Annual Old2Gold sale to benefit 29 local organizations
Annual Old2Gold sale to benefit 29 local organizations.
Annual Old2Gold sale to benefit 29 local organizations.
Installation is underway for the new ground mount PV solar array system.
The Notre Dame Campus Community Garden has a new home for the first time in seven years.
Earth Day 2017 - Thinking Globally, Acting Locally
As the grand prize winners of the 2017 Megawatt Madness competition, the residents of Howard Hall were treated to an evening of Coffee & Conversation with Mayor Pete Buttigieg...
Dr. Sharma explains the many environmental benefits that green roofs provide, as well as the importance of green roofs in urban settings to mitigate the urban heat island effect.
Allen Utterback, Assistant Director of Facilities for the College of Science, was at a supplier conference in 2015 when something in the corner of his eye caught his attention.
ND Environmental Engineering graduate student Maria Krug was selected for a 2017 Kaneb Graduate Student Teaching award for her work in teaching the undergraduate Community-Based Engineering Design Projects course.
Do you have unwanted personal or confidential papers piling up at home you need to dispose of?
After three weeks of fierce competition, the 2017 Megawatt Madness energy competition has come to a close.
On Saturday, March 25 from 8:30 – 9:30 PM, Notre Dame will once again participate in Earth Hour by turning off the lights on the Golden Dome and the Word of Life Mural on Hesburgh library.
By Ethan Muehlstein, Office of Sustainability Intern
Sweets, carbohydrates, social media, cursing, and even warm showers are familiar sacrifices during the season of Lent. This year how about you choose your sacrifice to be one that will benefit both you and the world? With Pope Francis’s recent call to action to make climate change a priority, reducing your carbon footprint with a Lenten Carbon Fast is a great way to participate in a global cause by focusing on the actions you choose to take daily.…
On Thursday, October 20, 2016, thirty Green Ambassadors gathered to discuss the newly approved Comprehensive Sustainability Strategy. The strategy, which focuses on the six key areas...
The Sustainability Commissioner Program was started at Notre Dame in order to get the various dorms more active in sustainability initiatives on campus and in the local community.
Since the adjustment of student printing quotas in 2014, the amount of paper used by students through the PrintND program has decreased by 28% - almost 3.1 million sheets of paper.
This reduction, largely unnoticed by users, has had a significant impact on Notre Dame’s environmental footprint. In five measured areas: wood use, net energy, greenhouse gases, water consumption, and solid waste, the university has made strides in decreasing its impact on the environment.
The Rev. James E. McDonald Center for Student Well-Being, better known as “McWell”, underwent a renovation over the summer that transformed the traditional clinical office space in Saint Liam Hall into a sustainable wellness oasis for use by all university students, which parallels the scope of their department.b
As for Campus Dining’s next steps? “We would like to start measuring post-consumer waste, and make our students aware of their waste habits in regards to dining.” Said Cheryl Bauer, Associate Director of Sourcing and Sustainability. “We’ve come a long way but we look forward to continued opportunities.”
The 2016 Free Shred Event on Wednesday, June 22, drew 124 cars and produced 4,260 pounds of shredded material.