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Category Archives: Buildings

Simple question leads to big savings in furniture swap

March 7, 2017by susutah Leave a comment

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 […]

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Buildings, Campus Gardens & Grounds, Waste & Recycling

Certify Your Green Office

February 8, 2017by susutah Leave a comment

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 […]

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Buildings, Campus Gardens & Grounds, Community Engagement
Photo of the law school's solar canopy.

Flip the Switch

October 5, 2016by susutah Leave a comment

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 […]

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Buildings, Campus Gardens & Grounds, Energy
Law School from above.

S. J. Quinney Law LEEDs the way

September 1, 2016by susutah Leave a comment

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 […]

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Buildings

What’s in and what’s out: Recycling education at the U

April 22, 2016by susutah Leave a comment

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 […]

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Buildings, Education, Waste & Recycling

Energy Ambassadors Use Your Home as the Classroom

December 3, 2015by susutah Leave a comment

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, […]

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Air Quality, Buildings, Community Engagement, Education, Energy, projects

Eco Architecture: using nature as a model

October 30, 2015by susutah Leave a comment

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 […]

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Art & Design, Buildings, Energy

U groups get creative with SCIF micro grants

June 30, 2015by susutah 1 Comment

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 […]

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Air Quality, Buildings, Climate Change, Community Engagement, Education, Energy, Food, news

Energy saving campaign greens campus labs

June 17, 2015by susutah Leave a comment

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 […]

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Air Quality, Buildings, Climate Change, Education, Energy, news, projects

Cool your refrigerator’s energy use

June 16, 2015by susutah Leave a comment

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. […]

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Sustainable Utah is run by staff and students in the University of Utah Sustainability Office. The Sustainability Office develops and provides support for sustainability initiatives within the campus and community in order to create a culture of students, faculty, and staff who are socially, economically, and environmentally responsible.

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