By Liz Ivkovich, Sustainability Office. The University saved more than $120,000 by sharing office furniture between departments. With the University’s exponential growth, campus departments expand accordingly. When they get too […]
Bianca Greeff, Graduate Assistant. 14 departments across the University of Utah are currently participating in the Sustainability Office’s Green Office Certification, with six already certified. Green Office Certification helps the […]
Originally posted on October 3, 2016. The University of Utah will officially “flip the switch” to unveil a new solar parking canopy in the southwest corner of campus designed to […]
Originally published on August 29, 2016. By Melinda Rogers, media relations manager, University of Utah’s S.J. Quinney College of Law The University of Utah this week will mark the one-year […]
By Sarah Martinez, Student Sustainability Ambassador Recycling is easy. Getting students to recycle correctly is not. So, the Sustainability Office created a force of well-informed students and staff to help […]
By Ayrel Clark-Proffitt, campus engagement coordinator for the Sustainability Office Which statement best describes you? A) I care about my carbon footprint. B) I care about the cost of my energy, gas, […]
By Nicole Cox, Communications Fellow Next week we’ll have a special guest, Eric Freed, one of the country’s leading green architects. Eric Freed is the final guest speaker in Utah […]
By Chris Siracusa, Sustainability Resource Center For less than $1,000, the College of Law Green Team piloted a winter clean air competition and a Greek house purchased occupancy sensors and […]
By Hilary Smith, Sustainability Resource Center When it comes to making research more sustainable, sometimes what it boils down to is just a lot of hot air. A pilot behavior […]
Refrigerators are one of the most energy-intensive appliances in the U.S., which isn’t a surprise since they have to stay plugged in all the time to maintain the appropriate temperature. […]
