Sustainability
The latest certifications bring to 22 the total number of CU Â鶹ӰԺ buildings certified LEED Gold or better, either for new construction or major renovations.
Based on campus data and student feedback on quality of life, career preparation and environmentally responsible practices, CU Â鶹ӰԺ is a top "green" school, according to The Princeton Review.
What if you were rewarded every time you recycled? CU Â鶹ӰԺ has teamed up with PIPs Rewards to beta test an app that lets users earn and redeem points for a wide variety of sustainable behaviors.
Join the Sustainability, Energy and Environment Community for the grand opening of their new community garden, which will serve as a learning landscape and provide fresh food to the SEEC Café.
The Distribution Center will handle most incoming and outgoing UPS shipments, a move designed to decrease traffic congestion and enhance sustainability on campus.
Both Housing & Dining Services and Facilities Management are incorporating into their weed-management practices machinery that uses saturated steam to control weeds in landscape beds and natural areas.
The new chief sustainability officer Heidi VanGenderen will be charged with driving a campus-wide vision for sustainability in support of the university’s aspiration of becoming a national model of excellence in the arena.
The recent addition of specialized landscaping on the Â鶹ӰԺ campus has solved some logistical matters. And, from butterflies to bees, pollinator species seem to be buzzing their approval.