Tackling onsite plastic generation at Chicago Booth
A movement away from plastics for water delivery has taken hold over the past five years with the support of Chicago Booth deans and facilities leadership.
2024 Shut the Sash newsletter
Students in EFCampus highlight contest standings, updates, and green labs resources related to the energy savings behavioral campaign to shut sashes on chemical fume hoods in laboratories. Learn how campus data can enhance aspects of environmental sustainability on campus.
Winners announced for the ENERGY STAR 2024 Battle of the Buildings energy and water conservation competition
Two residence halls have won the Battle of the Buildings. Burton-Judson Courts achieved an impressive 18.5% reduction in water usage relative to their own baseline average over the two weeks of the competition. The other winner, Renee Granville-Grossman, led the reduction of energy usage with an 8% decrease relative to their own baseline average.
Students to battle in energy and water conservation competition
Students at the University of Chicago will compete in an ENERGY STAR® Battle of the Buildings to save energy and water in residential housing from October 15–30, 2024.
Rockefeller Chapel renovation to add beauty, functionality to historic landmark
A large-scale renovation project to restore stained-glass windows and enhance sustainability on the building exterior is underway at the historic Rockefeller Memorial Chapel.
Champion of creative reuse gives important University furnishings new life
University of Chicago sustainability champion and creative reuse expert Mary Pat McCullough shares advice on making campus renovations more sustainable and details her team’s sustainably-minded renovation of the new Molecular Engineering Modular Office space that will house 170 members of the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering.