury, Carleton College and the University of Vermont. HGCI Director Leith Sharp was quoted in a related Forbes Magazine article on "America's Greenest Colleges."
posted: 05. 6.08 [permalink]
Harvard Green Cleaning Chapter Released
HGCI staffer Dara Olmsted and Jason Luke, Associate Director at Facilities Maintenance Operations, wrote up Harvard's Green Cleaning Program for "The Green Campus," a recently published book edited by Walter Simpson of SUNY Buffalo.
posted: 05. 6.08 [permalink]
The Earth Wins: FAS Environmental Competition 2008
From November to March, occupants and managers of 13 buildings in FAS competed in areas like recycling and energy use reduction. The energy savings from the event lightened the FAS bottom line by $72,472! (more...)
posted: 04.21.08 [permalink]
Help out Green Campus!
We are redesigning our website, and would love to ask you a few quick questions. Please take our poll.
posted: 02.13.08 [permalink]
New LEED certified buildings at Harvard
Four buildings recently achieved LEED certification by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC): Aldrich Hall, Wyss Hall, and Hamilton Hall at the Harvard Business School, and 5 Cowperthwaite Street in Cambridge. (more...)
posted: 02.13.08 [permalink]
Reusable Shipping Containers Pilot with Office Max!
As part of OfficeMax's commitment to the environment, beginning on January 4th, portions of orders will be shipped in a reusable shipping container in place of a cardboard box. This initiative is being piloted by OfficeMax at Harvard University with support from the Harvard Strategic Procurement Office and endorsement by the Harvard Green Campus Initiative. (more...)
posted: 01. 4.08 [permalink]
Registration is Open! ENVR E-117: SUSTAINABILITY, THE CHALLENGE OF CHANGING OUR INSTITUTIONS
posted: 12.19.07 [permalink]
Growing Green - Harvard aims to help save the planet
Within the last decade, the University has steadily built on a series of "sustainability principles" that dictate sweeping changes aimed at reducing waste and conserving energy across all of its campuses and schools.
posted: 10.31.07 [permalink]
Green Gauge - Harvard by the Numbers
The ever-useful Harvard University Fact Book (published annually by the Office of Budgets, Financial Planning, and Institutional Research) contains, for the first time, indicators of environmental performance.
posted: 10.31.07 [permalink]
Green Campus Loan Fund at Work - Harvard Forest
...These experiments, which explore the impact of global warming on the environment, now receive approximately 8% of their power needs from this renewable energy source.
posted: 10.30.07 [permalink]
Harvard ranks 2nd in the Sierra Club's Top 10 Environmentally Aware Universities
Harvard ranks 2nd in the Sierra Club's Top 10 Environmentally Aware Universities
posted: 10.29.07 [permalink]
Harvard gets an A- on Sustainability Report Card in 07!
The "College Sustainability Report Card" grades the performance of 200 public and private institutions on their administration's commitment to sustainability; sustainability programs related to food and recycling, green buildings, climate change, and energy; and a number of measures related to their endowments. (more...)
posted: 10.26.07 [permalink]
New Position: Web Developer
To Apply: http://jobs.harvard.edu/jobs/summ_req?in_post_id=35609 (more...)
posted: 10.12.07 [permalink]
Lecture by Devra Davis, author of "The Secret History of the War on Cancer."
Wednesday October 17th, from 7:30 - 8:30 pm in 104 Harvard Hall (more...)
posted: 10.12.07 [permalink]
Anthony Flint: Smart Growth and New Urbanism and the Resistance to Change October 1, 2007
The ENVR E-119: Sustainable Buildings course instructors would like to notify you about an upcoming guest speaker. Please see below for more information. The event is open to all interested! (more...)
posted: 09.27.07 [permalink]
Harvard's Agreement to Limit Emissions at Allston
Harvard has agreed to to cut emissions to 50% below required levels at the Allston campus. The New York Times and boston.com cover yesterday's announcement. (more...)
posted: 09.18.07 [permalink]
How Green is Your University
CNN Money profiles Harvard and Tufts! (more...)
posted: 09.11.07 [permalink]
New Green Building Course at Extension School!
This fall, consider joining the Harvard Green Campus Initiative's new course on green buildings offered through the Harvard Extension School : ENVR E-119 Sustainable Buildings: Design Construction, and Operations (more...)
posted: 09. 6.07 [permalink]
Harvard Announces 8th LEED Certified Building
posted: 08.21.07 [permalink]
Green Your Dorm / Apartment - Annual Stuff Sale!
posted: 08.21.07 [permalink]
Top 15 Green Colleges and Universities
Harvard ranks # 6 of 15 in Grist's Green Colleges and Universities for 2007. (more...)
posted: 08.13.07 [permalink]
American Campuses Get Greener than Ever
The Green Campus - How to teach new respect for the environment? The 3 R's: reduce your carbon footprint, reuse and recycle. Newsweek College Guide '08 (more...)
posted: 08.13.07 [permalink]
Local projects tap geothermal energy
They're drilling for energy resources in Harvard's Radcliffe Yard.
posted: 08. 9.07 [permalink]